Notice End Date: February 17, 2023

Vendor Name: Johnson Controls Fire Protection

Contract Amount: $20,806.67

Agency Procurement Manager: Robin Strickland, NIGP-CPP, CPPB

Agency Procurement Manager Email: rstrickland@horrycountyschools.net

Agency Procurement Manager Telephone#: 18434886893

The Agency hereby provides notice that it intends to enter into a sole source contract per S.C. Code Ann. §11-35-1560 with Vendor for the following supplies, services, information technology, or construction:

Horry County Schools (District) intends to procure all labor and materials necessary to include the duct and carbon monoxide detectors along with the related equipment and control and monitor modules necessary for the replacement of 4 (four) Roof-top, Make-up Air Units at Conway Elementary School, 1101 Snowhill Drive, Conway, SC 29526.The Simplex System is a proprietary system, and Johnson Controls is the only entity that manufactures the required compatible Simplex parts for this work. A John Controls Fire Protection Factory trained personnel can only perform these services. This notice is not a request for competitive proposals. Any responsible source who wishes to identify their capability to provide these products/services must notify the Buyer by email at the address and no later than the submittal due date specified in this ad. Telephone responses will not be accepted. Upon receipt of the interested parties’ notification, the District will determine whether to conduct a competitive procurement or proceed with sole source negotiations.

Agency's justification for a sole source procurement may be viewed or immediately obtained at: Agency Procurement Manager (Listed Above)

PROTESTS:
Any actual or prospective bidder, offeror, contractor, or subcontractor aggrieved in connection with the intended award 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 Notice Of Intent To Protest And Protest Must Be Addressed To: Other
Contact Name: Robin Bell Strickland
Contact Email Address: rstrickland@horrycountyschools.net
Contact Mailing Address: 335 Four Mile Road, Conway, SC 29526