In accordance with §11-35-1560 (A) of the SC Consolidated Procurement Code, it is the intent of the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) to award without competition, a sole source contract in accordance with Regulation 19-445.2105 (B) (5) to Standard BioTools Inc for the purchase of two Performance Plus Service Plans.
Purpose and Objectives: The Medical University of South Carolina’s Hollings Cancer Center Flow Cytometry and Cell Sorting Shared Resource Laboratory requires two performance service plans for their Helios and Hyperion Imaging Mass Cytometer (S/N#: D16-0164 and S/N# 1080010120H). Standard BioTools Inc is the proprietary manufacturer of these instruments which can only be serviced and maintained by Standard BioTools Inc. As the sole provider, only Standard BioTools Inc is authorized to offer training and maintenance for these mass cytometry systems, which include unique patented technologies.
Sole Source Justification: No other companies are approved to service or maintain these instruments, making Standard BioTools Inc the exclusive source for these services.
QUESTIONS: Shall be addressed to the email address of the Procurement Officer indicated below.
PROTESTS (MAY 2019): If you are aggrieved in connection with the intended award of this contract, you may be entitled to protest, but only as provided in §11-35-4210. To protest an intended award of a contract pursuant to §11-35-1560, you shall (i) notify the chief procurement officer in writing of your intent to protest within five (5) business days of the date this intent to award is posted, and (ii) if the appropriate chief procurement officer has been timely notified of your intent to protest, you may submit your actual protest within fifteen days of the date this notice of intent to award is posted. Days are calculated as provided in §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. 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.
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
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 this Contracting Specialist at byrdg@musc.edu prior to the contact deadline: September 13th, 2024, at 12:00 AM EST. Telephone responses will not be accepted. Upon receipt of the interested parties’ notification, the Contracting Officer will determine whether to conduct a competitive procurement or proceed with sole source negotiations.