- The South Carolina Commission for the Blind (SCCB) is soliciting fixed-price bids for Orientation and Mobility (O&M) services through the State Fiscal Accountability Authority's Office of State Procurement, specifically targeting Richland County and other regions across South Carolina. The procurement seeks qualified O&M specialists to provide assessments and training to consumers in Vocational Rehabilitation, Older Blind Independent Living, and Children's programs. Mandatory...
- The South Carolina Commission for the Blind (SCCB) is seeking vendors to provide Summer Teen Program Pre-Employment Transition Services (Pre-ETS) for students ages 13-21 who are blind or have low vision. The four-week program will run from June 6 through July 1, 2022, at SCCB Headquarters in Columbia, South Carolina, with nightly activities from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM. The procurement is structured as a fixed-price bid with four distinct weekly line items focusing on STEM careers, post-secondary...
- The South Carolina Commission for the Blind (SCCB) is seeking a qualified vendor to complete a Comprehensive Statewide Needs Assessment (CSNA) through an Invitation for Bid solicitation. The assessment must comprehensively examine agency performance, needs of individuals with significant disabilities and vision impairments across diverse ethnic groups, unserved or underserved populations, transition services for students, workforce system effectiveness, and community rehabilitation program...
- The South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (SCDHHS) is seeking a qualified vendor to provide comprehensive web-based IT training through Request for Quote (RFQ) 5400019171. The procurement focuses on delivering self-paced e-learning solutions for Information Technology and IT Security staff, with training covering software packages from Microsoft Office, Cisco, CompTIA, Open Source, VMware, and AWS. The training must be entirely web-based, accessible from secure internet...
- The South Carolina Commission for the Blind (SCCB) is seeking trained instructors to provide self-defense and adaptive sports services for its Summer Teen Workshop, scheduled for June 19-22, 2023, in Columbia, South Carolina. The procurement is a Request for Quote (RFQ) solicitation targeting a minimum of four service providers to deliver six hours of daily training for 25 visually impaired participants. The comprehensive training program will cover hands-on self-defense, safety education,...
- The South Carolina Commission for the Blind (SCCB) issued an Invitation for Bid (IFB) for a Comprehensive Statewide Needs Assessment (CSNA), required by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and mandated to be conducted every three years. The procurement seeks a contractor to perform a mixed-methods research project assessing agency performance, needs of individuals with significant disabilities and vision impairments, underserved populations, youth transition services, and community rehabilitation...
- The South Carolina Department of Social Services (SCDSS), located in Richland County, is soliciting fixed-price bids for qualified instructors to provide comprehensive training services across seven program areas: Essential Soft Skills, Leadership, Adult Services, Child Welfare Services, Economic Services, Instructional Design, and Foster, Adoptive, and Kinship Care. The procurement seeks instructors to deliver training for newly hired and existing employees, external stakeholders, and various...
- The South Carolina Vocational Rehabilitation Department (SCVRD) is seeking a vendor to provide Workplace Readiness Training-Financial services as part of Pre-Employment Transition Services mandated under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). The procurement requires developing and delivering a comprehensive financial literacy curriculum consisting of six in-person or virtual training sessions for students with disabilities across all 46 South Carolina counties. Each session must...
- The South Carolina Vocational Rehabilitation Department (SCVRD) is soliciting best value bids for job exploration counseling services, seeking contractors to provide comprehensive career exploration activities across 17 distinct professional fields including STEM, healthcare, hospitality, and industrial arts. The solicitation covers interactive, in-person instructional activities ranging from 1-6 hours in areas such as programming, drones, cybersecurity, nursing, welding, automotive...
- The South Carolina Vocational Rehabilitation Department (SCVRD) is soliciting bids for a Pre-Employment Transition Services (Pre-ETS) contract focused on postsecondary educational program counseling for students with disabilities aged 13-21. The selected vendor will be responsible for delivering in-person or virtual training sessions not exceeding 45 minutes, covering critical topics such as effective study habits, time management, college disability services, major selection, living...
The South Carolina State Fiscal Accountability Authority, on behalf of the South Carolina Commission for the Blind (SCCB), is procuring virtual software training services for consumers with visual impairments in Richland County. The procurement seeks qualified contractors to provide comprehensive assistive technology training across multiple software platforms including JAWS, ZoomText, Windows, Microsoft Office Suite, iDevices with VoiceOver, G Suite, Fusion, and Dolphin Guide. Contractors must deliver a minimum of six hours of training per week, with maximum allowable hours of 120 hours for assistive software training, 80 hours for iDevice training, and up to 180 hours for consumers with extensive administrative requirements. Mandatory qualifications include a minimum of one year experience providing assistive technology instruction to blind or visually impaired individuals, current JAWS and ZoomText certifications, and access to required software programs. The solicitation requires contractors to submit detailed documentation including experience references, Microsoft software training curriculum, background checks, and a signed consent to release information form. Key procurement dates include a pre-bid conference on May 6, 2022, question submission deadline of May 9, 2022, and proposal due date of May 18, 2022, with award notification anticipated on May 25, 2022. The contract will be awarded to multiple responsive and responsible offerors, with no specific set-aside designations for disadvantaged enterprises mentioned in the documentation. The contract term spans five years, consisting of an initial one-year period with four one-year renewal options, beginning June 3, 2022, and ending June 2, 2027. Pricing is structured with a maximum hourly rate of $79 for software training and $36 for guide software training. Travel reimbursement is limited to $1.00 per mile for distances exceeding 20 miles one-way from the contractor's business site. Contractors are required to provide weekly performance reports, prepare consumers for final assessments, and offer 10 hours of free refresher training if a consumer fails an assessment twice. No incumbent vendor is identified, as this appears to be a new service contract. Contractors must be registered as South Carolina vendors and will be responsible for recruiting qualified instructors capable of delivering comprehensive virtual training across various assistive technology platforms.
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Att G- Confid Agmt.docx | 132KB | Document | 11/20/25 | |
Amendment 1.docx | 106KB | Document | 11/20/25 | |
Attachment B-ZoomText Cir..pdf | 140KB | 11/20/25 | ||
SCDSS Consent to Release.pdf | 26KB | 11/20/25 | ||
Attachment C-VO iPhone Cir.pdf | 139KB | 11/20/25 |