South Carolina Business Opportunities
Published by Division of Procurement Services - Delbert H. Singleton, Jr., Division Director
Notice Of Intent To Sole Source By: Department of Education
Ad Category: Sole Source and Emergency
Notice Start Date: October 22, 2025
Notice End Date: October 29, 2025
Vendor Name: Burlington English, Inc.
Contract Amount: $231,120.00
Agency Procurement Manager: La'Toyia T. Davis
Agency Procurement Manager Email: ldavis@ed.sc.gov
Agency Procurement Manager Telephone#: 803-734-2904
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:

Access to the proprietary Burlington English ®, digital learning platform, designed specifically for adult English Language Learners (ELLs) in WIOA-funded education programs that match specific instructional and operational needs.

Agency's justification for a sole source procurement may be viewed or immediately obtained at: Web Address Where Item Is Posted
URL To View Justification: https://ed.sc.gov/finance/procurement/procurement-advertisements/burlington-english-sole-source-determination/
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: Information Technology Management Officer
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