No Award Statement.doc

This is a No Award Statement issued by the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources Procurement Office regarding solicitation 5400029034 for fisheries chemicals. The procurement, posted on December 5, 2025, sought a vendor to supply laboratory and technical-grade chemicals for the Cohen Campbell Fisheries Center under a five-year contract structure. The solicitation required vendors to provide a comprehensive catalog of specified chemicals including sodium hydroxide pellets, citric acid, calcium carbonate, sodium thiosulfate pentahydrate, and potassium hydroxide, with delivery capabilities of standard orders within seven business days and emergency orders within 48 hours to the fisheries center located at 2726 Fish Hatchery Road, West Columbia, South Carolina. Bid submissions were due by December 5, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. EST, with the anticipated contract effective date of December 6, 2025, through December 5, 2030, including one initial year plus four automatic annual renewal options.

No award was made on any items in this solicitation due to no valid bids being received. The procurement officer was Andy Bowman, CPPB. The estimated total contract value was approximately $80,000 over the five-year period, with an anticipated annual spend of $16,000 based on historical purchasing data showing $17,209.78 in chemical expenditures during the previous 12 months. Vendors were required to submit pricing as a fixed percentage markup over their current chemical product catalog prices and maintain commercial general liability insurance with a minimum of $1,000,000 per occurrence. Given the lack of valid bids, the solicitation may be re-solicited at a later date.