Intent to Sole Source - Blue Sky Productions

The Montana Department of Administration's State Procurement Bureau is pursuing a sole source procurement (COM-SolSour2016-0002) with Blue Sky Productions for statewide events data services for the VisitMT.com tourism website. The procurement is specifically for providing comprehensive tourism events information, with the intent to award a contract directly to Blue Sky Productions based on their unique capabilities. The solicitation was open from August 28, 2015, at 3:00 PM MST and closed on September 10, 2015, at 5:00 PM MST. The primary contract contact is Tia Snyder, reachable at TSnyder@mt.gov. The procurement follows standard payment terms of Net 30 with 0% initial payment and is being processed through the Montana Acquisition & Contracting System (eMACS), suggesting a structured state procurement process for the 2016 fiscal year.

While the document does not explicitly detail specific set-aside designations or organizational restrictions, the sole source nature of the procurement indicates that Blue Sky Productions is the only vendor being considered for this specific tourism events data service. The contract appears to be focused on Ravalli County and potentially Richland County, with no clear indication of specific vendor diversity requirements. The procurement does not provide a specific contract value or budget range. The sole source determination suggests that Blue Sky Productions possesses unique technological or data collection capabilities that make them the preferred and potentially only qualified vendor for this specific tourism events data compilation and management service for the state's tourism website.