South Carolina Business Opportunities
Published by Division of Procurement Services - Delbert H. Singleton, Jr., Division Director
Ad Category: Sole Source and Emergency
Notice Start Date: March 18, 2025
Notice End Date: April 2, 2025
Vendor Name: The Lewer Agency
Contract Amount: 60000
Agency Procurement Manager: Jennifer Lewis
Agency Procurement Manager Email: lewisj@winthrop.edu
Agency Procurement Manager Telephone#: 803-323-3120
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:

Vendor provides student health insurance coverage to International students studying at Winthrop University for a period of seven months, ensuring coverage for any potential medical emergencies and/or health care needs while studying in the U.S. Vendor provides coverage to the student on and off campus during this time period. Vendor’s coverage plan meets federally mandated regulations for healthcare coverage for International students.

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: Other
Contact Name: Jennifer Lewis
Contact Email Address: lewisj@winthrop.edu
Contact Mailing Address: 701 Oakland Avenue, Rock Hill, SC 29733
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