SLCo PAR032026 Wasatch Ice Hockey Officials Association- Sole Source

Salt Lake County's Division of Contracts and Procurement has issued a Notice of Proposed Sole Source Procurement (PAR032026) for ice hockey officials services from the Wasatch Ice Hockey Officials Association (WIHOA). Salt Lake County Parks and Recreation seeks to establish a sole source contract to provide USA Hockey certified ice hockey officials for youth and adult hockey programs across the county's three ice facilities. The procurement covers a two-year contract term from 2026 through 2028, replacing the expiring Contract #PR24004 scheduled to conclude on March 26, 2026. The key deliverable is the provision of certified officials to support recreational house games through competitive leagues operated by the county. All officials must maintain USA Hockey certification, as this is a mandatory qualification for service delivery. The procurement notice was posted on March 20, 2026, with a comment deadline of March 27, 2026, at 1:00 p.m. Mountain Time for any parties wishing to contest the sole source justification. Interested parties or those with questions should contact Matt Bass at mabass@saltlakecounty.gov prior to the comment deadline.

Salt Lake County justifies the sole source designation on the grounds that WIHOA is the only organization providing USA Hockey certified officials in the Greater Salt Lake Area and serves as the sanctioned body for the Utah Amateur Hockey Association (UAHA), making it the exclusive provider capable of meeting the county's requirements. The county has determined that no competing sources or suppliers are available and that the service cannot be reasonably modified to allow for competitive bidding. This procurement is not designated as a set-aside for disadvantaged enterprises, and the sole source structure restricts responses to WIHOA exclusively unless the justification is successfully challenged during the comment period. The current contractor under the expiring agreement is referenced as Contract #PR24004, with WIHOA positioned to continue service delivery under the new contract. The estimated annual contract cost is $150,000.00, with a two-year total value of approximately $300,000.00 for the full contract period. All documents submitted in response will become public records upon contract execution or two years from the RFI issuance date, with trade secrets and commercial information protected under applicable Utah Code provisions.