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Notice Of Intent To Sole Source By:
Office of the Adjutant General
Vendor Name:
Dataminr
Contract Amount:
36,000
Notice Publish Date:
May 15, 2023
Agency Procurement Manager:
Becky Dabney
Email:
Telephone:
803-299-1624
The Agency hereby provides notice that it intends to enter into a sole source contract per S.C. Code Ann. §11-35-1560 with Vendor for the following supplies, services, information technology, or construction:

Intent to Sole Source

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Agency's justification for a sole source procurement may be viewed or immediately obtained at:
PROTESTS:
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).
Any notice of intent to protest and protest must be addressed to the chief procurement officer:
Materials Management Officer
(a) by email to:
(b) by post or hand delivery to:
1201 Main Street, Suite 600, Columbia, SC 29201
Notice Of Emergency Procurement By:
Fort Mill School District
Vendor Name:
Lake Electric Company
Contract Amount:
$138,700
Notice Publish Date:
May 15, 2023
Agency Procurement Manager:
Kelly Keniston
Email:
Telephone:
8035488202
The Agency hereby provides notice that it entered into an emergency contract per S.C. Code Ann. §11-35-1570 with Vendor for the following supplies, services, information technology, or construction:

To accommodate student growth within the District, the Fort Mill School District purchased a modular building to house classrooms for the 2023-2024 school year.  Due to the short time frame to prepare the building to be ready by the start of school in August 2023, the District has entered into an Emergency contract with Lake Electric to install electrical panels in the modular building.

Agency's justification for this emergency procurement may be viewed or obtained at:
PROTESTS:
Any actual or prospective bidder, offeror, contractor, or subcontractor aggrieved in connection with the intended award or award of this emergency 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 emergency 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).
Any notice of intent to protest and protest must be addressed to the chief procurement officer:
Leanne Lordo
(a) by email to:
(b) by post or hand delivery to:
2233 Deerfield Dr., Fort Mill, SC 29730
Notice Of Emergency Procurement By:
Fort Mill School District
Vendor Name:
CNT Foundations
Contract Amount:
$82,330
Notice Publish Date:
May 15, 2023
Agency Procurement Manager:
Kelly Keniston
Email:
Telephone:
8035488202
The Agency hereby provides notice that it entered into an emergency contract per S.C. Code Ann. §11-35-1570 with Vendor for the following supplies, services, information technology, or construction:

To meet the growth of the District, Fort Mill Schools is installing a modular building.  In order to have installation done prior to the start of school, an Emergency Procurement contract is being awarded to CNT Foundations to install 72 grouted helical piles as part of the foundation for the modular building.

PROTESTS (MAY 2019): If you are aggrieved in connection with the intended award of this contract, you may be entitled to protest, but only as provided in §11-35-4210. To protest an intended award of a contract pursuant to §11-35-1560, you shall (i) notify the chief procurement officer in writing of your intent to protest within five (5) business days of the date this intent to award is posted, and (ii) if the appropriate chief procurement officer has been timely notified of your intent to protest, you may submit your actual protest within fifteen days of the date this notice of intent to award is posted. Days are calculated as provided in §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, and submitted in writing (a) by email to: protest lordol@fortmillschools.org or (b) by post or delivery to: 2233 Deerfield Dr., Fort Mill, SC 29715. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. Telephone responses will not be accepted.

Agency's justification for this emergency procurement may be viewed or obtained at:
PROTESTS:
Any actual or prospective bidder, offeror, contractor, or subcontractor aggrieved in connection with the intended award or award of this emergency 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 emergency 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).
Any notice of intent to protest and protest must be addressed to the chief procurement officer:
Materials Management Officer
(a) by email to:
(b) by post or hand delivery to:
1201 Main Street, Suite 600, Columbia, SC 29201
Notice Of Intent To Sole Source By:
Department of Health & Environmental Control
Vendor Name:
Genesis Systems, Inc.
Contract Amount:
$99,521
Notice Publish Date:
May 12, 2023
Agency Procurement Manager:
Tripp Clark
Email:
Telephone:
8038983485
The Agency hereby provides notice that it intends to enter into a sole source contract per S.C. Code Ann. §11-35-1560 with Vendor for the following supplies, services, information technology, or construction:

The South Carolina Department of Health & Environmental Control (DHEC) intends to award a Sole Source contract valued at $99,521 to Genesis Systems, Inc. for changes to the Vital Records software system that will allow for birth certificates for babies born through a gestational carrier to be filed in accordance with new State Regulations.  The SC Vital Records and Statistics Integrated Information System (SC VRSIIS).  The VRSIIS system accommodates the legal registration, certification, fee collection and all other processes associated with the recording of vital events for the citizens of the State of South Carolina.  The VRSIIS was originally purchased competitively for DHEC use in 2003 (solicitation 03-S5602-A9532) and was upgraded in 2020.  This WebLE system as installed at DHEC includes the following modules:  BIRTH, DEATH, FEE AND ISSUANCE, FETAL DEATH, and ITOP.  These products are all developed, sold, and have been supported by Genesis Systems, Inc.  Contact agency Procurement Manager to obtain a copy of the written justification.

