Intent to award sole source-cumbeecenter

The South Carolina Department of Corrections is pursuing a sole source procurement for confidential support services for sexual trauma inmates, specifically awarding the contract to Cumbee Center to Assist Abused Persons (CAAP). The solicitation, identified as No. 5400023634, seeks comprehensive support services including 24/7 hotline services, hospital accompaniment for adult sexual assault forensic exams, crisis intervention, in-person follow-up, case management, and mail-based support services. The services will cover three correctional institutions: Allendale Correctional Institution, McCormick Correctional Institution, and Treton Correctional Institution. Sealed offers must be submitted by July 7, 2022, at 10:00 a.m., either physically to the SC Department of Corrections Purchasing Branch at 4530 Broad River Road, Columbia, SC 29210, or via email to purchasing@doc.sc.gov with "SOLE SOURCE" in the subject line. Offerors are required to submit all three pages of the Intent to Award Sole Source form and provide documentation demonstrating authorization to perform the required services, with offers needing to remain valid for a minimum of thirty calendar days after the opening date.

The procurement appears to be specifically targeted to CAAP, which is a member organization of the South Carolina Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault, effectively making this a sole source procurement with no competitive bidding anticipated. No specific set-aside designations or restrictions for disadvantaged enterprises are explicitly mentioned in the documentation. The solicitation does not provide specific award values or budget ranges for the services. Protesters are permitted to submit a notice of intent to protest within five business days of the notice posting date, with the actual protest required to be submitted within fifteen days, addressed to the Chief Procurement Officer at the Materials Management Office. No pre-bid conference or site visit is required for this procurement, and the award becomes effective immediately after the opening date if no responses are received. The notice was mandatorily posted in the South Carolina Business Opportunities database for at least ten business days, in compliance with SC Code 11-35-1560.