Procurement Exemption for PYRO EVO Counter

Based on a special facility exemption, the Pierce County Parks and Recreation Department intends to purchase equipment and service from Eco-Counter. The procurement exemption will be valid for 24 months, and the estimated cost of the purchases over the 24-month period is **$15,000.00**.

This equipment is necessary for continuity of operations within Parks and Recreation to continue the use of current PYRO Evo-Counters currently employed by the County.

The goods and services to be purchased via this exemption include 3 PYRO Evo-Counter and a Professional Package which includes one year of service.

The County requires this counter from Eco-Counter to match our current PYRO Evo Counters that are being used by Pierce County Parks and Recreation.

Minimum Requirements

The County has identified the following minimum requirements to meet the County's need:

- Authorization by the manufacturer to sell PYRO Evo Counter in Pierce County.

Capability statements must be submitted in OpenGov and should use the .docx or .pdf file type, or any other standard file type that can be opened in Microsoft Word or Adobe Acrobat. There are no strict formatting requirements for capability statements. To be properly evaluated, a capability statement must include the following information:

• The name of the individual or organization submitting the capability statement.
• The name, email address, and phone number of the primary contact.
• A description of how the entity meets the County's need.

The capability statement must directly address any minimum requirements described in the public notice. Any capability statement offering to provide items or services other than those specifically requested must demonstrate that they are of matching specifications and compatible with any systems with which the items or services will be integrated.

If the capability statement demonstrates that the submitter can meet the County's need, the County will cancel the public notice and proceed with a competitive procurement. If the County determines that the capability statement has not demonstrated that the submitter can meet the County's need, the County will proceed with the procurement exemption.

The exemption will be valid for 24 months.

**Submission method:** electronically at https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/piercecountywa