Awarded vendors
- Residential Management Systems, Inc.
Description
Longwood University awarded a sole‑source contract to Residential Management Systems, Inc. for one year of maintenance, support, and updates to its existing Housing Management System (HMS) used by the Residential & Commuter Life division. The award value is $24,717, well below the $50 k public‑notice threshold, and the procurement was justified because RMS is the sole developer and owner of the proprietary “Mercury” HMS software. The contract runs from July 1 2020 through June 30 2021 and does not include any competitive bidding or price analysis beyond historical consistency.
• Scope: annual maintenance and technical support for the HMS platform (no new software acquisition).
• Vendor: Residential Management Systems, Inc., the exclusive proprietor of the Mercury HMS system.
• Procurement: Virginia Code § 2.2‑4303(E) sole‑source, awarded without competition at a firm‑fixed‑price of $24,717.
• Timeline: solicitation closed 03/17/2020, agency head approved 03/18/2020, award planned for 07/01/2020.
• No set‑aside designations; contract value below $50 k threshold.