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- SOLE SOURCE NOTICE - Project 7 / SEV3 / Complete Platform Ultralight 3A Ballistics SWAT Vest
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- S-KS0043-00016672
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- Oregon
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This is a Sole Source Public Notice issued by the City of Salem, Oregon for a specialized ballistics protective equipment procurement. The City intends to purchase a Complete Platform Ultralight 3A Ballistics SWAT Vest, identified as Project 7/SEV3, from the sole prospective contractor Aardvark located in LaVerne, California. The First Date of Public Notice is April 16, 2026, with an anticipated award date of April 23, 2026. No specific information regarding site visits, bidders' meetings, or contract renewal options is provided in this notice.
The total contract amount is $8,610 for the ballistics vest procurement. The City is utilizing its adopted Public Contracting Rules to justify the sole source selection method, which permits alternative source selection for goods and services. An affected person may protest this sole source determination by submitting a written protest to the City Manager's office at 555 Liberty Street SE, Room 220, Salem, Oregon 97301 within seven calendar days of the First Date of Public Notice. Protests must be accompanied by a certified or cashier's check in the amount of $500 to cover processing costs, and must include detailed legal and factual grounds, supporting evidence, a description of resulting harm, and the relief requested.
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SOLE SOURCE PUBLIC NOTICE
First Date of Public Notice: April 16, 2026
Anticipated Award Date: April 23, 2026
Description: Project 7 / SEV3 / Complete Platform Ultralight 3A Ballistics SWAT Vest
Prospective Contractor: Aardvark – LaVerne, CA
Amount: $8,610
The City intends to purchase the above referenced goods or services, personal services or professional services on a Sole Source basis as allowed in the City's adopted Public Contracting Rules, Section IV Alternative Source Selection Methods for Goods or Services, Personal Services, and Professional Services.
Protests of Sole Source Procurement:
An affected person may protest the determination that goods, services, personal services, or professional services or a class of goods, services, personal services or professional services are available from only one source.
An affected person must deliver a written protest to the City Manager's office (555 Liberty St SE, Room 220, Salem, OR 97301) within seven (7) days after the First Date of Public Notice as stated above. The written protest must be submitted with a certified check or cashier's check in the amount of $500 to cover the costs of processing the protest. A protest submitted after the timeline established is untimely, and shall not be considered.
The written protest must include:
(1) A detailed statement of the legal and factual grounds for the protest;
(2) Evidence or documentation supporting the grounds on which the protest is based;
(3) A description of the resulting harm to the affected person; and
(4) The relief requested.
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