Notice End Date: August 10, 2026

Vendor Name: Noble Shields

Contract Amount: $314,100.00

Agency Procurement Manager: Tracy F. Hill

Agency Procurement Manager Email: hillt@sctechsystem.edu

Agency Procurement Manager Telephone#: 803-722-0369

The Agency hereby provides notice that it entered into an emergency contract per S.C. Code Ann. §11-35-1570 with Vendor for the following supplies, services, information technology, or construction:

The Scout Motors Training Center and Cornerstone Training Center in Columbia, and the Global Workforce Training Center in Florence are regional training facilities operated by the SC Technical College System (SCTCS).  Professional unarmed security services were requested for each training center.  Specifications for this procurement were developed by SCTCS personnel and distributed to qualified preselected vendors.  The solicitation was also advertised in SCBO to obtain expedited quotes for the required services.  The contract was awarded to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder with the demonstrated ability to provide services on an expedited basis to meet the emergency need.
Due to unforeseen circumstances and continued operational requirements, it has become necessary to extend the vendor's services until a new solicitation can be completed and awarded.  Procurement staff are currently finalizing the specifications and conducting market research in preparation for submitting the solicitation package to State Procurement for review.  The requested extension will ensure continuity of services and prevent disruption to operations while the procurement process is completed.
This contract is awarded until 12/31/2026, as to allow SCTCS to solicit a long-term contract.  The expected cost is $314,100.00.
 

Agency's justification for this emergency procurement may be viewed or obtained at: Agency Procurement Manager (Listed Above)

PROTESTS:
Any actual or prospective bidder, offeror, contractor, or subcontractor aggrieved in connection with the intended award or award of this emergency 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 emergency 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