RWC group - sole source

The City of Salem, Oregon is issuing a Sole Source Public Notice for the repair of a 2013 International Street Sweeper vehicle. This procurement is being conducted under the City's adopted Public Contracting Rules, Section IV Alternative Source Selection Methods, which permits sole source procurement when goods or services are available from only one source. The City intends to award the contract exclusively to RWC GROUP, located in Albany, Oregon. The repair services represent the sole deliverable under this procurement, with the key objective being the restoration of the street sweeper to operational status. No specific qualifications, evaluation criteria, site visits, or bidders' meetings are referenced in the notice, as the sole source procurement method does not require competitive bidding or comparative evaluation. The public notice was posted on February 4, 2026, with an anticipated contract award date of February 11, 2026. Affected persons may submit written protests of the sole source determination to the City Manager's office at 555 Liberty Street SE, Room 220, Salem, Oregon 97301, within seven calendar days following the first date of public notice; any protest submitted after the seven-day deadline will not be considered.

This procurement contains no stated set-aside designations or restrictions limiting responses to specific categories of organizations such as disadvantaged enterprises. RWC GROUP of Albany, Oregon is identified as the incumbent vendor and sole source provider for these repair services. The total contract value is $10,171.92. Any protest must be accompanied by a certified or cashier's check in the amount of $500 to cover processing costs and must include a detailed statement of legal and factual grounds, supporting evidence or documentation, a description of resulting harm, and a specification of the relief requested. As this is a sole source procurement with no competitive bidding process, no other vendors are being invited to submit proposals or bids.