00017091 Sole Source Public Notice posted~1.docx

Sole-Source Public Notice

The Oregon Department of Transportation (“ODOT” or “Agency”) intends to enter into a contract with OGMA Consulting Corp., a foreign corporation of 1727 Blair Ave, Victoria BC V8N 1M6, Canada. The purpose of the contract is to acquire a core system O&PEN license agreement and software licenses, the Oregon Public Transit Information System “OPTIS” that will directly interface with or attach to existing Transit Grant Management System’s equipment and provide hosting, support, maintenance and IT profession services to include programming enhancements, installation and configuration, data analysis, integration, reporting, training and project management. The contract is expected to begin on 9/30/2026. The initial contract term will be 3 years with an option to extend to meet Agency needs.

The State of Oregon, acting by and through ODOT, is issuing this Sole Source Notice under the provisions of ORS 279B.075 for a Public Transportation grant management system, funded in whole or in part by Federal Transit Administration (“FTA”). Agency is the designated recipient of grant funds for transportation project through the United State Department of Transportation (“USDOT”), FTA, under 49 United State Code (“USC”) Sections 5310, 5311 and 5339. As the recipient of FTA funds, Agency’s Public Transportation Division (“PTD”) is responsible for ensuring that subrecipients and their contracts are in compliance with applicable policies, laws, rules and regulations. PTD also provides funding and oversight of the state-funded Statewide Transportation Improvement Fund (“STIF”) program. All required Federal Clauses will be appended in the resulting purchase order.

Contractor shall sign the Lobbying Certification Form prior to execution of a contract resulting from this Sole Source Notice, certifying the following:

A.14 LOBBYING RESTRICTIONS

The Contractor certifies, to the best of his or her knowledge and belief, that:

1. No Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid, by or on behalf of the undersigned, to any person or organization for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of an agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a Member of Congress in connection with the awarding of any Federal contract, the making of any Federal grant, the making of any Federal loan, the entering Into of any cooperative agreement, and the extension, continuation, renewal, amendment, or modification of any Federal contract, grant, loan, or cooperative agreement.

2. If any funds other than Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a Member of Congress in connection with this Federal contract, grant, loan, or cooperative agreement, the undersigned shall complete and submit Standard Form-LLL, “Disclosure Form to Report Lobbying,” in accordance with its instructions.

3. The undersigned shall require that the language of this certification be included in the award documents for all sub-awards at all tiers (including subcontracts, sub-grants, and contracts under grants, loans, and cooperative agreements) and that all subrecipients shall certify and disclose accordingly.

This certification is a material representation of fact upon which reliance was placed when this transaction was made or entered into. Submission of this certification is a prerequisite for making or entering into this transaction imposed by section 1352, title 31, U.S. Code. Any person who fails to file the required certification shall be subject to a civil penalty of not less than $10,000 and not more than $100,000 for each such failure.

Any affected person can submit a protest for this sole-source determination. Protests are due to Wendy Elstun (wendy.s.elstun@odot.oregon.gov) no later than Bid Open Date indicated in OregonBuys. Your protest must be made in writing (sent via email only) and include the following:

1. A detailed statement of the legal and factual grounds for the protest.

2. A description of the resulting harm to you.

3. The relief requested.

Level 3 - Restricted

Level 3 - Restricted

Level 3 - Restricted