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Board selects U.S. Next as licensing-system vendor after cost review
Summary
After reviewing proposals from U.S. Next, Lineup, and the Mississippi Department of Information Technology Services, the Mississippi State Board of Architecture unanimously selected U.S. Next as its licensing system vendor, noting U.S. Next has the lowest total lifecycle cost; the Board then tabled remaining agenda items and adjourned.
The Mississippi State Board of Architecture selected U.S. Next as its licensing-system vendor at the March 2, 2026 special meeting after reviewing proposals from U.S. Next, Lineup, and the Mississippi Department of Information Technology Services.
Executive Director John Cothron summarized the three proposals and noted that U.S. Next had the lowest total lifecycle cost. On a motion by Charles Barlow Jr., seconded by Larry Bishop, the Board voted unanimously to select U.S. Next as the vendor for its licensing system.
Following that selection, the Board moved to table the remaining agenda items (discussion of reciprocity requirements and a legislative update) until its next meeting and voted to adjourn; the meeting adjourned by unanimous consent at 4:21 PM.
The minutes do not record contract terms, implementation timetable, or budget authorization beyond selecting the vendor; those details were not specified in the public minutes.
