Description
The University of South Carolina is seeking a vendor to provide a three‑year renewal of maintenance and technical support for its existing HCL BigFix enterprise endpoint‑management platform. The contract will be a sealed, single‑offer solicitation (no multiple bids allowed) with an initial one‑year term and two one‑year renewal options, for a maximum duration of three years. The award is expected to be posted on 21 September 2026, and offers must be submitted electronically by 17 September 2026. A non‑mandatory pre‑bid conference will be held via Microsoft Teams on 3 September 2026. The solicitation requires compliance with South Carolina preference statutes and includes standard state procurement clauses (e.g., warranties, termination for convenience, tax withholding).
• Scope: annual software maintenance & technical support renewal for HCL BigFix (enterprise endpoint management).
• Contract length: 1 year with two optional 1‑year renewals (max 3 years).
• Delivery: software support services; no physical goods except possible shipping/handling.
• Submission: one electronic offer (PDF/online) via supplier.ps.sc.edu; hard‑copy optional but must be a single continuous document.
• Pre‑bid: Teams conference 09/03/2026 (non‑mandatory).
• Award posting: 09/21/2026.
• Estimated value: likely in the high‑hundreds of thousands of dollars.
• Vendor must be a single legal entity; joint bids not permitted.