The purpose of this Invitation for Bid is the purchase of smoke alarms

The Mississippi Department of Insurance is soliciting bids for the purchase of smoke alarms funded entirely through the FEMA Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program under identifier EMW-2024-FP-00536, with a fixed budget of $500,000. The procurement is for a single line item—smoke alarms—with bids required to submit a unit price that includes all freight, shipping, handling, and delivery costs; the final quantity to be procured will be determined by dividing the $500,000 budget by the lowest compliant unit price submitted. All smoke alarms must meet stringent technical specifications including UL217 and NFPA 72 standards, feature a sealed non-replaceable long-life battery, incorporate an ionization sensor with minimum sensitivity of .88%/ft, operate within a temperature range of 40°F to 100°F and humidity range of 5% to 85%, and include a piezo electric horn rated at 85 decibels at 10 feet. Additional required features are a test button, nuisance silence function, end-of-life alert, and a deactivation switch for safe disposal. Units must be surface-mountable per UL guidelines, optionally tamper-resistant, and individually packaged for tool-free opening. Compliance with additional standards such as NFPA 101, FHA, HUD, and California Fire Marshal requirements is mandatory. Bids must be submitted either through Mississippi’s MAGIC e-procurement system or by physical delivery to the Mississippi Insurance Department in Jackson, with a deadline of 5:00 p.m. Central Standard Time on August 31, 2026; submissions via fax or email are prohibited. All bids must be signed and presented in ink or typewritten, with no erasures permitted—any corrections must be initialed in ink. Bidders are required to bid on all items and must be responsible, not debarred or suspended, and demonstrate capacity to deliver the full quantity and satisfactory past performance. Award will be made to the lowest responsible bidder whose proposal passes all pass/fail gates: conformity with specifications, bidder responsibility, and bid completeness. Contracts are not assignable without the department’s written consent, and confidential information provided to the awardee must be protected under a signed letter of assurance. Delivery is F.O.B. destination freight prepaid to Hinds County, Jackson, MS, with deliveries restricted to business days between 8 a.m. and