Amendment 1.docx

State of South Carolina

COMPETITIVE NEGOTIATIONS

AMENDMENT 1

Solicitation Number:

Date Issued:

Procurement Officer:

Phone:

E-Mail Address:

Mailing Address:

5400022195 11/17/2021

ZACH YARBROUGH

803-896-0284 zyarbrough@mmo.sc.gov 1201 Main Street, Suite 600 Columbia, SC 29201

DESCRIPTION: Managed Security Services Provider (MSSP)

USING GOVERNMENTAL UNIT: South Carolina Department of Administration, (Admin)

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

SUBMIT OFFER BY (Opening Date/Time): December 9, 2021 at 11:00 ET (See Section L - Instructions, Conditions, and Notices to Offerors)

QUESTIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY: November 19, 2021 at 2:00 ET (See Section L - Instructions, Conditions, and Notices to Offerors)

NUMBER OF COPIES TO BE SUBMITTED: On-line Submission and One Redacted Copy (if necessary)

CONFERENCE TYPE: Pre-Proposal Conference DATE & TIME: November 15, 2021 at 10:00 ET (As appropriate, see Section L - Instructions, Conditions, and Notices to Offerors) LOCATION: Virtual Conference E-mail the Procurement Officer for login information

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You must submit a signed copy of this form with Your Offer. In accordance with the solicitation the undersigned agrees, if this offer is accepted within one hundred and eighty (180) calendar days from the date for receipt of offers specified above, to furnish any or all items upon which prices are offered at the price set opposite each item, delivered at the designated point(s), within the time specified in the schedule. (See Section L - Instructions, Conditions, and Notices to Offerors)

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)

STATE OF INCORPORATION

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

OFFEROR'S TYPE OF ENTITY: (Check one) (See " Section L - Instructions, Conditions, and Notices to Offerors)

___ Sole Proprietorship ___ Partnership ___ Other_____________________________

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

PAGE TWO

(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 and Interest" 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 "Invoicing Instructions" 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 Section L - Instructions, Conditions, and Notices to Offerors)

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

Request for Proposals No. 54000##### Amendments to Solicitation (MODIFIED)

(a) The Solicitation may be amended in accordance with Section 11-35-1535(D) and Reg. 19-445.2099D(2). All actual and prospective Offerors should monitor the following web site for the issuance of Amendments: www.procurement.sc.gov (b) Prior to opening, 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.

Acknowledgment of this amendment is not required. Furthermore, the Question Due Date of November 19, 2021 at 1400 (2:00 PM) ET remains.

Questions From Offerors - Amendment (MODIFIED)

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 provision. Stricken text is deleted. Furthermore, the Question Due Date of November 19, 2021 at 1400 (2:00 PM) ET remains.

1. Would the State consider extending the due date for proposals for 6 weeks until January 21, 2022. This would allow offerors the necessary time to address all risks associated with this effort.

The State does not intend on extending the offer due date at this time.

2. I am contacting you to request a 45 day extension to the current MPPS RFP, Solicitation 5400022195.

See response to Question #1.

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