Notice End Date: October 16, 2024

Vendor Name: Armada Systems, Inc

Contract Amount: $56,990

Agency Procurement Manager: Nathan Dawson

Agency Procurement Manager Email: nathan.dawson@admin.sc.gov

Agency Procurement Manager Telephone#: (803) 896-1161

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 Office of Technology & Information Services purchased Starlink terminals and subscriptions to be utilized for Hurricane Helene emergency communications response. The terminals will be made available to county and state agencies for emergency internet communications where connectivity has been impacted due to hurricane damage. Armada was selected as they were the only vendor of those OTIS contacted who had the units available for immediate use. 

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