Sole Source - One Call Concepts

The City of Salem, Oregon, through Marion County, is issuing a sole source public notice for a Utility Location and Notification Services contract with One Call Concepts, Inc. located in Hanover, Maryland. The procurement is a 5-year renewable contract with an anticipated award date of April 12, 2022. The sole source contract will provide utility location and notification services to the city, with a total annual contract value of $25,000. The procurement process allows for written protests from affected parties within 7 days of the initial public notice, which was issued on April 5, 2022, with the final protest deadline set for April 11, 2022. The contract will be awarded directly to One Call Concepts, Inc. under the city's public contracting rules, which permit sole source procurement under specific circumstances.

The procurement does not indicate any specific set-aside designations or restrictions on responding organizations. No information is provided about disadvantaged enterprise requirements or preferences. The document does not list any incumbent vendors or discuss existing technological infrastructure that might require integration. The contract appears to be a straightforward service agreement with a fixed annual value of $25,000, renewable for a 5-year period. No additional details are provided about potential pricing adjustments, performance metrics, or specific service level requirements. The sole source nature of the contract suggests that One Call Concepts, Inc. has been identified as the sole or most qualified provider of these specific utility location and notification services for the City of Salem.