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 agreement in accordance with Regulation 19-445.2105 where this service is one of a kind from: Netsmart on the basis of:

SCDMHH intends to sole source the  maintenance, license renewal, and upgrades of its embedded base in-patient Electronic Medical Record system to Netsmart. Netsmart is the provider, integrator, and maintainer of the SCDMH In-Patient Electronic Medical Record (EMR) system. They are the only authorized vendor to provide licenses, maintenance, and upgrades to their system and therefore are the only suitable and acceptable offeror. This was verified by internet research and discussions with end users. This system is the backbone of the patient care data system operated by the hospital and nursing home system and contains thousands of patient records and information that is critical to the provision of daily care provision to our clients. The estimated expenditures through June 30, 2021 are approximately $1,550,000.