2021 South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 11 - Public Finance
Chapter 35 - South Carolina Consolidated Procurement Code
Section 11-35-1410. Definitions of terms used in this article.

Unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

(1) "Commercial product" means supplies, other than printing, or information resources:

(a) that is of a type customarily used by the general public and that has been sold, leased, or licensed to the general public;

(b) that would satisfy the criteria in subitem (a) were it not for modifications of a type customarily available in the commercial marketplace, or minor modifications made to meet state requirements; or

(c) that is a combination of products meeting the requirements of subitem (a) or (b) that are of a type customarily combined and sold in combination to the general public.

(2) "Commercially available off-the-shelf product" means supplies, other than printing, or information resources: that is a commercial product, as defined herein, that is sold in substantial quantities in the commercial marketplace; and is offered to the State, without modification, in the same form in which it is sold in the commercial marketplace. It does not include agricultural products, petroleum products, and other items customarily sold in bulk.

(3) "Cost-reimbursement contract" means a contract under which a contractor is reimbursed for costs which are allowable and allocable in accordance with the contract terms and the provisions of this code, and paid a fee, if any.

(4) "Established catalog price" means the price included in a catalog, price list, schedule, or other form that:

(a) is regularly maintained by a manufacturer or vendor of an item;

(b) is either published or otherwise available for inspection by customers;

(c) states prices at which sales are currently or were last made to a significant number of buyers constituting the general buying public for the supplies, services, or information technology involved.

(5) "Invitation for bids" means all documents, whether attached or incorporated by reference, utilized for soliciting bids in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 11-35-1520.

(6) "Purchase description" means specifications or other document describing the supplies, services, information technology, or construction to be procured.

(7) "Request for proposals" means all documents, whether attached or incorporated by reference, utilized for soliciting proposals.

(8) "Responsible bidder or offeror" means a person who has the capability in all respects to perform fully the contract requirements and the integrity and reliability which will assure good faith performance which may be substantiated by past performance.

(9) "Responsive bidder or offeror" means a person who has submitted a bid or proposal which conforms in all material aspects to the invitation for bids or request for proposals.

HISTORY: 1981 Act No. 148, Section 1; 1993 Act No. 178, Section 20; 1997 Act No. 153, Section 1; 2006 Act No. 376, Section 23; 2019 Act No. 41 (S.530), Section 16, eff May 13, 2019.

Editor's Note

2019 Act No. 41, Section 80, provides as follows:

"SECTION 80. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor and applies to solicitations issued after that date."

Effect of Amendment

2019 Act No. 41, Section 16, inserted (1) and (2), relating to definitions for "Commercial product" and "Commercially available off-the-shelf product", respectively, and redesignated (1) to (7) as (3) to (9); in (3), substituted "contract terms and the provisions of this code, and paid a fee," for "cost principles as provided in Article 13 of this chapter and a fee,"; and in (9), substituted "proposal" for "offer".

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