SC dhec adobe license renewal

The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) issued a solicitation (5400023979) for Adobe software license renewals and new licenses across multiple product categories. The procurement sought bids from authorized Platinum Adobe sellers or resellers to provide subscription license renewals for specific Adobe products, including 767 licenses of Acrobat Pro DC for Enterprise, 22 Creative Cloud for Enterprise All Apps licenses, 5 Captivate for Enterprise licenses, 4 Photoshop Creative Cloud for Enterprise licenses, and 1 Dreamweaver for Enterprise license. DHEC participates in the Adobe Large Government Agency (LGA) purchasing plan under VIP #0CCDA40CC4DBCF45018A, with all new licenses to be pro-rated to co-term with the annual subscription anniversary date of September 30, 2023. The original solicitation established key deadlines: questions were due by August 31, 2022, at 12:00 PM, with bid submissions due September 13, 2022, at 2:30 PM, and award notification scheduled for September 15, 2022. The initial contract period was set to run from October 1, 2022, through September 30, 2023, with a maximum estimated duration of one year. Evaluation criteria included selecting the lowest responsible and responsive bidder, with unit prices governing over extended prices.

However, the procurement process was ultimately canceled, as evidenced by the Notice of Cancellation document. The cancellation was issued in accordance with South Carolina Code Section 11-35-1710 and R.19-445.2065, nullifying the entire solicitation and indicating the project would be re-solicited at a later date. No specific restrictions on vendor participation were explicitly outlined, though bidders were required to be authorized Platinum Adobe sellers or resellers capable of providing quotes on all specified software categories and able to add subscriptions to DHEC's existing Adobe Licensing Portal. Vendors were also required to register in the South Carolina Enterprise Information System (SCEIS) vendor registration system to submit bids online. The scope of work was limited exclusively to Adobe brand name software licenses and associated services, explicitly excluding installation, implementation, training, or consulting services. Delivery requirements specified standard delivery within thirty days of purchase order receipt to DHEC's address at 301 Gervais Street, Columbia, South Carolina 29201. While specific award values were not detailed, the procurement involved multiple license categories across enterprise-level Adobe products.