Mississippi Administrative Code
Title 28 - Ports and Airports
Part 301 - Operations and Procedures Manual of the Mississippi State Port Authority at Gulfport
Chapter 13 - Bid Protest Procedures
Rule 28-301-13.14 - Effect of Judicial or Administrative Proceedings

The Executive Director will refuse to decide any protest when a matter involved is the subject of a proceeding before the Board of Commissioners or has been decided on the merits by the Board. If an action concerning the protest has commenced in court, the Executive Director shall not act on the protest. This subsection shall not apply where the Board or a court requests, expects, or otherwise expresses interest in the decision of the Executive Director.

Mississippi Code §§ 59-1-1, 59-1-9 and 59-5-21