Laserfiche WebLink
1 o <br />INDIAN RIVER COUNTY <br />OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET <br />PURCHASING DIVISION <br />DATE: November 30, 2021 <br />TO: BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br />THROUGH: Jason E. Brown, County Administrator <br />Kristin Daniels, Budget Director <br />FROM: Jennifer Hyde, Purchasing Manager <br />SUBJECT: Sole Source Designations <br />BACKGROUND: <br />Many of the key pieces of equipment utilized throughout the County are specialized due to <br />facility design and/or are standardized for consistency of operations. Many of these items are <br />identified as sole brand or sole source, as they are only available from the manufacturer, or one <br />of the manufacturer's authorized distributors. <br />â–ºAkiraKIM LIC <br />On July 16, 2019, while considering several items sole source, the Board enacted a three-year <br />effective term for the designations. <br />Staff has identified additional sole source stems that should be added, as well as some <br />modifications to previous sole source items. Additionally, a few items designated as sole source <br />prior to July of 2019 are due for renewal, review and approval by the Board. <br />The vendors and products requested for sole source are shown in the table on the following <br />page, and are related to wastewater collection and treatment. Current memos from each <br />manufacturer describing their sole source for our purposes are on file in with the Purchasing <br />Division. <br />212 <br />