In accordance with Sole Source section 11-35-1560 listed in the South Carolina Consolidated Procurement, the College of Charleston is announcing the intent to procure INTERNET2 membership as a sole source for a 5 year period. INTERNET2's membership helps to open the door to an active community that accelerates research discovery, advances national  and global education and improves delivery of public services.

Florence-Darlington Technical College intends to Sole Source UniTrain Electronics Courses and UniTrain Foundational Electronics Courses from Southern Educational Systems, Inc. to match existing trainers used in the classroom.  (Lucas-Nuelle Products)

The South Carolina Department of Health & Environmental Control (DHEC) is seeking qualified vendors to provide on an as-needed basis custom made National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) certified radiation calibration standards.  The standards are to be used with Gas Proportion Counter, ICP-MS, Gamma Spectroscopy and Liquid Scintillation Counter instrumentation currently in use for conducting drinking water analysis by the Bureau of Environmental Health Services EQC Laboratories – Division of Analytical and Radiological Environmental Services.  The total estimated dollar amount of the purchase is $80,000.

PROTESTS:  If you are aggrieved in connection with the intended award or award of the contract, you may be entitled to protest, but only as provided in Section 11-35-4210. To protest an award, you must (i) submit notice of your intent to protest within five (5) business days of the date this notice is posted, and (ii) submit your actual protest within fifteen days of the date this notice is posted. Days are calculated as provided in Section 11-35-310(13). Both protests and notices of intent to protest must be in writing and must be received by the appropriate Chief Procurement Officer within the time provided. The grounds of the protest and the relief requested must be set forth with enough particularity to give notice of the issues to be decided. Any protest or notice of intent to protest must be addressed to the Chief Procurement Officer, Materials Management Office, and submitted in writing (a) by email to: protest-mmo@mmo.state.sc.us or (b) by post or delivery to: 1201 Main Street, Suite 600, Columbia, SC 29201.

The South Carolina Department of Health & Environmental Control (DHEC) is seeking qualified vendors to provide complete one (1) year Fleet Satellite, Voice, and Network Support Service Plan for the six (6) existing NOMAD communication trailers and one (1) existing Plan trailer located around the State of South Carolina. The anticipated value of this procurement will be $86,553.34.

PROTESTS:

If you are aggrieved in connection with the intended award or award of the contract, you may be entitled to protest, but only as provided in Section 11-35-4210. To protest an award, you must (i) submit notice of your intent to protest within five (5) business days of the date this notice is posted, and (ii) submit your actual protest within fifteen days of the date this notice is posted. Days are calculated as provided in Section 11-35-310(13). Both protests and notices of intent to protest must be in writing and must be received by the appropriate Chief Procurement Officer within the time provided. The grounds of the protest and the relief requested must be set forth with enough particularity to give notice of the issues to be decided. Any protest or notice of intent to protest must be addressed to the Chief Procurement Officer, Information Technology Management Office, and submitted in writing (a) by email to: protest-itmo@itmo.sc.gov or (b) by post or delivery to: 1201 Main Street, Suite 600, Columbia, SC 29201.

Qualified vendors should contact Travis V. Shealy at shealytv@dhec.sc.gov by October 28, 2019 for additional information.

Greenwood School District 50 intends to sole source Peachjar, a automated email distributor of flyers apporved by the District, that also post, stores and manages flyers in a school-specific web page and folder located on our website owned by Peachjar and is accessible to parents, school staff, and District staff.  Peachjar, Inc is the sole source of its proprietary technology and software.  This product will be sole sourced unless legitimate vendor(s) are able to provide evidence that competition is available by 2:00pm, October 21, 2019.  Contact Shealyn Barnes at barness@gwd50.org with any questions.

