Project Information

Bid Title

Bid 1608 - Intraoperative Neuromonitoring Services

Issuing Agency

State Government of Mississippi

Location

Mississippi

Published Date

May 19, 2026

Closing Date

May 26, 2026

Government Level

State & Local

Status

Closed

Ref. #

215-20260511085000 FH

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Project Description

Procurement Details

Smart Number	215-20260511085000 FH	Advertised Date	05/19/2026 5:00 PM
RFx #	3170035797	Submission Date	05/26/2026 2:00 PM
RFx Status	Open	Major Procurement Category	PERSONNEL SERVICES NON-IT
RFx Opening Date	N/A	Sub Procurement Category	PERSONNEL SERVICE - TECHNOLOGY
RFx Type	MDA - RFx
Agency	MPTAP
RFx Description	You are invited to bid on the attached request for quotation. Please read the information carefully. The terms and conditions stated in this Request for Quotation shall be considered agreed to, unless specified otherwise. The Board reserves the right

RFx Items

PRODUCT CATEGORY	PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
49569	Lab Field-Neuropsych

Awarded

VENDOR NAME

VENDOR NUMBER

AWARD DATE

AWARD AMOUNT

FUNDING SOURCE

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Forrest Health

Bid # 1608

Company Name: ____________________________________________________

Contact Name: ______________________________________________________

Company Address: __________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

Phone Number: _____________________________________________________

Email Address: _____________________________________________________

Special Requirements for Bids

Forrest General Hospital

Attention: Purchasing Department

125 South 28th Avenue

Suite 100

Hattiesburg, MS 39401

(601) 288-1922

BID MUST BE RETURNED NO LATER THAN

May 26, 2026, at 2:00 p.m.

Return Bid Envelope Must Be Marked on Outside:

BID # 1608 ENCLOSED

“Intraoperative Neuromonitoring Services”

Bid Opening Date: Tuesday, May 26, 2026

Bid Opening Time: Immediately after 2:00 p.m.

Bid Opening To Take Place:

Forrest General Hospital

Purchasing Department

125 South 28th Avenue

Hattiesburg, MS 39401

Forrest Health reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids, as well as

waive any and all informalities it deems appropriate.

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Forrest Health

Bid # 1608

From: Paul DeFreese

Forrest General Hospital

Purchasing Department

125 South 28th Avenue

Hattiesburg, MS 39401

SUBJECT: BID INSTRUCTIONS

You are invited to bid on the attached request for quotation. Please read the

information carefully.

The terms and conditions stated in this Request for Quotation shall be considered

agreed to, unless specified otherwise. The Board reserves the right to reject any and

all bids and to waive irregularities and informalities in the bid.

Please place your Company Name, Contact Name, Address, Telephone Number, and

Email Address on the top left of page one (1). Complete all information as specified

on pages seven (7) and eight (8). Provide signature of an official of your company at

the bottom of page nine (9). On the Standard Contract Addendum, provide the name

of the Contractor on page ten (10) and signatures on page eleven (11). On the

Business Associate Addendum, provide date and name of Business Associate on page

twelve (12), name and address on page seventeen (17), and signature and title on

page eighteen (18).

Mail your bid as specified on the attached “Special Requirements” page to the above

address for the Forrest General Hospital Purchasing Department in a sealed envelope.

Quotation envelope must be marked with “BID #1608 ENCLOSED” and

“Intraoperative Neuromonitoring Services” on the outside of the sealed envelope.

Quotations received after the specified date, time and/or without bid # on the

outside of the envelope, shall not be considered. Faxed copies of bid will only be

accepted if faxed to an outside source and delivered to Forrest General Hospital

Purchasing Department in a sealed envelope with all required information on outside

of envelope.

Thank you,

Paul DeFreese

Purchasing Analyst

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Forrest Health

Bid # 1608

REQUEST FOR QUOTATION/PROPOSAL

FORREST HEALTH

P. O. BOX 16389, HATTIESBURG, MS 39404

(FOR SPECIFIED LOCATIONS)

Forrest Health reserves the right to reject any/or all bids and waive any informalities.

“Intraoperative Neuromonitoring (IONM) Services”

For all practical purposes in other sections of these bid specifications, the proposing bidder

may be referred to as the “Vendor” and Forrest Health may be referred to as the “Hospital.”

Clinical Requirements

1. Hospital will provide Vendor not less than two (2) hours advance notice of unscheduled or

emergency cases involving the provision of Services, and Vendor will ensure that Staff

provide the Services at that time and place reasonably requested by Hospital.