Agency's justification for a sole source procurement may be viewed or immediately obtained at:
Tripp Clark - clarkhc@dhec.sc.gov
PROTESTS:
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).
Any notice of intent to protest and protest must be addressed to the chief procurement officer:
Information Technology Management Officer
(a) by email to:
(b) by post or hand delivery to:
1201 Main Street, Suite 600, Columbia, SC 29201
Notice Of Intent To Sole Source By:
University of South Carolina
Vendor Name:
TransLoc, Inc
Contract Amount:
259,345.00
Notice Publish Date:
May 12, 2023
Agency Procurement Manager:
Amy Sabol
Email:
Telephone:
8037775896
The Agency hereby provides notice that it intends to enter into a sole source contract per S.C. Code Ann. §11-35-1560 with Vendor for the following supplies, services, information technology, or construction:

The University of South Carolina hereby provides notice that it intends to enter into a sole source contract per S.C. Code Ann. §11-35-1560 to Transloc, Inc. for additional application shuttle tracking and location software allowing for riders of the University transit system to have real-time information and interaction and to interface with the local transit system, The Central Midlands Transit (COMET). 

Agency's justification for a sole source procurement may be viewed or immediately obtained at:
PROTESTS:
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).
Any notice of intent to protest and protest must be addressed to the chief procurement officer:
Materials Management Officer
(a) by email to:
(b) by post or hand delivery to:
1201 Main Street, Suite 600, Columbia, SC 29201
Notice Of Intent To Sole Source By:
Spartanburg School District Six
Vendor Name:
Blanchard Machinery Company
Contract Amount:
159,052.13
Notice Publish Date:
May 12, 2023
Agency Procurement Manager:
Ryan Henkes
Email:
Telephone:
864-216-4374
The Agency hereby provides notice that it intends to enter into a sole source contract per S.C. Code Ann. §11-35-1560 with Vendor for the following supplies, services, information technology, or construction:

In accordance with Section 1560 of the Spartanburg County School District Six Procurement Code, the school district intends to award a sole source contract to Blanchard Machinery Company. to make a onetime purchase of (1) CAT Simulator. The total purchase amount is $159,052 (excluding sales tax). The course curriculum is designed around this particular product. CATs' G4 classroom simulator training provides a way for students to gain familiarization and understanding of machine controls and learn proper operating procedures before training on actual machines. A variety of training exercises designed to address each of the skills associated with operating actual machines are represented in different work environments such as construction and mining. By uniting simulated worksite applications and conditions with realistic controls, Cat Simulators provide hands-on learning in a safe and economical way to enhance traditional operator training programs.The capabilities of the product is: built with authentic Cat® Controls, built with the expertise of Caterpillar subject-matter experts, hundreds of measurable benchmarks to track learner progress, exclusive, walkaround training that teaches pre-operation machine inspection procedures, multiple training exercises based on real-world machine applications, available in multiple languages, backed by full 24×7 technical support on all simulators, SimScholarsTM Curriculum available for blended learning, online or in-class learning.

Agency's justification for a sole source procurement may be viewed or immediately obtained at:
Ryan Henkes - rhenkes@spart6.org
PROTESTS:
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).
Any notice of intent to protest and protest must be addressed to the chief procurement officer:
Ryan Henkes
(a) by email to:
(b) by post or hand delivery to:
1390 Cavalier Way, Roebuck, SC 29376
Notice Of Intent To Sole Source By:
Department of Health & Environmental Control
Vendor Name:
Waters Technologies Corporation
Contract Amount:
$56,433.20
Notice Publish Date:
May 12, 2023
Agency Procurement Manager:
Deborah Inabinet
Email:
Telephone:
803-898-3481
The Agency hereby provides notice that it intends to enter into a sole source contract per S.C. Code Ann. §11-35-1560 with Vendor for the following supplies, services, information technology, or construction:

INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE

The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) intends to award a Sole Source contract for a one-year service plan coverage for two Waters High Performance Liquid Chromatograph (HPLC) systems, Carbamate System, Triple Quad Detector Mass Spectrometer system (LC/M S/MS), and unlimited technical support, at an estimated cost of $56,433.20 to Waters Technologies Corporation. Service plan coverage is to include on-site performance maintenance by a factory-trained service engineer, whose informatics and chemistry is only available to Waters service engineers, and Waters Quality Parts replacement as needed for corrective maintenance and repair, while maintaining the standard level of performance as stated in the operational manual provided with the original equipment. Contact agency Procurement Manager to obtain a copy of the written justification.

Qualified vendor should contact Deborah Inabinet via email at INABINDJ@dhec.sc.gov by Midnight, May 19, 2023 for additional information.

 

PROTEST:  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 (15) business 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, Material Management Office, and submitted in writing (a) by email to: protest-mmo@mmo.state.sc.us or (b) by post delivery to: 1201 Main Street, Suite 600, Columbia, SC 29201.

