Intent to award sole source - SAS

The South Carolina Department of Corrections (SCDC) is issuing a sole source procurement for SAS Institute, Inc. software license renewal and support services. The primary objective is to maintain critical software that generates information reports across multiple SCDC databases, including financial, personnel, inmate management, and jail management systems. The software is essential for maintaining hundreds of production reports across mainframe, AIX, and Windows environments, with rewriting in alternative programming languages being prohibitively complex. Sealed offers must be submitted by July 7, 2022, at 10:00 a.m., with submission options including mailing, physical delivery to the SCDC Purchasing Branch, or email to purchasing@doc.sc.gov. Vendors responding to this sole source notice must be fully authorized to supply products and services supporting SCDC clients and servers, including upgraded equipment for the SCDC Education Division. Potential vendors with concerns about the sole source award or believing they can provide equivalent products must submit a comprehensive response by the specified deadline.

No specific set-aside designations or restrictions for disadvantaged enterprises were explicitly mentioned in the documentation. The procurement is specifically focused on continuing the existing SAS software infrastructure within the South Carolina Department of Corrections. While no incumbent vendor details or precise award values were provided, the document indicates that the software is mission-critical for maintaining existing reporting systems across multiple computing environments. Vendors must submit a signed solicitation form and documentation proving their authorization to perform required services. The procurement process includes protest provisions, with potential protesters required to submit a notice of intent within five business days of posting and file full protests within fifteen days, directed to the Chief Procurement Officer at the Materials Management Office. The notice will be posted in the South Carolina Business Opportunities system for at least ten business days, in compliance with state procurement regulations.