Sole Source** Community Violence Reduction Initiative Mentorship

The City of Salem, Oregon is announcing its intention to award a sole-source contract to Christina Puentes Consulting, Group, LLC for the Community Violence Reduction Initiative Mentorship program, with an anticipated award date of June 23, 2026. The due date of June 22, 2026 applies to protests of the sole-source determination, not to proposal submissions.

The contract amount is $62,400. No performance period or contract term is specified. The City is procuring this under its adopted Public Contracting Rules, Section IV, which permits alternative source selection methods for professional services.

Christina Puentes Consulting is located in Salem, Oregon. Affected persons may protest the sole-source determination by submitting a written protest to the City Manager's office at 555 Liberty St SE, Room 220, Salem, OR 97301 within seven days of the first date of public notice (June 16, 2026). Protests must be accompanied by a certified or cashier's check in the amount of $500 and must include detailed legal and factual grounds, supporting evidence, a description of resulting harm, and the relief requested.