Award Notice.docx

This is a Statement of No Award issued by the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) Procurement Office regarding Solicitation 5400029799 for ALCOR Fixed Wavelength Laser equipment. The solicitation sought bids for two specific laser models: the ALCOR 920-2-XSight (920 nm, 2.5W) and the ALCOR 1064-2-XSight (1064 nm, 2W), or approved equivalents compatible with the Bruker Nano Ultima Investigator Plus Laser Scanning Microscope system. Bids were due June 23, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. EST, with a non-mandatory pre-bid conference held on June 3, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. EST via Microsoft Teams and questions due by 5:00 p.m. EST on the same date. The anticipated award date was July 7, 2026, with delivery required within ninety days of purchase order receipt to the MUSC Basic Science Building in Charleston, South Carolina. This was a one-time purchase with no contract renewal options specified.

No award was made on this solicitation because no responsive bids were received. The procurement imposed no set-aside or preference programs restricting eligibility, though South Carolina and U.S. end-product preferences were available to vendors meeting specified requirements. All equipment was required to be new with manufacturer's standard written warranties, and pricing was to be submitted in U.S. dollars with fixed pricing for the contract duration under F.O.B. destination terms. Award would have been made to the lowest responsible and responsive bidder. MUSC reserves the right to resolicit this requirement at a later date, and any aggrieved party may file a protest within ten days of award notification in accordance with South Carolina procurement code Section 11-35-4210.