Notice End Date: December 5, 2025

Vendor Name: IVS, Incorporated, dba, AngelTrax

Contract Amount: $400,000.00

Agency Procurement Manager: Lisa Ackerman

Agency Procurement Manager Email: ackermanl@bcsdschools.net

Agency Procurement Manager Telephone#: 843-899-8763

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 is looking to award a sole source contract to IVS, Incorporated, (d/b/a AngelTrax), for the purchase of mobile Vulcan Digital Video Recording Systems. The District intends to replace a portion of its' current mobile surveillance fleet with additional Vulcan hardware. The District currently utilizes Vulcan mobile camera systems and associated software across its' entire transportation fleet. These additional systems will be used to equip new school buses, and, to upgrade existing buses. Utilizing the Vulcan product will ensure compatibility with the existing equipment. IVS, Incorporated, doing business as AngelTrax, is the sole manufacturer and distributor of the AngelTrax and Vulcan series brand products, with no third party distributors authorized.  

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: Other
Contact Name: Marcie Abrahamson
Contact Email Address: Marcie@bscdschools.net
Contact Mailing Address: N/A