Agency's justification for a sole source procurement may be viewed or immediately obtained at:
Deborah Inabinet - INABINDJ@dhec.sc.gov
PROTESTS:
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).
Any notice of intent to protest and protest must be addressed to the chief procurement officer:
Materials Management Officer
(a) by email to:
(b) by post or hand delivery to:
1201 Main Street, Suite 600, Columbia, SC 29201
Notice Of Intent To Sole Source By:
University of South Carolina
Vendor Name:
Economic Modeling dba Lightcast
Contract Amount:
$75,000.00
Notice Publish Date:
May 11, 2023
Agency Procurement Manager:
Warren Zeigler
Email:
Telephone:
8037774117
The Agency hereby provides notice that it intends to enter into a sole source contract per S.C. Code Ann. §11-35-1560 with Vendor for the following supplies, services, information technology, or construction:

The University of South Carolina hereby provides notice that it intends to enter into a sole source contract per S.C. Code Ann 11-35-1560 to Economic Modeling LLC for consulting for USC Upstate. 

Agency's justification for a sole source procurement may be viewed or immediately obtained at:
Warren Zeigler - wzeigler@mailbox.sc.edu
PROTESTS:
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).
Any notice of intent to protest and protest must be addressed to the chief procurement officer:
Materials Management Officer
(a) by email to:
(b) by post or hand delivery to:
1201 Main Street, Suite 600, Columbia, SC 29201
Notice Of Intent To Sole Source By:
University of South Carolina
Vendor Name:
TargetX
Contract Amount:
$239,538.00
Notice Publish Date:
May 11, 2023
Agency Procurement Manager:
Lana Widener
Email:
Telephone:
803-777-4115
The Agency hereby provides notice that it intends to enter into a sole source contract per S.C. Code Ann. §11-35-1560 with Vendor for the following supplies, services, information technology, or construction:

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The University of South Carolina hereby provides notice that it intends to enter into a sole source contract per S.C. Code Ann. §11-35-1560 to TargetX.com LLC for a 3-year subscription for the TargetX Recruitment Suite and TargetX PremierX Services

Agency's justification for a sole source procurement may be viewed or immediately obtained at:
Lana Widener - llw@mailbox.sc.edu
PROTESTS:
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).
Any notice of intent to protest and protest must be addressed to the chief procurement officer:
Information Technology Management Officer
(a) by email to:
(b) by post or hand delivery to:
1201 Main Street, Suite 600, Columbia, SC 29201
Notice Of Intent To Sole Source By:
Clemson University
Vendor Name:
Serena Software
Contract Amount:
$111,000
Notice Publish Date:
May 10, 2023
Agency Procurement Manager:
Kevin Finan
Email:
Telephone:
18646569856
The Agency hereby provides notice that it intends to enter into a sole source contract per S.C. Code Ann. §11-35-1560 with Vendor for the following supplies, services, information technology, or construction:

Open Text Software owns and implements ChangeMan, and warrantees the works in a service contract. Micro Focus, Now OpenText,(which includes Serena as a subsidiary) is the only company to provide annual support and services for the ChangeMan applications. The sole source is to add an application to our existing license of ChangeMan, which is why it is they are the only company that can be used for this work. OpenText has the sole and exclusive right to the software and have it's subsidiary Serena Software perform this work.

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

 

Agency's justification for a sole source procurement may be viewed or immediately obtained at:
Kevin Finan - kfinan@clemson.edu
PROTESTS:
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).
Any notice of intent to protest and protest must be addressed to the chief procurement officer:
Information Technology Management Officer
(a) by email to:
(b) by post or hand delivery to:
1201 Main Street, Suite 600, Columbia, SC 29201
Notice Of Intent To Sole Source By:
Trident Technical College
Vendor Name:
Softdocs - Etrieve Document Imaging System
Contract Amount:
400,000
Notice Publish Date:
May 10, 2023
Agency Procurement Manager:
Jeff O'Dell
Email:
Telephone:
843-574-6205
The Agency hereby provides notice that it intends to enter into a sole source contract per S.C. Code Ann. §11-35-1560 with Vendor for the following supplies, services, information technology, or construction:

Etrieve document imaging system, maintenance and support. 

Agency's justification for a sole source procurement may be viewed or immediately obtained at:
PROTESTS:
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).
Any notice of intent to protest and protest must be addressed to the chief procurement officer:
Information Technology Management Officer
(a) by email to:
(b) by post or hand delivery to:
1201 Main Street, Suite 600, Columbia, SC 29201
Notice Of Intent To Sole Source By:
Midlands Technical College
Vendor Name:
Trane Us
Contract Amount:
$28,565
Notice Publish Date:
May 10, 2023
Agency Procurement Manager:
Latitia Trezevant
Email:
Telephone:
803.822.3597
The Agency hereby provides notice that it intends to enter into a sole source contract per S.C. Code Ann. §11-35-1560 with Vendor for the following supplies, services, information technology, or construction:

Midlands Technical College is in need of temperature and humidity controls, to include software and programming, for the purpose of moisture control for Springdale Hall (SDH) on the Airport Campus. The Tracer SC user interface provides an easy way for building operators to set up, operate, and modify a building automation system. The existing software and hardware is Legacy equipment (20 yrs+ old) and is not able to integrate the new HVAC equipment that is needed on the building.

