Notice End Date: September 8, 2026

Vendor Name: JEOL

Contract Amount: $378,000

Agency Procurement Manager: Will Anthony

Agency Procurement Manager Email: anthonyw@winthrop.edu

Agency Procurement Manager Telephone#: 803-323-2143 ext. 2216

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 Chemistry currently owns and has used a JEOL Eclipse+ 300 MHz NMR running Delta software for approximately 13 years.  Faculty and students are trained to acquire, process, and maintain these sophisticated instruments.  A second NMR spectrometer of the same type would provide compatibility for software, as well as spare parts, ease of maintenance, and improved reliability. The NMR spectrometer is a critical piece of equipment for daily departmental operations.  A second JEOL NMR spectrometer will provide a consistent software interface for students and faculty for research and research training, and allow the department to expand the use of equipment.

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