Notice Of Intent To Sole Source By:

Vendor Name:

Contract Amount:

968320.00

Notice Publish Date:

May 26, 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:

The South Carolina Department of Commerce, in accordance with South Carolina Procurement Code, Section 11-35-1560 and regulation 19-445.2105, is providing public notice of the intent to sole source from Guidehouse, Inc. continued services for the Direct Public Service Program, such as food assistance utilizing the already established Grants Management software development and implementation, Applicant Assistance, and technical training to subrecipients, and Coordination with State program representatives.

This notice of intent to Sole Source is not a request for competitive proposals. Any responsible sources who wish to identify their interest and capability to provide these services must notify Clarissa Belton at
cbelton@sccommerce.com no later than June 2, 2023 (11:00 AM EST). Telephone responses will not be accepted. Upon receipt of the interested parties’ notification, the Procurement Officer will determine whether to conduct a competitive procurement or proceed with sole source negotiations.

Please see Section 11-35-4210 in the South Carolina Consolidated Procurement Code: Right to Protest of the South Carolina Code of Laws for information relating to protest rights.

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

Clarissa Belton, NIGP-CPP, CPPB, CPM - cbelton@sccommerce.com

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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