1-ART128962 RFI - FINAL.pdf
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- SLCoART128962-RFI
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- Salt Lake County, Utah
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This is a Notice of Proposed Sole Source Procurement Request for Information (RFI) issued by Salt Lake County's Division of Contracts and Procurement for the Eccles Black Box Theater project. Salt Lake County seeks to procure Gallery 3 Chairs by Hussey Seatway, including installation labor and necessary parts, as a bleacher chair addition to the theater. This procurement is classified as a standardization request that represents a continuation of the previously competitively bid contract awarded for the theater's construction. The notice was posted on February 23, 2026, with comments due by March 2, 2026, at 1:00 PM Mountain Time. Interested parties who believe the sole source justification is not applicable must submit objections to Bibi Whitehead at bwhitehead@saltlakecounty.gov prior to the comments due date.
The estimated procurement cost is $84,000. The sole source justification is based on the proprietary nature of the Hussey Seatway Gallery 3 Chairs, which are compatible only with the existing railing-mounted seating support system currently installed in the theater. Norcon Industries, Inc. is identified as the sole source capable of providing, installing, and maintaining these proprietary materials. Alternative manufacturers' chairs would not properly integrate with the existing system and would require costly modifications or replacement of the support infrastructure, creating additional expenses, project delays, and potential safety and code-compliance concerns. Responses should be sent directly to the contact person and not submitted through the Utah Public Procurement Place. All submitted documents will be treated as protected records under Utah's Governmental Records and Access Management Act until contract execution or two years from the RFI issuance date, whichever occurs first.
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NOTICE OF PROPOSED SOLE SOURCE PROCUREMENT
REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI)
SALT LAKE COUNTY
Notice #: ART128962
The Division of Contracts and Procurement has received a request to purchase from a “sole source” vendor. If, for any reason, any party does not agree that this sole source purchase is applicable, please email the contact person for Salt Lake County Contracts and Procurement Division prior to the “Comments Due Date:” indicated below:
Title: Gallery 3 Chairs for Hussey Seatway Platform
SOLE SOURCE JUSTIFICATION
Sole source procurement is appropriate when goods or services are only available from a single vendor; when the most important consideration is the standardization or compatibility of equipment, materials, technology, software accessories, replacement parts, or service; where transitional costs are unreasonable or cost prohibitive; or if it otherwise qualifies under County Ordinance 3.20.030.
The services requested under this procurement are a continuation of a competitively bid contract that had been awarded for the construction of the Eccles Black Box Theater.
The current request is a standardization request to provide a bleacher chair addition to the Eccles Black Box Theater. This addition is to include Gallery 3 Chairs by Hussey Seatway, labor, and parts necessary to complete the project.
This product is only available from a single supplier, because it is proprietary to the manufacturer. The chairs must be sourced from this vendor, as they are the only ones compatible with the proprietary railing-mounted seating support system currently installed.
Chairs from other manufacturers would not properly fit or safely integrate with the Black Box Theater’s existing system and would require modification or replacement of the railing-mounted seating support system. This modification or replacement would result in additional costs, delays, and potential safety or code-compliance issues. After careful review, there appear to be no other suppliers that offer compatible products.
Norcon Industries, Inc. is the only source capable of providing, installing, and maintaining the proprietary materials required to ensure a seamless match with the current platform.
Proposed Standardization Provider: Norcon Industries, Inc.
Notice Start Date: 02/23/2026
Comments Due Date/Time: 03/02/2026 by 1:00 PM Mountain Time
Estimated Costs: $84,000 http://library.municode.com/HTML/16602/level2/TIT3REFI_CH3.20PUPR.html#TIT3REFI_CH3.20PUPR_3.20.030PRNORECOPR
Contact Person: Bibi Whitehead email address: bwhitehead@saltlakecounty.gov
Materials Provided to Salt Lake County The County is a governmental entity subject to the Utah Governmental Records and Access Management Act (GRAMA), Utah Code Section 63G-2-101 et seq. All documents submitted in response to this RFI will be treated as protected records under GRAMA Section 63G-2-305(7). Please be advised that documents submitted in response to this RFI will become public records upon execution of a contract directly relating to the subject of this request or in the event the County does not enter into a contract which directly relates to the subject matter upon the expiration of two years from the date of issue of this RFI. Trade secrets and commercial information will not be disclosed provided that you have properly compiled with Utah Code Section 63G-2-305 and Utah Code Section 63G-2-309.
DO NOT RESPOND THROUGH UTAH PUBLIC PROCUREMENT PLACE
SEND COMMENTS DIRECTLY TO CONTACT PERSON!
mailto:bwhitehead@saltlakecounty.gov
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