HEA043026 Opioid prevention services in alignment with Council-approved proposal (Murray)

Salt Lake County's Division of Contracts and Procurement, in conjunction with its Health Department, is seeking opioid prevention services through a sole source procurement mechanism with an estimated contract value of $100,000. The procurement specifically targets the Murray Chamber of Commerce to administer and support the Murray Partners 4 Prevention Coalition, which will allocate Community Readiness Assessment (CRA) funding to community coalitions serving areas with elevated overdose rates. The primary objective is to support prevention and early intervention efforts in high-need communities, with Murray identified as one of the top five Salt Lake County communities meeting the established criteria for funding allocation. The funding originates from opioid settlement funds that the Salt Lake County Council formally approved for distribution to qualifying community coalitions. Interested parties must submit comments regarding the sole source justification by May 7, 2026, at 1:00 p.m. Mountain Time to Bibi Whitehead at bwhitehead@saltlakecounty.gov. No formal bidders' meetings or site visits are scheduled for this procurement. Salt Lake County justifies the sole source approach on the grounds that the Murray Chamber of Commerce is the only entity that administers and supports the Murray Partners 4 Prevention Coalition, and no alternative provider can deliver these services without fundamentally altering the Council-approved program structure.

This procurement is restricted to the Murray Chamber of Commerce as a sole source vendor, making it unavailable to other organizations or disadvantaged enterprises. Because the Chamber is classified as a non-governmental entity, an interlocal agreement is not available as a contracting mechanism, necessitating the sole source procurement approach to comply with the approved funding plan. All documents submitted in response to this Request for Information will be treated as protected records initially, though they may become public upon contract execution or after two years if no contract is executed. The sole source designation reflects the unique administrative role of the Murray Chamber of Commerce within the established coalition structure and the absence of alternative providers capable of fulfilling the specified requirements. The contract is valued at $100,000 and will be funded through opioid settlement revenues designated for community coalition support in high-overdose-rate areas.