The Department of Social Services hereby procures the web-based address verification product Experian Pro Web. SCDSS had two unsuccessful solicitations for this product and will be issuing an emergency contract until a new solicitation can be published and awarded for these services. QAS Pro Web services are integrated into the Palmetto Automated Child Support System, the Child Welfare System, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families System, Benefits Administration Systems, Worker Input Network System, and SC Client Eligibility System.

This notice is not a request for competitive proposals. It is an announcement of an emergency procurement which is being made in accordance with Section 11-35-1570 of the S.C. Code of Laws.

Pursuant to Section 11-35-1570(B) of the S.C. Code of Laws, the following notice is hereby provided: Any actual or prospective bidder, offeror, contractor, or subcontractor who is aggrieved in connection with this intended award may be entitled to protest, but only as provided in Section 11-35-4210 of the S.C. Code of Laws. To protest an award, you must (i) submit notice of your intent to protest within five (5) business days of the date the award notice is posted, and (ii) submit your actual protest within fifteen (15) days of the date the award notice is posted. Days are calculated as provided in Section 11-35-310(13) of the S.C. Code of Laws. 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 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.