Mississippi legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Mississippi HB1754: ITS; authorize to establish certain procurement frameworks for information technology.
Status: Failed, March 3, 2026
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 25-53-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES TO ESTABLISH CERTAIN PROCUREMENT FRAMEWORKS FOR THE PROCUREMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, CYBERSECURITY, CLOUD SERVICES AND RELATED HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE; TO PROVIDE THAT CERTAIN PROCUREMENTS ADMINISTERED BY THE DEPARTMENT TO BE AWARDED BASED ON BEST VALUE; TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT TO ESTABLISH A MANUFACTURER-BASED PROCUREMENT FRAMEWORK FOR CYBERSECURITY SOFTWARE, HARDWARE AND ASSOCIATED SERVICES; TO REQUIRE CERTAIN STANDARDS THAT MANUFACTURES MUST MEET TO PARTICIPATE IN THE CYBERSECURITY MANUFACTURER-BASED PROCUREMENT FRAMEWORK; TO BRING FORWARD SECTIONS 25-53-25 AND 31-7-13, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, FOR THE PURPOSE OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
What the bill says
An act to amend section 25-53-5, mississippi code of 1972, to authorize the mississippi department of information technology services to establish certain procurement frameworks for the procurement of information technology, telecommunications, cybersecurity, cloud services and related hardware and software; to provide that certain procurements administered by the department to be awarded based on best value; to require the department to establish a manufacturer-based procurement framework for cybersecurity software, hardware and associated services…
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 25-53-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES TO ESTABLISH CERTAIN PROCUREMENT FRAMEWORKS FOR THE PROCUREMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, CYBERSECURITY, CLOUD SERVICES AND RELATED HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE; TO PROVIDE THAT CERTAIN PROCUREMENTS ADMINISTERED BY THE DEPARTMENT TO BE AWARDED BASED ON BEST VALUE; TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT TO ESTABLISH A MANUFACTURER-BASED PROCUREMENT FRAMEWORK FOR CYBERSECURITY SOFTWARE, HARDWARE AND ASSOCIATED SERVICES; TO REQUIRE CERTAIN STANDARDS THAT MANUFACTURES MUST MEET TO PARTICIPATE IN THE CYBERSECURITY MANUFACTURER-BASED PROCUREMENT FRAMEWORK; TO BRING FORWARD SECTIONS 25-53-25 AND 31-7-13, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, FOR THE PURPOSE OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: SECTION 1. Section 25-53-5, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows: 25-53-5. The authority shall have the following powers, duties, and responsibilities: (a) The authority shall provide for the development of plans for the efficient acquisition and utilization of information technology by all agencies of state government, and provide for their implementation. In so doing, the authority may use the ITS' staff, at the discretion of the executive director of the *HR26/R1633* H. B. No. 1754 ~ OFFICIAL ~ G1/2 26/HR26/R1633 PAGE 1 (ELS\KW) authority, or the authority may contract for the services of qualified consulting firms in the …