SOLE SOURCE NOTICE - METCOM 911 Backup Facility Lease

The City of Salem is issuing a sole source notice for the METCOM 911 Backup Facility Lease. The lease is for a period of five years, with an annual cost of $23,500. The city intends to purchase the lease on a sole source basis, as allowed by the city's public contracting rules. The prospective contractor is Marion Area Multi Agency Emergency Telecommunications (METCOM) in Woodburn, OR. • The lease is for a backup facility for METCOM 911 services. • The annual cost of the lease is $23,500. • The lease period is five years. • The city is using a sole source procurement method, as allowed by the city's public contracting rules. • Protests of the sole source procurement can be submitted in writing to the City Manager's office within seven days of the first date of public notice.