Privileged Account Management Solution

The Columbia Public School District selected a privileged‑account‑management (PAM) solution to secure and manage elevated‑access credentials across its technology services environment. After a competitive bid process featuring three vendors, the district awarded the contract to Unistar‑Sparco for $89,280, indicating a modest‑scale implementation suitable for a K‑12 district. The award reflects the district’s willingness to consider out‑of‑state providers and suggests that future procurements may favor more feature‑rich or higher‑valued solutions. • Scope: Software licensing, implementation, configuration, training, and support for privileged‑account management. • Awarded Vendor: Unistar‑Sparco (Millington, TN) at $89,280. • Competitive Landscape: Competing bids from Inzo Technologies (MO) and Delinea (CA) were substantially higher, implying varied solution sizes or feature sets.