Notice End Date: February 23, 2023

Vendor Name: Vizbii

Contract Amount: $144,000

Agency Procurement Manager: KIMBER CRAIG

Agency Procurement Manager Email: kcraig@mmo.sc.gov

Agency Procurement Manager Telephone#: (803) 737-2527

The Agency hereby provides notice that it entered into an emergency contract per S.C. Code Ann. §11-35-1570 with Vendor for the following supplies, services, information technology, or construction:

Agency has contracted with or plans to contract with Emergency Vendor for Survey Planning Consultant Services per S.C. Code Ann. §11-35-1570 and S.C. Regulation 19-445.2110, Emergency Procurement.

On May 13, 2022, Governor Henry McMaster signed H.4408, which included an allocation of $400 million to the Office of Regulatory Staff - South Carolina Broadband Office for the purpose of deploying broadband infrastructure. The Act states “It is vital to the state’s interest that grant funds be awarded for the deployment of broadband infrastructure in rural communities in the most expeditious manner possible. Accordingly, contracting with broadband service providers and the procurement of professional grant management, vendor, consulting, or other services and pursuant to this act should be done pursuant to the provisions fo the S.C. Code Section 11-35-1570 of the 1976 Code.” In addition, the Act states “The State Fiscal Accountability Authority shall serve as the procuring officer for the procurement process and is responsible for administrative duties related to the process and the contract awarded.”

The Office of Regulatory Staff - SC Broadband Office solicited proposals from three vendors for these services. Based on the evaluation of the offers received, Vizbii was determined to be the most advantageous offer to the State.

Agency's justification for this emergency procurement may be viewed or 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 emergency 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 emergency 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: Materials Management Officer