South Carolina Business Opportunities
Published by Division of Procurement Services - Delbert H. Singleton, Jr., Division Director
Ad Category: Sole Source and Emergency
Ad Start Date: July 21, 2020
Title: Yearly Maintenance of ESSA Software
Purchasing Agent/Entity: Medical University of South Carolina
Bid/Submittal Due Date: August 4, 2020 - 12:00am
Description:

The Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC), Information Solutions in accordance with §11-35-1560 (A) of the SC Consolidated Procurement Code, intends to award without competition, a sole source contract to Ellucian Incorporated.

 

Information Solutions is requesting the yearly renewal of software and partner renewal of MUSC Enterprise Term License Agreement. The yearly maintenance covers ESSA Software.

 

The ESSA Software covers our existing portal software which is an electronic repository for curriculum vitae for all faculties of all the colleges of MUSC. This database application allows us to format the data that is required for the colleges as well as standard curriculum vitae format for MUSC. Ellucian, Inc., (formerly Datatel) is the manufacturer and has no distributors for their software.

 

This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. Any responsible sources who wish to identify their interest and capability to provide these services must notify the Procurement Officer at seabrokv@musc.edu no later than August 4, 2020, (12:00 a.m. EST). Telephone responses will not be accepted. Upon receipt of the interested parties' notification, the Procurement Officer will determine whether to conduct a competitive procurement or proceed with sole source negotiations.

 

PROTESTS (MAY 2019)

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

Any protest or notice of intent to protest must be addressed to the Chief Procurement Officer, 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 601, Columbia, SC 29201

Solicitation #: n/a
Direct Inquiries To: Vertelle G. Seabrook
Buyer Phone#: 843-792-3885
Buyer Email: seabrokv@musc.edu
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