MCM SOLE SOURCE
Federal opportunity from KS004301 - Contracts and Procurement | KS004 - Contracts and Procurement • City of Salem. Place of performance: OR. Response deadline: Jan 13, 2026.
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MCM SOLE SOURCE
SOLE SOURCE PUBLIC NOTICE
First Date of Public Notice: 1/7/26
Anticipated Award Date: 1/14/26
Description: ANNUAL SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE OF MCM SOFTWARE FOR WVCC 3/1/26 - 2/28/27
Prospective Contractor: MCM TECHNOLOGY, LLC - BIRMINGHAM, AL
Amount: $18,756.15
The City intends to purchase the above referenced goods or services, personal services or professional services
on a Sole Source basis as allowed in the City's adopted Public Contracting Rules, Section IV Alternative Source
Selection Methods for Goods or Services, Personal Services, and Professional Services.
Protests of Sole Source Procurement:
An affected person may protest the determination that goods, services, personal services, or professional
services or a class of goods, services, personal services or professional services are available from only one
source.
An affected person must deliver a written protest to the City Manager's office (555 Liberty St SE, Room 220,
Salem, OR 97301) within seven (7) days after the First Date of Public Notice as stated above. The written protest
must be submitted with a certified check or cashier's check in the amount of $500 to cover the costs of
processing the protest. A protest submitted after the timeline established is untimely, and shall not be
considered.
The written protest must include:
(1) A detailed statement of the legal and factual grounds for the protest;
(2) Evidence or documentation supporting the grounds on which the protest is based;
(3) A description of the resulting harm to the affected person; and
(4) The relief requested.
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The City is planning to award a sole source contract for the annual support and maintenance of MCM software for the WVCC, with an anticipated award date of January 14, 2026, for $18,756.15. The public notice was first published on January 7, 2026, allowing seven days for any protests against the sole source determination. The selected contractor is MCM Technology, LLC located in Birmingham, AL.
The City intends to contract for annual support and maintenance of MCM software on a sole source basis due to the specific nature of the services required and the unique qualifications of MCM Technology, LLC.
- Contract award to MCM Technology, LLC
- Annual support and maintenance of MCM software
- Processing and addressing any protests received
- Acknowledgment of the sole source determination
- Submission of a protest (if applicable) with required documentation and fees
Source coverage notes
Some notices publish limited source detail. Confirm these points before final bid/no-bid decisions.
- No prior performance data or reports on MCM Technology, LLC
- Details on the software specific to the WVCC
- Information on any competitors who may challenge the sole source status
- Clarification on the services included in the annual maintenance contract
- Previous audit or review findings relating to MCM's services
- Specific qualifications or criteria sought in MCM Technology, LLC
- Protest outcomes from prior sole source contracts
- Contact information for inquiries regarding the procurement process
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