VR Sole Source Letter.pdf

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EWEB RFP 25-131 G Three Phase Network Transformers
Solicitation number
S-P00140-00014275
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Lane County, Oregon

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This is a sole source letter from the International Hunter Education Association (IHEA-USA) Executive Director to the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife's Statewide Hunter Education Coordinator, dated June 29, 2025, regarding a Hunter Education Virtual Reality (VR) program developed in partnership with Boise State University and seven state wildlife agencies. The VR program is described as unique and available exclusively through IHEA-USA and agreed-upon distribution channels. The software will be distributed on the META platform for free public download, intended for at-home self-study and state wildlife agency classroom education. IHEA-USA and Boise State University have executed a formal agreement overseeing the development work by the University's Games, Interactive Media, and Mobile (GIMM) department.

No specific pricing terms, contract duration, quantities, response deadlines, or award dates are outlined in this letter. The document serves primarily as notification of the sole source nature of the VR program offering and establishes the partnership framework for delivery to Oregon's hunter education program.

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June 29, 2025

To: Jered Goodwin

Statewide Hunter Education Coordinator

4034 Fairview Industrial Dr SE

Salem, OR 97302

From: Alex Baer, IHEA-USA Executive Director

The International Hunter Education Association (IHEA-USA), in partnership with Boise State University, and in collaboration with seven State Wildlife Agencies, is creating a Hunter Education Virtual Reality (VR) program. This VR program is unique and will only be offered through IHEA-USA and channels of dispersement to the public agreed upon by the IHEA-USA and their collaborative partners. This is the only program of its kind currently offered.

The IHEA-USA and Boise State University have an Agreement signed by myself and the Grants and Contracts Officer outlining the work by the University’s Games, Interactive Media, and Mobile (GIMM) department. The dispersal of the VR software will be on the META platform for free download to the public with intended use for at-home self-study and State Wildlife Agency classroom education.

Respectfully, Alex Baer IHEA-USA Executive Director

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