Sling Scheduling App- Business Plan

The South Carolina Department of Mental Health (SCDMH) is conducting a Request for Quote (RFQ) solicitation for the acquisition of the Sling Messaging App in Business Plan Edition, targeting 500 users across the agency. The procurement seeks to obtain a software application with specific scheduling and messaging capabilities, to be delivered to SCDMH Emergency Management located at 2414 Bull Street in Columbia, South Carolina. The solicitation was issued on September 3, 2021, with a submission deadline of September 16, 2021, at 3:00 PM, and potential vendors were required to submit any questions by September 10, 2021, at 10:00 AM. The contract will span two years, beginning September 21, 2021, and concluding September 21, 2023, with an automatic renewal option for one-year periods unless the state provides thirty-day notice of non-renewal. Evaluation criteria will focus on identifying the lowest responsible and responsive bidder, with pricing submitted in US dollars and excluding sales or use taxes.

The solicitation allows for potential vendor preferences, including South Carolina resident vendor preference, US end-product preference, and South Carolina end-product preference. Nonresident contractors may be subject to a 2% withholding on payments unless they complete specific registration requirements with the South Carolina Department of Revenue or Secretary of State. The contract is structured as a fixed-price agreement, with potential price adjustments limited to renewal terms and subject to Consumer Price Index constraints. While specific budget ranges are not explicitly detailed, the procurement involves acquiring two line items for the Sling Messaging Business Plan App configured for 500 users, with Year 1 costs specified. No specific set-aside designations for disadvantaged enterprises were mentioned in the available documentation, and no information about incumbent vendors or existing technological infrastructure was provided in the solicitation materials.