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INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE
The South Carolina Department of Health & Environmental Control (DHEC) is seeking a qualified vendor to provide hosting, maintenance, help-desk support, and customization as needed for the proprietary Med-IT System developed and sold by Oxbow Data Management Systems, Inc (formerly McCallie Associates, Inc.) for a period of one year. The estimated one-year cost is $144,000.00.
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PROTESTS:
If you are aggrieved in connection with the intended award or award of the contract, you may be entitled to protest, but only as provided in Section 11-35-4210. To protest an award, you must (i) submit notice of your intent to protest within five (5) business days of the date this notice is posted, and (ii) submit your actual protest within fifteen days of the date this notice is posted. Days are calculated as provided in Section 11-35-310(13). Both protests and notices of intent to protest must be in writing and must be received by the appropriate Chief Procurement Officer within the time provided. The grounds of the protest and the relief requested must be set forth with enough particularity to give notice of the issues to be decided. Any protest or notice of intent to protest must be addressed to the Chief Procurement Officer, Information Technology Management Office, and submitted in writing (a) by email to: protest-itmo@itmo.sc.gov or (b) by post or delivery to: 1201 Main Street, Suite 600, Columbia, SC 29201.
The Town of Hilton Head Island plans to procure software from the above named vendor that detects errors on elevation certificates. The Town has been unable to find other providers of such software despite a due diligent search, and therefore will proceed in that fashion unless other vendors come forward with information on competing software that performs the same function.
Clemson University intends to sole source the renewal of our OCLC Services renewal. This purchase is to be sole sourced because it is that OCLC is the consortium of libraries that produces WorldCat the Online Union Catalog & provide services such as locating, acquiring, and preserving library materials among other computer library services. OCLC no longer uses providers for their service they do it themselves. The total price of all services is $160,000, which includes all the services offered by the OCLC. 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
Rock Communications is an authorized dealer for the Fleettalk UHF Radio Network. Richland School District Two intends to procure all labor and materials necessary for air time and maintenance service for the district’s 800MHZ wide area system for Motorola two way radio. The coverage of this network is statewide which allows clear communications for all district vehicles including activity buses.
This notice is not a request for competitive proposals. Any responsible source who wishes to identify their capability to provide these products/services must notify the Buyer by email at the address and no later than the submittal due date specified in this ad. Telephone responses will not be accepted. Upon receipt of the interested parties’ notification, the District will determine whether to conduct a competitive procurement or proceed with sole source negotiations.
SC DHEC intends to purchase by sole source one-year Software as a Service (SAAS) licensing for RizePoint Enterprise Edition, Silver Support Plan, and hosting for 58,000 audits statewide to collect and report inspection data associated with restaurant food inspections, pool inspections, and inspection and licensing of health facilities. Software must have mobile auditing application in Android and iPhone platform, allow creation of audit forms, automate reports, create ad hoc reports, perform audits offline, and trigger corrective action for noncompliant safety and regulatory issues during the assessment process.
The South Carolina Department of Education (SCDE) intends to purchase Learning Blade unlimited licensing for STEM/CS Online resources and professional development training sessions from Thinking Media. Learning Blade offers a unique program specifically designed for the introduction of Computer Science and STEM education at the middle school level.
SC Department of Mental Health (SCDMH) is seeking accounting services for the preparation of our Medicare and Medicaid Cost Report and Medicaid Disproportionate Share Audit (DSH), which comprise the following: The Medicaid Cost Report – Financial and Statistical Report for Inpatient Psychiatric Hospitals for the year ended June 30, 2023, in the form prescribed by the South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (SCDHHS) and perform a compilation engagement with respect to this report. The Medicare Cost Report – Form CMS 25452-10 of SCDMH Inpatient Psychiatric Hospitals for the year-ended June 30, 2023, in the form prescribed by the centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and perform a compilation engagement with respect to this report. Medicaid Disproportionate Share Audit (DSH) in the form prescribed by the South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services. Medicaid and Medicare cost reports and DSH will be prepared for the following facilities: G. Werber Bryan Psychiatric Hospital (to include Forensics) Partrick B Harris Psychiatric Hospital William S. Hall Psychiatric Institute
Horry County School District (HCSD) Learning Services intends to secure a contract with Curriculum Associates (iReady) to provide propriety professional development based on copyrighted materials, for the iReady digital content to support the instruction in the classroom in conjunction with the Essentials curriculum. The professional development and support are integral to the Learning Services work for teachers and instructional teams to support instruction in the classroom. Curriculum Associates (iReady) has been supporting Learning Services and the established goals/work is a requirement of the approved plan focused on Math, English Language Arts in the middle and high school classrooms. The professional development and materials provided by Curriculum Associates (iReady) is specified in the grant approved by the State and are only available through Curriculum Associates (iReady). The anticipated contract will not exceed one year.
