Notice End Date: June 29, 2026

Vendor Name: Tektronix Inc

Contract Amount: 67,292.82

Agency Procurement Manager: Tracy O'Keefe

Agency Procurement Manager Email: tokeefe@coastal.edu

Agency Procurement Manager Telephone#: 843-349-2741

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 Department of Physics and Engineering Science requires a microelectronic characterization system capable of performing thin-film device testing and current-voltage (IV) analysis with nano-ampere level sensitivity at voltages up to 40V. The system must support advanced research involving memristor device characterization and enable the replication of measurement methodologies documented in peer-reviewed publications. These research activities require highly precise, repeatable measurements that can only be achieved through a tightly integrated hardware and software environment designed specifically for semiconductor device analysis. In addition to the instrumentation, the University requires a complete solution that includes manufacturer-provided installation, testing, and configuration services to ensure the system performs accurately at the required sensitivity and meets research-grade validation standards upon deployment.

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://ccucloud.coastal.edu/index.php/s/m46q75oCqNQNCFJ

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