Amendment 1.doc

SAP

State of South Carolina

Invitation for bid Amendment #1-Questions and Answers

Solicitation Number:

Date Issued:

Procurement Officer:

Phone:

E-Mail Address:

5400020797 January 25, 2021

MICHAEL THOMAS,CPPO

803-896-0752 Michael.Thomas@admin.sc.gov 4430 Broad River Road

Columbia, SC.

DESCRIPTION: Agency Contract for Fiber Services

USING GOVERNMENTAL UNIT: Department of Administration, Division of Technology Operations, on behalf of the

K-12 School Technology Initiative Committee

The Term "Offer" Means Your "Bid" or "Proposal". Unless submitted on-line, your offer must be submitted in a sealed package. Solicitation Number & Opening Date must appear on package exterior. See "Submitting Your Offer" provision.

SUBMIT YOUR SEALED OFFER TO EITHER OF THE FOLLOWING ADDRESSES:

MAILING ADDRESS:

4430 Broad River Road

Columbia, SC.

PHYSICAL ADDRESS:

4430 Broad River Road

Columbia, SC.

SUBMIT OFFER BY (Opening Date/Time February 19, 2021 11:00:00 AM, EST (See "Deadline For Submission Of Offer" provision)

QUESTIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY: Closed (email: MThomas@mmo.sc.gov )

NUMBER OF COPIES TO BE SUBMITTED: SEE PAGE 3

Unless submitted on-line, you must submit a signed copy of this form with Your Offer. By submitting a bid or proposal, You agree to be bound by the terms of the Solicitation. You agree to hold Your Offer open for a minimum of thirty (30) calendar days after the Opening Date. (See "Signing Your Offer" and "Electronic Signature" provisions.)

NAME OF OFFEROR

(full legal name of business submitting the offer) Any award issued will be issued to, and the contract will be formed with, the entity identified as the Offeror. The entity named as the offeror must be a single and distinct legal entity. Do not use the name of a branch office or a division of a larger entity if the branch or division is not a separate legal entity, i.e., a separate corporation, partnership, sole proprietorship, etc.

AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE

(Person must be authorized to submit binding offer to contract on behalf of Offeror.)

TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NO.

(See "Taxpayer Identification Number" provision)

TITLE

(business title of person signing above)

STATE VENDOR NO.

(Register to Obtain S.C. Vendor No. at www.procurement.sc.gov )

PRINTED NAME

(printed name of person signing above)

(If you are a corporation, identify the state of incorporation.)

OFFEROR'S TYPE OF ENTITY: (Check one) (See "Signing Your Offer" provision.)

___ Sole Proprietorship ___ Partnership ___ Other_____________________________

___ Corporate entity (not tax-exempt) ___ Corporation (tax-exempt) ___ Government entity (federal, state, or local)

COVER PAGE (NOV. 2007)

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AMENDMENTS TO SOLICITATION (JANUARY 2006): (a) The Solicitation may be amended at any time prior to opening. All actual and prospective Offerors should monitor the following web site for the issuance of Amendments: www.procurement.sc.gov. (b) Offerors shall acknowledge receipt of any amendment to this solicitation (1) by signing and returning the amendment, (2) by identifying the amendment number and date in the space provided for this purpose on Page Two, (3) by letter, or (4) by submitting a bid that indicates in some way that the bidder received the amendment. (c) If this solicitation is amended, then all terms and conditions which are not modified remain unchanged.

THE SOLICITATION IS AMENDED AS PROVIDED HEREIN. INFORMATION OR CHANGES RESULTING FROM QUESTIONS WILL BE SHOWN IN A QUESTION-AND-ANSWER FORMAT. ALL QUESTIONS RECEIVED HAVE BEEN REPRINTED BELOW. THE “STATE’S RESPONSE” SHOULD BE READ WITHOUT REFERENCE TO THE QUESTIONS. THE QUESTIONS ARE INCLUDED SOLELY TO PROVIDE A CROSS-REFERENCE TO THE POTENTIAL OFFEROR THAT SUBMITTED THE QUESTION. QUESTIONS DO NOT FORM A PART OF THE CONTRACT; THE “STATE’S RESPONSE” DOES. ANY RESTATEMENT OF PART OR ALL OF AN EXISTING PROVISION OF THE SOLICITATION IN AN ANSWER DOES NOT MODIFY THE ORIGINAL PROVISION EXCEPT AS FOLLOWS: UNDERLINED TEXT IS ADDED TO THE ORIGINAL PROVISON. STRICKEN TEXT IS DELETED.

The following questions were received pursuant to the original date and time specified on the front of the solicitation:

General questions:

Question 1: Is an all-in bid or will we be able to bid on certain areas. Will bid be accepted with just bidding on 1 County?

States response: The Offeror shall submit bids, by lot, for the individual school district for which they are bidding.

Question 2: Will this be awarded to a single vendor for the entire IFB or will it be a single vendor per School District?

States response: The awards for this procurement will be made by school district. Accordingly, there will be a minimum of three contracts awarded.