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The University of South Carolina in accordance with 11-35-1560(A) of the SC Consolidated Procurement Code intent to sole source to Laerdal Medical Corporation, to update software for SimCapture Pro Cloud software.
The Devereux Foundation is providing emergency residential services in their Adult Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD) services center for a South Carolinian eligible for DDSN. Due to behaviors, the individual could no longer safely live at home. In total 71 providers were contacted both in and out of state to review this individual's clinical information for the potential provision of services. The Devereux Foundation was able to meet this individual's needs and had a vacancy.
The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) is seeking a qualified vendor to provide SSI Diagnostica Antisera and Antigens. The total estimated dollar amount of the purchase is $50,000.
Potentially qualified vendors should contact Lisa Roland via email at rolandld@dhec.sc.gov by January 17, 2023.
PROTESTS (MAY 2019)
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 University of South Carolina in accordance with 11-35-1560(A) of the SC Consolidated Procurement Code intends to sole source with NIRx Medical Technologies, LLC to provide a functional near-infrared system for the TRANSLATIONAL Auditory Neuroscience Lab.
The University of South Carolina in accordance with 11-35-1560(A) of the SC Consolidated Procurement Code intends to sole source with NIRx Medical Technologies, LLC to provide a functional near-infrared spectroscopy system for the Transitional Auditory Neuroscience Lab.
The South Carolina Department of Health & Environmental Control (DHEC) intends to award a Sole Source contract valued at $58,500 to iHealth Labs, Inc. for the shipping cost only of 1,700,000 iHealth COVID-19 antigen rapid test (5 tests per box). Kits are being provided at no cost to DHEC, with the only cost being the cost of shipping. This is contract administration related to multiple purchases from at least three (3) different resellers / vendors from whom several million iHealth test kits were purchased in 2021 and 2022. These kits are being provided by the manufacturer, iHealth Labs, to DHEC at no cost to replace kits which have expired or are expiring soon. Contact agency Procurement Manager to obtain a copy of the written justification. Qualified vendors should contact Tripp Clark at clarkhc@dhec.sc.gov by 5PM, January 17, 2023, for additional information.
The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) hereby provides notice, pursuant to the authority of SC Code 11-35-1560 and SC Regulation 19-445-2105, that it intends to award without competition a contract to J2 Software Solutions Inc. for maintenance and support of the SC Information Exchange (SCIEx) database.
The Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC), Medical University of South Carolina, Instructional Technology and Faculty Resources with §11-35-1560 (A) of the SC Consolidated Procurement Code, intends to award without competition, a sole source contract to Turnitn, LLC.
Turnitin, LLC is a unique service that is not offered by any other vendor or reseller in a similar format because competition is precluded due to patent (SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FACILITATING ORIGINALITY ANALYSIS - USPTO 8,296,661). To find potential plagiarism, Turnitin has developed its own search technology (in use for over 15 years). Turnitin’s patented and proprietary technology compares submitted papers to millions of previously submitted student papers, millions of key articles for healthcare, and billions of internet sites. Turnitin then generates an Originality Report that includes multiple views and features where faculty and students can work together to identify potential plagiarism, weaknesses in writing, and areas of lack of knowledge. Turnitin has a seamless integration with D2L Brightspace as a supported plugin. This is a standalone activity that represents the full suite of Turnitin's features within the standard workflow. This integration allows for use of Turnitin features without having to ever go to the Turnitin site allowing for single point of access. This integration is essential for all learning to happen in one site instead of going to multiple sites for various aspects of the learning process. MUSC has had an active contract with Turnitin since 2016. During this time, submitted papers were stored in Turnitin’s repository to ensure year to year plagiarism is detected. This supports meaningful utilization of the tool from year to year within our high utilization programs. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. Any responsible sources who wish to identify their interest and capability to provide these services must notify the Procurement Officer at singlewa@musc.edu no later than January 16, 2023, (12:00 a.m. EST). Telephone responses will not be accepted. Upon receipt of the interested parties' notification, the Procurement Officer will determine whether to conduct a competitive procurement or proceed with sole source negotiations.
