The following is a summary of various laws which pertain to public purchasing. It is not intended to be a complete summary, nor is it guaranteed to be 100% accurate. It is a good general reference guide.
Alpha Index of Applicable Purchasing Laws
Section | Description |
31-7-13 (n) | 60 Month Limit |
31-7-13 (i) | Adjustment Clause |
31-7-13 (f) | Alternate Bids |
31-5-51 | Bonds, Performance and Payment |
31-11-1 | Bureau of Building Creation |
31-11-3 | Bureau of Building Powers |
31-11-1 | Bureau of Building, Grounds, and Real Property Management |
25-53-5 | Information Technology Services Powers |
25-53-1 | Information Technology Services Purpose |
31-3-13 | Certificate of Responsibility |
31-3-21 | Certificate of Responsibility Number to be on Envelope |
31-3-15 | Certificate of Responsibility Required for Bid |
31-7-13 (g) | Change Orders |
31-7-101 | Counties, Central Purchasing |
21-17-1 | Disposal of City Property |
19-7-3 | Disposal of County Property |
41-13-35(i) | Disposal of Hospital Property |
37-29-75 | Disposal of Junior College Property |
37-29-419 | Disposal of Junior College Property |
37-7-451 | Disposal of School District Property |
37-7-471 | Disposal of School Property |
29-9-9 | Disposal of State Property |
19-5-3 | Dogs, Purchasing by Counties |
21-21-5 | Dogs, Purchasing by Municipalities for Police Department |
31-7-13 (k) | Emergency Purchase, Governing Authorities |
37-7-13 (j) | Emergency Purchase, State Agencies |
31-7-14 | Energy Efficiency Services |
25-4-105 | Ethics |
31-7-13 (k) | Emergency Purchase, Governing Authorities |
31-7-13 (j) | Emergency Purchase, State Agencies |
31-7-14 | Energy Efficiency Services |
25-4-105 | Ethics |
31-7-13 (m) | Exemptions to Purchase Laws |
31-7-59 | GSA, Municipalities Over 100,000 May Purchase from |
17-13-1 | Interlocal Agreements |
31-7-13 (e) | Lease/Purchase |
31-7-10 | Lease/Purchase |
31-7-13 (s) | Minority Preference |
25-1-53 | Nepotism |
31-9-1 | Office of Surplus Property |
31-7-13 (n) | Open Purchase Orders |
31-7-55 | Penalties |
31-7-13 (h) | Petroleum Purchases |
31-7-15 | Preference Law, Ties, and Recycled |
31-7-47 | Preference Laws, Reciprocal |
31-3-1 | Public Contractors Board |
27-104-7 | Public Procurement Review Board |
31-5 | Public Works Contracts |
31-7-13 (r) | Purchase Defined |
7-7-23 | Purchase Order, Why Agencies Must Issue a PO |
31-7-13 (o) | Purchase Orders, Split |
31-7-13 | Purchasing, General Bid Laws and Exceptions |
31-7-13 (d) | Purchasing, Lowest and Best Bid |
31-7-13 (c) | Purchasing, Over $50,000, Advertising, Restrictive Specifications |
31-7-13 (a) | Purchasing, Under $5,000.01 |
31-7-13 (b) | Purchasing, $5,000.01 to $50,000 |
31-7-1 | Purchasing Definitions |
49-31-15 | Recycling, State Agencies to Have Program, DFA to Participate |
49-31-17 | Recycling Market Development Council |
31-8-3 | Rentals, Counties and Municipalities |
37-41-81 | School Buses |
37-41-101 | School Buses, Department of Education Bid Requirements |
37-41-81 | School Bus |
31-7-13 (m) | Single Source Certification |
31-7-12 | State Contracts |
31-9-9 | Surplus Property, Bid Laws Waived for Purchases from |
19-7-5 | Surplus Property, Counties, Disposal of |
21-17-1 | Surplus Property, Municipalities |
21-39-21 | Surplus Property, Municipalities, Recovered Lost or Stolen Items |
19-13-19 | Surplus Road Equipment, Counties May Purchase from Feds |
27-65-105 | Taxes, Exemption from Sales Tax |
27-31-1 | Taxes, State Is Exempt from AD Valorem Tax |
31-7-201 | Telecommunications |
37-47-25 | Textbooks, School Districts |
37-43-19 | Textbooks |
31-7-301 | Timely Payments |
25-3-41 | Travel Contracts |
