Opportunity
South Carolina Business Opportunities #69795
Design Services for USC–Columbia Civil Rights Center
Posted
October 27, 2026
Respond By
November 17, 2026
Identifier
69795
NAICS
541310, 541330, 541320
The University of South Carolina–Columbia is seeking qualified design firms for a new Civil Rights Center on its Columbia campus. - Government buyer: University of South Carolina; sub-agency: USC–Columbia. Project: Civil Rights Center Construction (H27-6169-TM). - Requested services: Architectural, engineering, civil, mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP), structural, and landscape design services. - Planned facility: Up to 27,000 gross square feet over three stories, with exhibition, classroom, event, student study, reading, administrative, and support spaces. Site work includes landscape design, hardscape, and utility infrastructure. - Estimated construction cost: $16 million–$19.5 million. This is the anticipated construction cost, not a stated design-services contract value. - Notable requirements: Firms must provide a current Standard Federal Form 330 and address the applicable selection criteria. Required South Carolina licensure is noted in the solicitation summary. - OEMs and vendors: No product manufacturers, OEMs, or commercial vendors are named. This is a professional-services opportunity, with no specified product quantities or part numbers.
Description
The University of South Carolina is soliciting qualifications for professional services for the Civil Rights Center Construction project on its Columbia Campus. The project envisions a three-story building of up to 27,000 gross square feet with exhibition, classroom, event, study, reading, administrative, and support spaces. Site improvements include landscape design, hardscape, and utility infrastructure. Anticipated professional services include architectural, engineering, civil, mechanical/electrical/plumbing, structural, and landscape services; the stated anticipated construction cost is $16,000,000 to $19,500,000.