Sole Source* Water Quality Datasondes, Related Equipment, and Repair

The City of Salem, located in Marion County, Oregon, is pursuing a sole source procurement for Water Quality Datasondes, Related Equipment, and Repair through a direct contract with YSI, Inc. This procurement involves the acquisition of specialized water quality monitoring equipment and associated repair services for a 5-year contract period. The sole source notice was publicly posted on April 14, 2022, with a proposal deadline of April 21, 2022. Potential vendors or interested parties have a 7-day window to submit a written protest, which must be accompanied by a $500 certified or cashier's check to cover protest processing costs. The anticipated annual contract value is $77,520, with the contract covering procurement of data collection equipment specifically designed for water quality monitoring and related maintenance services. The procurement process allows for a formal protest mechanism, enabling potential vendors to challenge the sole source designation if they believe they can provide equivalent equipment or services.

No specific set-aside designations or restrictions on respondent organizations are mentioned in the available documentation. The procurement appears to be a straightforward sole source acquisition directly targeting YSI, Inc. as the exclusive vendor for these specialized water quality monitoring instruments and services. No information is provided about incumbent vendors or existing technological infrastructure that might require integration. The contract's total value over the 5-year period would approximate $387,600, calculated from the stated annual value of $77,520. While the document does not specify detailed qualifications or evaluation criteria beyond the sole source designation, the procurement seems focused on obtaining highly specialized water quality monitoring equipment from a single manufacturer with demonstrated technical capabilities in environmental data collection instrumentation.