BENTLEY SYSTEMS INC.

The South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) has issued a Notice of Intent to Sole Source Solicitation for engineering software services from Bentley Systems, Inc. The procurement encompasses comprehensive software maintenance, training, consulting, and resident engineer services. Offers were required to be submitted online at http://www.procurement.sc.gov by October 1, 2019, at 2:30 p.m., with all questions directed to Procurement Officer Vernell H. Goodwin via email at goodwinvh@scdot.org or by phone at 803-737-3618. The solicitation specifically covers software and related professional services within Richland County, with the SCDOT Procurement Office located at PO Box 191, Columbia, SC 29202-0191. The department intends to award this contract without competitive bidding, utilizing South Carolina Code Sections 11-35-1560 and 11-35-4210, which allows for sole source procurement under specific circumstances.

Prospective bidders who are aggrieved by the intended sole source award have the right to protest within ten business days of the award notification. Formal protests must be submitted in writing to the Chief Procurement Officer at the Materials Management Office, either by email to protest-mmo@mmo.state.sc.us or by mail to 1201 Main Street, Suite 600, Columbia, SC 29201, within fifteen days of the award notification posting. While specific award values are not explicitly stated in the documentation, the procurement appears to be focused on continued software and service relationships with Bentley Systems, Inc. The solicitation does not indicate specific set-aside designations or restrictions on organizational respondents. The procurement seems designed to maintain existing technological infrastructure and continue professional engineering software services for the South Carolina Department of Transportation.