25-3-41 | Travel Expenses, DFA to Make Rules |
25-1-85 | Vehicles, Agencies Allowed to Operate Fixed Number |
25-1-87 | Vehicles, Marking of Public Vehicles |
Numeric Index of Applicable Purchasing Laws
Section | Description |
7-7-23 | Purchase Order, Why Agencies Must Issue a PO |
17-13-1 | Interlocal Agreements |
19-5-3 | Dogs, Purchasing by Counties |
19-7-3 | Disposal of County Property |
19-7-5 | Surplus Property, Counties, Disposal of |
19-13-19 | Surplus Road Equipment, Counties May Purchase from Feds |
21-17-1 | Disposal of City Property |
21-17-1 | Surplus Property, Municipalities |
21-21-5 | Dogs, Purchasing by Municipalities for Police Department |
21-39-21 | Surplus Property, Municipalities, Recovered Lost or Stolen Items |
25-1-53 | Nepotism |
25-1-85 | Vehicles, Agencies Allowed to Operate Fixed Number |
25-1-87 | Vehicles, Marking of Public Vehicles |
25-3-41 | Travel Expenses, DFA to Make Rules |
25-3-41 | Travel Contracts |
25-4-105 | Ethics |
25-53-1 | Information Technology Services Purpose |
25-53-5 | Information Technology Services Powers |
27-31-1 | Taxes, State Is Exempt from Ad Valorem Tax |
27-65-105 | Taxes, Exemption from Sales Tax |
27-104-7 | Public Procurement Review Board |
29-9-9 | Disposal of State Property |
31-3-1 | Public Contractors Board |
31-3-13 | Certificate of Responsibility |
31-3-15 | Certificate of responsibility Required for Bid |
31-3-21 | Certificate of Responsibility Number to be on Envelope |
31-5 | Public Works Contracts |
31-5-51 | Bonds, Performance and Payment |
31-7-1 | Purchasing Definitions |
31-7-10 | Lease/Purchase |
31-7-12 | State Contracts |
31-7-13 | Purchasing, General Bid Laws and Exceptions |
31-7-13 (o) | Purchase Orders, Split |
31-7-13 (a) | Purchasing, Under $5,000.01 |
31-7-13 (b) | Purchasing, $5,000.01 to $50,000 |
31-7-13 (c) | Purchasing, Over $50,000, Advertising, Restrictive Specifications, Reverse Auctions |
31-7-13 (d) | Purchasing, Lowest and Best Bid |
31-7-13 (e) | Lease/Purchase |
31-7-13 (f) | Alternate Bids |
31-7-13 (g) | Change Orders |
31-7-13 (h) | Petroleum Purchases |
31-7-13 (i) | Adjustment Clause |
31-7-13 (j) | Emergency Purchase, State Agencies |
31-7-13 (k) | Emergency Purchase, Governing Authorities |
31-7-13 (m) | Exemptions to Purchase Laws |
31-7-13 (m) | Single Source Certification |
31-7-13 (n) | 60 Month Limit |
31-7-13 (n) | Open Purchase Orders |
31-7-13 (r) | Purchase Defined |
31-7-13 (s) | Minority Preference |
31-7-14 | Energy Efficiency Services |
31-7-15 | Preference Law, Ties, and Recycled |
31-7-47 | Preference Laws, Reciprocal |
31-7-55 | Penalties |
31-7-59 | GSA, Municipalities Over 100,000 May Purchase From |
31-7-101 | Counties, Central Purchasing |
31-7-201 | Telecommunications |
31-7-301 | Timely Payments |
31-8-3 | Rentals, Counties and Municipalities |
31-9-1 | Office of Surplus Property |
31-9-9 | Surplus Property, Bid Laws Waived for Purchases from |
31-11-1 | Bureau of Building, Grounds and Real Property Management |
31-11-1 | Bureau of Building Creation |
31-11-3 | Bureau of Building Powers |
37-7-451 | Disposal of School District Property |
37-7-471 | Disposal of School Property |
37-29-75 | Disposal of Junior College Property |
37-29-419 | Disposal of Junior College Property |
37-41-81 | School Bus |
37-41-81 | School Buses |
37-41-101 | School Buses, Department of Education Bid Requirements |
37-43-19 | Textbooks |
37-47-25 | Textbooks, School Districts |
41-13-35(i) | Disposal of Hospital Property |
49-31-15 | Recycling, State Agencies to Have Program, DFA to Participate |
49-31-17 | Recycling Market Development Council |
Miss. Code. tit. 12, pt. 6, ch. 10, app 12-6-10-A