Notice End Date: May 10, 2024

Vendor Name: Heartland Video Systems Inc

Contract Amount: 342,121.26

Agency Procurement Manager: Cayce Nobles

Agency Procurement Manager Email: cnobles@scetv.org

Agency Procurement Manager Telephone#: 803-737-1082

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:

The South Carolina Educational Television Commission (SCETV), in accordance with South Carolina Procurement Code, Section 11-35-1570 and regulation 19-445.2110, is providing public notice of the award of an emergency contract to Heartland Video Systems. The total potential value of the contract is approximately $342,121.26.

 

This emergency procurement is for the purchase, installation, and integration of required equipment before the FCC deadlines to ensure SCETV is able broadcast in the NextGen TV broadcast format. NextGen TV, also known as ATSC 3.0, offers enhanced emergency alerting capabilities among other advancements that will significantly enhance our broadcasting abilities.

 

Please see Section 11-35-4210: Right to Protest of the South Carolina Code of Laws for information relating to protest rights.

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: Information Technology Management Officer