SOLE SOURCE NOTICE - Urban Heat Island Mapping Heat Watch Campaign

The City of Salem, Oregon is proceeding with sole-source procurement of Urban Heat Island Mapping services from CAPA Strategies of Portland, Oregon under its Public Contracting Rules Section IV, with an anticipated award date of June 18, 2026 and a notice-and-protest window closing June 18, 2026 (seven calendar days from the June 11 public notice date).

The contract value is $30,000. CAPA Strategies has been identified as the sole source contractor capable of providing the required professional services; no competing solicitation is open.

Affected persons may protest the sole source determination by submitting a written protest to the City Manager's office at 555 Liberty Street SE, Room 220, Salem, Oregon 97301. A protest must be accompanied by a certified or cashier's check in the amount of $500 to cover processing costs and must include detailed legal and factual grounds for protest, supporting evidence or documentation, a description of resulting harm, and the relief requested.