Agency's justification for a sole source procurement may be viewed or immediately obtained at:
PROTESTS:
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).
Any notice of intent to protest and protest must be addressed to the chief procurement officer:
Latitia Trezevant
(a) by email to:
(b) by post or hand delivery to:
Midlands Technical College, PO Box 2408, Columbia SC 29202
Notice Of Intent To Sole Source By:
College of Charleston
Vendor Name:
Apogee Telecom Inc.
Contract Amount:
4,743,553
Notice Publish Date:
May 9, 2023
Agency Procurement Manager:
Susan Dick-McKeon
Email:
Telephone:
8439535555
The Agency hereby provides notice that it intends to enter into a sole source contract per S.C. Code Ann. §11-35-1560 with Vendor for the following supplies, services, information technology, or construction:

Wired and Wireless Network - Install of new wired and wireless network (802.11AX) 7/28/2023.  Apogee will provide proof of existing inventory on hand to complete installation.  Further Apogee will  fully managed, end to end solution inclusive of internet connection, hardware, software and support.  Guaranteed per device speeds of 150Mbps download, 100Mbps upload for 10 devices.  Provide personal area network technology to allow connections and sharing of all iOT devices and customized, branded portal for device registration and onboard.

Agency's justification for a sole source procurement may be viewed or immediately obtained at:
Susan Dick-McKeon - dickmckeonsm@cofc.edu
PROTESTS:
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).
Any notice of intent to protest and protest must be addressed to the chief procurement officer:
Information Technology Management Officer
(a) by email to:
(b) by post or hand delivery to:
1201 Main Street, Suite 600, Columbia, SC 29201
Notice Of Intent To Sole Source By:
Department of Health & Environmental Control
Vendor Name:
bioLytical Laboratories
Contract Amount:
$600,000.00
Notice Publish Date:
May 9, 2023
Agency Procurement Manager:
Rebecca Nichols
Email:
Telephone:
8038981262
The Agency hereby provides notice that it intends to enter into a sole source contract per S.C. Code Ann. §11-35-1560 with Vendor for the following supplies, services, information technology, or construction:

The South Carolina Department of Health & Environmental Control (DHEC) intends to award a Sole Source contract valued at $600,000 over 2 years to bioLytical Laboratories for INSTI HIV-1/HIV-2 antibody test kits and controls.  The tests will be used for screening programs in public health and outreach settings, emergency departments, labor and delivery, laboratories and physician offices.  For these outlets, an instant test cleared and approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and a Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) waived rapid assay using immunofiltration methodology is required.  

Agency's justification for a sole source procurement may be viewed or immediately obtained at:
Rebecca Nichols - NICHOLRJ@DHEC.SC.GOV
PROTESTS:
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).
Any notice of intent to protest and protest must be addressed to the chief procurement officer:
Materials Management Officer
(a) by email to:
(b) by post or hand delivery to:
1201 Main Street, Suite 600, Columbia, SC 29201
Notice Of Intent To Sole Source By:
University of South Carolina
Vendor Name:
GradGuard
Contract Amount:
$250,000.00
Notice Publish Date:
May 9, 2023
Agency Procurement Manager:
CANDIS GOLSTON
Email:
Telephone:
803-777-2026
The Agency hereby provides notice that it intends to enter into a sole source contract per S.C. Code Ann. §11-35-1560 with Vendor for the following supplies, services, information technology, or construction:

The University of South Carolina in accordance with 11-35-1560(A) of the SC Consolidated Procurement Code intends to enter into a sole source agreement with GradGuard to provide students the option to purchase Tuition Insurance during enrollment. 

Agency's justification for a sole source procurement may be viewed or immediately obtained at:
CANDIS GOLSTON - GOLSTONC@MAILBOX.SC.EDU
PROTESTS:
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).
Any notice of intent to protest and protest must be addressed to the chief procurement officer:
Materials Management Officer
(a) by email to:
(b) by post or hand delivery to:
1201 Main Street, Suite 600, Columbia, SC 29201
Notice Of Intent To Sole Source By:
Clemson University
Vendor Name:
Signify North America
Contract Amount:
$84,372
Notice Publish Date:
May 9, 2023
Agency Procurement Manager:
Kevin Finan
Email:
Telephone:
18646569856
The Agency hereby provides notice that it intends to enter into a sole source contract per S.C. Code Ann. §11-35-1560 with Vendor for the following supplies, services, information technology, or construction:

Clemson's Watt Family Innovation Center is currently outfitted with the Philips Lighting, now Signify, Interact PoE (power over ethernet) lighting platform, Color Kinetics system and Philips Gardco Pureform P21 Luminaires. All these product systems are solely provided and serviced by Signify. The current requirement is for Signify to perform an entire System Health Check and providing a full inventory of the lighting system assets (that were provided by Philips Lighting, now Signify) at the Watt Family Innovation Center using the Interact Monitor and Maintain Application.  Signify as the owner of the system and the lighting equipment and not having resellers is the sole source to provide this study.

