Intent to Award Sole Source - T Reuters

The South Carolina Department of Corrections is issuing an Intent to Award Sole Source contract to Thomas Reuters (West Publishing Corporation) for the procurement of CLEAR (Consolidated Lead Evaluation and Reporting), a secure web-based investigative platform specifically designed for the Inspector General's Office. The platform provides comprehensive access to billions of public and proprietary records, including license plate recognition data, real-time incarceration and arrest records, photo images, cell phone data, utility data, credit reporting information, vehicle registration data, and global business data. Key platform features include advanced alerts, analytics, relationship visualization, dashboards, statistics, and mobile access capabilities. The procurement opportunity is located in Richland County, South Carolina, with responses due by September 19, 2019, at 10:00 a.m. Submissions can be made via email to purchasing@doc.sc.gov with "SOLE SOURCE" in the subject line or mailed to the SC Department of Corrections Purchasing Branch at 4420 Broad River Road, Columbia, SC 29210. The procurement officer, Myrtle DeWerdt, can be reached at 803-896-8582 for any inquiries.

The solicitation allows interested vendors who believe they can provide all required services to submit responses by the specified deadline. The notice will be posted in the South Carolina Business Opportunities (SCBO) for at least 10 business days, as mandated by South Carolina Code 11-35-1560. Vendors claiming South Carolina preferences must comply with Section 11-35-1524 requirements and provide an in-state office address if applicable. Protests regarding the intended award must be submitted in writing to the Chief Procurement Officer within five business days of posting for notice of intent to protest, or within fifteen days for the actual protest. All three pages of the Intent to Award Sole Source document must be submitted with complete information on the front two pages. While no specific award value is mentioned in the documentation, the contract appears to be a sole-source procurement for a specialized investigative platform with critical data access and analytical capabilities for the Department of Corrections' Inspector General's Office.