Notice of Approved Sole Source Determination IT1771-26

Marion County Board of Commissioners has issued a Notice of Approval of Sole Source Determination (contract number IT1771-26) for ESRI Subscription for Cloud Services and On-Premise ArcGIS Licensing, Maintenance and Support. This sole source procurement is designated exclusively for Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (Esri, Inc.), indicating that the county has determined this vendor is the only capable provider for the required services. The procurement encompasses cloud-based subscription services and on-premise ArcGIS licensing, along with associated maintenance and technical support. The notice was released on April 16, 2026, with a deadline for comments, questions, and protests of April 23, 2026, at 10:00 AM Pacific Time. Interested parties may review all related documentation through the Marion County Procurement Collaboration Portal at https://contracts-marioncountygcc.msappproxy.net/gateway/ and may submit protests or comments regarding the sole source determination approval in accordance with Marion County Procurement Code Rules (MCPCR) 20-0275 and section 20-0710.

This procurement is issued as a sole source determination under Oregon Revised Statutes (ORS) 279B.075 and MCPCR 20-0275, which restricts competitive bidding to the identified vendor, Esri, Inc. The notice clarifies that this publication is issued to support the sole source procurement and does not constitute a formal solicitation; therefore, submissions will not be evaluated, scored, or returned to respondents. No information regarding award values, budget ranges, or specific contract terms is disclosed in the sole source determination notice. As this is an approval notice rather than a solicitation, there are no set-aside designations, incumbent vendor comparisons, or technology integration requirements outlined. Affected parties may access the Marion County Procurement Collaboration Portal for account creation and submission of any formal protests or comments through the specified deadline.