Notice End Date: May 3, 2023

Vendor Name: Jumper Carter Sease Architects, P.A.

Contract Amount: $1,000,000.00

Agency Procurement Manager: Nan Johnson

Agency Procurement Manager Email: Nannette.johnson@darlington.k12.sc.us

Agency Procurement Manager Telephone#: 843-398-2272

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:

The Darlington County School District, in accordance with Darlington County Procurement Code, Section 11-35-1560 and regulation 19-445.2105, is providing public notice of the Intent to Sole Source a contract for Architectural - Engineering Services for the District’s New Elementary School construction to Jumper Carter Sease Architects, P.A.

The Intent to Sole Source this contract is made on the basis that the new school will be utilizing the same design as a school recently built by the district. Jumper Carter Sease Architects, P.A. was retained for A & E Services for that facility and they own the existing copyrighted designs. In order to reuse the copyrighted school designs the District must utilize Jumper Carter Sease Architects, P.A. for this service. Jumper Carter Sease Architects, P.A. developed the drawings, documents, and specifications and has assumed the liability of the structure and the integrity of the designs. It would be unreasonable and unrealistic for any other firm to assume the liability of another firm’s existing A & E designs. This was confirmed via discussion with the State Department Procurement Office. Additionally, DCSD recently solicited for Architectural and Engineering Services and Jumper Carter Sease Architects, P.A. was one of the awardees.

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: Renee Douglas
Contact Email Address: Renee.douglas@darlington.k12.sc.us
Contact Mailing Address: 120 East Smith Avenue, Darlington, SC 29532