The Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC), University Transportation with §11-35-1560 (A) of the SC Consolidated Procurement Code, intends to award without competition, a sole source contract to CARTA (Charleston Area Regional Transportation Authority).
University Transportation is requesting the service of CARTA to use their buses for advertising a method for informing the public about the innovative teaching, research and patient healthcare at MUSC. CARTA is the only transit authority serving the Charleston urban area and is the only full service provider of transit advertising. MUSC is contracted with CARTA to transport employees and students to and from MUSC’s downtown campus.
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 the Procurement Officer at seabrokv@musc.edu no later than August 10, 2023, (12:00 a.m. 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.
PROTESTS (MAY 2019)
If you are aggrieved in connection with the solicitation or award of the contract, you may be entitled to protest, but only as provided in Section 11-35-4210. To protest a solicitation, you must submit a protest within fifteen days of the date the applicable solicitation document is issued. To protest an award, you must (i) submit notice of your intent to protest within five business days of the date the award notice is posted, and (ii) submit your actual protest within fifteen days of the date the award notice is posted. Days are calculated as provided in Section 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. See clause entitled “Protest-CPO”. 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. [02-2A085-2]
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