The Univeristy of South Carolina intends to enter into an administrative services contract with the USC Development Foundation, LLC per S.C. Code Ann. §11-35-1560 to manage the placement of students in beds at 650 Lincoln in order to facilitate the University’s housing priorities. This is a revenue-generating contract to The University of South Carolina, in which the Department of Student Housing will manage the placement of students at 650 Lincoln and provide the necessary services in support of providing a unified and consistent residential student experience for students and to enhance the security, proximity, living experience and educational outcomes associated with students living in this private apartment complex.

PROTESTS

Any actual or prospective bidder, offeror, contractor, or subcontractor aggrieved in connection with the intended award or or award of this sole source contract shall notify the appropriate chief Procurement officer in writing of its intent to protest within five (5) business days of the date this notice is posted. Any actual or prospective bidder, offeror, contractor, or subcontractor who is aggrieved in connection with the intended award or award of this sole source contract and has timely notified the appropriate chief procurement officer of its intent to protest, may protest to the appropriate chief procurement officer in the manner set forth below within fifteen days of the date this notice is posted; except that a matter that could have been raised as a protest of the solicitation may not be raised as a protest of the award or intended award of a contract.

A protest must be in writing, filed with the appropriate chief procurement officer, and set forth the grounds of the protest and the relief requested with enough particularity to give notice of the issues to be decided. The protest must be received by the appropriate chief procurement officer within the time provided above. Days are calculated as provided in S.C. Code Ann. §11-35-310(13).

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 hand delivery to: 1201 Main Street, Suite 601, Columbia, SC 29201.