PROTESTS (MAY 2019)
If you are aggrieved in connection with the solicitation or award of the contract, you may be entitled to protest, but only as provided in Section 11-35-4210. To protest a solicitation, you must submit a protest within fifteen days of the date the applicable solicitation document is issued. To protest an award, you must (i) submit notice of your intent to protest within five business days of the date the award notice is posted, and (ii) submit your actual protest within fifteen days of the date the award 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. See clause entitled “Protest-CPO”. 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. [02-2A085-2]
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 Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC), Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery with §11-35-1560 (A) of the SC Consolidated Procurement Code, intends to award without competition, a sole source contract to Erie Medical Supplies, Inc. The MUSC Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery is requesting the purchase of Ecleris microscope upgrade equipment. The current microscopes are out of date and do not have the high definition camera capabilities or LED light sources which is essential to head and neck cancer research. Retrofitting the current system by replacing specific parts will bring the microscope system to industry standards. The system is uniquely designed and there is no other supplier with a similar or like application. Erie Medical Supplies is the only vendor that provides the specific parts needed to upgrade/retrofit the current microscopes. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. Any responsible sources who wish to identify their interest and capability to provide these services must notify the Procurement Officer at singlewa@musc.edu no later than January 13, 2023, (12:00 a.m. EST). Telephone responses will not be accepted. Upon receipt of the interested parties' notification, the Procurement Officer will determine whether to conduct a competitive procurement or proceed with sole source negotiations.
PROTESTS (MAY 2019)
If you are aggrieved in connection with the solicitation or award of the contract, you may be entitled to protest, but only as provided in Section 11-35-4210. To protest a solicitation, you must submit a protest within fifteen days of the date the applicable solicitation document is issued. To protest an award, you must (i) submit notice of your intent to protest within five business days of the date the award notice is posted, and (ii) submit your actual protest within fifteen days of the date the award 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. See clause entitled “Protest-CPO”. 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. [02-2A085-2]
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 Corrections intends to Sole Source Edmentum (formally APEX Learning) for the procurement of digital curriculum and affiliated tutorials, aligned to South Carolina content standards, and approved by the SC State Board of Education, that can be offered to an unlimited incarcerated population of learners.
NOTE: (This is a vendor name change from Apex which was previously sole sourced, to Edmentum however, some curriculum is still referred to as Apex Learning.)
The South Carolina Department of Corrections Intends to Sole Source with MITRE for consulting services to continue assisting the agency in acquiring and deploying Contraband Cell Phone Interdiction Systems. MITRE is currently working with the agency to acquire and validate deployment of a Next-Generation Managed Access System, described as “MAS Evolved” in the Contraband Cell Phone Task Force Testbed Report available at https://api.ctia.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Contraband-Phone-Task-Force-Status-Report-Combined.pdf
The Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC), Area Health Education Consortium (AHEC) with §11-35-1560 (A) of the SC Consolidated Procurement Code, intends to award without competition, a sole source contract to I.T. Savvy Consulting, LLC. The MUSC Area Health Education Consortium (AHEC) is requesting the service of the Health Education Tracking & Reporting System (HETRS), a custom application specially designed to support the operations and data reporting requirements for AHEC. The HETRS application data configuration allows AHEC program data to be collected and reports to HETRS without manual data manipulation. The system is uniquely designed and there is no other supplier with a similar or like application. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. Any responsible sources who wish to identify their interest and capability to provide these services must notify the Procurement Officer at singlewa@musc.edu no later than January 16, 2023, (12:00 a.m. EST). Telephone responses will not be accepted. Upon receipt of the interested parties' notification, the Procurement Officer will determine whether to conduct a competitive procurement or proceed with sole source negotiations.
PROTESTS (MAY 2019)
If you are aggrieved in connection with the solicitation or award of the contract, you may be entitled to protest, but only as provided in Section 11-35-4210. To protest a solicitation, you must submit a protest within fifteen days of the date the applicable solicitation document is issued. To protest an award, you must (i) submit notice of your intent to protest within five business days of the date the award notice is posted, and (ii) submit your actual protest within fifteen days of the date the award 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. See clause entitled “Protest-CPO”. 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. [02-2A085-2]
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 SC Dept. of Probation, Parole, & Pardon services intends to enter a one year sole source contract with US Corrections LLC to provide nationwide extradition services for the agency. This contractor was the only respondent to a recent Invitation for Bid the agency released but could not award due to various factors. Market research shows they are the only provider of these services in our area. For these reasons; US Corrections LLC is the only suitable and practicable contractor to provide these services to SCDPPPS.