This notice is not a request for competitive proposals. Any responsible source who wishes to identify their capability to provide these products/services must notify the Buyer by email at the address and no later than the submittal due date specified in this ad. Telephone responses will not be accepted. Upon receipt of the interested parties’ notification, the District will determine whether to conduct a competitive procurement or proceed with sole source negotiations.
Horry County School District (HCSD) Learning Services intends to secure a contract with Kagan to provide propriety professional development and cooperative learning materials, based on copyrighted materials, focused on standards and research-based practices to include but not limited to, lesson planning, coaching, brain friendly instruction, ESOL strategies, cooperative learning, side-by-side coaching/shadowing. Kagan has been supporting Learning Services and the established goals/work is a requirement of the approved plan focused on cooperative learning, coaching/shadowing and leadership. The professional development and materials provided by Kagan is specified in the grant approved by the State. The anticipated contract will not exceed one year.
This notice is not a request for competitive proposals. Any responsible source who wishes to identify their capability to provide these products/services must notify the Buyer by email at the address and no later than the submittal due date specified in this ad. Telephone responses will not be accepted. Upon receipt of the interested parties’ notification, the District will determine whether to conduct a competitive procurement or proceed with sole source negotiations.
The University of South Carolina, in accordance with Section 11-35-1560(A) of the SC Consolidated Procurement Code intends to sole source to BBM Railway Equipment, LLC for maintenance and service for Carolina Facility Turntable.
Price Digests service subscription. Vendor will provide the following endpoints for Commercial Truck classification via an API integration: Verification, Taxonomy, Specifications, Values, and Error Codes adhering to the contractual SLA terms .
Clemson University seeks to sole source an Agilent 8890-7000D GCMSMS. The reason for sole sourcing this equipment is by necessity - the laboratory is looking to retain the highest degree of research continuity possible so that our regulatory-specified results are as accurate and compliant as possible. The subject instrument is an Agilent 8890 GC. This is the exact same instrument that currently processes the front-end analysis of our sample analytical results as found on our existing Agilent 8890-7000D GCMSMS. In order to achieve parallel and congruent testing, we need to pair the existing GCMSMS with its identical front-end GC which will then be equipped with both electron capture (ECD) and flame ionization (FID) detectors in order to have comparison capability to the mass spectrometer on the GCMSMS. Under regulatory functioning, it is necessary to prescreen analytes of interest with unknown sample concentration and confirm the regulatory data obtained with a compatible analytical method and instrument to our existing GC/MS/MS. We want to eliminate as many determinant errors as possible in our analytical processes to achieve the highest degree of reported analytical reliability by using the same equipment. This equipment cannot be purchase through any other reseller or distributor. For these reasons, this is a sole source.
The South Carolina Department of Health & Environmental Control (DHEC) is seeking qualified vendors to provide one (1) year service for a SCIEX QTRAP 5500 Mass Spectrometer and a SCIEX Triple Quadrupole Mass Spectrometer. Vendor must be able to provide guaranteed 2 business day onsite response time for remedial repairs, parts, labor, and travel for repairs, two (2) Assurance preventative maintenance visits per contract year, on-site workflow support and troubleshooting, telephone and online support during normal business hours, SCIEXNowTM Visual Assist Support, Premium content access to SCIEXNowTM Learning Hub and Knowledge base online. The vendor must also prioritize software phone and online support, troubleshooting for software malfunctions and corrective action on the latest versions of SCIEX software, delivery of full upgrades to latest SCIEX software versions for all entitled SCIEX software, and delivery of updates to latest SCIEX software versions for all covered SCIEX software.
DHEC, 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 A B Sciex LLC. The total estimated dollar amount of the service contract purchases is $67,000.00.
Qualified vendors should contact Whitney Carswell at carswewp@dhec.sc.gov by Midnight ET, August 18, 2023 for additional information.
