In accordance with the requirements of Section 11-35-1560 (A) of the SC Consolidated Procurement Code, York Technical College intends to issue a sole source procurement to Johnson Controls Fire Protection. The basis for this sole source is to upgrade fire alarm panels (computer and software) in two buildings. This service is specialized and integrates with the current monitoring system provided by Johnson Controls Fire Protection used campus-wide. There are no other vendors that can provide this service as the product is a proprietary system of JCI and must be maintained and supported by them.  Bidder’s right to protest as listed in Section 11-35-4210 of the SC Consolidated Procurement Code applies to this notice to award a sole source procurement.

PROTESTS: If you are aggrieved in connection with the intended award or award of the contract, you may be entitled to protest, but only as proved in Section 11-35-4210. To protest an award, you must (i) submit notice of your intent to protest within five (5) business days of the date this notice is posted, and (ii) submit your actual protest within fifteen days of the date this notice is posted. Days are calculated as provided in Section 11-35-310(13). Both protests and notices of intent to protest must be in writing and must be received by the appropriate Chief Procurement Officer within the time provided. The grounds of the protest and the relief requested must be set forth with enough particularity to give notice of the issues to be decided.  Any protest must be addressed to the Chief Procurement Officer, Materials Management Office, and submitted in writing (a) by email to protest-mmo@mmo.state.sc.us, or (b) by post or delivery to 1201 Main Street, Suite 600, Columbia, SC 29201.