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: September 11, 2020
Title: Intent to Sole Source Peak Scientific Maintenance Service Agreement
Purchasing Agent/Entity: Medical University of South Carolina
Bid/Submittal Due Date: September 21, 2020 - 12:00am
Description:

In accordance with §11-35-1560 (A) of the SC Consolidated Procurement Code, it is the intent of the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) to award without competition, a sole source contract in accordance with Regulation 19-445.2105 (B) (5) to Peak Scientific Inc. for maintenance agreement for two (2) Peak N2 Nm32La Gas Generators. Serial numbers S/N A11-09-175 and S/N 771046838.

The purpose of this purchase is to obtain a maintenance agreement to maintain and repair if need the Peak N2 Generators, an existing State-owned research laboratory equipment manufactured by Peak Scientific. Services are required to be performed by original equipment manufacturer (OEM) certified factory-trained technicians using genuine OEM parts. Peak Scientific Inc. is the sole provider for service, OEM parts, technical support, and Contractual maintenance for all Peak Scientific gas generators located within the North American territory.
Peak Scientific Inc. does not train, nor authorize, any other organizations within North America to service or maintain Peak Scientific gas generators.

For these reasons Peak Scientific Inc. has been deemed by the Procurement Officer to be the only contractor that can fulfill the requirements listed which meets MUSC’s specific needs.

QUESTIONS: Shall be addressed to the email address of the Procurement Officer indicated below.

PROTESTS (MAY 2019): If you are aggrieved in connection with the intended award of this contract, you may be entitled to protest, but only as provided in §11-35-4210. To protest an intended award of a contract pursuant to §11-35-1560, you shall (i) notify the chief procurement officer in writing of your intent to protest within five (5) business days of the date this intent to award is posted, and (ii) if the appropriate chief procurement officer has been timely notified of your intent to protest, you may submit your actual protest within fifteen days of the date this notice of intent to award is posted. Days are calculated as provided in §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. 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.

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. 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 this Contracting Specialist at kellysy@musc.edu prior to the contact deadline: September 21, 2020 12:00 AM EST. Telephone responses will not be accepted. Upon receipt of the interested parties’ notification, the Contracting Officer will determine whether to conduct a competitive procurement or proceed with sole source negotiations.

Solicitation #: N/A
Direct Inquiries To: Sylvia Kelly
Buyer Phone#: 843-792-8956
Buyer Email: kellysy@musc.edu
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