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State of South Carolina

Invitation For Bid Amendment 1 Solicitation Number:

Date Issued:

Procurement Officer:

Phone:

E-Mail Address:

Mailing Address:

5400025024 March 24, 2023 Shannon C. Hicks 803-898-3483 hickssc@dhec.sc.gov

SC DHEC

Attn: Procurement Services Division 301 Gervais Street, 4th Floor Columbia SC 29201-3073

DESCRIPTION: Analytical Laboratory Services for Petroleum Samples

USING GOVERNMENTAL UNIT: South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control

SUBMIT YOUR OFFER ON-LINE AT THE FOLLOWING URL: http://www.procurement.sc.gov

SUBMIT OFFER BY (Opening Date/Time): April 4, 2023/2:30 pm ET (See "Deadline For Submission Of Offer" provision)

QUESTIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY: March 22, 2023/2:30 pm ET (See "Questions From Offerors" provision)

NUMBER OF COPIES TO BE SUBMITTED: Online Submission Preferred - One (1) Copy if Submitting Paper Bid

CONFERENCE TYPE: Not Applicable

DATE & TIME:

(As appropriate, see "Conferences - Pre-Bid/Proposal" & "Site Visit" provisions) LOCATION: Not Applicable

You must submit a signed copy of this form with Your Offer. By signing, 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" provision.)

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.)

DATE SIGNED

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 – PAPER ONLY (MAR. 2015)

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(Return Page Two with Your Offer) HOME OFFICE ADDRESS (Address for offeror's home office / principal place of business)

NOTICE ADDRESS (Address to which all procurement and contract related notices should be sent.) (See "Notice" clause) _________________________________________________ Area Code - Number - Extension Facsimile E-mail Address

PAYMENT ADDRESS (Address to which payments will be sent.) (See "Payment" clause) ____Payment Address same as Home Office Address ____Payment Address same as Notice Address (check only one) ORDER ADDRESS (Address to which purchase orders will be sent) (See "Purchase Orders and "Contract Documents" clauses) ____Order Address same as Home Office Address ____Order Address same as Notice Address (check only one)

ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF AMENDMENTS

Offerors acknowledges receipt of amendments by indicating amendment number and its date of issue. (See "Amendments to Solicitation" Provision)

DISCOUNT FOR PROMPT PAYMENT

(See "Discount for Prompt Payment" clause)

PREFERENCES - A NOTICE TO VENDORS (SEP. 2009): On June 16, 2009, the South Carolina General Assembly rewrote the law governing preferences available to in-state vendors, vendors using in-state subcontractors, and vendors selling in-state or US end products. This law appears in Section 11-35-1524 of the South Carolina Code of Laws. A summary of the new preferences is available at www.procurement.sc.gov/preferences .

Preferences do not apply to this solicitation per the South Carolina Consolidated Procurement Code Section 11-35-1524, Part (E)(3).

PREFERENCES - ADDRESS AND PHONE OF IN-STATE OFFICE: Please provide the address and phone number for your in-state office in the space provided below. An in-state office is necessary to claim either the Resident Vendor Preference (11-35-1524(C)(1)(i)&(ii)) or the Resident Contractor Preference (11-35-1524(C)(1)(iii)). Accordingly, you must provide this information to qualify for the preference. An in-state office is not required, but can be beneficial, if you are claiming the Resident Subcontractor Preference (11-35-1524(D)).

Preferences do not apply to this solicitation per the South Carolina Consolidated Procurement Code Section 11-35-1524, Part (E)(3).

____In-State Office Address same as Home Office Address ____In-State Office Address same as Notice Address (check only one)

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AMENDMENT ONE

Solicitation No. 5400025024 DESCRIPTION: Analytical Laboratory Services for Petroleum Samples

AMENDMENTS TO SOLICITION (JAN 2004)

(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. [02-2A005-1]

QUESTIONS FROM OFFERORS – AMENDMENT (JUN 2017)

This 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 existing provision of the solicitation in an answer does not modify the original provision except as follows: underlined text is added to the original provision. Stricken text is deleted. [02-2A097-1]

The following prospective offeror questions and agency responses are hereby incorporated into the solicitation.

1. Can you provide the current contract holder?

State’s Response: The current contract holder is Pace Analytical Services, LLC.

2. Can you provide the current contract pricing?

State’s Response: The evaluated price of the current contract is $525,715.00. The Statement of Award with evaluated price can be found here: https://webprod.cio.sc.gov/SCSolicitationWeb/contractSearch.do?solicitnumber=5400019457

3. Is the IFB-5400012961-4/6/17-EMW the previous version of this bid?

State’s Response: The most recent previous version of this type of solicitation is Solicitation Number 5400019457

4. P. 31: Trimethylbenzene isomers, butylbenzene isomers, isopropylbenzene, n-propylbenzene; are these reported as additions to other 8260d lists, or are they separate samples?

State’s Response: The laboratory would need to be able to report these analytes independent of the other analytes. If additional analytes are requested that use the same method, then the results can be reported together from the same sample set. Costs would be in addition to the other 8260 lists unless already included (i.e., Full list 8260D).

5. P. 15 Specifications for Laboratory Analysis item 3: Are we responsible for payment of shipping charges to send bottles to the sampling team AND for shipment of samples back? If so, can you list the locations of collection?

State’s Response: The awarded vendor is not required to ship sample materials to the State Lead Groundwater Sampling Contractor. The State Lead Groundwater Sampling Contractor is required to arrange for the pickup or delivery of sample containers and shipping materials from the laboratory to collect the samples (i.e., coolers, vials, etc.). The awarded vendor is required to provide pickup or shipping materials for the sampling contractor to get the collected samples to the laboratory for analysis in the time required. The current State Lead Groundwater Sampling Contractor is Midlands Environmental Consultants located at 235 Dooley Rd, Lexington, SC 29073.

6. P.15 Specifications for Laboratory Analysis item 8: are hard copies required for reports, or are email copies only acceptable?

State’s Response: Yes, hard copies are required for submittal to State Lead Groundwater Sampling Contractor. Electronic copies must be made available through email, CD, or an online database.