MobileWright Sole Source Letter 09-22-2026.pdf
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This is a sole source authorization letter from MobileWright Solutions, Inc. to the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (ID DEQ), addressing the operation, maintenance, and enhancements of the Underground Storage Tank (UST) and LUST electronic systems. The services encompass support for the Tank Inspector system software, which manages core UST program functions including tank registration, invoice generation, enforcement tracking, operator training and certification, federal reporting, and leak/cleanup tracking. The contract involves maintenance of both the inspection application and associated websites, as well as integration of core library enhancements developed for a multi-state software platform currently used by ten state tank programs. No specific contract term, renewal options, response dates, or site visits are identified in the memorandum.
MobileWright Solutions justifies its sole source status through seven key factors: original system design and development for New Hampshire twenty years ago; exclusive vendor status among ten state programs utilizing the software; proprietary ownership of tens of thousands of custom code lines maintained by the original developers; specialized backend SQL Server database and website architecture; demonstrated subject matter expertise in UST regulations and federal compliance requirements; and technical expertise in SQL Server, C#, SQL Server Reporting Services, and Windows mobile application development. The letter argues that transitioning support to another vendor would be cost prohibitive due to the complexity of the customized codebase and the institutional knowledge required. No pricing terms, funding amounts, or contract duration specifics are disclosed in the sole source authorization memorandum.
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DATE: September 22, 2026
TO: Kristi Lowder, ID DEQ UST/LUST Program Manager
FROM: Dan Blake, MobileWright Solutions President
SUBJECT: UST/LUST Application Support, Maintenance, and Enhancements
This memo lists the reasons why MobileWright Solutions, Inc. (MobileWright) is the only vendor equipped to provide support, maintenance, and enhancements for the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (ID DEQ) Underground Storage Tanks system.
1. MobileWright designed and developed the original version of the Tank Inspector system for the state of New Hampshire 20 years ago. The software has been highly customized and enhanced by MobileWright to meet the needs of the ID DEQ Tanks program.
2. There are currently 10 state tank programs including ID DEQ that utilize a version of this software.
MobileWright developed a set of software libraries that are shared by all 10 programs. MobileWright is the only vendor that provides core product updates. MobileWright offers ID DEQ UST access to core library enhancements and integrates these enhancements into the ID DEQ version of the software.
3. No other vendor has ever developed, implemented, or supported the MobileWright Tank Inspector software.
4. There are tens of thousands of lines of custom code in both the inspection application and websites. The two software developers who wrote every line of this code are still employed by MobileWright. Having another vendor to learn and understand the current code base would be cost prohibitive.
5. MobileWright has designed the main backend SQL Server Tanks databases and websites. These websites facilitate the other core functions of the program UST Tank (registration, invoice generation, enforcement tracking, operator training and certification, federal reporting, leak/cleanup tracking, and many others).
These websites have been highly customized by MobileWright to meet the needs of the ID DEQ Tanks program.
6. MobileWright has detailed knowledge of the subject area. MobileWright has presented at four National Tanks Conferences and has attended all (expect one) the Tanks conferences over the past 20 years.
Although MobileWright is a technology company, MobileWright’s only customers have been UST programs for the past 10 years. MobileWright has detailed knowledge of the federal and Idaho state UST regulations.
MobileWright staff have attended dozens of UST inspections across the country.
7. MobileWright’s software developers are experts in the technology on which the system runs. SQL Server, C#, SQL Server Reporting Services, and Windows mobile application development.
If any additional information is required, please contact me. Thank you.
MobileWright Solutions
MEMORANDUM
30 Wing Road Lynnfield, MA 01940
USA
PHONE (781) 968-5245
E-MAIL dblake@mobilewright.com WEB SITE http://www.mobilewright.com mailto:dblake@mobilewright.com http://www.mobilewright.com/
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