Any actual or prospective bidder, offeror, contractor, or subcontractor aggrieved in connection with the intended award or award of this sole source contract, shall notify the appropriate chief Procurement officer in writing of its intent to protest within five (5) business days of the date this notice is posted. Any actual or prospective bidder, offeror, contractor, or subcontractor who is aggrieved in connection with the intended award or award of this sole source contract and has timely notified the appropriate chief procurement officer of its intent to protest, may protest to the appropriate chief procurement officer in the manner set forth below within fifteen days of the date this notice is posted; except that a matter that could have been raised as a protest of the solicitation may not be raised as a protest of the award or intended award of a contract.
A protest must be in writing, filed with the appropriate chief procurement officer, and set forth the grounds of the protest and the relief requested with enough particularity to give notice of the issues to be decided. The protest must be received by the appropriate chief procurement officer within the time provided above. Days are calculated as provided in S.C. Code Ann. §11-35-310(13).
The South Carolina State Museum Commission, in accordance with South Carolina Procurement Code, Section 11-35-1570 and regulation 19-445.2110, is providing public notice of the award of an emergency contract to Steri-Clean SC. The total potential value the contract is approximately $55,134.90.
This procurement is for emergency services to assess damage, followed by remediation of the contents and improvements within the spaces, removal and destruction of damaged non-salvageable items and fixtures, and salvage of non-damaged, non-porous items with remaining value after sanitization which was caused by extensive and pervasive water damage and active mold growth as a result of the building flood on 12/24/2022. Re-establishing “dry-goal” conditions for return to use.
Please see Section 11-35-4210: Right to Protest of the South Carolina Code of Laws for information relating to protest rights.
The South Carolina Department of Administration, in accordance with South Carolina Procurement Code, Section 11-35-1570 and regulation 19-445.2110, is providing public notice of the award of an emergency contract to Sincerely Yours. The total potential value the contract is approximately $70,000.00.
This procurement is for emergency services to perform water mitigation and dry-out process on four floors at the Columbia Mills building in Columbia. On December 24, 2022, consistent below-freezing temperatures in the Columbia area caused coils inside a large 4th floor air handling unit to freeze and break, causing flooding on floors 1 - 4 on the DHEC side of the Columbia Mills complex and in the State Museum gift shop and surrounding areas. Large areas of each floor were flooded, including the retail gift shop for the museum on the first floor. On-call technicians responded, and Sincerely Yours was contacted. Immediate water mitigation was necessary to prevent further water damage to the buildings and equipment, and to prevent the growth of mold that would be a threat to the health of the occupants.
Please see Section 11-35-4210: Right to Protest of the South Carolina Code of Laws for information relating to protest rights.
Software Maintenance and Tech Support for HPMA Software
Software Maintenance and Tech Support for HPMA Software
Clemson requires the repair/overhaul of the incinerator at our Livestock, Poultry and Health facility used by the State Veterinarians Office, which became damaged and inoperable.
Bursur Consulting Services
The University of South Carolina in accordance with 11-35-1560(A) of the SC Consolidated Procurement Code intent to sole source with 12Twenty, Inc., to provide a computer software program for Graduate level data services and employer relations management platform.
Development of the Statewide E-filing System for Family Court Case Management System. Tybera entered in to a contract with SC Judicial Branch in 2013 to implement E-Filing for the State of South Carolina. Contract #4400006839 was a 5 year contract to include implementation, continue support, and maintenance. SCJB was unable to develop the Family Court E-Filing system because a Case Management system for Family Court was being developed. Now the FCCMS is completed and SCJB and Tybera will develop the Filing for FCCMS. SCJB will continue to utilize the E-Filing system from Tybera. Tybera is the only company that cab provide the continued support and maintenance.
