Marcab company sole source

The City of Salem, Oregon is conducting a sole source procurement for iron sponge media replacement services from MARCAB COMPANY INC., a contractor located in Ontario, California. This procurement is structured as a renewable contract with an initial term of five years, with a posted date of March 31, 2026 and a due date of April 6, 2026. The City has determined that the required goods or services are available from only one source, thereby justifying the use of sole source procurement methods under Section IV of the City's adopted Public Contracting Rules. The anticipated award date is April 7, 2026. While the notice does not provide extensive details regarding specific deliverables or technical requirements, the procurement centers on the provision and replacement of iron sponge media, a specialized material typically used in air or water treatment applications. No information regarding required qualifications, evaluation criteria, or bidders' meetings is included in the public notice.

The sole source determination limits this procurement opportunity, as only MARCAB COMPANY INC. is identified as the prospective contractor and is positioned to receive the award. No set-aside designations for disadvantaged enterprises, minority-owned businesses, or other socioeconomic categories are mentioned in the notice. The contract is valued at $30,000 per year under the five-year renewable structure, resulting in a total potential contract value of $150,000 over the initial term. Affected persons have the right to protest the sole source determination within seven days of the first date of public notice by submitting a written protest to the City Manager's office at 555 Liberty Street SE, Room 220, Salem, Oregon 97301, accompanied by a certified or cashier's check in the amount of $500 to cover processing costs. Any protests submitted after the seven-day timeline will be considered untimely and will not be reviewed.