The Mississippi Office of the State Auditor is seeking Statements of Interest (SoI) from firms for one or more potential contracts to provide compliance oversight and technical assistance services related to American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funds distributed to and used by State, local, and other government entities, as well as private and non-profit entities in Mississippi. This solicitation is not a request for proposals, but only a request for interested parties.

The State Auditor will accept such Statements of Interest until May 8, 2009 at 5:00 PM. No statements will be accepted after that time. The complete Request, with submission requirements and instructions, can be found at:
http://stimulus.ms.gov/msgo/mssr.nsf/webpages/LN_RFP_Page_RFP?OpenDocument or at
http://www.osa.ms.gov/arra.htm

Any questions related to this Request for SoI should be addressed to:
Mr. Bill Pope, Chief of Staff
Mississippi Office of the State Auditor
501 N. West Street
Suite 801, Woolfolk Building
Jackson, MS 39201
Phone: (601) 576-2800
Fax: (601) 576-2687
Toll Free: (800) 321-1275
Bill.Pope@osa.ms.gov

The deadline for questions (in order that they may be posted to our website) will be May 3, 2009 at Midnight.

The Mississippi Office of the State Auditor intends to contract for oversight, monitoring, and technical assistance services related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 should sufficient funding be made available. The service contract(s) contemplated will encompass activities of State government, municipal and county government, school districts, and other non-government entities that receive and expend ARRA funds.