Notice End Date: August 17, 2026

Vendor Name: ROCK COMMUNICATIONS

Contract Amount: 150,000.00

Agency Procurement Manager: Maia Williams

Agency Procurement Manager Email: miwilliams@richland2.org

Agency Procurement Manager Telephone#: 8037388451

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:

Rock Communications, LLC is the sole authorized dealer in South Carolina for FleetTalk products and services, which are used exclusively by the District’s Transportation and Safety Departments. The District has an existing, districtwide communication system built upon the FleetTalk radio network infrastructure. The seamless integration and full functionality of any additional or replacement radios require strict compatibility with the current system, which is proprietary to Rock Communications.

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: Other
Contact Name: LaWana Robinson-Lee
Contact Email Address: lalee@richland2.org
Contact Mailing Address: 124 Risdon Way, Columbia, SC 29223