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State of South Carolina

Request for Proposal Amendment #1

Solicitation:

Date Issued:

Procurement Officer:

Phone:

E-Mail Address:

Mailing Address:

5400021341 09/22/2021

ZACH YARBROUGH

803-896-0284 zyarbrough@mmo.sc.gov" zyarbrough@mmo.sc.gov SFAA, Office of Procurement Services 1201 Main Street, Suite 601 Columbia SC 29201

DESCRIPTION: STATE TRAUMA REGISTRY PROVIDER

USING GOVERNMENTAL UNIT: SC DEPT OF HEALTH & ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL

SUBMIT YOUR OFFER ON-LINE AT THE FOLLOWING URL: http://www.procurement.sc.gov SUBMIT OFFER BY (Opening Date/Time): 10/7/2021 at 1100 ET (See "Deadline For Submission Of Offer" provision) QUESTIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY: 9/16/2021 at 1600 (See "Questions From Offerors" provision) NUMBER OF COPIES TO BE SUBMITTED: One (1) on-line submission and, if necessary, One (1) Redacted Copy submitted online.

Initial here if NO redacted copy is necessary___________ CONFERENCE TYPE: Pre-Proposal DATE & TIME: 9/16/2021 at 1330

(As appropriate, see "Conferences - Pre-Bid/Proposal" & "Site Visit" provisions) LOCATION: Virtual Contact Procurement Officer for Access

AWARD & AMENDMENTS

Award will be posted on 12/13/2021. The award, this solicitation, any amendments, and any related notices will be posted at the following web address: http://www.procurement.sc.gov

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 ninety (90) 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)

STATE OF INCORPORATION

(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 - ON-LINE 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) Amendment No.

Amendment Issue Date Amendment No.

Amendment Issue Date Amendment No.

Amendment Issue Date Amendment No.

Amendment Issue Date

DISCOUNT FOR PROMPT PAYMENT

(See "Discount for Prompt Payment" clause) 10 Calendar Days (%) 20 Calendar Days (%) 30 Calendar Days (%) _____Calendar Days (%)

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 . Per 11-35-1524(E) Preferences do not apply.

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AMENDMENTS TO SOLICITATION (JAN 2004)

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)

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. [02-2A097-1]

Is there flexibility in leveraging our global support and development resources to supplement our team in the USA?

Prospective Offerors should review the clauses titled “OFFSHORE CONTRACTING PROHIBITED (FEB 2015)” and “INFORMATION SECURITY – LOCATION OF DATA (FEB 2015)”

Are there certifications required for the interfaces/integrations or other components or operations of the system?

There are no certifications required at this time.

Are there specific audits that must be factored into the implementation project plan and included in the 120 day timescales?

No specific audits, however, project plan should include detailed timeline.

2 Adult Level II Centers 7 Adult Level III Centers 1 Pediatric Level I Center 3 Pediatric Level II Centers

The registry would be available to South Carolina’s 63 hospitals to submit data if they choose to do so.

Please describe the use cases for a Performance Improvement module for the state.

The State user does not need specific hospital level access; however, each hospital should be able to do their own PI. The State’s PI initiatives are broad and will utilize aggregate data from multiple centers.

Please describe what is meant by interface with rehabilitation registries?

Currently there are no rehabilitation registries, but opportunity to interface and exchange data is desired.

Are there existing rehab registries existing that data would be shared with? If so, please identify the registry and vendor.

Currently, there are no rehabilitation registries for South Carolina.

Will the State be willing to extend the deadline for submissions?

At this time, we are not considering an extension of the deadline.