The University of South Carolina intends to sole scoure the purchase of TargetX Recruitment Suite for a three year subscription that includes but not limited to: Umlimited TargetX License, TargetX Standard Technical Suppor, User Community, Xpert Academy TargetX Recruitment-specific Fields, Workflows, and Triggers, TargetX Pre-configured Reports, TargetX Email, TargetX Events and Appointment Scheduler, TargetX Telemarketing, TargetX SMS inbox (text messaging), TargetX Pre-Built Vendor File Imports, TargetX Application (CRM Native), live, scheduled webinar training sessions, with time for Q&A, Assistance with configuration of the TargetX Product by a TargetX specialist--up to two(2) open configuration request at a time, Xpert Trainings, Xpert Sessions, Xpert Consulting

Intended Supplier: TargetX.Com LLC

In compliance with notice requirements in Section 11-35-1570(B) of the South Carolina Consolidated Procurement Code and in accordance with Regulation 19-445.2110, Spartanburg Community College (SCC) is announcing the award of an emergency procurement to Chief Services & Security Solutions will temporarily provide security services support to the college. SCC expects this emergency to last no longer than December 31, 2019.

SCC has been working with Chief Services & Security Solutions for security guards for (4) four of the SCC Campuses. The existing contract for security guards was a 12-month contract with no options to renew.  The Purchasing department has received delegated authority to bid these services as an RFP, but the bid work and an award of contract will not be complete until approx. December 12, 2019.  Due to the risk to public safety and welfare, the Purchasing Dept is extending the existing contract.

Bidder’s right to protest as listed in Section 11-35-4210 in the South Carolina Consolidated Procurement Code applies to this announcement of an emergency procurement.

Protest to be filed with:

Chief Procurement Officer

Materials Management Office

1201 Main Street, Suite 600

Columbia, SC 29201

Facsimile: 803-737-0639

E-mail: protest-mmo@mmo.sc.gov

INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE- SMITHS DETECTION

INTENT TO AWARD SOLE SOURCE- ECKERD

The South Carolina Aeronautics Commission, in accordance with the South Carolina Consolidated Procurement Code, Section 11-35-1560 and Regulation 19-445.2019, is providing public notice of the intent to award a Sole Source contract to Alltec Global. The estimated value of the contract is $246,500.00.

The South Carolina Aeronautics Commission utilized Federal Aviation Administration grant funds to procure ground, surge suppression and lightning protection systems from Alltec Global for the Automated Weather Observing Systems (AWOS) located at 29 airports in South Carolina. The current Sole Source procurement covers the on-going monitoring, maintenance and any necessary repairs to ensure that each system, unique to the airport at which is what installed, is monitoring regularly, is maintained properly, and continues to operate at peak performance.  

The intent to award a Sole Source contract is made on the basis that all ground, surge and lighting protection equipment and systems installed by Alltec Global is manufactured and warranted exclusively by Alltec Global.

Please see South Carolina Code of Laws Section 11-35-421(1): Right to Protest for information relating to protest rights.

In accordance with the Sole Source section 11-35-1560 listed in the South Carolina Consolidated Procurement, the College of Charleston is announcing the intent to procure Glacier Communications HS Advertisement as a sole source.

CofC’s proposes to  procure from Glacier a digital advertising (geo-targeted to reach students and their parents) which includes the unique opportunity to reinforce our digital campaigns with physical high quality, in-school mural-style advertising at high schools.

Bidder’s right to protest as listed in section 11-35-4210 in the South Carolina Consolidated Procurement Code applies to this intent to sole source.

Protest to be filed with:

Chief Procurement Officer

Materials Management Office

1201 Main Street, Suite 600

Columbia, SC 29201

Facsimile: 803-737-0639

E-mail: protest-mmo@mmo.sc.gov

The Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC), Information Solutions in accordance with §11-35-1560 (A) of the SC Consolidated Procurement Code, intends to award without competition, a sole source contract to Document Access Systems (DAS).

Information Solutions is requesting the yearly maintenance and support to DAS for their DAS suite of products implemented at MUSC.

In accordance with section 11-35-1560 (A) of the SC Consolidated Procurement Code and in accordance with Regulation 19-445.2105 (B) (5) it is the intent of Horry-Georgetown Technical College to award without competition a sole source contract where the services can only be provided by one vendor.  HGTC would like to enter into an annual contract with Touchnet Information Systems Inc.

SCDMH Columbia Mental Health Center contracts for IPS Employment Model services from Work In Progress (WIP) which includes rapid job search and placement and time unlimited follow along support. WIP makes approximately twenty client placements a year under this contract. SCDMH provides “benefits counseling” to each client requesting assistance under this program. SCDMH has recently solicited the same or very similar services for two other locations with no responses other than WIP. For the above reasons, Work in Progress is the only suitable and acceptable offeror to provide these services. Estimated annual expenditures of $75,000.