Clemson University seeks to purcase a Thorlabs Ganemyde optical coherence tomography (OCT) instrument (GAN611C1). This equipment is required for fast, non-destructive imaging of biological samples. The instrument will support a pending DARPA award focused on engineering beneficial bacterial biofilms for marine applications. OCT will enable fast, non-destructive measurement of biofilm morphology. Beyond the four-year period of the award, the configuration is compatible with specifications required for transitioning to a broader spectrum of applications of relevance to other research in the Department of Bioengineering. Toward the immediate requirements: 1. The instrument offers several unique features that are required for our application. First, a rapid but adjustable rate is required, since we aim to image biofilms exposed to fast fluid flow rates, yet also require high sensitivity. Second, the unique, configurable trigger input/output options are needed as well, since acquisition must be automated and integrated with other equipment. Third, the unique ability to integrate different objectives is required, as our overall system requires challenging integrations, which may change the optimal working distance and resolution. The resolution, wavelength, and working distance meet our application specifications as well, providing the ability to image samples in fluidic chambers and calculate roughness measures to accuracies within 10um, despite multiple refractive index changes. 2. The exact configuration was originally budgeted in our DARPA proposal, but required cuts during negotiations prevented its inclusion in the final budget. A DARPA team collaborator is purchasing the same unit, and comparisons across sites would be complicated by the use of different instruments. 3. A protocol and code is available for integrating Thorlabs OCT instruments on gantries for automated image acquisition over large areas, which our application requires. For these reasons, this is a sole source procurement.
Clemson University seeks to purchase a custom designed and built 3D printer for ceramic research projects - specifically a Robocasting printing system from Robocasting Enterprises, LLC. The custom Robocasting platforms are designed to be mechanically robust to minimize compliance and spring-back during movement and feedstock delivery. The extrusion delivery system is designed with stiff metal sleeves which hold syringes of feedstock. The feedstock is extruded with a direct-drive piston which provides positive displacement of feedstock regardless of the pressure required for extrusion. Furthermore, robust motors with gear reducers are used to drive the piston for high torque and ultra-precise delivery of feedstock pastes regardless of viscosity and fast or slow extrusion rates. The combination of these features facilitates straight-forward printing of hundreds of feedstocks regardless of material properties and minimal dead-space and wasted R&D materials. The system also comes with proprietary GoldWing Software designed specifically for the robocasting process with user-friendly adjustment of parameters that are specifically relevant to the robocasting process. For example: extrusion nozzle size, extrusion rates, platform speeds, accelerations, and decelerations, parameters for under-filling or over-filling regions, layer thickness, overlap or underlap of deposited beads in XY directions, etc. The project at the University requires a system that can accurately deposit a variety of non-optimized feedstocks with very different properties and textures and the Robocasting Enterprises LLC system is believed to be the only system that can meet these requirements. For these reasons, this is a sole source procurement.
Procurement of custom Chilled Water Coils for Air Handlers #1 and #2 at the Biological Research Complex on campus that were damaged during campus freeze event on 12/24/2022 to quickly return heat to the facility and allow timely return to operation to enable classes and research to continue with minimal delay.
Middle Tyger Community Center's boiler failed and is not repairable. The lack of heat during winter is an immediate threat to the health and safety of our students and staff. Rental units were not available. Supply chain issues created extended lead times for a new unit, but we were able to find a unit that could be installed on December 27, 2022 to allow the center to re-open in a timely manner.
The South Carolina Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office (RFA), in accordance with South Carolina Procurement Code, Section 11-35-1560 and regulation 19-445.2105, is providing public notice of the intent to award a sole source contract to Trimble Inc. The total potential value the contract is approximately $1,197,511.00. The anticipated contract duration is 01/02/2023 until 01/01/2028.
The South Carolina Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office intends to procure services and hardware to transition to a hosted environment for the Real Time Network (RTN) servers to be managed and maintained by Trimble. The RFA has a perpetual license to Trimble’s Pivot Platform Software that for the term, Trimble will provide Trimble Network Management Services, including Hosting Services. The SC RTN has, since its inception, used only Trimble hardware and software.
Please see Section 11-35-4210(1): Right to Protest of the South Carolina Code of Laws for information relating to protest rights.
Intent period should be 12/12/2022-12/19/2022 not 12/27/2022
Table Rock State Park - Install Public WIFI in the Campground areas at the Park.