Sole Source Notice Allaince of Hope-Final.pdf

This is a Notice of Intent to Award a Sole Source Contract issued by Clackamas County, Health, Housing and Human Service Department on July 26, 2021, for strangulation prevention training services. The contract is with Alliance of Hope International, the sole provider of advanced training on strangulation prevention in the country, to support the Clackamas County Strangulation Response Initiative. The services consist of a 4-day Advanced Course in Strangulation Prevention scheduled for March 8-11, 2022. The contract term is limited to these four days with no renewal options indicated. The procurement follows LCRB C-047-0275 guidelines, and any entity wishing to protest this sole source determination must submit a protest no later than August 5, 2021, by 5:00 PM Pacific Time to the Procurement Contract Analyst, Thomas Candelario, at tcandelario@clackamas.us.

The estimated contract value is $61,790.00. As a sole source procurement, no competitive bidding process was conducted; Alliance of Hope International was selected based on being the only provider of its specialized training capabilities in the nation. The contract is designated as necessary for the special needs and qualifications required to advance the county's strangulation response training initiative. No information regarding set-asides, incumbent contractors, or specific funding sources is provided in the notice. The decision reflects the county's determination that this training provider's unique expertise justifies the non-competitive procurement method.