The South Carolina Department of Administration (Admin), in accordance with South Carolina Procurement Code, Section 11-35-1560 and regulation 19-445.2105, is providing public notice of the intent to award a sole source contract to Microsoft Corporation. The total potential value the contract is $576,258. The estimated contract duration is 05/01/2021 to 06/30/2023.

Admin intends to procure the renewal of Premier/Unified support services for Microsoft Enterprise software. Microsoft is the only supplier that provides access to Microsoft product development teams, software developers and source code for current and future products enabling (a) specialized insight into the architecture of current solutions that can facilitate smooth migrations to existing and future unreleased products/versions; (b) quick and comprehensive resolution of product support, trouble-shooting and hot-fix type issues; and (c) immediate and focused technology feedback link between our customers and the Microsoft product development teams to help shape the direction, features and functionality of future products. 

Please see Section 11-35-4210(1): Right to Protest of the South Carolina Code of Laws for information relating to protest rights.