S.C. Code Ann. § 11-35-1510: Methods of source selection.

Unless otherwise provided by law, all state contracts must be awarded by competitive sealed bidding, pursuant to Section 11-35-1520, except as provided in:

(1) Section 11-35-1250 (Authority to Contract for Auditing Services);

(2) Section 11-35-1260 (Authority to Contract for Legal Services);

(3) Section 11-35-1525 (Fixed Priced Bidding);

(4) Section 11-35-1528 (Competitive Best Value Bidding);

(5) Section 11-35-1529 (Competitive Online Bidding);

(6) Section 11-35-1530 (Competitive Sealed Proposals);

(7) Section 11-35-1535 (Competitive Negotiations);

(8) Section 11-35-1540 (Negotiations After Unsuccessful Competitive Sealed Bidding);

(9) Section 11-35-1550 (Small Purchases);

(10) Section 11-35-1560 (Sole Source Procurements);

(11) Section 11-35-1570 (Emergency Procurements);

(12) Section 11-35-1575 (Participation in Auction or Bankruptcy Sale);

(13) (Reserved)

(14) Section 11-35-3015 (Source Selection Methods Assigned to Project Delivery Methods);

(15) Section 11-35-3220 (Architect Engineer, Construction Management and Land Surveying Services Procurement Procedures); and

(16) Section 11-35-3230 (Exception for Small Architect-Engineer and Land Surveying Services contracts).