South Carolina H 3428: Resident vendor preferences

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2025-2026 Bill 3428 Text of Previous Version (Dec. 06, 2024) - South Carolina Legislature Online 

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

Bill 3428

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TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING 
SECTION 11-35-1524, RELATING TO RESIDENT VENDOR PREFERENCE UNDER THE 
CONSOLIDATED PROCUREMENT CODE, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT FOR THE PURPOSE OF MAKING 
AN AWARD DETERMINATION, A PROCUREMENT OFFICER IS DIRECTED TO DECREASE A BIDDER'S 
PRICE BY TWO PERCENT IF THE BID IS SUBMITTED BY A BUSINESS OWNED BY A 
SERVICE-DISABLED VETERAN RESIDING IN THIS STATE, AND TO DEFINE 
"SERVICE-DISABLED VETERAN" FOR THIS PURPOSE.

Be it enacted by the 
General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION 1. Section 11-35-1524(D)(1) of the S.C. Code is amended to 
read:

 (1) When evaluating pricing for 
purposes of making an award determination, the procurement officer shall 
decrease a bidder's price by two percent if:

 (a) 
the bidder has a documented commitment from a single proposed first-tier 
subcontractor to perform some portion of the services expressly required by the 
solicitation; and

 (b) at the time of the bidding, the subcontractor directly 
employs or has a documented commitment with individuals domiciled in South 
Carolina that will perform services expressly required by the solicitation and 
the total direct labor cost to the subcontractor for those individuals to 
provide those services exceeds twenty percent of bidder's total bid price.; or

 (b) the bid is submitted by a 
business owned by a service-disabled veteran residing in this State. For 
purposes of this subsection, "service-disabled veteran" means a person who 
served in the active military, naval, or air service, and who was discharged or 
released from service under conditions other than dishonorable or due to 
disability unless the disability was incurred or aggravated in the line of duty 
in the active military, naval, or air service.

SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval 
by the Governor.

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