Description
Piedmont Technical College is issuing a Notice of Intent to Sole Source a comprehensive training‑system solution for its Occupational Technical Center (OCTC) grant. The scope includes four Skill Boss Smart Factory training units and accompanying tool kits, all intended to support PLC, robotics, electrical, and production instruction and to prepare students for the South Carolina Manufacturing Skills Consortium Certified Production Technician Plus certification. Technical Training Aids, the exclusive Amatrol distributor in South Carolina, is the sole vendor under a $100,280.80 contract, with a deadline for any alternate‑vendor response on September 28, 2026. The procurement must meet a Drug‑Free Workplace certification requirement because the contract exceeds $50,000.
• Provide four 95‑MSB2AB Skill Boss Smart Factory training systems (mobile‑lab compatible).
• Include four Skill Boss Manufacturing Tool Packages (part 33934).
• Deliver curriculum, instructor guides, testing resources, and optional accessories.
• Sole‑source procurement; alternate vendors may submit capability statements by the deadline.
• Total contract value roughly $100 k, requiring freight and a 3 % credit‑card fee.