SCDMH Columbia Mental Health Center contracts for independent housing services for up to 8 of its clients via the Kiva Program owned by Mental Health American. KIVA has the unique blend of clinical experience and day to day relationships with this particular client group that SCDMH has not identified in other non-profits. This rural setting provides a less stimulating environment for the clients which helps meet their needs. KIVA provides unique hospital to community programming, resources, and continuity of care that allows a seamless transition of these patients to this more independent living arrangement. For the above listed reasons, Mental Health America is the only suitable and acceptable offeror to provide these services in the location required by the Mental Health Center. Estimated annual expenditures of $120,000.

The South Carolina Department of Health & Environmental Control (DHEC) is seeking qualified vendors to provide maintenance and support for one year for the SC Vital Records and Statistics Integrated Information System (SC VRSIIS). 

In accordance with the requirements in Section 11-35-1560 of the South Carolina Consolidated Procurement Code and in accordance with Regulation 19-445-2105, The South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation & Tourism (SCPRT) announces the intent to award a Sole Source procurement to Rev’d Up, Inc. On August 1, 2018 a contract was awarded to Rev’d Up, Inc from solicitation 5400014149 and contract 4400017735 was issued for a contract period from August 1, 2018 to July 31, 2023. SCPRT is intending to Sole Source a Point-of-Sale (POS) system that fully and seamlessly integrates into the agency’s existing Central Reservation System (CSR), Rev’d Up Inc., has integrated a POS as part of their CRS offering.

The integrated POS will allow SCPRT to;

• Consolidate financial reporting for reservations, retail sales and other revenue streams
• Remove existing retail management system hardware from PCI Compliance scope:
• Reduce long term system costs and retail management limitations;
• Reduce the active merchant numbers for processing credit cards from 60 to 2, reduce the credit card payment gateways from 4 to 2, thereby greatly reducing reconciliation and daily management staff time;
• Reduce overall credit card processing fees;
• Ability to use the current State Parks gift cards for retail purchases thereby increasing sales and customer satisfaction.

Bidder’s right to protest as listed in Section 11-35-4210 in the South Carolina Consolidated Procurement Code applies to this announcement of an intent to Sole Source.

Protest to be filed with:

Chief Procurement Officer

Materials Management Office

1201 Main Street, Suite 600

Columbia, SC 29201

Facsimile: (803) 737-0639

E-mail: protest-mmo@mmo.sc.gov

Direct inquiries to Scott Dobereiner at the address listed below. All responses must be received by the close of business, 5:00 PM, 10 business days from posting.

SC Department of Parks, Recreation & Tourism-Procurement

Attn: Scott Dobereiner

1205 Pendleton Street

Columbia, SC 29201

Phone: (803) 734-1302

E-mail: sdobereiner@scprt.com

In accordance with section 11-35-1560 (A) of the SC Consolidated Procurement Code and  in accordance with Regulation 19-445.2105 (B) (5) it is the intent of Horry-Georgetown Technical College to award without competition a sole source contract where the services can only be provided by one vendor. HGTC would like to enter into a contract to hire a specific speaker through All American Entertainment, for it's 2020 Addiction and Recovery Lecture Series.

BrainVision CoreAmplifier System include, acticap slim 32-channel bundle kit, acticap snap cap, 128 channels, acticap, captrak handheld electrode position scanning system

SCDOT intends to award a Sole Source Contract to procure the Calibration on a Dynatest unit from Dynatest North America. Inc.  See attachment for full details.

SCDOT intends to award a Sole Source Contract for Lightweight Aggregate from Carolina Stalite Co. The duration will be from July 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019.  See attachment for full information.

Clemson intends to sole source the purhcase of a full spectrum near-infrared (NIR) spectrometer from Foss NA as their DS2500 is the only one capable of scanning for a wavelength range of 400-2500nm with a scan every 0.5nm with a wavelength accuracy of 0.01, requirements which are required to meet specific research objectives.

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The Citadel intends to sole source a Destiny One Solutions higher education continuing education customer lifecycle management software that includes a proven Amazon-like shopping cart and checkout experience which allows learners to search for courses and programs, add them to a shopping cart, and check out while paying with a credit card or other supported payment methods.