TalkTelio-SS.docx

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State of South Carolina

INTENT TO AWARD

SOLE SOURCE

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5400025418 05/22/2022 Myrtle K. deWerdt 803-896-8582 bidsubmissions@doc.state.sc.us SC Department of Corrections Attn: Purchasing Branch Ruthie Bishop, CPPB

DESCRIPTION: Intent to Award Sole Source – TalkTelio

USING GOVERNMENTAL UNIT: The SC Department of Corrections

This is a (1) year Sole source with (4) automatically renewable (1) year Terms for a potential of (5) Years Initial Term: 06/05/2023 – 06/04/2024 Potential Term: 06/05/2023 – 06/04/2028

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

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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): 06/05/2023 @ 10:00:00a.m.

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Intent to Award Sole Source

SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

This is a (1) year Sole source with (4) automatically renewable (1) year Terms for a potential of (5) Years Initial Term: 06/05/2023 – 06/04/2024 Potential Term: 06/05/2023 – 06/04/2028

SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

The South Carolina Department of Corrections intends to Award a Sole Source to TalkTelio for the procurement of DetectTalk a turnkey Cellular Detection and Monitoring System that detects illegal cell phones in the possession of SCDC Inmates housed in SCDC Correctional Institutions. TalkTelio is currently being used at SCDC.

SCDC has viewed multiple correctional environment cellphone detection systems during the last several years. This included onsite demonstrations and testing in a SCDC correctional facility and inside correctional facilities of states other than SC. Many of the features and options presented by other Vendors are based on special mobile Apps installed on users “legal” mobile devices and on WLAN architecture with mobile connectivity, which transmit each of the device’s MAC addresses freely. Unauthorized mobile devices are not prevented from use. This falls short of eliminating the Inmates ability for unauthorized devices to establish calls, text and data communications. The detection and monitoring systems viewed by SCDC were not able to identify all of the different mobile cellular devices, and cellular hotspots. Vendor’s detection and monitoring equipment sensors are configurable by software only and monitor by means of spectrum analysis. Other Vendor’s sensors are slow to detect short signal burst, e.g. data packets from email. Day by day called phone numbers and SMSs are no longer the norm resulting in IP traffic and encrypted Point to Point communication becoming the standard (such as, WhatsApp, etc.) and the current data can no longer be grabbed by those software sensors.

DetectTalk/TalkTelio’s technology is the only product which monitors multiple bands simultaneously which can detect and monitor phone calls, texts and other data transmissions. It is the multiple band monitoring and expanded detection features that are required by SCDC. The other products may be similar but do not have the essential requirements needed by SCDC. This product will detect unauthorized cellular devices using a unique hardware technology that catches all packet bursts less than 2ms, e.g. data packets from email, VOIP, SMS, Data apps, and station updates. DetectTalk/TalkTelio is the only vendor found that monitors all band frequencies concurrently. Their technology is completely unique configurable by hardware, plus software resulting in a huge advantage in detection: the fastest speeds can detect cell phone in 1ms. Detect Talk/TalkTelio’s solution can monitor all configured (by hardware, NOT software- because the inferior technology is slow) frequencies at the same time. Other Vendor’s software solutions sweep through the cellular spectrum bands which results in failing to cover all bands concurrently. No other product on the market utilizes the same unique technology as DetectTalk to detect and monitor all cellular devices.

RESPONSE PERIOD ENDS AND MUST BE SUBMITTED BY DATE INDICATED ON FRONT PAGE

The Award becomes effective after opening / date and time if no responses are received

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.

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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

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