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

Agency's justification for a sole source procurement may be viewed or immediately obtained at:
Kevin Finan - kfinan@clemson.edu
PROTESTS:
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).
Any notice of intent to protest and protest must be addressed to the chief procurement officer:
Information Technology Management Officer
(a) by email to:
(b) by post or hand delivery to:
1201 Main Street, Suite 600, Columbia, SC 29201
Notice Of Intent To Sole Source By:
SLED
Vendor Name:
Dataworks Plus LLC
Contract Amount:
$565,000.00
Notice Publish Date:
May 8, 2023
Agency Procurement Manager:
James Jackson
Email:
Telephone:
803-896-7004
The Agency hereby provides notice that it intends to enter into a sole source contract per S.C. Code Ann. §11-35-1560 with Vendor for the following supplies, services, information technology, or construction:

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 Dataworks Plus LLC for software and matching algorithm upgrades to SLED's Dataworks facial recognition system. Dataworks Plus LLC is the creator and sole source for upgrades to the system.

Agency's justification for a sole source procurement may be viewed or immediately obtained at:
James Jackson - jjackson@sled.sc.gov
PROTESTS:
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).
Any notice of intent to protest and protest must be addressed to the chief procurement officer:
Information Technology Management Officer
(a) by email to:
(b) by post or hand delivery to:
1201 Main Street, Suite 600, Columbia, SC 29201
Notice Of Intent To Sole Source By:
SLED
Vendor Name:
Vigilant Solutions LLC
Contract Amount:
$62,600.00
Notice Publish Date:
May 8, 2023
Agency Procurement Manager:
James Jackson
Email:
Telephone:
803-896-7004
The Agency hereby provides notice that it intends to enter into a sole source contract per S.C. Code Ann. §11-35-1560 with Vendor for the following supplies, services, information technology, or construction:

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 Vigilant Solutions LLC for LEARN investigative platform commercial data subscription renewal, which is currently in use at SLED. The LEARN investigative platform is proprietary to Vigilant Solutions LLC, and they are the only vendor capable of providing the subscription renewal. 

Agency's justification for a sole source procurement may be viewed or immediately obtained at:
James Jackson - jjackson@sled.sc.gov
PROTESTS:
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).
Any notice of intent to protest and protest must be addressed to the chief procurement officer:
Information Technology Management Officer
(a) by email to:
(b) by post or hand delivery to:
1201 Main Street, Suite 600, Columbia, SC 29201
Notice Of Intent To Sole Source By:
Department of Corrections
Vendor Name:
MSAB
Contract Amount:
$75,000.00
Notice Publish Date:
May 8, 2023
Agency Procurement Manager:
Myrtle deWerdt
Email:
Telephone:
803-896-8533
The Agency hereby provides notice that it intends to enter into a sole source contract per S.C. Code Ann. §11-35-1560 with Vendor for the following supplies, services, information technology, or construction:

The South Carolina Department of Corrections Intends to Award a Sole Source to MSAB, Incorporated for the procurement of the MSAB Mobile Forensic Ecosystem. All platforms and licenses within the system are proprietary. MSAB, Inc. is the only authorized distributors and seller of the MSAB Ecosystem, all its components, training, and customer support.

XRY decodes mobile devices including phones, tablets, watches and drones. Pulls data from smartphone apps including multiple versions of apps. Allows pre-extraction viewing of photos, videos and audio files. Includes android exploits for bypassing security locks. Decodes images with automated image recognition up to 20 time faster with Nvidia CUDA enabled GPU’s. Can run up to (3) extractions at once using a single license. Support for .pst, .eml, .emix and .mbox email files. Retrieval and decoding of data from IOS-based devices even if iTunes backup encryption is enabled. Data recovery via wi-fi or Bluetooth when ports are damaged. Reads file signatures not extensions to detect altered file extensions. Best support for Chinese chipsets like MTK, Spreadstrum, Coolsand and Infineon. XAMN has image recognition engine which classifies images into categories such as drugs, weapons and people.  Filtering by location finding data within a selected geo-range. Identify deleted SQL database records. Performs “sounds-like” searching and matching of Latin-based languages. Views XML and PList databases. Fully certified support for import

The MSAB Ecosystem solution is unique and has functionality no other vendor offers. The system is comprised of (3) platforms all specifically built for the mobile forensics environment. Each platform combines tools from MSAB’s XRY (extract), XAMN (analyze) and XEC (manage) product suites and is built on the secure .XRY file format ensuring a full forensic audit trail and evidence protection. The system is currently in place and being used by SCDC for forensics.

This notice will be posted in the South Carolina Business Opportunities (SCBO) for at least (5-10) business days as required by

SC Code 11-35-1560.

