Opportunity Overview
The Mississippi Department of Mental Health (DMH), Division of Outreach and Training, is seeking statewide delivery and implementation support for proprietary LivingWorks suicide-prevention programs. The Mississippi procurement portal lists RFx 3170036535 under Smart Number 2487-20260825132050 MDMH, advertised September 2, 2026, and currently open.
Deadline
September 14, 2026 at 5:00 PM. The controlling Mississippi procurement portal publishes the date and time but does not label the time zone on its searchable landing page. Publicly indexed copies of the agency RFP state 5:00 PM CST. Atlas preserves that published label rather than inferring a different zone.
Funding / Contract Value
The official state landing page does not publish a maximum contract value, total funding amount, or guaranteed volume. Proposals are expected to provide itemized pricing for the required services and materials.
Scope
The procurement supports statewide suicide-prevention capacity through LivingWorks Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) and safeTALK. Publicly indexed copies of the RFP describe delivery of ASIST and safeTALK sessions, Training for Trainers activities, trainer mentoring and technical assistance, implementation coordination, reporting, and provision of current authorized LivingWorks participant and trainer materials.
Eligibility and Mandatory Capability
This is a vendor procurement rather than an applicant grant. The required services are tied to proprietary LivingWorks curricula and program fidelity. Publicly indexed copies of the RFP describe a requirement for qualified and authorized LivingWorks trainers/faculty and appropriate trainer-development capability. A proposal is expected to document qualifications and experience, implementation approach, scheduling process, itemized pricing, and assumptions or conditions affecting delivery or pricing. Atlas will not represent a bidder as qualified without documentary evidence of the required LivingWorks authorization and trainer credentials.
Submission
The Mississippi procurement portal identifies the opportunity as open and links the controlling RFP. Publicly indexed copies describe submission by email or mail to the DMH procurement contact. Vendors should verify the final submission instructions and any updates in the controlling RFP before responding.
Contacts
MarQuaita Lampkin, Mississippi Department of Mental Health. The procurement portal and indexed RFP materials identify her as the contact for this opportunity.
Related Sole-Source Notice
DMH also has an open related sole-source notification, Smart Number 3371-27-R-RFIN-00001 / RFx 3150006974, concerning LivingWorks’ proprietary suicide-intervention training programs. That notice likewise closes September 14, 2026. Atlas treats the two records as related procurement intelligence and will not create duplicate outreach or pursuit records from them.
Atlas Analysis
N9+ Fit Score: 0/100. This procurement is for proprietary suicide-prevention education, trainer development, mentoring, materials, and implementation support. It does not fund telehealth equipment, remote physical examinations, diagnostics, RPM, or virtual clinical encounters, so the Nonagon N9+ is not a legitimate fit.
QC Healthcare / Dr. Miltie direct-vendor fit: 10/100, not advanced. The opportunity requires LivingWorks-specific authorized trainers and program-fidelity capability. Atlas has not verified that Dr. Miltie or QC Healthcare possesses those mandatory proprietary credentials, so no direct bid is being advanced and no qualifications are being inferred or fabricated.
Atlas Action
Publish as verified Mississippi behavioral-health procurement intelligence. Monitor the official state record and DMH procurement page for amendments, clarifications, award activity, or future non-proprietary suicide-prevention and crisis-service procurements that may present a legitimate Dr. Miltie or QC Healthcare fit.
Official source: Mississippi Department of Finance and Administration procurement portal. Atlas verified September 11, 2026.