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 Petroleum Recovery Services in the amount of $64,576.

The emergency procurement to Petroleum Recovery Services is for the annual Diesel Fuel Testing and Cleaning Services. This annual service is to test and clean the fuel within the MUSC Enterprise diesel fuel tanks; as well as the requirement for life safety systems. These diesel fuel tanks provide fuel for emergency generators that support life safety equipment throughout the MUSC Enterprise campus.

MUSC is currently working on a solicitation for a new contract; however, it has been met with some time-line restrictions associated with COVID-19. These restrictions will delay the ability to award the contract and will then push MUSC outside of the regulated time frame to complete the annual fuel testing and cleaning. The annual service has to be scheduled, without delay, due to the critical nature of the life safety systems relying on clean properly treated diesel. Thus, it is imperative for MUSC to enter into an annual service agreement.

The Procurement Officer has deemed this to be an emergency in accordance with Section 11-35-1570 of the South Carolina Procurement Code as the annual dieselfFuel testing and cleaning, is vital to the life of the diesel tanks that supports the essential generators on MUSC Campus.

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