Notice End Date: July 23, 2026

Vendor Name: SMARTCOP

Contract Amount: $323,118

Agency Procurement Manager: Catherine Sprowls

Agency Procurement Manager Email: CatherineSprowls@scdps.gov

Agency Procurement Manager Telephone#: 803-896-9672

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:

Contract 4400038998 was awarded 3/2/2026 to Mark43 as a replacement for SmartCop; however, it is anticipated that RMS will go live in November 2026 and CAD will go live in March 2027. Planning to decommission SmartCOP is in the works but won't be complete until after March 2027. Given the critical role the current system plays and the extended timeframe and risk associated with any transition, SCDPS intends to sole source maintenance on these systems to ensure continuity of operations, officer safety, and public service with uninterrupted access to this system.

In addition, these products and services are proprietary to SmartCop. SmartCop is the original and sole developer and technical support provider for its software, maintenance, and updates. Officer safety issues could result without the use of these SmartCop solutions. Without software updates and maintenance, applications may become non-compliant with various legal/regulatory requirements and standards. SCDPS intends to sole source these products and services in accordance with Regulation 19-445.2105 (B}(1); where the compatibility of equipment, accessories or replacement parts is the paramount consideration and (8)(5) where the item is one of a kind.

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://scdps.sc.gov/procurement

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: Information Technology Management Officer