SLCo ART128962 Gallery 3 Chairs for Hussey Seatway Platform - RFI

Salt Lake County's Division of Contracts and Procurement has issued a Notice of Proposed Sole Source Procurement Request for Information (RFI) for the Eccles Black Box Theater project, posted on February 23, 2026, with a comment deadline of March 2, 2026, at 1:00 PM Mountain Time. The procurement seeks to acquire Gallery 3 Chairs by Hussey Seatway as a bleacher chair addition to the theater, including all necessary installation labor and component parts required to complete the project. This procurement is classified as a standardization request representing a continuation of the previously competitively bid contract awarded for the theater's construction. The sole source justification is based on the proprietary nature and compatibility requirements of the Hussey Seatway Gallery 3 Chairs with the existing railing-mounted seating support system currently installed in the theater. Interested parties who believe the sole source justification is not applicable must submit written objections to Bibi Whitehead at bwhitehead@saltlakecounty.gov prior to the March 2, 2026 deadline. Responses should be sent directly to the contact person and are not to be submitted through the Utah Public Procurement Place. All submitted documents will be protected records under Utah's Governmental Records and Access Management Act until contract execution or two years from the RFI issuance date, whichever occurs first.

Norcon Industries, Inc. is identified as the sole source vendor capable of providing, installing, and maintaining these proprietary Hussey Seatway materials. The sole source designation is justified because alternative manufacturers' chairs would not properly integrate with the existing system and would require costly modifications or replacement of the support infrastructure, creating additional expenses, project delays, and potential safety and code-compliance concerns. No specific set-aside designations or restrictions limiting eligible respondent types are detailed in the procurement notice. The estimated procurement cost is $84,000, establishing the budget range for this specialized seating addition project.