Public Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP) Cooperative Agreement (NOFO) Exercise and Training Support Service

The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) seeks a qualified contractor to provide a full suite of public‑health emergency preparedness (PHEP) training and exercise services for FY 2027. The effort includes planning and facilitating two partner meetings, developing and executing three tabletop exercises (TTX) and two full‑scale exercises (FSE) that meet HSEEP standards, creating associated training curricula, delivering evaluator training, and producing after‑action reports and improvement recommendations. All work must be completed within the contract period of January 6 2027 through December 31 2027 and will be performed under a requirements‑type contract. • Two preparedness partner meetings – agenda development, facilitation, documentation, and reporting. • Three HSEEP‑compliant tabletop exercises – scenario design, facilitator guides, participant materials, execution, and hot‑wash reports. • Two HSEEP‑compliant full‑scale exercises – scenario planning, logistics, role‑player coordination, safety and communications plans, execution support. • Development and delivery of training curricula, orientation packets, and controller/evaluator training. • Comprehensive exercise evaluation services and after‑action reporting, including corrective‑action recommendations. • Contractor must hold relevant emergency‑response instructor certifications and be able to teach eight or more emergency‑response courses.