Notice End Date: March 9, 2026

Vendor Name: Control Management Inc.

Contract Amount: 67337.24

Agency Procurement Manager: Tracy O'Keefe

Agency Procurement Manager Email: tokeefe@coastal.edu

Agency Procurement Manager Telephone#: 843-349-2741

The Agency hereby provides notice that it intends to enter into a sole source contract per S.C. Code Ann. §11-35-1560 with Vendor for the following supplies, services, information technology, or construction:

Coastal Carolina University is replacing the boilers and associated boiler pumps at the Williams‑Brice facility. This project requires new direct digital controls (DDC) to ensure the mechanical system functions as designed, operates safely, and integrates seamlessly with the University’s existing Siemens building automation system.

The Williams‑Brice facility is currently controlled through Siemens Apogee/Desigo HVAC controls. Sensors, control valves, variable frequency drive (VFD) controls, transmitters, and associated programming are required for the replacement boilers and related equipment. These controls must be fully compatible with the existing Siemens infrastructure to maintain centralized monitoring, control, alarm functionality, and system reliability across campus facilities.

Agency's justification for a sole source procurement may be viewed or immediately obtained at: Web Address Where Item Is Posted
URL To View Justification: https://ccucloud.coastal.edu/index.php/s/69TaFbrN6yparbx

PROTESTS:
Any actual or prospective bidder, offeror, contractor, or subcontractor aggrieved in connection with the intended award or award of this sole source contract, shall notify the appropriate chief Procurement officer in writing of its intent to protest within five (5) business days of the date this notice is posted. Any actual or prospective bidder, offeror, contractor, or subcontractor who is aggrieved in connection with the intended award or award of this sole source contract and has timely notified the appropriate chief procurement officer of its intent to protest, may protest to the appropriate chief procurement officer in the manner set forth below within fifteen days of the date this notice is posted; except that a matter that could have been raised as a protest of the solicitation may not be raised as a protest of the award or intended award of a contract.
A protest must be in writing, filed with the appropriate chief procurement officer, and set forth the grounds of the protest and the relief requested with enough particularity to give notice of the issues to be decided. The protest must be received by the appropriate chief procurement officer within the time provided above. Days are calculated as provided in S.C. Code Ann. § 11-35-310(13).

Any Notice Of Intent To Protest And Protest Must Be Addressed To: Materials Management Officer