SOLE SOURCE Weathersphere.pdf
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- SOLE SOURCE NOTICE - Annual Subscription Daily Weather Forecast Service and High-Water Watch Service
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- S-KS0043-00017468
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- Marion County, Oregon
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This is a Sole Source Public Notice issued by the City of Salem, Oregon, for an annual subscription daily weather forecast service and high-water watch service. The City intends to procure these services from Weathersphere LLC, located in Eugene, Oregon, on a sole source basis as permitted under the City's adopted Public Contracting Rules. The first date of public notice is July 13, 2026, with an anticipated award date of July 20, 2026. The contract term is five years.
The total contract value is $20,000 annually, resulting in a five-year contract value of $100,000. Affected persons may protest the 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. Any protest must be accompanied by a certified or cashier's check in the amount of $500 to cover processing costs and must include a detailed statement of legal and factual grounds, supporting evidence or documentation, a description of resulting harm to the protesting party, and a statement of relief requested. Protests submitted after the seven-day deadline will be deemed untimely and will not be considered.
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SOLE SOURCE PUBLIC NOTICE
First Date of Public Notice: July 13, 2026
Anticipated Award Date: July 20, 2026
Description: Annual Subscription Daily Weather Forecast Service and High-Water Watch Service
Prospective Contractor: Weathersphere LLC – Eugene, OR
Amount: $ 20,000 / Annually for Five Years
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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