Sealed bids for the purchase of the following, will be received in the Office of Procurement Services, Mississippi State University. Bids can be mailed to: 405 Garrad Road East, Starkville, MS 39759. SUBMISSION DEADLINE THURSDAY, JUNE 4 ,2026 AT 2:00 P

Mississippi State University is soliciting sealed bids for the purchase of a Red Hat Enterprise Linux Site License under solicitation number MSU2026079, with a submission deadline of Thursday, June 4, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. CST. Bids must be mailed to the Office of Procurement Services at 405 Garrad Road East, Starkville, MS 39759, and the solicitation is issued as a sealed bid process with no oral or electronic submissions specified. The contract falls under the product category of Consulting Services, Computer Software (NAICS 91829), with a single unit quantity required, though no unit or total contract value is provided. Performance is expected to occur in Mississippi, but no delivery timeline, FOB terms, or period of performance is outlined. The procurement is administered by the Office of Procurement Services, with Debra Raines as the primary point of contact for inquiries, reachable at draines@procurement.msstate.edu. Mississippi State University is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, and it reserves the right to waive informalities in the bidding process. No specific evaluation factors, inspection criteria, packaging requirements, certifications, or additional contract clauses are detailed in the solicitation materials.