SCDMH has been standardized for more than two decades on the Aladdin Temp-Rite retherm syste; which is the backbone of the agency’s food delivery system to the hospitals and nursing home facilities. Aladdin Temp-Rite is the manufacturer and sole bulk provider of the OEM consumable supplies, equipment, and parts that are required on a weekly basis. .. The bulk of the supplies purchased by the agency are disposable trays and serving pieces used for food delivery to the patients. The agency also purchases equipment and replacement parts for the equipment (carts, etc.) that makeup the system under this sole source arrangement. While research has found various used and refurbished replacement parts on EBay and at some part houses; none can provide the new OEM, supplies, equipment, and parts in the bulk amounts required by the agency to service the patients under our care. For this reason, Aladdin Temp-Rite is the only vendor suitable and acceptable to provide these items to SCDMH. The estimated annual expenditure is $400,000.
PROTEST - CPO ADDRESS - MMO: Any 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.