Notice End Date: December 26, 2024

Vendor Name: Instructure

Contract Amount: 300,000.00

Agency Procurement Manager: Julie Hunter

Agency Procurement Manager Email: juliehunter@pickens.k12.sc.us

Agency Procurement Manager Telephone#: 864-397-1035

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 School District of Pickens County  intends to enter into a sole source purchase with Instructure Inc. for online assessments and instructional software. The goal of this contract is to enhance educational outcomes by providing tools that are aligned with South Carolina state standards for K-12 education. The district uses Mastery Connect Benchmark Testing (2 per year) for each grade level to assist teacher to analyze mastery of standards to prepare for end of year testing and promotion to next grade level .  The period of performance is for the 24-25 School Year.  The anticipated dollar amount for the 24-25 School Year is $300,000.00 and will service   This will be publicly advertised in accordance with SECTION 1560. 

 

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: Materials Management Officer