Notice is hereby given that sealed proposals will be received by Northwest Mississippi Community College, Office of Purchasing, 2nd floor McCormick Administration Building, 102 Administration Circle, Senatobia, MS, until 2:00P.M., Wednesday, November 11
Sole Source:If sale is less than $5,000, use sole source; otherwise direct the buyer back to the public bid portal.
Coops:We don’t have evidence NWCC uses cooperative purchasing today, but you can position MS ITS Express Products Lists (EPLs), NASPO ValuePoint, OMNIA Partners, and Sourcewell as another option. MS ITS Express Products Lists (EPLs) and NASPO ValuePoint are accessible through the Starbridge reseller & contract-vehicle platform — reach out to your Starbridge contact to pursue onboarding.
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Northwest Mississippi Community College (MS): Sole source is not a viable path. Mississippi’s low $5,000 competitive bidding threshold drives nearly all purchases to formal bids, and there’s no documented history of sole source awards at NWCC. Practical note: focus on the college’s formal process—register as a vendor and monitor www.northwestmsbids.com.
Agency-specific vendor registration, compliance steps, and approval routing shape the purchasing timeline.
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We don’t have evidence that NWCC uses cooperative purchasing today, but you can position these co-ops as another option. Reach out to your Starbridge contact through the Starbridge reseller & contract-vehicle platform to gain access to the recommended path.
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Board meetings and strategic plans from Northwest Mississippi Community College
Northwest Mississippi Community College Strategic Plan 2025-2026
Date: Jan 1, 2025Type: Strategic Plan
This document outlines the strategic direction for Northwest Mississippi Community College, structured around four core commitments: Instructional Success, Institutional Success, Personal Success, and Community Success. The plan aims to provide quality instruction, foster student learning and success, build a robust institutional infrastructure, support students from enrollment through graduation and beyond, and serve as a driving force for economic development and community enrichment within its service area.
Northwest Mississippi Community College Annual Assessment Report 2024-2025
Date: Jan 1, 2024Type: Strategic Plan
This annual assessment report for the 2024-2025 Strategic Plan details the institution's performance across four core commitments: Instructional Success, Institutional Success, Personal Success, and Community Success. The overarching goal is to provide quality instruction and foster student learning, ensure institutional strength through fiscal responsibility and robust infrastructure, support students from entry to graduation, and drive regional economic development through community engagement and workforce readiness.
Executive Council Executive Council Meeting
Key Contacts
Public-sector contacts connected to Northwest Mississippi Community College.
The meeting included a review of action tracker items and updates from various departments. Key discussion topics included SACS accreditation preparations, a review of Northwest Leadership Forum pain points, marketing and legislative updates, college nominations for the Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence, and updates on SACSCOC, athletic playoff games, technology and physical plant projects, and the Heindl Center schedule. Additionally, the council discussed HR updates regarding background checks, policy manual updates, grant management, student services committee changes, enrollment and advising processes, and various departmental activities including upcoming events for the DeSoto campus, eLearning initiatives, and fine arts scheduling.
Extracted from official board minutes, strategic plans, and video transcripts.
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