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State of South Carolina

INTENT TO AWARD

SOLE SOURCE

Solicitation:

Date Issued:

Procurement Officer:

Phone:

E-Mail Address:

Mailing Address:

Procurement Director:

5400024279 10/17/2022 Myrtle K. deWerdt 803-896-8582 dewerdt.myrtle@doc.state.sc.us SC Department of Corrections Attn: Purchasing Branch Ruthie Bishop, CPPB DESCRIPTION: Intent to Award Sole Source – NDI Technologies – (5) Year Term USING GOVERNMENTAL UNIT: SC Department of Corrections The Term "Offer" Means Your "Bid" or "Proposal". Your offer must be submitted in a sealed package. Solicitation Number & Opening Date must appear on package exterior. See "Submitting Your Paper Offer or Modification" provision.

SUBMIT YOUR RESPONSE TO EITHER OF THE FOLLOWING ADDRESSES:

MAILING ADDRESS:

SC Department of Corrections Attn: Purchasing Branch 4530 Broad River Road Columbia SC 29210

PHYSICAL ADDRESS:

SC Department of Corrections Attn: Purchasing Branch 4530 Broad River Road Columbia SC 29210 RESPONSE PERIOD ENDS AND MUST BE SUBMITTED BY (Opening Date/Time): 11/08/2022 @ 10:00:00a.m.

THIS INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE MAY BE EMAILED TO:

purchasing@doc.sc.gov

SUBJECT LINE MUST STATE INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE

*********NOT TO BE SENT TO BUYERS EMAIL ADDRESS***********

CONFERENCE TYPE: Not Applicable

DATE & TIME:

(As appropriate, see "Conferences - Pre-Bid/Proposal" & "Site Visit" provisions) LOCATION: Not Applicable

AWARD & AMENDMENTS

The Award becomes effective after opening / date and time if no responses are received. 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 thirty (30) 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)

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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 (%)

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Intent to Award Sole Source

SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

Sole Source for (1) Year w/ (4) renewable (1) year periods The South Carolina Department of Corrections intends to Sole Source NDI Technologies to provide the Automatic License Plate Recognition (ALPR) solution for the equipment, installation, supplies, hardware, software, communication, updates/upgrades, repair, warranties, replacement, support, service and subscription renewals and any other needs related to the SCDC’s (ALPR) equipment. Our current equipment is installed and must communicate with SC Department of Law Enforcement’s (SLED) NDI (ALPR) Back-Office Solution known as (VISCE).

This application and its databases are proprietary and no other (ALPR) vendor can integrate with NDI’s solutions. NDI does not provide any interfaces or custom scripts for any vendor other than NDI to access NDI’s proprietary Vehicle Intelligence Server and Communications Engine (VISCE) (ALPR) database. No other vendor can share (APLR) data and Live Real Time alerts via SLED in a seamless interoperable manner as NDI which is also the Sole Source provider of service and support for the SLED based (VISCE) server as well as any hardware and software.

Any vendor wishing to respond to this Intent to Sole Source must have be authorized to provide all the solutions as indicated above for NDI Recognition Systems which integrates into the existing SLED ALPR VISCE solution.

Should you have concerns with this intent to award NDI Recognition Systems in that you can perform and supply all product and services please send your responses via e-mail to SC Department of Corrections.

RESPONSE PERIOD ENDS AND MUST BE SUBMITTED BY (Opening Date/Time): 11/08/2022 @ 10:00:00a.m.

The Award becomes effective after opening / date and time if no responses are received purchasing@doc.sc.gov - subject line SOLE SOURCE SC Department of Corrections -Attn: Myrtle deWerdt – Sole Source Purchasing Department -4530 Broad River Road -Columbia, SC 29210

This notice will be posted in the South Carolina Business Opportunities (SCBO) for at least (10) business days as required by SC Code 11-35-1560.

PROTESTS:

If you are aggrieved in connection with the intended award or award of the contract, you may be entitled to protest, but only as provided in Section 11-35-4210. To protest an award, you must (i) submit notice of your intent to protest within (5) business days of the date this notice is posted, and (ii) submit your actual protest within fifteen days of the date this notice is posted. Days are calculated as provided in Section 11-35-310(13). Both protests and notices of intent to protest must be in writing and must be received by the appropriate Chief Procurement Officer within the time provided. The grounds of the protest and the relief requested must be set forth with enough particularity to give notice of the issues to be decided. Any protest or notice of intent to protest must be addressed to the Chief Procurement Officer and submitted in writing.

Chief Procurement Officer -Materials Management Office 1201 Main Street, Suite 600 -Columbia, SC 29201 Facsimile: 803-737-0639 E-mail: protest-mmo@mmo.state.sc.us

All (3) pages of this Intent to Award Sole Source must be submitted with all required information entered on the front (2) pages. You must also provide documentation that you are authorized to perform all aspects of the content required.