39 Miss. Code. R. 1-30-103
The utility shall maintain a "Hire Mississippi" list consisting of resident contractors determined by the utility to be qualified to furnish goods and services of the types described in Miss. Code Ann. § 77-3-16. At least every three (3) months, the utility shall publish in a newspaper in each county in the utility's certificated area, a notice requesting names of qualified resident contractors. Special attention shall be paid to counties which have no daily local paper to make reasonable efforts to reach potential contractors through cost effective available avenues which may include without limitation electronic communications.
A contractor wishing to be on the "Hire Mississippi" list may certify to the utility that is a "Resident Contractor" as defined in Section 101 above by any means the utility deems reasonable. Upon such certification, the utility shall add said contractor to the "Hire Mississippi" list.
To ease public access to information provided through this rule, the Commission may administer a "Hire Mississippi" web portal, accessible through its website that compiles, among other things, the "Hire Mississippi" lists of utilities subject to this rule, information regarding contracting requirements and procedures, notice of upcoming opportunities, and marketing literature.
39 Miss. Code. R. 1-30-103