2. Vendor shall provide set up for Services in advance of the scheduled commencement of

the surgical procedure as mutually agreed.

3. Vendor shall be responsible for daily travel costs and costs of bringing in additional Staff

and/or Equipment as may be required for certain procedures.

4. When applicable, the professional component of the Services shall be contracted for by

Vendor. For remote monitoring, the professional shall be available to provide the surgeon

or attending physician, as applicable, with a verbal report, followed by written

authentication as required by regulatory agencies, of his or her interpretation of IONM

data collected during the performance of Services in such format as may be agreed upon

by the parties. As reasonably requested, Vendor agrees to use its reasonable efforts to

cause the written report to be provided within seventy-two (72) hours of the completion

of the procedure.

5. The Equipment shall be located at sites within Hospital’s premises as mutually agreed by

Hospital and Vendor. Any such site shall have all utility, secure data transmission, and

other connections, hookups, or means of attachment recommended or requested by

Vendor to secure the Equipment to Hospital’s premises or as otherwise necessary so that

the Equipment may be operated in the performance of the Services. Hospital shall not be

required to provide lockable space for Equipment.

6. IONM Modalities included in Services:

a. Somatosensory Evoked Potentials (SSEP) – an intraoperative modality that stimulates

the peripheral nerves in upper and lower extremities to obtain information about the

sensory function of the spinal cord.

b. Transcranial Motor Evoked Potentials (TcMEP) – an intraoperative modality that tests

the integrity of the motor tracks of the spinal cord via the use of electrical stimulation

through the cranium.

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Forrest Health

Bid # 1608

c. Electromyography (EMG) – an intraoperative modality used to stimulate the nerve

root to record compound muscle action potentials. The two (2) EMG techniques used

are triggered EMG and free running EMG.

d. Electroencephalography (EEG) – an intraoperative modality that records brain wave

activity.

e. Facial Nerve Monitoring – the recording of two (2) to four (4) channels of free-run and

triggered EMG responses during certain procedures where the facial nerve may be at

risk for injury.

f. Brainstem Auditory Evoked Potentials – intraoperative modalities used to test the

integrity of the auditory system.

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Forrest Health

Bid # 1608

Forrest General Hospital Responsibility

1. The hospital shall provide one or more representative(s) who will interface with the

Vendor’s Representative to answer questions, verify bid specifications and verify

invoice information. Denise Jones-Lindley, Director of Surgery, will be the contact to

answer questions pertaining to this Bid at 601-288-1474 or

ajones@forrestgeneral.com.

2. The awarded vendor will be notified after the Bid opening by telephone, email or

letter.

3. The Hospital reserves the right to reject any or all Bids submitted and waive any

informalities, whichever is in the best interest of the Hospital.

4. The Hospital shall have, and hereby reserves and retains, the right and option to

terminate the contract with Vendor upon thirty (30) days prior written notice to

Vendor, either with or without cause.

Vendor Responsibility

1. It is recommended that the Vendor representative contact the Hospital representative

to discuss any questions about the bid specifications prior to submitting a bid proposal.

All bid documents are to be returned complete per bid specifications in order to be

considered.

2. Vendor must provide a copy of a Certificate of Insurance with bid. The amount of

Workers’ Compensation coverage required by Mississippi State Law. Commercial

General Public Liability with a minimum coverage of $1,000,000.00 per occurrence and

$3,000,000.00 in the annual aggregate. Automobile General Liability with a minimum

coverage of $1,000,000.00.

3. Vendor is required to register the company and sales team, including drivers, with

Forrest Health’s authorized Vendor Credentialing Program, Green Security.

4. The Vendor Representative will be responsible for completing and signing all

documents included in the bid packet. Vendors who do not submit all required

documents at the time of bid opening will not be considered.

5. Forrest Health will not be responsible for completing credit applications submitted by

the awarded vendor. Financial documents are included in the attached

documentation.

6. If two or more Vendors quote the same low (tie) bid and meets all bid specifications

and the terms in compliance with Section 31-7-15 (1), Mississippi Code 1972,

annotated, the hospital has the option to divide the purchase equally as possible to

each low Vendor or select the Awarded Vendor by drawing lots between or among the

low (tie) Vendors.

7. Forrest Health reserves the right to reject any or all bids and award one or more of the

options, whichever is in the best interest of the Hospital.

8. Documentation of trip logs must be provided to Forrest General for verification of

invoices. A sample of invoice is required in bid submission.

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Commodity Codes

• NAICS 621399Offices of All Other Miscellaneous Health Practitioners

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