PLAYAWAY PRODUCTS SOLE SOURCE POSTING
Federal opportunity from KS004301 - Contracts and Procurement | KS004 - Contracts and Procurement • City of Salem. Place of performance: OR. Response deadline: Feb 16, 2026.
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Description
PLAYAWAY PRODUCTS SOLE SOURCE POSTING
SOLE SOURCE PUBLIC NOTICE
First Date of Public Notice: 2/10/26
Anticipated Award Date: 2/17/26
Description: PLAYAWAY EXCLUSIVE PRODUCTS FOR SALEM LIBRARY
Prospective Contractor: PLAYAWAY PRODUCTS - SOLON, OHIO
Amount: $30,000 / PER YEAR FOR A 5 YEAR RENEWABLE CONTRACT
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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This is a sole source public notice for Playaway exclusive products for the Salem Library, with Playaway Products (Solon, Ohio) identified as the prospective contractor. The notice states an amount of $30,000 per year for a 5-year renewable contract and provides a protest mechanism rather than a competitive solicitation. The first date of public notice is 2/10/26, and the anticipated award date is 2/17/26. Any affected person must submit a written protest to the City Manager’s office within seven (7) days after the first date of public notice and include a $500 certified/cashier’s check.
Proceed with a sole source purchase of Playaway exclusive products for Salem Library under the City’s Public Contracting Rules (Section IV, Alternative Source Selection Methods), while providing the required public notice and allowing time for affected parties to protest the sole source determination.
- Provide Playaway exclusive products for Salem Library (goods).
- Support a contract structure described as $30,000/year for a 5-year renewable term (commercial supply arrangement).
- If protesting: prepare and submit a compliant sole source protest package within the stated timeline and to the specified delivery location.
- Written protest delivered to the City Manager’s office at 555 Liberty St SE, Room 220, Salem, OR 97301.
- Certified check or cashier’s check for $500 to cover protest processing costs.
- Detailed statement of legal and factual grounds for the protest.
- Evidence/documentation supporting the protest grounds (e.g., proof of alternative sources/availability).
- Description of resulting harm to the affected person.
- Relief requested.
Source coverage notes
Some notices publish limited source detail. Confirm these points before final bid/no-bid decisions.
- Solicitation/contract details for the Playaway products (specific items/SKUs, quantities, delivery schedule, and any service/support components).
- Whether the City will accept protest submissions electronically vs. physical delivery only.
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