Yunex traffic

The South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) Procurement Office is pursuing a sole source solicitation for Yunex Traffic to upgrade the agency's Adaptive Traffic Management System (ATMS) from Concert Version 6.3 to Concert Version 8.0 for its Traffic Engineering division. This procurement is being conducted under South Carolina Code Sections 11-35-1560 and 11-35-4210, which govern sole source contracting procedures. The solicitation specifically targets a software platform upgrade with Yunex Traffic identified as the sole source vendor capable of implementing the required technological enhancements. The original offer submission deadline was set for December 8, 2021, at 2:30 p.m., with submissions required through the South Carolina procurement website at http://www.procurement.sc.gov. Vendors or potential bidders aggrieved by the intended award must notify the Chief Procurement Officer in writing within five business days of the award notification posting, with formal protests due within fifteen days.

Regarding potential restrictions, the solicitation appears to be a direct sole source procurement with no specific set-aside designations for disadvantaged enterprises mentioned. The procurement is specifically targeted to Yunex Traffic as the exclusive vendor for this ATMS platform upgrade, effectively limiting competitive bidding. The procurement officer for this solicitation is Vernell H. Goodwin, who can be contacted at 803-737-3618 or goodwinvh@scdot.org for any additional inquiries. Protests must be submitted in writing to the Chief Procurement Officer, Materials Management Office, either by email to protest-itmo@itmo.sc.gov or by mail/delivery to 1201 Main Street, Suite 600, Columbia, SC 29201. While specific award values are not disclosed in the available documentation, the procurement is focused on a technological upgrade for the existing traffic management system infrastructure within Richland County, South Carolina.