SOLE SOURCE NOTICE - Refurbished Contech filters

The City of Salem, Oregon issued a sole source public notice on April 17, 2026 for the procurement of refurbished Contech filters with an anticipated award date of April 24, 2026. This procurement is being conducted on a sole source basis pursuant to Section IV of the City's adopted Public Contracting Rules, which permits alternative source selection methods for goods and services. The specific goods being procured are refurbished Contech filters, with the prospective contractor identified as Contech Engineered Solutions LLC, located in West Chester, Ohio. The notice does not provide detailed information regarding specific quantities, required qualifications, site visits, bidders' meetings, or evaluation criteria beyond the sole source justification. The submission deadline for protests or objections to the sole source determination is April 23, 2026, which is seven days from the initial publication date of April 17, 2026.

No set-aside designations for disadvantaged enterprises or restrictions on organizational types are specified in this sole source notice. The procurement contains no information regarding incumbent vendors, current contractors, or existing infrastructure or technology integration requirements. The contract value for this procurement is $9,920. Interested parties may submit written protests to the City Manager's office regarding the sole source determination within seven days of the first publication date; protests must be accompanied by a certified or cashier's check for $500 to cover processing costs and must include detailed legal and factual grounds, supporting documentation, a description of resulting harm, and the relief requested. Pricing terms and funding sources are not detailed in the notice.