The Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC), Department of Engineering & Facilities (E&F) in accordance with §11-35-1570 (B) of the SC Consolidated Procurement Code, and in accordance with Regulation 19-445.2110 (1), (3) is announcing the award of an emergency procurement to Petroleum Recovery Services in the amount of $72,696.00.

The emergency procurement to Petroleum Recovery Services is for the annual Diesel Fuel Testing and Cleaning Services. This annual service is to test and clean the fuel within the MUSC Enterprise diesel fuel tanks; as well as the requirement for life safety systems. These diesel fuel tanks provide fuel for emergency generators that support life safety equipment throughout the MUSC Enterprise campus.

The Procurement Officer has deemed this an emergency in accordance with Section 19-445-2110 (1),(3) of the South Carolina Procurement Code as the annual diesel Fuel testing and cleaning, is vital to the functioning of the campus, health, safety, and life of these diesel tanks are essential the Campus enterprise.

Bidder’s right to protest as listed in Section 11-35-4210 in the South Carolina Consolidated Procurement Code applies to this announcement of an emergency procurement.

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.state.sc.us or (b) by post or delivery to: 1201 Main Street, Suite 600, Columbia,