Sole Source** Access to the City's Lien Docket 5 year contract

The City of Salem, Oregon is pursuing a sole source procurement for accessing the City's Lien Docket through a 5-year contract with Net Assets Corporation. The contract is valued at $70,000 annually and will be awarded on June 18, 2025, following a public notice period beginning June 11, 2025. The procurement is being conducted under the city's Public Contracting Rules, which allow for sole source acquisitions of specialized services. Potential vendors are permitted to protest the sole source designation, with any protests requiring submission to the City Manager's office within seven days of the public notice. Protestors must include a detailed legal and factual basis for their objection, along with supporting evidence, a description of potential harm, and requested relief. A $500 certified or cashier's check must accompany any formal protest to cover processing costs.

The procurement appears to be restricted to Net Assets Corporation, suggesting this is a uniquely sourced information service that cannot be provided by other vendors. No specific set-aside designations for disadvantaged enterprises are mentioned in the documentation. The contract represents a specialized information access service for the city's Lien Docket, with a total potential contract value of $350,000 over the five-year term. The sole source nature of the procurement indicates that Net Assets Corporation possesses proprietary capabilities or technology that are not available from alternative providers. The city has determined that this specific vendor is the only qualified source for the required Lien Docket access, which likely involves specialized database or record-keeping services critical to the city's administrative functions.