Medical kiosk

The South Carolina Department of Corrections issued Invitation for Bid (IFB) 5400025456 for medical kiosk systems to be deployed across nine correctional institutions statewide. The procurement seeks 15 Smart Thermal Stations with integrated medical assessment capabilities, specifically designed to perform patient intake, registration, and comprehensive vital signs measurement including blood pressure, heart rate, respiratory rate, and oxygen saturation analysis. These kiosks must provide advanced features such as urgent medical need detection, potential infection analysis, and secure web-accessible analytics dashboards with hierarchical access controls. The solicitation requires vendors to provide onsite installation and training of at least one hour per kiosk at each location, maintain a local storage site in the Columbia area, and include one year of complimentary maintenance and support with software updates. Key technical requirements include a thermal camera (preferably FLIR A500 EST or equivalent), self-calibrating capabilities compliant with ISO 9001:2015 standards, and remote kiosk management capabilities. Sealed bids were due by July 6, 2023, at 10:00 a.m., with questions from potential offerors required to be submitted by June 19, 2023, at 10:00 a.m., and award notification was scheduled for July 13, 2023.

The contract was ultimately awarded to Draganfly Innovations, USA, Inc. of Raleigh, North Carolina, under SC Procurement Code 11-35-1520(10) provisions, which allowed waiver of the notice of intended award and seven-day delay since only one response was received. The total contract value is $356,250.00, with a unit price of $20,150.00 per kiosk for the 15 units, which totals $302,250.00. The procurement did not explicitly specify set-aside designations or restrictions for disadvantaged enterprises. Maintenance and support for years 2-5 will be available at a charge to be determined by the vendor. The kiosks will be distributed across multiple correctional facilities, including Lee CI (2 units), Broad River CI (3 units), Kirkland CI R&E (3 units), Turbeville CI (1 unit), Camille Graham CI (2 units), Perry CI (1 unit), Ridgeland CI (1 unit), McCormick CI (1 unit), and Lieber CI (1 unit). Vendors were required to comply with South Carolina procurement regulations, including resident vendor preference provisions, certification of independent price determination, and debarment certifications.