Agency's justification for a sole source procurement may be viewed or immediately obtained at:
PROTESTS:
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).
Any notice of intent to protest and protest must be addressed to the chief procurement officer:
Materials Management Officer
(a) by email to:
(b) by post or hand delivery to:
1201 Main Street, Suite 600, Columbia, SC 29201
Notice Of Intent To Sole Source By:
Department of Corrections
Vendor Name:
ELPAS
Contract Amount:
$15,000,000.00
Notice Publish Date:
May 5, 2023
Agency Procurement Manager:
Myrtle deWerdt
Email:
Telephone:
803-896-8533
The Agency hereby provides notice that it intends to enter into a sole source contract per S.C. Code Ann. §11-35-1560 with Vendor for the following supplies, services, information technology, or construction:

The South Carolina Department of Corrections intends to Sole Source Elpas for the provision of the RTLS Man-Down Duress System. The RTLS System is a combined hardware and software solution delivering wireless monitoring/tracking of prison guards facilitating faster response time during emergencies in the inmate population. The RTLS System contains a Software Development Kit for the development of interfaces to external building and security systems. Including a Web Services based interface to enable simple integration by developers and to access and update database events and objects. Interfaces with Intrusion, CCTV, Access Control and Patient Call Systems

  • This system will support local devices that continue to annunciate duress(man-down) alerts during network or server outages. The system uses Controller Based Alerts for Man-Down, Trouble events for any device connected to its RS-485 BUS (subnet) such as Device Tamper (and Restore), Low Voltage (and Restore), Communication (crc) errors (and Restore), Bus Capacity Exceeded, Antenna Removed (and Restore), Server Communication Failure (and Restore).
  • The system will support wireless temperature monitoring by utilizing the same 433 MHz Radio Frequency Infrastructure to monitor temperature and annunciate out of range alerts for Refrigerators, Food Pantries, Medicine Cabinets as well as ambient temperature in housing units, server rooms, etc.
  • The system supports wireless temperature monitoring by utilizing the same 433 MHz Radio Frequency Infrastructure to monitor temperature and annunciate out of range alerts for Refrigerators, Food Pantries, Medicine Cabinets as well as ambient temperature in housing units, server rooms, etc.
  • The system must reliably provide location and distinguish between indoor, outdoor and separate floors.

There is no other system that can support all of these features on the same platform.  While companies that use disparate systems can achieve some of the outcomes but are not able to do it all from one system

This notice will be posted in the South Carolina Business Opportunities (SCBO) for at least (5-10) business days as required by

SC Code 11-35-1560.

Agency's justification for a sole source procurement may be viewed or immediately obtained at:
Myrtle deWerdt - bidsubmissions@doc.sc.gov
PROTESTS:
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).
Any notice of intent to protest and protest must be addressed to the chief procurement officer:
Materials Management Officer
(a) by email to:
(b) by post or hand delivery to:
1201 Main Street, Suite 600, Columbia, SC 29201
Notice Of Intent To Sole Source By:
Department of Corrections
Vendor Name:
VANT4GE
Contract Amount:
$1,711,500.00
Notice Publish Date:
May 4, 2023
Agency Procurement Manager:
Myrtle deWerdt
Email:
Telephone:
803-896-8533
The Agency hereby provides notice that it intends to enter into a sole source contract per S.C. Code Ann. §11-35-1560 with Vendor for the following supplies, services, information technology, or construction:

The South Carolina Department of Corrections intends to Sole Source Vant4ge for the provision of licenses for the STRONG-R Validated Risk Needs Assessment, Vant4gePoint Subscriptions and Related Services and/or hosting. The following assessments provided in the STRONG-R system are proprietary and there are no alternatives:

  • STRONG-R assessment –
  • STRONG-R Needs and Individual Report-
  • STRONG-R Risk-Needs Screener-
  • STRONG-R Risk-Needs Individual Reports 

This notice will be posted in the South Carolina Business Opportunities (SCBO) for at least (5-10) business days as required by

SC Code 11-35-1560.

Agency's justification for a sole source procurement may be viewed or immediately obtained at:
Myrtle deWerdt - bidsubmissions@doc.sc.gov
PROTESTS:
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).
Any notice of intent to protest and protest must be addressed to the chief procurement officer:
Materials Management Officer
(a) by email to:
(b) by post or hand delivery to:
1201 Main Street, Suite 600, Columbia, SC 29201
Notice Of Intent To Sole Source By:
Department of Transportation
Vendor Name:
eVision Partners
Contract Amount:
500,000.00
Notice Publish Date:
May 2, 2023
Agency Procurement Manager:
Laura Bagwell
Email:
Telephone:
803-737-1013
The Agency hereby provides notice that it intends to enter into a sole source contract per S.C. Code Ann. §11-35-1560 with Vendor for the following supplies, services, information technology, or construction:
Agency's justification for a sole source procurement may be viewed or immediately obtained at:
Laura Bagwell - bagwelllb@scdot.org
PROTESTS:
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).
Any notice of intent to protest and protest must be addressed to the chief procurement officer:
Materials Management Officer
(a) by email to:
(b) by post or hand delivery to:
1201 Main Street, Suite 600, Columbia, SC 29201
Notice Of Emergency Procurement By:
Beaufort County School District
Vendor Name:
ServPro
Contract Amount:
$75,000 Projected
Notice Publish Date:
May 1, 2023
Agency Procurement Manager:
Kaylee Yinger
Email:
Telephone:
843-322-2349
The Agency hereby provides notice that it entered into an emergency contract per S.C. Code Ann. §11-35-1570 with Vendor for the following supplies, services, information technology, or construction:

Emergency response cleanup and repair for fire originating in restroom, stall furthest from entrance door. Toilet paper roll(s) inside plastic dispenser were set on fire resulting in heavy smoke accumulation inside restroom and extended out into hallway and adjacent rooms. Also impacted HVAC ductwork and air handler(s) in the vicinity.

