SOLE SOURCE CloudSDS.pdf

This is a Sole Source Public Notice filed by the City of Salem, Oregon, for the procurement of a Safety Data Sheet (SDS) Online Management System from CloudSDS, Inc., located in Los Angeles, California. The city has determined that this specific good or service is available from only one source and intends to proceed with sole source procurement as permitted under the City's adopted Public Contracting Rules. The anticipated award date for this procurement is July 13, 2022, with the first date of public notice established as July 6, 2022. Affected persons have seven calendar days from the first date of public notice to submit written protests to the City Manager's office at 555 Liberty Street SE, Room 220, Salem, Oregon 97301. Any protest must be accompanied by a certified check or cashier's check in the amount of $500 to cover processing costs, and all protests submitted after the seven-day deadline will be deemed untimely and disregarded.

The total contract amount for this sole source procurement is $9,600. Protesters must submit detailed written documentation including the legal and factual grounds for their protest, supporting evidence or documentation, a description of resulting harm to the affected person, and the specific relief requested. The sole source determination allows the city to bypass competitive procurement procedures; however, the public notice and protest mechanism provide transparency and an opportunity for stakeholders to challenge the determination that CloudSDS, Inc. is the only available source for this SDS online management system.