Sealed bids for the purchase of the following, will be received in the Office of Procurement and Contracts, Mississippi State University. Bids can be mailed to: 245 Barr Avenue, 610 McArthur Hall, Mississippi State, MS 39762. SUBMISSION DEADLINE TUESDAY,

Mississippi State University, through its Office of Procurement and Contracts, is soliciting sealed bids for the purchase of playground sets under solicitation number 2-20251208082908 MSU. Bids must be physically mailed and received by January 6, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. at 245 Barr Avenue, 610 McArthur Hall, Mississippi State, MS 39762. The procurement is managed by the Mississippi Public Transportation Assistance Program (MPTAP) agency and is designated as a state and local education division (SLED) type solicitation. The place of performance for this procurement is within Mississippi, though no specific city or further details are provided. The solicitation documents primarily offer administrative and procedural information without including detailed technical specifications, contract clauses, or evaluation criteria. There is no inclusion of Federal Acquisition Regulation clauses, contract terms, packaging and marking requirements, or detailed pricing schedules and line-item data. The contract does not specify the contract type or payment instructions, and there are no designated points of contact, technical representatives, or Contracting Officer information provided. Furthermore, no special contract requirements, inspection and acceptance criteria, or socioeconomic representations and certifications are included. The bid evaluation methodology is also unspecified, though typical sealed bid procedures imply a lowest price technically acceptable approach. This solicitation serves as a formal invitation for vendors to submit offers for playground sets to Mississippi State University with equal opportunity and affirmative action employment policies noted, but without the detailed contract terms that might be expected in a fully developed procurement package.