SLCo SWM101625 Alternative Daily Cover-RFI

Salt Lake County's Solid Wastes Management Division is conducting a Request for Information (RFI) for a sole source procurement of Alternative Daily Cover (ADC) from LSC Environmental Products. The procurement seeks a specialized spray-applied slurry mixture used to control vectors, fires, odors, and blowing litter as an alternative to traditional soil cover in waste management operations. This unique ADC material has been specifically approved by the Utah Department of Environmental Quality for compliance with daily cover requirements and regulations. The RFI was issued on October 16th, 2025, with comments and potential objections to the sole source procurement due by October 23rd, 2025, at 1:00 pm Mountain Time. Key contacts for this procurement are Aaron Stone (astone@saltlakecounty.gov) and Teresa Young (tyoung@saltlakecounty.gov) from the Contracts and Procurement Division, who will review any challenges to the sole source designation.

The procurement has an estimated cost of $22,990.00 and appears to be unrestricted in terms of vendor type or set-aside designations. Salt Lake County asserts that no alternative products can meet their quality standards for mitigating risks of fire, odor, and erosion, which forms the basis for the sole source justification. The procurement will be conducted under provisions that allow single-vendor purchases when standardization, compatibility, or transition costs make alternative sourcing impractical. Any submitted documents will be treated as protected records under the Utah Governmental Records and Access Management Act (GRAMA) and will become public records upon contract execution or after two years from the RFI issue date. Potential respondents should carefully review the sole source justification and be prepared to provide compelling evidence if they believe they can offer an equivalent alternative to the specified ADC material.