Notice of Intent to Sole Source – South Carolina Department of Agriculture

This sole‑source contract awards EAG Gulf Coast, LLC $91,500 to provide critical disaster‑assistance payment processing services for the South Carolina Department of Agriculture. The work includes validating payees (including TIN matching), reviewing W‑9 forms, verifying addresses, conducting pre‑payment reviews, requisitioning and holding funds, disbursing payments to eligible farmers and forest landowners, generating required reports, and issuing tax forms. The agency seeks additional review capacity to handle a higher‑than‑expected volume of applications and to keep the program on schedule. • Scope: Payee validation, fund requisition, disbursement, reporting, and tax form issuance for disaster assistance. • Vendor: EAG Gulf Coast, LLC (sole source). • Value: $91,500 fixed‑price award. • Purpose: Accelerate processing of disaster assistance applications for South Carolina agricultural producers.