Notice End Date: May 21, 2026

Vendor Name: Cultural Experiences Abroad, LLC

Contract Amount: 63251.50

Agency Procurement Manager: Rodney K Stanford

Agency Procurement Manager Email: stanfo2@clemson.edu

Agency Procurement Manager Telephone#: 8646568596

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:

Clemson University requires a study abroad program in London that provides academically accredited coursework aligned with undergraduate Pre-Law educational objectives, including structured exposure to comparative legal systems and international legal institutions. The university also requires an established program infrastructure capable of supporting student health, safety, housing coordination, emergency response, and in-country support services necessary for international student travel. In addition, the program must provide an existing operational and academic framework that minimizes duplication of administrative effort and allows implementation without the need for Clemson University to independently develop equivalent overseas academic and support infrastructure. After review of available alternatives, no other provider was identified that could meet the university’s combined academic, operational, and student safety requirements within an established London-based pre-law study abroad program; therefore, Clemson University has determined that Cultural Experiences Abroad, Inc. is the only responsible source capable of providing these services.

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