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Theatrical Licensing for Musicals and Plays- Notice of Intent to Award Without Engaging in a Standard Procurement Process
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The Granite School District is issuing a notice of intent to award a five-year contract for theatrical licensing for musicals and plays without engaging in a standard competitive procurement process, as permitted under Utah Code Part 63G-6a Part 8 and Utah Administrative Code R33-108. This non-competitive action is justified on the grounds that each musical and play’s licensing rights are exclusively held by a single royalty house, making it the sole source for those intellectual property rights. The contract authorizes purchases from multiple established royalty houses including Concord Theatricals, Music Theatre International, Dramatic Publishing Co., and others, with no fixed contract value specified due to variable annual costs tied to individual productions. The procurement spans from July 2026 through July 2031, with no formal bids or proposals being solicited. Any vendor wishing to challenge the sole-source determination must submit a detailed challenge via email to Angela Pontius by June 2, 2026, including documentation proving access to equivalent or superior licensing rights, comparable transitional costs, and evidence of eligibility to supply the same proprietary content. The contract imposes standard commercial and legal obligations including F.O.B. destination delivery terms, a requirement for commercial general liability insurance with at least $1 million in coverage, and indemnification for intellectual property infringement. Contractors must comply with Utah law, maintain records for six years, use E-Verify for employment eligibility verification, refrain from participating in any boycott of Israel, and obtain prior written approval for any publicity referencing the contract. All goods must be new, unused, and conform to commercial standards, with inspection and acceptance occurring at the delivery location within thirty days. Payment is expected within 30 days of a correct invoice, with no standardized electronic invoicing system designated. Though federal acquisition regulations are referenced through general compliance language, no formal FAR clauses are applied; instead, the contract relies on state law and internal administrative requirements. The agreement explicitly prohibits assignment without consent, requires strict confidentiality, and ensures all deliverables are owned by the District as work made for hire. No formal contracting officer, COR, or COTR is designated, and administrative inquiries are handled exclusively through the provided email address.
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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 alpontius@graniteschools.org 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: Granite School District Product and/or service to be purchased: Theatrical Licensing for Musicals and Plays Earliest date purchase may occur: July 2026 Proposed Supplier: Multiple. See List Below
Justification: * There is only one source for the procurement item. Musical and play licensing rights are sold and distributed by the one royalty house that owns the rights. The royalty house has complete control over the show and no other company has the legal right to release the show. Each school selects which production it will perform and then works with the royalty house that owns the rights in order to secure those rights. Length of notice: Granite School District intends to purchase these products for the next five years, thus this notification will be considered official notification for the subsequent five years through July 2031
Anticipated expenditure: Varies per year and by royalty house.
Royalty Houses on this Notification: Concord Theatricals: 250 W. 57th Street, 6th Floor, NY, NY 10107 DramaSource: 1588 E. 361 N., St. Anthony, ID 83445 Dramatic Publishing Co.: 311 Washington St., Woodstock, IL 60098 Dramatists Play Service: 440 Park Avenue So., NY, NY 10016 Eldridge Publishing: PO Box 14367, Tallahassee, FL 32317 Miracle or 2 Productions: 330 West 42nd St., NY, NY 10036 Music Theatre International (MTI): 421 W. 54th St., NY, NY 10019 Stage Rights: 3845 Cazador St., Los Angeles, CA 90065 Theatrical Rights Worldwide (TRW): 570 Seventh Ave, Ste. 2100, NY, NY 10018
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