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Steinway Piano- Notice of Intent to Award Without Engaging in a Standard Procurement Process
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Granite School District proposes to award a contract without a competitive procurement process for the purchase of a fully restored 1993 9’ NY Steinway D Piano #526379, along with a locking cover and stage dolly, from Serious Pianos, under Utah’s exception for sole source procurement. The justification cited is that there is only one source for this specific piano, which is a unique, historically significant instrument, and the purchase is fully funded by a private donor. The District intends to make this acquisition by June 3, 2026, with an anticipated expenditure of $84,000, and the notice serves as official intent for up to five years through May 26, 2027. Any competing vendor must submit a formal challenge via email to Angela Pontius before the deadline of June 2, 2026, including documentation proving alternative availability, equivalence or superiority of competing products, and, if applicable, a detailed cost comparison of transitional expenses. The contract incorporates federal requirements under the FAR, including labor standards such as the Service Contract Act, employment eligibility verification, minimum wage compliance under Executive Order 13658, paid sick leave under Executive Order 13706, trafficking in persons prevention, and privacy training for personnel handling personally identifiable information. Delivery is F.O.B. destination to Olympus High School, with the District retaining authority to inspect and accept the piano upon arrival, and liability resting with the vendor until formal acceptance. Packaging and marking follow industry standards without specific military or bar-code requirements, and no electronic invoicing systems like WAWF are mandated, though invoices must reference the purchase order and be submitted without tax. While no detailed evaluation factors, payment details, accounting codes, or contract type classification are provided, the instrument transfer requires compliance with warranty standards under the Uniform Commercial Code and all contractual obligations must conform to state and federal procurement rules. The procurement does not include options, key personnel requirements, security clearances, or organizational conflict of interest clauses, and the District asserts its right to proceed without competition under Utah Code due to the irreplaceable nature of the item.
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In accordance with Utah Code Part 63G-6a Part 8 and Utah Administrative Code R33-108, this is a notice of intent to award without engaging in a standard procurement process. It is not a request for quotes, bids or proposals. DO NOT submit questions, bids, no-bids or other information in this system.
NO ACTION IS REQUIRED IF YOU AGREE WITH THIS NOTICE.
If there are any other qualified vendors that meet the specifications of this notice, any such vendor must submit the following information via email only to Angela Pontius at contact@example.gov prior to the event close date.
-The name of the contesting vendor and contact person; and a detailed explanation of the challenge, including documentation showing that there are other competing sources for the procurement item.
-In addition, a vendor must include: Documentation that the vendor can provide a comparable or better procurement item that meets or exceeds the specifications; documentation that the vendor can also provide the same proprietary procurement item or an equivalent procurement item; and if transitional costs are identified as the justification for this notice, submit a cost comparison of the identified transitional costs with the vendor's anticipated transitional costs.
NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD WITHOUT ENGAGING IN A STANDARD PROCUREMENT PROCESS
The Utah Procurement Code provides that a purchase may be made without engaging in a standard procurement process if it can be determined in writing that: -there is only one source for the procurement item; -transitional costs are a significant consideration in selecting a procurement item; or
-the award of a contract is under circumstances, described in rules adopted by the applicable rule making authority, that make awarding the contract through a standard procurement process impractical and not in the best interest of the procurement unit. Granite School District Purchasing Department has received a request to make the following award without engaging in a standard procurement process:
Requesting School/Department: Olympus High School
Product and/or service to be purchased: Fully restored 1993 9’ NY Steinway D Piano #526379, locking cover, and stage dolly
Earliest date purchase may occur: June 3, 2026
Proposed Supplier: Serious Pianos
Justification: * There is only one source for the procurement item.
A private donor has offered to donate the money to cover the purchase of the listed piano above.
Length of notice: Granite School District intends to purchase these products for the next year, thus this notification will be considered official notification for the subsequent five years through 5/26/2027
Anticipated expenditure: $84,000
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