SW250702.pdf

This is a Solicitation Waiver Justification and Request Form from the State of Nevada Department of Administration's Purchasing Division for Fleet Services Division. The document requests a waiver for a $25,000 contract with Beam Global to retrofit the ARC EV 2020's with solar panel EV chargers. The contract is a one-time purchase with a start date upon approval and an end date of 8/31/29. The specific work involves providing retrofit services for electric vehicle charging infrastructure, specifically for the EV ARC™ units.

Beam Global is being sole-sourced because they produce a proprietary solar panel EV charging system with unique characteristics that cannot be competitively bid. The company manufactures a complex assembly integrating solar power generation, power inversion, energy storage, and EV charging in a single platform. The vendor argues that no other companies have been trained on servicing these units or can provide custom harnessing for electrical connections. The contract is funded through Fleet Services Internal Fund CAT 26 G/L 7073, and without this retrofit, the existing EV chargers will become inoperable at their assigned locations.