Notice End Date: September 26, 2026

Vendor Name: Republic Services Inc

Contract Amount: 236,000.00

Agency Procurement Manager: April Pitts

Agency Procurement Manager Email: apitts@clemson.edu

Agency Procurement Manager Telephone#: 864-356-2001

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:

Clemson University requires daily waste management services from September 23, 2026 through December 31, 2026 to ensure uninterrupted service and allow sufficient time for the transition of specialized waste management equipment while campus is closed. Attempting to complete the equipment switchover prior to that date would result in an extended disruption of waste collection services, leading to waste accumulation, public health concerns, and safety hazards across campus. Republic Services currently owns, operates, and manages the waste management equipment located on campus and is therefore the only supplier capable of providing uninterrupted services during the required transition period. For these reasons, this is a sole source.

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