In accordance with §11-35-1560 (A) of the SC Consolidated Procurement Code, it is the intent of the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) to award without competition, a sole source contract in accordance with Regulation 19-445.2105 (B) (5) to Esther Deblinger-Sosland for remuneration fees for intellectual property.
Basis of Sole Source:
The MUSC Institute of Psychiatry National Crime Victims Center used Trauma Focused-Cognitive Behavior Therapy (TF-CBT) to create an online training portal, TF-CBT Web 2.0, to disseminate TF-CBT training to providers across the country. TF-CBT is intellectual property of three individuals: Esther Deblinger-Sosland, Anthony Mannarino and Judith Cohen.
QUESTIONS: Shall be addressed to the email address of the Procurement Officer indicated below.
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.sc.gov or (b) by post or delivery to: 1201 Main Street, Suite 600, Columbia, SC 29201
This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. Any responsible sources who wish to identify their interest and capability to provide these services must notify this Procurement Officer at walsar@musc.edu prior to the contact deadline of December 5, 2022 12:00 AM EST. Telephone responses will not be accepted. Upon receipt of the interested parties’ notification, the Procurement Officer will determine whether to conduct a competitive procurement or proceed with sole source negotiations.