LIVESCAN PLUS

The South Carolina Department of Corrections is soliciting a one-time procurement of Livescan Plus hardware and associated systems under solicitation number 5400030030, with a response deadline of August 13, 2026. The contract requires the delivery of eight new Livescan units, eight photo capture hardware/software systems, and eight PVC ID card printers, all of which must be fully compatible with existing state backend infrastructure including the Livescan Server/Message Switch, Tenprint Archive, SLED AFIS, Digital Photo Manager, and Dataworks-developed software. Delivery must occur within 30 days of purchase order issuance to SCDC Headquarters at 4444 Broad River Road, Columbia, SC 29210, under F.O.B. Destination terms, meaning risk of loss transfers upon arrival. The solution must ensure seamless integration, reliability in transaction processing, and full compliance with state-specific information security protocols, including the mandatory Service Provider Security Assessment Questionnaire and the exclusive storage and processing of all government data within the continental United States. A one-year, 24/7 warranty with on-site support from Greenville, SC, is required, along with training and technical assistance available upon request. The contract includes a comprehensive set of state-specific clauses covering termination for convenience or default, inspection and acceptance, payment, insurance, indemnification, confidentiality, audit rights, records retention, and numerous other administrative and compliance obligations, all governed by South Carolina law and the State Procurement Code. Offerors must demonstrate five years of direct experience with Livescan equipment and identify key personnel with relevant qualifications, including experience from predecessor firms. Security requirements are stringent, mandating compliance with safeguarding standards such as access controls, media sanitization, and intrusion protection, while also prohibiting any data transfer outside the U.S. The solicitation imposes additional obligations including certification under South Carolina’s illegal immigration compliance statute, mandatory disclosure of any organizational conflict of interest, and insurance coverage that includes waiver of subrogation in favor of the state. Proposals must be submitted electronically through the state’s procurement portal by the deadline, accompanied by a signed cover page, SPSAQ, and insurance summaries, with no pricing information provided in the solicitation, leaving total contract value to be determined by offeror bids. Award will be made to the highest-ranked, responsible offeror whose proposal is most advantageous to the state, with evaluation based on holistic judgment rather than fixed scoring criteria.