SLCo PAR032026-1 Wasatch Ice Hockey Officials Association - RFI

Salt Lake County Division of Contracts and Procurement is seeking to establish a sole source standardization contract with Wasatch Ice Hockey Officials Association (WIHOA) to provide USA Hockey certified ice hockey officials for recreational hockey programs across the county's three ice facilities. The procurement covers officiating services for youth hockey programs serving ages 6-14 and adult recreational leagues, with the contract term spanning two years from 2026 through 2028 to replace the current contract expiring on March 26, 2026. The primary deliverable is the provision of certified ice hockey officials to oversee games and ensure compliance with USA Hockey standards. Salt Lake County justifies this sole source procurement on the basis that WIHOA is the only organization providing comprehensive ice hockey officiating services in Utah, serving as the sanctioned body for the Utah Amateur Hockey Association (UAHA) and covering all competition levels from recreational house games to local professional competitions. The county determined that no other suppliers are available and that the service cannot be reasonably modified to allow for competition. Interested parties must submit comments regarding the sole source justification directly to Teresa Young at tyoung@saltlakecounty.gov by April 13, 2026, before 1:00 PM Mountain Time, with submissions not to be made through the Utah Public Procurement Place portal.

This is a sole source procurement, which restricts competition and limits bidding to the identified vendor, Wasatch Ice Hockey Officials Association. No specific set-aside designations for disadvantaged enterprises or other organizational restrictions are mentioned in the procurement notice. WIHOA is identified as the incumbent vendor and current contractor providing these specialized services, with no integration requirements with existing infrastructure noted beyond the three county ice facilities where services will be delivered. The estimated annual contract value is $115,000.00, resulting in a total estimated contract value of approximately $230,000.00 over the two-year term. All documents submitted in response to this RFI will be treated as protected records under the Utah Governmental Records and Access Management Act initially, becoming public records upon contract execution or two years after the RFI issue date, whichever occurs first.