Notice Of Intent To Sole Source

The Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) issued a sole‑source notice to award a $55,000 contract to CHEST (The American College of Chest Physicians) to design, distribute, and manage a survey targeting pulmonologists and thoracic surgeons for the research project “Biomarker Testing in Early‑Stage NSCLC: Practice Patterns, Barriers, and Impact on Therapy.” CHEST will leverage its proprietary member database of over 30,000 pulmonary and critical‑care professionals, handle participant compensation, and deliver completed responses to the MUSC research team. This contract is intended to support grant‑funded research on early‑stage non‑small cell lung cancer biomarkers. • Scope: Survey design, distribution, compensation management, data collection, and delivery. • Vendor: CHEST, a professional medical society with unique access to the target clinical audience. • Funding: Fixed price of $55,000; sole‑source procurement under South Carolina Code §11‑35‑1560.