Multi-Campus Security Systems Upgrade and Expansion

This project involves a comprehensive upgrade and expansion of security and emergency response infrastructure across all four campuses of Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College, encompassing 27 buildings located in North Carolina. The core scope includes renovating a dedicated Emergency Operations Center within the Simpson Administration Building, installing a standalone standby generator to ensure uninterrupted operations during power outages, and modernizing the Emergency Annunciator System to provide clear audio alerts both indoors and outdoors for campus and community safety. Additionally, the project will integrate a statewide network of security cameras with the existing SCIF-funded Door Access Control System, enabling centralized police monitoring and enhancing overall campus security coordination. All work must comply with North Carolina licensing requirements for architecture, engineering, and landscape architecture, and must align with State Building Commission standards for design and delivery. The solicitation, issued under number 77-77-0001373 and posted on July 15, 2026, with a response deadline of August 20, 2026, is structured as a qualifications-based selection process under a best value trade-off methodology rather than a lowest price approach. Proposers must submit three hard copies of a Letter of Interest, limited to ten single-sided or five double-sided pages, along with three copies of the completed Standard Form 254, all printed on 8.5” x 11” paper and stapled in the upper left corner—no electronic, email, or fax submissions are accepted. Evaluation will be based on ten factors including specialized expertise in similar security and emergency systems projects, past performance, team composition, current workload, proposed design approach, familiarity with the geographic area, and a history of successful project completion without legal or technical issues. The total project budget is set at $1,500,000, funded by the State Capital Improvement Fund, though no detailed pricing structure or line-item costs are provided in the solicitation. Submissions must be delivered physically to the Chestnut Building at 340 Victoria Road in Asheville, and no packaging, labeling, or MIL-STD requirements are specified, as the focus remains on administrative and design qualifications rather than physical delivery logistics.