Agency's justification for this emergency procurement may be viewed or obtained at:
PROTESTS:
Any actual or prospective bidder, offeror, contractor, or subcontractor aggrieved in connection with the intended award or award of this emergency 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 emergency 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).
Any notice of intent to protest and protest must be addressed to the chief procurement officer:
Kaylee Yinger
(a) by email to:
(b) by post or hand delivery to:
P.O. Box 309 Beaufort, SC 29901
Notice Of Emergency Procurement By:
Anderson School District One
Vendor Name:
Faulkner Haynes & Associates
Contract Amount:
131,285.00
Notice Publish Date:
May 1, 2023
Agency Procurement Manager:
Susan Ashley
Email:
Telephone:
8648477344
The Agency hereby provides notice that it entered into an emergency contract per S.C. Code Ann. §11-35-1570 with Vendor for the following supplies, services, information technology, or construction:

Chiller purchase needed quickly due to unexpected rising temps sooner than anticipated in the year.

Agency's justification for this emergency procurement may be viewed or obtained at:
Chris Lesley - 801 N Hamilton St. Williamston, SC 29697
PROTESTS:
Any actual or prospective bidder, offeror, contractor, or subcontractor aggrieved in connection with the intended award or award of this emergency 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 emergency 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).
Any notice of intent to protest and protest must be addressed to the chief procurement officer:
Chris Lesley
(a) by email to:
(b) by post or hand delivery to:
801 N Hamilton St. Williamston, SC 29697
Notice Of Emergency Procurement By:
Anderson School District One
Vendor Name:
Glenn Mechanical
Contract Amount:
82,438.75
Notice Publish Date:
May 1, 2023
Agency Procurement Manager:
Susan Ashley
Email:
Telephone:
8648477344
The Agency hereby provides notice that it entered into an emergency contract per S.C. Code Ann. §11-35-1570 with Vendor for the following supplies, services, information technology, or construction:

Labor and materials to install mechanical work for chiller.  Chiller delivery and time needed complete before temperatures were too high caused emergency order.

Agency's justification for this emergency procurement may be viewed or obtained at:
Chris Lesley - 801 N Hamilton St, Williamston, SC 29697
PROTESTS:
Any actual or prospective bidder, offeror, contractor, or subcontractor aggrieved in connection with the intended award or award of this emergency 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 emergency 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).
Any notice of intent to protest and protest must be addressed to the chief procurement officer:
Chris Lesley
(a) by email to:
(b) by post or hand delivery to:
801 N Hamilton St, Williamston, SC 29697
Notice Of Emergency Procurement By:
Anderson School District One
Vendor Name:
BDG ELECTRICAL
Contract Amount:
26,500.00
Notice Publish Date:
May 1, 2023
Agency Procurement Manager:
Susan Ashley
Email:
Telephone:
8648477344
The Agency hereby provides notice that it entered into an emergency contract per S.C. Code Ann. §11-35-1570 with Vendor for the following supplies, services, information technology, or construction:

Labor to complete electrical work for new chillers needed.   Work was done as emergency due to time frame of getting chillers in and needing work to be done before heat is too much.

Agency's justification for this emergency procurement may be viewed or obtained at:
Chris Lesley - 801 N Hamilton St, Williamston, SC 29697
PROTESTS:
Any actual or prospective bidder, offeror, contractor, or subcontractor aggrieved in connection with the intended award or award of this emergency 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 emergency 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).
Any notice of intent to protest and protest must be addressed to the chief procurement officer:
Chris Lesley
(a) by email to:
(b) by post or hand delivery to:
801 N Hamilton St, Williamston, SC 29697
Notice Of Intent To Sole Source By:
SC State University
Vendor Name:
Agilent Technologies
Contract Amount:
312,037.90
Notice Publish Date:
April 28, 2023
Agency Procurement Manager:
Stacy Gregg
Email:
Telephone:
803-536-8743
The Agency hereby provides notice that it intends to enter into a sole source contract per S.C. Code Ann. §11-35-1560 with Vendor for the following supplies, services, information technology, or construction:

As part of the Nuclear engineering Program's effort to train SCSU students on the use of adbanced spectroscopy instruments for the workplace, an 8900 Triple Quadruple ICO-MS (8900 ICP-QQQ) is being purchased for teaching and research program.  This package includes equipment, software, installation, introduction, and a 3 year warranty.

