Opportunity Overview
The Mississippi State Department of Health, Bureau of Acute Care Systems, is soliciting bids for a State Trauma System Medical Director under Smart No. 1301-27-R-IFBD-00003 / RFx 3160008225. The role is a physician-advisor position providing clinical leadership for development, implementation, evaluation, and continuous improvement of Mississippi’s statewide trauma system, working with the Trauma Program, Trauma Advisory Committee, hospitals, emergency medical services, public health partners, and other stakeholders.
Deadline and Submission
September 16, 2026 at 10:00 AM Central Standard Time (CST). The submission deadline has passed. The solicitation required electronic submission through the Mississippi State Department of Health OpenGov Procurement portal. The published opening was September 16, 2026 at 11:00 AM. Atlas now treats this procurement as closed for new bids and monitors only for official status and award activity.
Eligibility and Qualifications
The solicitation materials reviewed state that the State Trauma System Medical Director must be a practicing trauma surgeon licensed in Mississippi and currently practicing in a trauma center. Bidders must also satisfy applicable state vendor requirements and provide sufficient evidence of capability when requested. Atlas does not infer or fabricate any bidder-controlled credentials beyond what can be independently documented.
Registration and Procurement Rules
The solicitation states that the successful bidder must be registered to do business in Mississippi through the Mississippi Secretary of State, or complete that registration within five business days after an offered award; sole proprietors are exempt from that registration requirement. Debarment certification applies. Bid-preparation and participation costs are borne by the bidder. Bids remain valid for 180 days after the due date. Any replacement bid submitted before the deadline must be complete, and OpenGov permits a bidder to unsubmit before the deadline.
Communications concerning the procurement must use the authorized OpenGov process or the designated bid coordinator. Unauthorized contacts may jeopardize responsiveness. The solicitation provides for a single contract award to the lowest responsible and responsive bidder satisfying the requirements. No work, materials, or subcontracts may begin before contract execution.
Questions, Addenda, and Amendments
The solicitation set written questions for August 31, 2026 at 10:00 AM, with responses anticipated September 2, 2026 at 3:00 PM, through the OpenGov Q&A process. Any issued amendment must be acknowledged as directed in the procurement system; failure to acknowledge an amendment may cause a bid to be deemed nonresponsive. Vendors should check the official MSDH OpenGov project through the deadline for Q&A, amendments, and other controlling updates.
Funding and Cost Share
No official contract ceiling was published in the verified solicitation materials reviewed. This is a professional-services procurement rather than a grant or subaward, so a grant-style matching-funds or cost-share requirement is not applicable. Contract performance remains subject to availability of appropriated funds.
Contacts
The state procurement listing identifies Hannah Wright. The solicitation directs bidder communications to procurement@msdh.ms.gov and lists (601) 576-7954. Vendors should use the official OpenGov procurement process for solicitation questions.
Atlas Analysis
N9+ Fit Score: 0/100. The procurement is for licensed trauma-surgeon medical leadership, not remote physical-examination technology, telehealth equipment, or an N9+-enabled clinical program.
QC Healthcare / Dr. Miltie direct-vendor fit: 0/100 on current verified facts. Available Dr. Miltie records do not establish that Dr. Miltie, LLC can furnish the required practicing Mississippi-licensed trauma surgeon currently practicing in a trauma center. Atlas therefore classifies direct pursuit as No Bid unless those mandatory clinician qualifications can be independently documented.
Atlas Opportunity Score: 5/100 for direct pursuit. The opportunity is retained as verified Mississippi healthcare procurement intelligence, but Atlas will not force a fit or create applicant-controlled qualifications.
Atlas Action
Closed to new bids because the published deadline has passed. Monitor the official MSDH OpenGov procurement portal for status and award activity. No Zoho Deal, WorkDrive pursuit folder, outreach package, or external email is appropriate on current verified facts.
Official procurement portal: https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/msdh
Atlas verified: September 16, 2026.