Sole Source Notice - Portland Business Journal BRE and Recruitment Campaign

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Solicitation number
S-12300-00016225
State
Oregon
Responses due

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Opportunity details come from oregonbuys.gov. Updated .

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This is a sole-source procurement notice issued by Business Oregon, the state's economic development agency, pursuant to Oregon Revised Statute (ORS) 279B.075 and Oregon Administrative Rule (OAR) 137-047-0275. The procuring agency is seeking to contract with American City Business Journals, Inc., doing business as Portland Business Journal, to support Business Oregon's Business Retention and Expansion (BRE) and Recruitment Campaign. The services being procured include organizing and hosting private dinner meetings with Oregon C-level business executives, sponsoring existing Portland Business Journal events to promote Business Oregon services and capabilities, and placing strategic advertisements across Portland Business Journal platforms serving Oregon markets and American City Business Journals platforms in out-of-state target markets, particularly California. The primary objective is to enhance Business Oregon's visibility and engagement with both in-state business leaders and out-of-state prospects through integrated communications and marketing assets. The sole-source justification is based on Business Oregon's determination that Portland Business Journal uniquely possesses three critical capabilities unavailable from competing Oregon media outlets: a multi-market footprint through its parent company providing access to 45 business communities and 9 million readers nationwide, the capacity to organize large-scale business events attracting thousands of business leaders annually, and exclusive access to C-suite executives through publisher-hosted private dinners. The protest deadline for this sole-source determination is March 13, 2026, with the approval date of March 4, 2026.

This procurement is structured as a sole-source award with no open competitive bidding process, and therefore no set-aside designations or restrictions on bidder qualifications are applicable. Business Oregon's market research examined numerous alternative Oregon media outlets, including the Oregonian/OregonLive, The Register-Guard, The Bend Bulletin, Willamette Week, and local broadcast stations, and determined that none could provide the integrated combination of services necessary to meet the agency's objectives. No incumbent vendor or existing contractor relationships are referenced in the notice, nor are there specific technology integration requirements identified. The contract has an estimated total value of $75,300 over a six-month performance period. No specific funding source is identified in the sole-source determination document, and no award date beyond the approval date of March 4, 2026 is provided in the available materials.

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This is a Sole Source Notice pursuant to Oregon Revised Statute (ORS) 279B.075 and Oregon Administrative Rule (OAR) 137-047-0275. Please see attachment for information.

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