In accordance with the Sole Source section 11-35-1560 listed in the South Carolina Consolidated Procurement, the College of Charleston is announcing the intent to procure from Salesforce.com Inc. as a sole source procurement for a five-year period.

College of Charleston intends to sole source the renewal of the annual licensing and maintenance for the Grad and Undergrad Pardot from Salesforce.com Inc. Pardot is an additional recruitment tool offered by Salesforce who is the sole CRM (customer relationship management) provider for higher education. This tool is used in conjunction with TargetX, which the College currently has a contract with.

Sales force.com Inc.  is the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) and sole provider of licensing and maintenance for Pardot.

Bidder’s right to protest as listed in section 11-35-4210 in the South Carolina Consolidated Procurement Code applies to this intent to sole source.

Protest to be filed with:

Chief Procurement Officer

Materials Management Office

1201 Main Street, Suite 600

Columbia, SC 29201

Facsimile: 803-737-0639

E-mail: protest-mmo@mmo.sc.gov