HEA042826 Opioid prevention services in alignment with Council-approved proposal (Spy Hop)

Salt Lake County's Division of Contracts and Procurement has issued a Notice of Proposed Sole Source Procurement (HEA042826) for opioid prevention services in the form of a Request for Information (RFI) published on May 1, 2026, with a comment submission deadline of May 7, 2026, before 1:00 p.m. Mountain Time. Salt Lake County seeks to procure Community Readiness Assessment (CRA) related services from Spy Hop Productions to support the Central 9th Youth Coalition, with services aligned with a Council-approved proposal for the utilization of opioid settlement funding. The procurement encompasses the delivery of CRA services specifically designed to strengthen youth coalitions in opioid prevention efforts, though the RFI does not specify detailed deliverables, measurable outcomes, or required qualifications beyond Spy Hop Productions' existing administration of the Central 9th Youth Coalition. The sole source justification is predicated on the unique structural arrangement whereby the Central 9th Youth Coalition is housed within Spy Hop Productions as a non-governmental entity, making competitive procurement infeasible without materially altering the Council-approved program structure. Comments or objections regarding the sole source designation should be submitted to Bibi Whitehead at bwhitehead@saltlakecounty.gov rather than through the Utah Public Procurement Place portal. No bidders' conferences or site visits have been scheduled for this procurement.

This procurement is restricted to Spy Hop Productions as the sole source provider, rendering typical set-aside designations for disadvantaged enterprises inapplicable given the non-competitive nature of the solicitation. Spy Hop Productions is identified as the incumbent and only viable vendor capable of delivering these services, as no alternative organization currently administers the established Central 9th Youth Coalition or possesses direct access to its existing infrastructure and participant network. The estimated contract value for this sole source procurement is $100,000. All documents and submissions received in response to this RFI will be treated as protected records under the Utah Governmental Records and Access Management Act until contract execution or two years from the RFI issuance date on May 1, 2026, whichever occurs first. Interested parties who contest the sole source determination must submit their objections prior to the May 7, 2026 deadline to preserve their right to challenge the procurement methodology.