- The South Carolina Department of Corrections initiated an Invitation for Bid (IFB 5400020838) for investigative software targeting the agency's Police Services division, specifically designed for 10 criminal analysts to support intelligence gathering and investigations. The procurement sought a comprehensive software solution with extensive capabilities, including U.S. telco phone number subscriber histories dating back to 2005, social media profile searches across 98+ sites, dark web and data...
- The South Carolina Department of Corrections (SCDC) issued an Invitation for Bid (IFB) 5400021033 for investigative software to support its Police Services division, specifically targeting ten criminal analysts who require advanced intelligence gathering capabilities. The procurement seeks a comprehensive online investigative software solution designed to identify and locate persons, detect patterns, and generate actionable intelligence for combating drug trafficking and gang activity. The...
- The South Carolina Department of Corrections (SCDC) has issued a sole source procurement solicitation (number 5400019990) for SAS Institute, Inc. software licenses and support services. The procurement focuses on maintaining critical software systems that generate information reports across multiple platforms, including financial, personnel, inmate systems, and jail management databases. SCDC requires comprehensive software that will support hundreds of existing production reports on...
- The South Carolina Department of Corrections (SCDC) is pursuing a sole source procurement for Livescan software and hardware support from DataWorks, the original creator of their customized software system. The solicitation (Number 5400025381) was issued on May 17, 2022, with a response deadline of June 2, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. The contract will cover an initial one-year term from June 2, 2023, to June 1, 2024, with potential automatic renewals for four additional one-year terms, potentially...
- The South Carolina Department of Corrections (SCDC) is pursuing a sole source procurement for Livescan software and hardware support from Dataworks, with the intent to award a three-year contract. The procurement specifically focuses on maintaining and supporting critical fingerprint and identification processing capabilities for new inmate intake and verification across multiple systems including SCDC, SLED, FBI, and NCIC databases. Dataworks is being identified as the exclusive provider due to...
- The South Carolina Department of Corrections (SCDC) has issued a sole source solicitation for SAS Institute system software license renewal and support services, specifically targeting critical software functionality across financial, personnel, inmate management, and jail management database systems. The procurement covers software licenses operating on mainframe, AIX, and Windows environments, with particular emphasis on supporting SCDC clients and servers, including upgraded equipment...
- The South Carolina Department of Corrections is issuing an Intent to Sole Source procurement for a web-based NCIC Full Function solution from Datamaxx Applied Technologies, serving Richland County and state criminal justice agencies. The procurement seeks a three-year contract for a secure information system that provides access to the National Crime Information Center (NCIC), Nlets, and SC Criminal Justice Network. Key system objectives include gathering criminal history on incoming inmates and...
- The South Carolina Department of Corrections is pursuing a sole source procurement for a comprehensive NCIC Full Function solution from DataMaxx Applied Technologies under solicitation number 5400025369. The contract aims to maintain secure access to critical law enforcement information systems including the National Crime Information Center (NCIC), National Law Enforcement Telecommunication System (Nlets), and SC Criminal Justice Network for information capture and sharing across state criminal...
- The South Carolina Department of Corrections is pursuing a sole source procurement for an NCIC Full Function solution from Datamaxx Applied Technologies, with solicitation number 5400021996 issued on August 30, 2021. The contract aims to provide secure access to the National Crime Information Center (NCIC), National Law Enforcement Telecommunications System (Nlets), and SC Criminal Justice Network for comprehensive information capture and sharing across state law enforcement agencies. Specific...
- The South Carolina Department of Corrections (SCDC) Division of Information Technology initially issued a Request for Quote (RFQ) numbered 5400024642 for a SecureLink License Subscription on December 30, 2022. The procurement sought an annual subscription license for network security software designed to identify, control, and audit vendor access to critical SCDC systems including HVAC, dental, X-ray, and security maintenance systems. The original solicitation specified a requirement for 10...
The South Carolina Department of Corrections (SCDC) issued an Invitation for Bid (IFB) Number 5400020478 for investigative software to support the agency's Police Services division. The procurement seeks a single vendor to provide online investigative software for 10 criminal analysts, with comprehensive capabilities to identify and locate persons, detect patterns, and create actionable intelligence. The software must include specific technical requirements such as U.S. telco phone number identification with subscriber histories dating back to January 2005, a cell phone directory with over 200 million records, social media profile searches across 98+ sites, mapping functionality, and international phone coverage for 93+ countries. Detailed descriptive literature and screenshots demonstrating software capabilities must be submitted with bids. The bid opening was originally scheduled for November 24, 2020, at 10:00 AM, with questions due by November 5, 2020, at 10:00 AM, and award notification planned for December 1, 2020. The initial contract term is one year with automatic renewal for four additional one-year periods unless the state provides 30 days' notice of non-renewal. No specific set-aside designations were identified in the solicitation. Vendors may claim South Carolina or U.S. end-product preferences and resident vendor preferences if they meet established criteria. The software must operate in a secure environment physically located in the contiguous United States, utilizing AES-256 encryption, and comply with South Carolina and federal privacy and security laws. The hosting facility must be a Level III or better data center, with audit logs maintained for a minimum of six years. Notably, there was no incumbent vendor, as this represents a new procurement for the SCDC. While no specific budget range was disclosed, the solicitation requires fixed pricing with all costs included for the stated services. Offerors must be registered South Carolina vendors and must submit signed cover pages, acknowledge all amendments, and include all requested documentation to avoid rejection as nonresponsive. The procurement ultimately resulted in a Statement of Non-Award, indicating that no responsive bidders submitted proposals meeting the solicitation requirements, with the agency planning to republish the solicitation at a later date.
Name | Description | Size | Type | Posted |
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Statement of Non Award.doc | 299KB | Document | 11/20/25 | |
5400020478 Full Bid.docx | 76KB | Document | 11/20/25 | |
Amendment 1.docx | 83KB | Document | 11/20/25 | |
Amendment 2.docx | 132KB | Document | 11/20/25 | |
Full Amendment 3.docx | 146KB | Document | 11/20/25 |