Notice End Date: May 13, 2026

Vendor Name: Touch of Life Technologies, Inc.

Contract Amount: 258000.00

Agency Procurement Manager: Leigh Gileno

Agency Procurement Manager Email: gileno@musc.edu

Agency Procurement Manager Telephone#: 843-876-8843

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:

In accordance with §11-35-1560 (A) of the SC Consolidated Procurement Code, it is the intent of the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) to award without competition, a sole source contract in accordance with Regulation 19-445.2105 (B) (5) to Touch of Life Technologies (Toltech) for the purchase of VH Dissector Table – Presenter 65 (6 units) and education portal products. 

Purpose and Objectives: The College of Health Professions Clinical Sciences Department at MUSC is requesting purchasing 6 VH Dissector Table – Presenter 65, a large-format, interactive anatomical visualization system specifically designed for faculty-led, group instruction in health professions education. This will provide adequate space and opportunity for growth in the new anatomy lab, strategic educational advantages and cross-program utilization, and support for the Hybrid PA, PT, and OT programs during immersion periods. 

Sole Source Justification: Authorized the purchase of 6 VH Dissector Table – Presenter 65. The VH Dissector Table uniquely offers: · Proprietary VH Dissector software built on the federally funded Visible 
Human Project · A 65” 4K multi-touch, presenter-style table designed for collaborative learning 
· Integrated hardware and software supported by a single manufacturer · Full-body, 3D, and cross-sectional anatomy visualization · Height- and tilt-adjustable configuration for classroom and lab use. No alternative vendor provides a comparable system that meets the instructional scale, durability, validated anatomical content, and curricular integration required for PA anatomy education. Touch of Life Technologies, Inc. (Toltech) is the creator and developer of the VH Dissector VR and XR Advanced workstations and VH Dissector software and is the sole distributor of the Sectra Table F18 and Education Portal products for educational markets in the United States. 

QUESTIONS/ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Shall be addressed to the email address of the Procurement Officer indicated below.

PROTESTS (MAY 2019): If you are aggrieved in connection with the intended award of this contract, you may be entitled to protest, but only as provided in §11-35-4210. To protest an intended award of a contract pursuant to §11-35-1560, you shall (i) notify the chief procurement officer in writing of your intent to protest within five (5) business days of the date this intent to award is posted, and (ii) if the appropriate chief procurement officer has been timely notified of your intent to protest, you may submit your actual protest within fifteen days of the date this notice of intent to award is posted. Days are calculated as provided in §11-35-310(13). Both protests and notices of intent to protest must be in writing and must be received by the appropriate Chief Procurement Officer within the time provided. The grounds of the protest and the relief requested must be set forth with enough particularity to give notice of the issues to be decided.  

Any protest or notice of intent to protest must be addressed to the Chief Procurement Officer, Materials Management Office, and submitted in writing (a) by email to: protest-mmo@mmo.sc.gov or (b) by post or delivery to: 1201 Main Street, Suite 600, Columbia, SC 29201  

This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. Any responsible sources who wish to identify their interest and capability to provide these services must notify this Contracting Specialist at gileno@musc.edu prior to the contact deadline:  May 13, 2026, at 12:00 AM EST. Telephone responses will not be accepted. Upon receipt of the interested parties’ notification, the Contracting Officer will determine whether to conduct a competitive procurement or proceed with sole source negotiations.

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