Cancelled -poplin & twill fabric

The South Carolina Department of Corrections (SCDC) Purchasing Branch issued an Invitation for Bid (IFB) for a one-time procurement of Poplin and Twill fabrics for the Prison Industries Apparel Plant located in Bishopville, South Carolina. The solicitation, numbered 5400022570, requested five specific line items totaling 290,000 fabric units with precise color specifications: 130,000 units of Orange Poplin (Pantone 17-1464 TCX), 100,000 units of Orange Twill, 20,000 units of Granite Green Poplin (Pantone 16-5907 TCX), 20,000 units of Granite Green Twill, and 20,000 units of Green Lake Poplin (Pantone 17-5525 TCX). The original bid opening was scheduled for January 6, 2022, at 10:00 AM, with award notification planned for January 12, 2022, and all fabrics required delivery within 120 calendar days of purchase order receipt. Evaluation criteria focused on selecting the lowest responsible and responsive bidder, with unit prices governing extended price calculations. The procurement was issued under Procurement Exemption #2 for Prison Industries Raw Material, rendering it non-protestable.

However, the solicitation was ultimately cancelled via Amendment 1, with indications that a new solicitation with updated specifications would be published at a later date. Bidder qualifications included mandatory registration as a South Carolina vendor, and all items were required to be new. No specific set-aside designations for disadvantaged enterprises were noted, and South Carolina vendor preferences were explicitly excluded due to the expected contract value exceeding $500,000. The procurement officer, Myrtle DeWerdt, was the primary contact for all communications, reachable at dewerdt.myrtle@doc.state.sc.us or 803-896-8582. While the exact budget range was not explicitly stated, the total potential contract value was implied to be over $500,000 based on the volume of fabric units requested. All bids were to be submitted in sealed envelopes to the SCDC Purchasing Branch at 4420 Broad River Road, Columbia, SC 29210.