In accordance with §11-35-1560 (A) of the SC Consolidated Procurement Code, it is the intent of the SC Department of Mental Health to award without competition, a sole source contract in accordance with Regulation 19-445.2105 (5) where item or service is one of a kind, for the period of ending 6/30/2020 from: Good Source on the basis of:
SCDMH Food Services provides three meals a day and snacks to over 800 in-patient clients. In an effort to lower ever rising food costs; SCDMH has worked with Good Source which provides vendor overruns and mislabeled food items at deep discounts to the agency. These discounts save the State of SC thousands of dollars a year in food costs. SCDMH’s market research has not produced a vendor who can meet the volume demands and delivery terms required by SCDMH Food Services to provide the required products to our patients; many of which have specialized food requirements. For this reason, Good Source is the only vendor suitable and acceptable to provide these specialty items to SCDMH. Estimated annual expenditure is $80,000.
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.