Salt Lake City Public Notice of Intent to Waive a Procurement Process Sole Source

The City of Salt Lake City, through the Division of Purchasing and Contract Management, is seeking to award a sole source contract for KAINOS Smart Audit with Workday integration without competitive bidding, pursuant to its Procurement Code. This action is justified on the grounds of transitional costs or impracticality, as the system is proprietary and replacing it would incur significant disruption or expense. The proposed annual cost for the service is $90,000, though the total contract duration and overall value are not specified. The notice was posted on June 18, 2026, with a public comment and challenge deadline of June 23, 2026. Any interested vendor wishing to contest the sole source determination must submit a formal challenge that includes documentation proving the existence of other qualified suppliers capable of providing a comparable or superior solution, including an equivalent or proprietary alternative, along with a cost comparison if transitional expenses are cited as the basis for the waiver. The contract administrator is Hamer Reiser, reachable at hamer.reiser@slc.gov, and performance is expected to occur within the State of Utah. No detailed scope of work, delivery schedules, inspection criteria, packaging requirements, or specific terms for invoicing or payment are included in the notice, as this is a procedural waiver notice rather than a full solicitation. The process hinges entirely on the absence of valid objections during the public notice period, after which the contract may be awarded directly to the identified vendor without further competition.