Emergency Procurement Notice – South Carolina Department of Education

This emergency procurement addresses an acute shortage of maintenance technicians needed to keep roughly 5,500 South Carolina school buses operational and safe. The Department of Education entered into a $500,000 contract with Rifled Air Conditioning to provide the necessary staffing and related services under emergency provisions of the South Carolina procurement code. The urgent nature bypassed typical competitive bidding, allowing a rapid award to resolve the workforce gap and mitigate risk to student transportation. • Scope: Provision of maintenance technicians for school bus fleet upkeep. • Value: $500,000 total contract amount. • Emergency Basis: Awarded per S.C. Code Ann. §11‑35‑1570 due to critical staffing shortage.