IFB-2497-Statement of Intent to Award- Provide Spring 2027 Semester Charter Bus Transportation for FMU Athletics

Description

Francis Marion University Statement of Intent to Award Posting Date: 10/20/2026 This is a statement of intent to award a contract and becomes the official statement of award effective at 8:30 am EST on November 4, 2026, unless otherwise suspended or cancelled. Unless otherwise provided in the solicitation, the final statement of award serves as acceptance of your offer. Contractor should not perform work or incur any costs associated with the contract prior to the effective date of the contract. Contractor should not perform work prior to the receipt of a purchase order from Francis Marion University. The University assumes no liability for any expenses incurred prior to the effective date of the contract and issuance of a purchase order. Solicitation: IFB- 2497 Description: Provide Spring 2027 Semester Charter Bus Transportation for FMU Athletic Issue Date: 9/25/2026 Opening Date/Time: 10/19/2026 at 2:00pm EST Award Date: 10/20/2026 Lots 1-7: Trips 1-48 awarded to: Carolina Limousine and Coach/CLC Worldwide (AA Carolina Events Inc.) 9525 Scipio Lane Myrtle Beach, SC 29588 Evaluated Amount: $159,225.00 Any actual bidder, offeror, contractor, or subcontractor who is aggrieved in connection with the intended award or award of a contract shall notify the appropriate chief procurement officer in writing of its intent to protest within seven business days of the date that award or notification of intent to award, whichever is earlier, is posted and sent in accordance with this code. Any actual bidder, offeror, contractor, or subcontractor who is aggrieved in connection with the intended award or award of a contract and has timely notified the appropriate chief procurement officer of its intent to protest, may protest to the appropriate chief procurement officer in the manner stated in subsection (2) within fifteen days of the date award or notification of intent to award, whichever is earlier, is posted and sent in accordance with this code; except that a matter that could have been raised pursuant to subitem (a) as a protest of the solicitation may not be raised as a protest of the award or intended award of a contract.