Aashto (service units)

The South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) is pursuing a sole source procurement from the American Association of State Highway Transportation Offices (AASHTO) for AASHTOWare Project Service Units. The procurement specifically targets implementation of Materials functionality within the AASHTOWare Project System, with a primary objective of achieving federal compliance and replacing a current system that will no longer receive vendor support. The service units will provide remote support, special configurations, and reporting capabilities for the Materials Office, focusing on enterprise software integration that accommodates state-specific operational requirements. The solicitation was issued on April 27, 2022, with offers required to be submitted online at http://www.procurement.sc.gov by May 5, 2022, at 2:30 p.m. The procurement officer for this solicitation is Vernell H. Goodwin, who can be contacted at 803-737-3618 or goodwinvh@scdot.org. Interested parties have specific protest rights, with potential bidders required to notify the Chief Procurement Officer in writing within five business days of the award notification date, and formal protests must be submitted within fifteen days.

The procurement is a sole source contract with no specific set-aside designations for disadvantaged enterprises. AASHTO, a non-profit association representing highway departments across the United States, is the sole vendor for this procurement. The contract value is $202,500.00, and SCDOT has determined that no alternative vendor can adequately meet their needs due to the software's unique integration capabilities with existing AASHTOWare Project infrastructure. The procurement is authorized under South Carolina Code sections 11-35-1560 and 11-35-4210, which permit sole source contracting. As the procurement value exceeds $50,000, SCDOT is required to obtain a Drug-free Workplace certification from AASHTO prior to contract award. The justification was prepared by Justin P. Powell, Deputy Secretary for Finance and Administration, and the procurement is specifically designed to enable cooperative resource pooling and engineering expertise sharing among state Department of Transportation agencies.