Opportunity Overview
The University of Montana is considering a request from Montana Tech to award a sole-source purchase to Kelley Create CO for a Rhombus Next-Generation Security Camera System under solicitation UOM-ISS-2026-3351. This is an intent-to-sole-source notice, not a general competitive RFP. The controlling procurement system is Montana eMACS.
The public eMACS event opened September 11, 2026 at 2:00 PM MDT and closes September 25, 2026 at 2:00 PM MDT. The event is classified under security equipment/supplies and security systems.
Eligibility and Challenge Path
The University will accept a written challenge from a vendor that believes it can provide the same or an equivalent solution meeting the attached sole-source requirements. The public event expressly states that this notice is not a request for competitive proposals. If the University determines that more than one source can satisfy the requirement, it may proceed with a competitive solicitation; if no qualifying challenge is received, it may proceed with the intended sole-source award to Kelley Create CO.
Eligible challengers are therefore vendors with legitimate, documentable security-camera-system capabilities that can satisfy the controlling technical and service requirements in the attached sole-source document. Atlas does not treat unrelated technology or general security experience as technical equivalency.
Deadline, Registration, and Submission
Written challenges must be received by September 25, 2026 at 2:00 PM MDT. The public event instructs vendors to submit the challenge through the Montana eMACS Q&A Board using the heading Request to Challenge. Montana eMACS vendor registration is free, and suppliers must log in or register to enter the sourcing event and review the complete package.
The listed procurement contact is Michelle Wunder. The event summary displays michelle.wunder@mso.umt.edu; event prerequisite text also references Michelle Wunder as the single point of contact. Vendors should use the live eMACS event as the controlling source for current contact and submission instructions.
Funding, Match, and Cost Rules
No authoritative procurement value, contract ceiling, or purchase amount is stated in the accessible public event materials reviewed. Atlas does not infer a value. This is a procurement rather than a grant, so grant-style match or cost share is not applicable.
Forms, Qualifications, References, Addenda, and FAQs
The public event includes a buyer attachment titled UOM-ISS-2026-3351 Kelley Create CO.pdf and a required acknowledgment/question directing prospective challengers to read the Intent to Sole Source document in its entirety and provide a written response by the event close if challenging. Detailed equipment counts, technical equivalency specifications, pricing requirements, forms, qualifications, references, warranties, service requirements, and other vendor-controlled documentation are contained in or governed by the live eMACS package and should not be inferred from the public event summary.
No separate public addendum, amendment, or FAQ was identified in the accessible event record as of September 11, 2026. Prospective challengers must re-check the live eMACS event before responding because the procurement package can change.
Atlas Analysis
Atlas Opportunity Score: 54/100. This is a verified, currently open Montana higher-education procurement with a clear challenge pathway and adequate time remaining, but the opportunity is narrowly constrained by an announced intended sole source and requires genuine technical equivalency.
N9+ Fit: 0/100. Nonagon N9+ is a remote physical examination platform and is not an equivalent substitute for the specified security-camera system. QC Healthcare Fit: 0/100. No verified QC Healthcare capability establishes equivalency to the required security-camera system. Dr. Miltie Direct Vendor Fit: 0/100. Atlas has no verified basis to represent Dr. Miltie, LLC as a security-camera-system manufacturer, integrator, authorized reseller, or otherwise qualified equivalent supplier for this requirement.
Outreach and Next Action
No Dr. Miltie vendor response or applicant outreach is being advanced because a legitimate direct-vendor fit has not been established. A genuinely qualified security-system vendor should enter the eMACS event, review the attached sole-source requirements, verify any amendments, and submit an authorized written challenge through the Q&A Board before the deadline.
Sources
Controlling source: State of Montana eMACS public event for UOM-ISS-2026-3351 and the associated JAGGAER sourcing event. Last verified September 11, 2026.