In accordance with §11-35-1560 (A) of the SC Consolidated Procurement Code, it is the intent of South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) to award without competition a sole source contract in accordance with Regulation 19-445.2105 (B) (5) to procure biochip reagents kits for drug screening purposes.

From : Randox Toxicology.

SLED Toxicology currently has one Biochip Array Technology based Evidence analyzer to perform the drug screens for the laboratory. This multiplex biochip technology is only available from Randox. All associated biochip reagents kits are also only exclusively manufactured by Randox and are also only available by this company.

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

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, Information Technology Management Office, and submitted in writing (a) by email to: protest-itmo@itmo.sc.gov or  (b) by post or delivery to: 1201 Main Street, Suite 600, Columbia, SC 29201.
Unless otherwise suspended or canceled, The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division will enter into a 
contract for these services on May 2nd, 2022.  Contractor should not perform any work on or incur any costs associated with this notice prior to the receipt of a purchase order. The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division  assumes no liability for any expenses incurred prior to issuance of a purchase order.