Notice End Date: June 18, 2026

Vendor Name: Becton Dickinson Company

Contract Amount: 87,598.80

Agency Procurement Manager: Corliss Johnson

Agency Procurement Manager Email: johnscor@musc.edu

Agency Procurement Manager Telephone#: 8439852993

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 Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) and Hollings Cancer Center, in accordance with §11-35-1560 (A) of the SC Consolidated Procurement Code, intend to award without competition a sole-source contract to Becton Dickinson and Company (BD Biosciences) for the service contract and recertification for BD Biosciences equipment. BD Biosciences is the manufacturer and provider of maintenance services for two BD LSR Fortessa X-20 SORP flow cytometry systems. BD Biosciences does not certify third-party organizations to perform service or recertification on its instrumentation in the United States, and as the original manufacturer, can ensure the supply of spare or replacement parts, which are unique to the BD LSR Fortessa X-20 SORP flow cytometry system.  When an instrument is covered by a BD Biosciences Maintenance Service Agreement, BD Biosciences is the only provider that can supply instrument software revisions along with preventative maintenance inspections, technical telephone consulting, and unlimited on-site service visits. Only technicians from the respective manufacturers (Becton Dickinson) and under their respective service contracts may provide service for these instruments.

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