Notice Of Intent To Sole Source By:

Vendor Name:

Contract Amount:

200,000.00

Notice Publish Date:

May 22, 2023

Agency Procurement Manager:

Email:

Telephone:

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:

Intent to Award Sole Source

SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

This is a (1) year Sole source with (4) automatically renewable (1) year Terms for a potential of (5) Years

Initial Term: 06/05/2023 – 06/04/2024 Potential Term: 06/05/2023 – 06/04/2028

The South Carolina Department of Corrections intends to Award a Sole Source to ERAD Group, LLC. for the software applications, ERAD-Intel and ERAD-Recovery. ERAD-Intel and ERAD-Recovery allows authorized users to read the account number from a payment card and determine the amount of value associated with prepaid cards. A law enforcement agent can then freeze the cash balance associated with the prepaid card and, with proper authority, transfer those funds to a designated agency bank account. All of this can be accomplished using either a mobile device loaded with the ERAD-Intel or ERAD-Recovery applications, or by accessing the software through a secure web portal.

The ERAD-Recovery Departmental Solution service includes access to the ERAD System, Illicit Cash Seizures, USB magstripe readers, setup, implementations and web-based system and awareness training for up to 15 in the Office of Investigations and Intelligence. It also includes web-based awareness training for ALL LEOs. The ERAD-Recovery allows authorized users to read magnetic stripe cards, identify critical payment card information, secure the funds associated with prepaid cards and document all the information in concise and easy-to-read reports. Specifically:

1. Access to the ERAD-Recovery system via a secure web portal or smart phone application for authorized personnel.
2. Determine the value associated with Visa, MasterCard or American Express prepaid cards as well as crypto currencies and cash apps like Venmo, Paypal and others.
3. Secure and transfer laundered prepaid card cash to a designated bank account at no additional cost up to the first $10,000.00 once the appropriate legal authority has been obtained. After the initial $10,000.00 has been surpassed a 6% processing fee will be charged.
4. Generate detailed, confidential, and consistent reports.
5. Personalized web-based awareness, interdiction and system training for all personnel.
6. Access to industry experts for expert witness testimony and technical support.
7. A library of reference material including sample warrants, relevant case law (including Appellate rulings on search and seizure), training videos and operating policies.

The software applications were developed by ERAD Group, LLC and licensed exclusively by ERAD Group to law enforcement agencies who interrogate magnetic strip epayment cards and seize funds from prepaid cash cards. Any vendor responding must be authorized to perform and supply all product and services to the SC Department of Corrections for the system.

Agency's justification for a sole source procurement may be viewed or immediately obtained at:

http://webprod.cio.sc.gov/SCSolicitationWeb/solicitationAttachment.do?solicitnumber=5400025405

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 the chief procurement officer:

Materials Management Officer

(a) by email to:

Protest-MMO@mmo.sc.gov

(b) by post or hand delivery to:

1201 Main Street, Suite 600, Columbia, SC 29201

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