U.S. World News Report Badges
https://www.citadel.edu/procurement/vendors-and-suppliers/awards/
In accordance with the Sole Source section 11-35-1560 listed in the South Carolina Consolidated Procurement, the College of Charleston is announcing the intent to procure the license of the campus card transaction system from Transact Campus as a sole source procurement for a five-year period.
The South Carolina Educational Television Commission (SCETV), 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 Nielsen Media Research. The total potential value the contract is approximately $111,564.00.
SCETV intends to procure statewide measurement coverage of all SC Markets including Charlotte, NC.
Please see Section 11-35-4210(1): Right to Protest of the South Carolina Code of Laws for information relating to protest rights.
Horry County School District (HCSD) Learning Services intends to secure a contract with Colleagues on Call (CoC) to provide propriety professional development, based on copyrighted materials, focused on standards and research-based practices to include but not limited to, standards, rigor, and engagement. The professional development provided by CoC is specified in the grant approved by the State. The anticipated value of the contract is $415,000 and will not exceed one year.
This notice is not a request for competitive proposals. Any responsible source who wishes to identify their capability to provide these products/services must notify the Buyer by email at the address and no later than the submittal due date specified in this ad. Telephone responses will not be accepted. Upon receipt of the interested parties’ notification, the District will determine whether to conduct a competitive procurement or proceed with sole source negotiations.
Horry County School District (HCSD) Learning Services intends to secure a contract with American Alliance for Innovative Systems (AAIS) to provide professional development for multiple areas to include but not limited to, co-teaching, learning objectives, success criteria, engagement, research-based instruction practices, instructional planning, etc. The professional development provided by AAIS is specified in the grant approved by the State. Established 23-24 goals/work require the propriety dependent collaboration with AAIS which is integral to the Learning Services Performance. The anticipated value of the contract is $267,500 and will not exceed one year.
This notice is not a request for competitive proposals. Any responsible source who wishes to identify their capability to provide these products/services must notify the Buyer by email at the address and no later than the submittal due date specified in this ad. Telephone responses will not be accepted. Upon receipt of the interested parties’ notification, the District will determine whether to conduct a competitive procurement or proceed with sole source negotiations.
Richland School District Two intends to procure all labor and materials for the purchase of new and repairs to existing Seon cameras to be utilized on state and district buses. Seon has provided a written statement that Mobile Communications America is the authorized dealer for the state of South Carolina. The intended award for these goods and services is estimated to be $200,000 for the fiscal year.
Horry County School District (HCSD() Special Education Department intends to secure a contract with Enome Inc (Goalbook) for a proprietary IEP software platform to establish Common Core State Standards-based learning goals that guides and supports teachers to consistently use best practices in developing Individualized Educational Plan (IEP) present level statements and IEP goals and objectives for all HCS students with disabilities. The purchase must be directly made with Enome Inc (Goalbook) as it is copyrighted and no other supplier can provide the software. The anticipated value of the contract is $174,335 and will not exceed one year.
This notice is not a request for competitive proposals. Any responsible source who wishes to identify their capability to provide these products/services must notify the Buyer by email at the address and no later than the submittal due date specified in this ad. Telephone responses will not be accepted. Upon receipt of the interested parties’ notification, the District will determine whether to conduct a competitive procurement or proceed with sole source negotiations.
SC Department of Mental Health (SCDMH) is seeking accounting services for the preparation of the Medicaid and Medicare cost reports for the year ended June 30, 2023, for six skilled nursing facilities. Preparation of the Medicare low utilization cost report for the year ended June 30, 2023, for five skilled nursing facilities. Preparation of the Home Office Medicaid cost report the year ended June 30, 2023, for SCDMH. Preparation of the Medicaid cost report for the Community Mental Health Centers (16) for year ended June 30, 2023. Additional accounting assistance or reimbursement consultation as needed for the cost reports.
In accordance with the Sole Source section 11-35-1560 listed in the South Carolina Consolidated Procurement, the College of Charleston is announcing the intent to procure a subscription from Cappex.com LLC as a sole source procurement for a two-year period.
Cappex.com LLC will provide the College with an enhanced profile page on their College Search website.
