Summary of Bread RFP Addendum No. 1

This is an addendum document related to a sole source procurement by Marion County and the City of Salem, Oregon for a specialized transportation asset. The procurement concerns a 2023 Trinity Stainless Steel 40-foot belt trailer intended for biosolids transport. The original solicitation was posted on July 18, 2022, with a submission deadline of July 24, 2022, and an anticipated award date of July 25, 2022. The procurement is specifically targeted at Trailer Sales LLC, located in Woodland, Washington, as the sole designated vendor. The expedited procurement timeline reflects the urgent acquisition needs of the municipalities for this specialized equipment.

The total contract value for this sole source procurement is $156,645.00 for the trailer acquisition. As a sole source procurement, competitive bidding is eliminated, with Trailer Sales LLC predetermined as the vendor based on specific requirements or unique capabilities. The procurement includes a formal protest process requiring affected parties to submit written protests to the City Manager's office within seven days of the first public notice, accompanied by a $500 certified or cashier's check to cover protest processing costs. No set-aside designations, disadvantaged enterprise requirements, or preferences are mentioned in the procurement documentation. The procurement appears focused exclusively on the acquisition of this specialized transportation asset for municipal waste management infrastructure with no indication of additional costs or expanded scope.