Attachment 5.docx

This is an attachment to a Fuel Card Management solicitation for the State of South Carolina that requests information regarding retail and commercial facility availability. The document functions as a bidder response form requiring vendors to provide specific data about their service networks and capabilities. Bidders must complete four distinct fields indicating: the total number of available fueling locations in South Carolina; the total number of Level 3 data facilities in South Carolina; the total number of available fueling locations nationwide; and the total number of facilities providing other services in South Carolina. The term "other services" is broadly defined to include any non-fuel services offered by the fuel card company upon which the bid is based.

This attachment serves as an evaluation criterion to assess bidders' infrastructure capacity and service reach both within South Carolina and across the United States. The information gathered will enable the State to determine which vendors possess adequate fueling networks and technology infrastructure to support the state's fuel card management needs. By requiring disclosure of Level 3 data facilities and nationwide fueling locations, South Carolina can evaluate bidders' technological sophistication and geographic coverage. The submission of this completed attachment is mandatory for bid consideration and directly impacts the comparative evaluation of competing proposals.