The South Carolina Department of Health & Environmental Control (DHEC) is seeking qualified vendors to provide one (1) year maintenance contract, Silver Level Extended Return-to-Factory Warranty, for ORTEC mobile gamma detectors to include labor, material, and return shipping. Vendor must be able to provide guaranteed up to one site visit per year for a maximum of three days on site for technical assistance related to the counting lab systems or whole-body counting systems, including hardware troubleshooting and maintenance, software training, etc. Must also include all travel expenses and transportation. Must have the technical knowledge to assist with ORTEC software questions or troubleshoot ORTEC hardware. Must not be at risk of providing services that could void the current warranty.
DHEC, 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 Advanced Measurement Technology Inc. The total estimated dollar amount of the service contract purchases is $63,000.00.
Qualified vendors should contact Whitney Carswell at carswewp@dhec.sc.gov by Midnight ET, August 16, 2023 for additional information.
Clemson University's Advanced Materials Research Laboratory seeks to sole source a dual beam optical monitor from All Scientific. The research requires highly accurate high reflection (HR) and anti-reflection (AR) coatings on the facets of laser diodes. However, due to the temperature varying during the deposition process, the film refractive index changes which leads to HR/AR coating errors. The Intelematics IL570-3 DUAL BEAM OPTICAL MONITOR is the only system that could be integrated with a coating system to provide real-time thin film coating reflectivity measurement with ebeam evaporation process. This function is the key and only method to obtain the required accuracy of HR/AR coatings and can be fitted to the existing Kurt J Lesker Coating System previously purchased. This equipment can only be purchased thru All Scientific as they are the only US distributor for Intelematic products. For these reasons, this is a sole source.
Clemson University's Civil Engineering Department seeks to purchase a hydraulic demonstration channel from Engineering Laboratory Design, Inc. This equipment is custom designed, and will be added to existing Engineeering Laboratory Design equipment currently in use for research in the laboratory. The pieces to be purchased need to be identical to the existing equipment. Engineering Laboratory Equipment is the only supplier that can provide this custom equipment, and cannot be purchased from any other reseller or distributor. For these reasons, this is a sole source.
Annual Maintance and upgrades of existing system.
Provide two skilled shipwrights to assist in repairs for a duration of four work weeks during Jan./Feb. 2024 haulout. Work to be performed includes bulwark plank replacement, stanchion/toptimber repair wale strake repairs and any other repairs as directed by the park's shipwright in charge.
The South Carolina Governor’s School for Science and Mathematics (GSSM), 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 Hartsville Family YMCA. The total potential value of the contract is approximately $148,493.50. The anticipated contract duration is 08/16/2023 until 08/15/2024.
GSSM intends to procure health, athletic and fitness workout services to support up to 288 minor students on a rotating admittance basis to include a swimming pool appropriate for high school swim team competitions, weight stations and training/monitoring of workout areas. GSSM requires students to complete physical activity per week and train for sport team participation.
Please see Section 11-35-4210(1): Right to Protest of the South Carolina Code of Laws for information relating to protest rights.
Winthrop University entered into an Emergency Procurement contract with Walk2Campus 8/7/2023-5/30/24 for temporary housing. The University has recently taken 2 dorms offline and is now currently experiencing increased demand for on-campus housing. Walk2Campus, which is adjacent to campus and has the number of furnished apartments needed to increase our housing capacity thereby allowing Winthrop to accommodate and retain our students.
City of Clemson, Clemson University, and SCDOT The intersection at Old Stone Church Road and Cherry Road needs improvement for safety. The planed improved intersection would include turn lanes, the addition of a traffic signal, pedestrian signals, crosswalks, and will accommodate pedestrian features to provide crossings for a future, planned multi-use path project. The University bid the project on January 19, 2023 and received no bids. Construction responsibility was transferred to the City of Clemson. Clemson will pay $530,000 of the $1,410,927.84
Emergency procurement was utilized due to health and safety issues. The ceiling clean up, restoration and remediation in approximately 10 rooms at Hilton Head Island High School. Hazardous material from from a rodent infestation in the ceiling. School resumes on August 21, 2023 and the school must be ready to receive students without a health or safety risk to students, parents or staff.
