12 Miss. Code. R. 9-8.3
PPRB has approved national cooperative portfolios of various personal and professional services as PVLs. Any national cooperatives an Agency wishes to have approved as a PVL shall have been procured through full and open competition using a source selection method substantially equivalent to those described in Chapter 3. The procurement shall have been in compliance with the laws and regulations governing the procuring entity, and shall have promoted the principles of competition, fairness, and transparency. Agencies seeking to have a national cooperative approved as a PVL shall provide a market analysis demonstrating the pricing is competitive and that adopting the cooperative will provide an economic advantage to the Agency.
Any Agency identifying a national cooperative portfolio for personal and professional services which will meet the needs of the Agency may request that the portfolio be approved by PPRB as a PVL. Such a request shall be directed to the Director of OPSCR and shall be submitted using the same deadlines applicable to contract submission.
Once the portfolio is approved, the vendors will be placed on the DFA website. Any Agency under PPRB's purview may contract with any vendor in the approved portfolio. Agencies are encouraged, but not required, to contact the lowest priced vendor in the portfolio first.
Once a vendor is selected, the contracting Agency shall work with OSPCR and the vendor to negotiate a contract. Such contract shall include any documents required by the procuring entity or the national organization which sponsored the procurement. The contract shall also comply with the rules and regulations herein and contain all required clauses. Where Mississippi law or regulation conflicts with any other documents or requirements, the vendor shall agree that Mississippi law will prevail.
PPRB has delegated authority to OPSCR staff to approve Agency contracts with vendors from any PVL created by PPRB, including PVLs created through national cooperatives, to the extent the scope of services is consistent with the solicitation used to establish the PVL and the unit prices are consistent with the amount bid by the PVL vendor.
12 Miss. Code. R. 9-8.3