S.C. Code Regs. 27-2010. Solicitation for Bid Process

A. General Requirements (1) The Department anticipates that all solicitations for bids for pesticide applications under the Boll Weevil Eradication Program will be issued by the SCBWEF (or its designated agent) or a successor organization. Should the Department be required to solicit bids or let contracts implement any application programs, the Department shall utilize the guidelines in this regulation; (2) All commercial agricultural aircraft operations in South Carolina must comply with the Federal Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1971 (OSHA), the South Carolina Occupational Safety and Health Act, and the rules and regulations promulgated by the Federal Aviation Administration and the South Carolina Aeronautical Commission; (3) All pesticide applicators must comply with the S. C. Pesticide Control Act of 1975 as amended and the regulations promulgated thereunder; (4) All applicators must be licensed and certified in South Carolina to be eligible to bid on or enter into application contracts to be awarded under the Program. B. Bid Process (1) Solicitation for bids will be issued by the SCBWEF (or its designated agent), any successor organization, or if necessary, the Department; (2) The solicitation for bid will contain the necessary information to assist the applicator in submitting an appropriate bid; (3) Spray unit blocks will vary in size. Acreage and maps outlining the general area(s) to be sprayed will be included with each solicitation; (4) Bids on all spray block units will normally be solicited from all certified and licensed aerial applicators who service South Carolina cotton producers; however, dependent upon the spray block unit, the solicitation to bid may be limited to those qualified applicators within the spray block unit or the immediate vicinity thereof; (5) Bids will be awarded to the lowest responsible, responsive bidder.