Sole Source Notice for Training Workbooks

The Mississippi State Hospital (MSH) is seeking to procure training workbooks from the Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) as a sole source purchase. The workbooks are required for staff training and certification in crisis prevention, de-escalation, and safe physical intervention techniques. The MSH has determined that CPI is the only approved training program that meets the agency's regulatory and operational requirements. The workbooks are proprietary and can only be purchased directly from CPI. • The workbooks are for Verbal Intervention Training and Nonviolent Crisis Intervention (NCI) with Advanced Physical Skills and Trauma Training. • The cost of each workbook is $32.99, which is considered reasonable and consistent with industry standards. • The MSH is seeking to purchase the workbooks as a sole source because CPI is the sole developer, publisher, and authorized distributor of the training materials. • Anyone objecting to this sole source determination can submit a written notice to the MSH with a detailed explanation of why the commodity is not a sole source procurement.