SOLE SOURCE NOTICE - Auma Electric Gate / Valve Operator

The City of Salem, Oregon is announcing a sole source procurement for an Auma Electric Gate/Valve Operator with an anticipated award date of July 13, 2026, and a protest deadline of July 13, 2026 (seven calendar days from the first date of public notice on July 6).

This is a sole source determination under the City's adopted Public Contracting Rules, Section IV Alternative Source Selection Methods. The prospective contractor is Unit Process Company, located in Everett, Washington. The contract amount is $21,289.60.

Affected persons may protest this sole source determination by submitting a written protest to the City Manager's office at 555 Liberty Street SE, Room 220, Salem, OR 97301. Protests must be accompanied by a certified check or cashier's check in the amount of $500 to cover processing costs and must include a detailed statement of legal and factual grounds, supporting evidence or documentation, a description of resulting harm to the affected person, and the specific relief requested. Protests submitted after the seven-day deadline will be deemed untimely and will not be considered.