RFI Davey Resource Grp.docx

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State of South Carolina

SOLE SOURCE

Procurement Solicitation:

Date Issued:

Procurement Officer:

Phone:

E-Mail Address:

Mailing Address:

5400030304 10/8/2026 Andy Bowman, CPPB 803-734-3933 BowmanA@dnr.sc.gov SC Department of Natural Resources 260 D Epting Lane West Columbia , SC 29172

DESCRIPTION: Sole Source – Davey Resource Group

Agency: South Carolina Department of Natural Resources Sole Source Vendor: Davey Resource Group

This is a (1) year Sole source Term: 10/26/26-10/24/27 Davey Resource Group holds patents and trademarks for Quick Reef. This material was recommended by an environmental consulting & engineering company, Applied Technology & Management (ATM). ATM has performed a shoreline analysis of the restoration site and they determined that this material meets the critical needs for the restoration work. Its robust structure can withstand the harsh environmental conditions at the restoration site.

Based upon the following determination, Agency proposes to acquire the supplies, construction, information technology, and/or services described herein from the Vendor named above per S.C. Code Ann. §11-35-1560 and S.C. Regulation 19-445-2105, Sole Source Procurement.

Description of the Agency need that this procurement meets: SC Department of Natural Resources The SCDNR Shellfish Management Section proposed to use QuickReef® Defender Reef and Shoreline Habitat Units as oyster substrate for large-scale oyster restoration projects located on Marine Corp Recruit Depot Parris Island. This material is proprietary and can only be purchased from Davey Resource Group. No other company has rights to sell this material. We are projecting to purchase $340,560.67 of this material to deploy in the 2026-2027 calendar year.

Description of market research Agency performed to determine the availability of products or services that would meet the Agency’s needs:

SCDNR contacted Davey Resource Group on 3/9/26 to verify they are the only vendor that sells QuickReef® and they verified via email on 3/16/26 that no other companies have been licensed to sell their product and they are the sole supplier and vendor of QuickReef®. They have provided a letter that states they have the following patents and trademarks.

Issued patents: US-11946215;

Patent applications: US-2024001123, US-20230304244, US-20230031467 and others;

Registered trademarks: 97018761; and Pending trademarks: 98707906

Description of supplies, construction, information technology, and/or services Vendor will provide under the contract:

Under this contract Davey Resource Group will supply and deliver the QuickReef® material to Beaufort County. This material was recommended by an environmental consulting & engineering company, Applied Technology & Management (ATM). ATM has performed a shoreline analysis of the restoration site and they determined that this material meets the critical needs for the restoration work. Its robust structure can withstand the harsh environmental conditions at the restoration site. This oyster substrate has a proven track record of working on shoreline conditions similar to the shorelines identified for the restoration sites on MCRD Parris Island.

Detailed explanation why no other vendor’s supplies, construction, information technology, and/or services will meet the needs of the Agency:

No other vendor can supply this recommended trademarked oyster substrate.

I CERTIFY THAT THE STATEMENTS LISTED ABOVE ARE TRUE AND THAT THE CONDITIONS CITED EXIST AND JUSTIFY THIS SOLE SOURCE PROCUREMENT.

This notice will be posted in the South Carolina Business Opportunities (SCBO) for at least (5-10) 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 1333 Main Street, Suite 700 -Columbia, SC 29201 Email: protest-mmo@mmo.state.sc.us

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