The Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC), Department of Engineering & Facilities (E&F) in accordance with §11-35-1570 (B) of the SC Consolidated Procurement Code, and in accordance with Regulation 19-445.2110 is announcing the award of an emergency procurement to Nalco Chemical Company. MUSC expects this emergency to last no longer than January 31, 2021.

MUSC Department of E&F is requesting to contract services for water treatment and chemicals with Nalco Chemical Company. The current extension expired January 31, 2019. State Fiscal Accountability Authority (SFAA) is currently working on a solicitation(Shopping Cart 2001689644)for a new contract. In the meantime, MUSC Enterprise must continue the services of Nalco Chemical Company. It is critical, as well as detrimental to the daily operational function of the MUSC Enterprise to have the water treatment services maintained.

This notice is not a request for competitive proposals. Telephone responses will not be accepted.

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.

PROTESTS (MAY 2019)

If you are aggrieved in connection with the solicitation or award of the contract, you may be entitled to protest, but only as provided in Section 11-35-4210. To protest a solicitation, you must submit a protest within fifteen days of the date the applicable solicitation document is issued. To protest an award, you must (i) submit notice of your intent to protest within five business days of the date the award notice is posted, and (ii) submit your actual protest within fifteen days of the date the award notice is posted. Days are calculated as provided in Section 11-35-310(13). Both protests and notices of intent to protest must be in writing and must be received by the appropriate Chief Procurement Officer within the time provided. See clause entitled “Protest-CPO”. The grounds of the protest and the relief requested must be set forth with enough particularity to give notice of the issues to be decided. [02-2A085-2]

Any protest or notice of intent to protest must be addressed to the Chief Procurement Officer, Materials Management Office, and submitted in writing (a) by email to: protest- mmo@mmo.sc.gov or (b) by post or delivery to: 1201 Main Street, Suite 600, Columbia, SC 29201