CEV Multimedia LLC National Sole Source 2025.docx

This is a Sole Source Notice issued by the High Desert Education Service District regarding the procurement of iCEV Multimedia products and services. The notice, posted on September 4, 2025, announces the District's intent to purchase icevonline.com licenses, including iCEV Instructor and Student Annual Licenses for multiple sites. CEV Multimedia LLC is identified as the sole source provider, manufacturer, publisher, and copyright owner of icevonline.com. The notice will remain posted for seven days as required by Oregon Administrative Rules 125-247-0275. All protests regarding this sole source designation must be submitted by Thursday, September 11, 2025 at 12:00 PM to the District's procurement contact, Katie Huff, Contract Analyst, at the High Desert Education Service District office located at 2804 SW Sixth Street, Redmond, Oregon 97756.

The procurement is being processed as a sole source purchase, meaning competitive bidding is not required due to the exclusive nature of the product and its single authorized distributor. No alternative vendors are available for icevonline.com licenses, as CEV Multimedia LLC maintains exclusive manufacturing, publishing, production, sales, and distribution rights. The notice provides a seven-day comment period for interested parties to file any objections to the sole source justification. This procurement follows applicable state purchasing regulations and is being administered by the High Desert Education Service District, with oversight by Chief Financial Officer Angella LaFontaine.