Emergency Unarmed Security Services

The State Board for Technical and Comprehensive Education (SBTCE)/SC Technical College System issued a Notice of Emergency Procurement Solicitation on March 10, 2026, for emergency unarmed security services at three locations: the Scout Motors Training Center, the Midlands Technical Workforce Training Center, and the Global Workforce Training Center in Florence, South Carolina. This emergency procurement was initiated to address a potential threat to public health, welfare, and safety of trainees and SBTCE employees. The procurement has been awarded to Noble Shields on an emergency basis and will remain in effect until a competitive solicitation is completed and formally awarded by SC Procurement Services on behalf of SBTCE. The notice was posted in the South Carolina Business Opportunities (SCBO) system for a minimum of 10 business days as required by state code. Interested parties have specific protest rights and deadlines: actual or prospective bidders, offerors, contractors, or subcontractors aggrieved by the award must notify the Chief Procurement Officer in writing within five business days of the posting date, with formal protests required to be submitted within 15 days of posting. The procurement officer for this solicitation is Teresa Livingston, who can be contacted at 803-896-5310 or livingstont@sctechsystem.edu. Protests should be submitted in writing to the Chief Procurement Officer at the Materials Management Office, 1333 Main Street, Suite 700, Columbia, SC 29201, or via email at protest-mmo@mmo.state.sc.us.

The procurement documentation provided does not specify set-aside designations, restrictions on organizational types, disadvantaged enterprise requirements, specific budget ranges, or award values. Additionally, no evaluation criteria beyond the emergency nature of the procurement are detailed in the available materials. The incumbent vendor for this emergency procurement is Noble Shields, which has been awarded the contract on an interim basis pending the completion of the competitive solicitation process. Further details regarding contract specifications, service level agreements, pricing structures, and detailed qualification requirements would require review of the complete solicitation documents beyond the Notice of Emergency Procurement provided.