Advertising Information for Buyers Working in SCEIS

When building a solicitation in SCEIS, the buyer must choose a SCBO specific category in order to have a notice of his solicitation sent to SCBO editors. If your solicitation is UNDER $10,000, you either need to leave the category blank or choose "No Ad" and no notice will be sent to SCBO.  State agency personnel must ultimately place their own ads in SCBO manually.  SCBO editors are no longer placing courtesy ads for agencies other than SFAA.  SCEIS users should register here to obtain an advertising account for SCBO.

The ad in your confirmation from SCEIS contains the same information sent to SCBO staff.  It is a good idea to check the confirmation for accuracy.

In considering a date for an opening or other mandatory event, a buyer should think about when the ad will be received by SCBO, as well as when the next SCBO will be published:

• SCBO comes out daily.
• The deadline for ads is NOON for that day's edition.
• To be in compliance with the SC Procurement Code there must be a minimum of 7 days between advertisement of a solicitation in SCBO and the" Submit By" date or mandatory site visit, pre-bid or pre-proposal conference.
• If an ad appears in SCBO, the solicitation it advertises must be due no sooner than one week later or any day thereafter.
• SCBO is not published when State Government offices are closed for official holidays or weather events.