Agency's justification for a sole source procurement may be viewed or immediately obtained at:
Stacy Gregg - sgregg7@scsu.edu
PROTESTS:
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).
Any notice of intent to protest and protest must be addressed to the chief procurement officer:
Information Technology Management Officer
(a) by email to:
(b) by post or hand delivery to:
1201 Main Street, Suite 600, Columbia, SC 29201
Notice Of Intent To Sole Source By:
Medical University of South Carolina
Vendor Name:
Fora Care Inc
Contract Amount:
$675,000.00
Notice Publish Date:
April 28, 2023
Agency Procurement Manager:
Vertelle G. Seabrook
Email:
Telephone:
8437923885
The Agency hereby provides notice that it intends to enter into a sole source contract per S.C. Code Ann. §11-35-1560 with Vendor for the following supplies, services, information technology, or construction:

The Medical University of South Carolina, Department of Medicine, in accordance with South Carolina Procurement Code, Section 11-35-1560 and regulation 19-445.2105, is providing public notice of the Intent to Sole Source a contract to Fora Care Inc, for a five (5) year renewal terms. The annual value of the contract is $135,000.00.

The Department of General Internal Medicine is requesting to purchase diabetes supplies from Fora Care Inc. The requested supplies is for an on-going research project-TACM-2 Telehealth-- for diabetics in the rural South Carolina areas. Any deviation from this product/monitoring service would cause extreme disruption to our remote patient monitoring intervention which encompasses multiple geographic areas in South Carolina. Currently there are 6 Professional Service Agreements for the research project (PL18271094-Shifa Free Clinic; PL18275656-Dillon County Free Medical Clinic; PL18280005-Helping Hands Free Medical Clinic; PC19280006-Little River Medical Center, Inc.; PA19281120-Regenesis Organization & PI19308784-St. James-Santee Family Health Center). The purpose of this research program is to help low income patients achieve and maintain better self-management skills and improve blood sugar levels, using the FORA 2-in-1 Telehealth system for diabetes management intervention. This achieve by linking a case manager to patients with poorly controlled type 2 diabetes in real time. Medications are titrated under supervision of primary care and/or endocrinology physicians. Fora Care, Inc. is the sole manufacture and distributor of the FORA 2-in-1 Relehealth System.

PROTESTS (MAY 2019): If you are aggrieved in connection with the intended award of this contract, you may be entitled to protest, but only as provided in §11-35-4210. To protest an intended award of a contract pursuant to §11-35-1560, you shall (i) notify the chief procurement officer in writing of your intent to protest within five (5) business days of the date this intent to award is posted, and (ii) if the appropriate chief procurement officer has been timely notified of your intent to protest, you may submit your actual protest within fifteen days of the date this notice of intent to award is posted. Days are calculated as provided in §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.sc.gov or (b) by post or delivery to: 1201 Main Street, Suite 600, Columbia, SC 29201

Qualified vendors should contact Vertelle G. Seabrook (seabrokv@musc.edu) via email prior to the contact deadline: May 15, 2023; 12:00 AM EST Time. Please address your subject line as follows: Notice of Intent to Sole Source

 

Agency's justification for a sole source procurement may be viewed or immediately obtained at:
Vertelle G. Seabrook - seabrokv@musc.edu
PROTESTS:
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).
Any notice of intent to protest and protest must be addressed to the chief procurement officer:
Materials Management Officer
(a) by email to:
(b) by post or hand delivery to:
1201 Main Street, Suite 600, Columbia, SC 29201
Notice Of Intent To Sole Source By:
Department of Juvenile Justice
Vendor Name:
Amendment Speak 2 Me Communications LLC dba Blaze Fire
Contract Amount:
148,425.00
Notice Publish Date:
December 19, 2022
Agency Procurement Manager:
Jessica Goff
Email:
Telephone:
18038964699
The Agency hereby provides notice that it intends to enter into a sole source contract per S.C. Code Ann. §11-35-1560 with Vendor for the following supplies, services, information technology, or construction:

Intent period should be 12/12/2022-12/19/2022 not 12/27/2022

 

 

Agency's justification for a sole source procurement may be viewed or immediately obtained at:
PROTESTS:
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).
Any notice of intent to protest and protest must be addressed to the chief procurement officer:
Jessica Goff
(a) by email to:
(b) by post or hand delivery to:
220 EXECUTIVE CENTER DR Columbia SC 29210
Notice Of Intent To Sole Source By:
Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism
Vendor Name:
WEST CAROLINA RURAL TELEPHONE COOP
Contract Amount:
45,380.00
Notice Publish Date:
December 19, 2022
Agency Procurement Manager:
Ashley Bishop
Email:
Telephone:
803-734-1302
The Agency hereby provides notice that it intends to enter into a sole source contract per S.C. Code Ann. §11-35-1560 with Vendor for the following supplies, services, information technology, or construction:

Table Rock State Park - Install Public WIFI in the Campground areas at the Park. 

Agency's justification for a sole source procurement may be viewed or immediately obtained at:
Ashley Bishop - Abishop@scprt.com
PROTESTS:
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).
Any notice of intent to protest and protest must be addressed to the chief procurement officer:
Information Technology Management Officer
(a) by email to:
(b) by post or hand delivery to:
1201 Main Street, Suite 600, Columbia, SC 29201