WEB BASED LEARNING MANAGEMENT

The South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) issued an Intent to Sole Source solicitation for a Web Based Learning Management System, specifically targeting Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc. as the preferred vendor. The procurement seeks a comprehensive learning management system capable of performing registration processes, maintaining training records, and supporting cloud-based storage of training materials. The original solicitation was issued on July 23, 2019, with initial submissions due by August 7, 2019, at 2:30 p.m. Procurement Officer Vernell H. Goodwin can be contacted at 803-737-3618 for questions, which were to be submitted via email to goodwinvh@scdot.org by the same deadline. However, the solicitation has been suspended indefinitely pending review by the Chief Procurement Officer (CPO) in response to a formal protest, with potential bidders advised to monitor www.procurement.sc.gov for future updates.

The solicitation appears to be a sole source procurement authorized under South Carolina Code sections 11-35-1560 and 11-35-4210, which permit sole source procurement under specific circumstances. Prospective bidders, offerors, contractors, or subcontractors who are aggrieved by the intended award may submit a written protest within ten business days of the award or notification of intent to award. Formal protests must be submitted in writing within fifteen days to the Chief Procurement Officer at the Materials Management Office, either by email to protest-mmo@mmo.state.sc.us or by mail/delivery to 1201 Main Street, Suite 600, Columbia, SC 29201. No specific budget range or award value was disclosed in the available documentation. The procurement is specifically focused on Richland County and involves a technology solution for learning management that will be implemented across the South Carolina Department of Transportation. No explicit set-aside designations or restrictions on responding organizations were mentioned in the provided documents.