Cancellation Memo.pdf

This is a memo for file documenting the cancellation of solicitation 5400028174 by the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) Procurement Department. The memo indicates that the cancellation is in the best interest of the state, as the software was originally bid under solicitation 5400025310, awarded on 6/7/23 under contract 4400031864 for one year. In the following year, a purchase order (4601002086) was created using exemption 78 for Software Licenses 1986.04.22. The bid was cancelled because exemption 78 will continue to apply to the renewal of the same software that was competitively bid and awarded on 6/7/23.

The memo, signed by Andrea Bowman, SCDNR Procurement Manager on 4/17/2025, provides a rationale for the solicitation cancellation based on the existing software licensing exemption. No additional financial or procurement details are provided beyond the explanation of the cancellation and the reference to the previous competitive bid and subsequent exemption-based renewal.