Contracts Connection
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* New contracts
* Contract changes
* Contract spotlight
* Supplier diversity in state contracts
* Upcoming contracts
"Contracts Connection provides news about statewide contracts for goods and services, which are available to state agencies and other organizations that have signed a contract usage agreement.?"
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New contracts?
New statewide contract available for Procurement Acquisition and Support Services
DES has a new statewide contract 26923 for Procurement Acquisition and Support Services.
Awards, including pricing and points of contact, are listed on the contract summary page.
Questions? Email Enterprise Contracts & Procurement Specialist Luke Kulina <
[email protected]>.
*View contract 26923* [ [link removed] ]
*DES starts solicitation to replace janitorial contract??*
DES is renewing a solicitation for the janitorial services contract 05919, [ [link removed] ] which expires March 11, 2024.?
This contract is for the janitorial services for facilities managed by Washington state agencies, colleges and local governments. We are looking for vendors in three areas: general cleaning, floor cleaning, and window washing.
Small businesses are welcome to bid for all contract categories.
Questions about the contract? Are you a purchaser who wants to join the solicitation team? Email Contract Specialists Kevin McMichael <
[email protected]>?or Jaime Bacon <
[email protected]>.?
*View contract?05919* [ [link removed] ]
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*Contract changes?*
*New contractor assigned on trailer contract*
DES updated contract 00816 for trailers, effective Aug. 10. The contract with Fine Family, LLC has been assigned to BF Ventures, LLC. BF Ventures, LLC will fulfill all outstanding orders with Fine Family, LLC.
Questions? Email Contract Specialist Jaimie Manus <
[email protected]>.?
*View contract 00816* [ [link removed] ]
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Supplier diversity in state contracts
Forecasts due Oct. 1 - we are here to help!
The enterprise supplier diversity policy for goods and services purchases requires agencies to post forecasting information on their websites by Oct. 1. Read more about forecasting [ [link removed] ] in the Supplier Diversity Handbook.
If you have questions or concerns about how to do that or want to talk about something specific to your agency, we can help you! A supplier diversity subject matter expert from DES or OMWBE can meet with your team, review your data, and discuss next steps.
Email one of our SMEs to schedule a meeting:
* Drew Zavatsky, DES:
[email protected]
* Ernesto Perez, DES:
[email protected]
* Doug Mora, OMWBE:
[email protected]
*Supplier diversity policy* [ [link removed] ]
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Contract spotlight
*DES accepting bids for Communications and Marketing Services contract*
Vendors can submit bids for a new statewide contract for?communications and marketing services?in WEBS until Nov. 1. This is the first statewide contract of its kind and?a great opportunity for small, diverse, and veteran-owned businesses to get involved in this important work.?
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Up to 72 vendors will be awarded contracts, with 28 awards reserved for small, OMWBE-certified or certified veteran-owned businesses. Vendors may be awarded in multiple categories. The estimated annual worth of the contract is $10 million.?
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The contract has six categories:?
* Advertising and marketing campaigns?
* Brand development
* Photography
* Social marketing campaigns
* Graphic design
* Video production and editing
View the solicitation in WEBS [ [link removed] ] by searching contract 20422.
*View contract 20422* [ [link removed] ]
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Upcoming contract opportunities?
DES posts forecasted purchases for this fiscal year
The enterprise supplier diversity policy requires that all state agencies publicly post their forecasted purchases for the upcoming fiscal year on their websites.
DES? forecasted purchases are posted on our website and include?the commodity codes for each purchase, estimated value and timeline on our bid opportunities webpage.?
If you are a vendor interested in bidding on our competitive procurements, register in WEBS to get bid notifications. It only takes 10 minutes! Register in WEBS [ [link removed] ].?
*DES' forecasted purchases* [ [link removed] ]
Statewide contracts under development?
Interested in seeing the statewide contracts we are working on? Visit our planned procurements to see statewide contracts under development, the contracts they are replacing and the timeline.?
*Planned procurements* [ [link removed] ]
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