PUMPTECH SOLE SOURCE
Federal opportunity from KS004301 - Contracts and Procurement | KS004 - Contracts and Procurement • City of Salem. Place of performance: OR. Response deadline: Feb 11, 2026.
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Description
PUMPTECH SOLE SOURCE
SOLE SOURCE PUBLIC NOTICE
First Date of Public Notice: 2/5/26
Anticipated Award Date: 2/11/26
Description: VAUGHAN CHOPPER PUMP
Prospective Contractor: PUMPTECH LLC - CANBY, OREGON
Amount: $14,802.30
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 of Salem, Oregon, is pursuing a sole source procurement for a Vaughan Chopper Pump from PumpTech LLC, valued at $14,802.30, with an anticipated award date of February 11, 2026. A public notice was issued on February 5, 2026, allowing for protests regarding this determination within a specified timeframe. Interested parties should note the requirement for a certified check or cashier's check to accompany any protests lodged against this sole source decision.
The City intends to acquire a Vaughan Chopper Pump from PumpTech LLC on a sole source basis, as permitted by its public contracting rules.
- Public notice announcement for the sole source procurement
- Evaluation and processing of protests against the sole source determination
- Finalization and award of the contract to PumpTech LLC
- Written protest specific to the procurement
- Evidence supporting the grounds for protest
- Certified or cashier’s check in the amount of $500
- Statement of resulting harm from the sole source determination
- Relief requested in the protest
Source coverage notes
Some notices publish limited source detail. Confirm these points before final bid/no-bid decisions.
- Detailed specifications for the Vaughan Chopper Pump
- Justification for sole source procurement beyond availability
- Previous procurement history or competitive alternatives
- Information on the public contract rules referenced
- Any specific qualifications needed for protestants
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