Notice End Date: November 13, 2026

Vendor Name: Equitas Technologies, LLC

Contract Amount: 5,499,772.00

Agency Procurement Manager: Clarissa Belton, NIGP-CPP, CPPB, CPM

Agency Procurement Manager Email: cbelton@sccommerce.com

Agency Procurement Manager Telephone#: 8037370416

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 South Carolina Department of Commerce (SCDOC) intends to award a sole source contract to Equitas Technologies, LLC for the statewide launch of VisionSC, an innovative digital twin platform first validated through a pilot project. VisionSC is a one-of-a-kind, purpose-built solution designed specifically to market the state by making site, infrastructure, and community data more accessible to companies and stakeholders. Equitas Technologies retains exclusive ownership of the source code, system architecture, immersive interface, and derivative components. While SCDOC secured rights to the final delivered product through the pilot project, therefore no other vendor can legally or technically expand or maintain the platform. Sole sourcing ensures continuity of service, protection of state investment, and the ability to expand VisionSC statewide with full accountability, security, and ongoing innovation. As no other vendor can satisfy these mandatory compliance and operational requirements, a sole source award to Equitas Technologies, LLC is justified. (3 - year agreement)

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