Break-in and Vandalism at Hilton Head Island Middle School. Fire extinguishers were discharged througout the building resulting in sedimentaiton and fall out residue thorughout the 90,000 sq foot building. A containmnet area established and all boxes, desks, furniture, fixtures, equipment etc. must be removed and cleaned. All electronics, instruments, textiles, unifroms, fitness equipment, smart boards, etc mus be evaluated and cleaned. Duct cleaning is occuring as well. School resumes on August 21, 2023 and the school must be ready to receive students without the risk of health and safety to students, parents and staff.
BabyNet is South Carolina’s IDEA Part C program housed as SCDHHS. BabyNet was awarded American Rescue Plan Funds, and conducted stakeholder listening sessions to determine how the funds should be spent. One of the identified categories of need from the stakeholder sessions was “Training on Evidence Based Practices.” BabyNet will be providing training to all contracted providers around the coaching model, which is recommended by the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP.) BabyNet requires all therapists to participate in continuing education to maintain their licensure, so it is important that any trainings offered provide continuing education credit. The vendor will provide access to online training modules that will equip BabyNet contracted Occupational Therapists and Physical Therapists to use the coaching model in their therapy sessions. These are the only modules offered virtually that provide training on the coaching model for both PT’s and OT’s while providing continuing education credit that are recognized by the PT and OT associations in South Carolina.
The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, provides state Medicaid agencies with a date of April 1, 2023 to resume the standard eligibility redetermination process. April 2023 will begin a 14-month unwinding period, during which annual redeterminations for the state’s 1.5 million beneficiaries must be initiated during the first 12 months with redetermination processing completed in 14 months. Due to the limited time available to identify and select a vendor that is able to provide the needed staff resources quickly with the state’s resumption of redetermination processing on April 1, 2023; the selected vendor’s ability to recruit qualified staff from an identified pool of candidates in the state; as well as the selected vendor’s demonstrated ability to provide this service in multiple other states, this vendor was chosen.
The South Carolina Department of Education (SCDE) intends to purchase a license to report Lexile® and Quantile® measures for the 2023-24 school year. The license will be purchased from MetaMetrics, Inc., of Durham, North Carolina. MetaMetrics, Inc. is the sole source for this product. The value of the agreement will be $315,000. The data files for statewide assessments include student Lexile and Quantiles scores. Under the Consolidated State Plan as approved on May 3, 2018, these scores are included in accountability calculations.
The South Carolina Department of Administration, 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 Johnson Controls Fire Protection LP. The total potential value the contract is approximately $520,000.00. The anticipated contract duration is 08/22/2023 until 08/21/2028.
The South Carolina Department of Administration intends to procure services to correct system deficiency related to the annual fire alarm inspections. The fire systems that require service are Simplex Grinnell systems and are proprietary. All parts for this system can only be procured from the authorized dealer in this region.
Please see Section 11-35-4210(1): Right to Protest of the South Carolina Code of Laws for information relating to protest rights.
The Center for Human Genetics uses the Equipment at Greenwood Genetic Center for research purposes. The NovaSeq 6000 equipment is used for sequencing data for the Center of Human Genetics. The manufacturer, Illumina, conducts yearly maintenance. The Center of Human Genetics is responsible for paying the Greenwood Genetic Center for this service. The maintenance service must be conducted by factory trained Illumina technicians and cannot be performed by any other manufacturer. For these reasons, this is a sole source procurement.
CatBus service for the main campus and surrounding areas.
Internal Number 2024-SSP-SG-8 The University seeks to acquire off campus student housing to accomodate the increase in the number of students enrolled.
The South Carolina Governor's School for Arts and Humanities, 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 McCarter Mechanical Inc. The total potential value the contract is approximately 98,731.00.
This procurement is for the emergency replacement of a boiler and associated installation services. The lack of a functional boiler did not allow for students to perform personal hygiene and the Contractor was the lowest quote received and the fastest delivery and installation period.
Please see Section 11-35-4210: Right to Protest of the South Carolina Code of Laws for information relating to protest rights.
To provide therapeutic foster care services to children in SCDSS foster care system. Pursuant to the conditions of the Michelle H. lawsuit, other placement types (e.g., Group Homes) are deemed inappropriate for our children because they do not meet the standard of least-restrictive, family-like settings, while the services described in this justification do. SCDSS must continue providing services for children. At this time, contracts resulting from a solicitation have not been awarded so these emergency contracts are required to avoid a legally unacceptable gap in services. DSS has selected these providers because they meet licensure requirements required by law before foster care placement in South Carolina.
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.