Mississippi Administrative Code
Title 12 - Finance and Administration
Part 6 - Office of Purchasing, Travel and Fleet Management
Chapter 10 - Special Procedures
Appendix 12-6-10-A - Summary of Laws
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 |
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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 |
