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- New statewide contracts?
- Contract changes?
- Contract feedback?
- Expiring contracts?
- Upcoming statewide contracts
- Other news?
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 statewide contracts?
Pharmaceutical reverse distribution contract takes effect Nov. 1
DES has a new statewide contract 19222 for pharmaceutical reverse distribution, effective?Nov. 1.
The sole vendor on the contract is PharmaLink, Inc., in partnership with the MMCAP Infuse cooperative. We are in the process of adding Inmar Rx Solutions as another contractor.
This contract replaces?contract 05318,?which expires Oct. 31.
Questions? Email Enterprise Contracts Specialist Samantha Johnson.
Green janitorial products, supplies contract took effect Oct. 1
DES has a new statewide contract 25723 for green janitorial products and supplies, effective Oct. 1.
This contract replaces?contract 00812,?which expired June 30.
The new contract meets environmentally preferable product requirements, including designated third-party certification and production and packaging sustainability as outlined in the Washington State Green Purchasing Guide.
Questions? Email Contract Specialist Victoria Scotti.
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Contract changes?
Prices will increase on signal flares and highway signal devices?
DES will post updated pricing for Signal Flares & Highway Signal Devices, contract?03317, effective Nov. 15. The vendor increased prices by 10.5% to offset higher chemical/material costs.
Questions? Email Contract Specialist Carmen Hill.
New vendor added to medical supply solutions contract?
DES added Medline Industries to statewide contract 26323 for Medical Supply Solutions, in partnership with the Sourcewell cooperative, effective Oct. 23.?
This contract includes green purchasing options and provides access to Medline?s full portfolio of products and services, including medical supplies, pharmaceuticals, nutrition and incontinence products.
Questions? Email Enterprise Contracts Specialist Samantha Johnson.
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Contract feedback
Share your feedback on forklifts contract
DES is interested in hearing purchasers' feedback on contract 06115 for forklifts.
We would like to hear about your experience with the vendor, how you use the contract and any other feedback about it.
Questions? Email Contract Specialist Alec La Brayere.
Expiring contract?
Student transportation services contract will expire in July
DES will not renew contract 04119 for student transportation charter bus services, which expires on July 31, 2024.
Agencies will be able to purchase student transportation and charter bus services under their procurement authority using a competitive solicitation, direct buy, or other procurement method.
Questions? Email Contracts Specialist Lawrence Lim.??
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Upcoming statewide contracts?
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.?
Other news?
Leadership change in Contracts and Procurement Division
Assistant Director Jaime Rossman has stepped down after leading the division since 2018. He will serve as the Deputy Assistant Director through the end of the year to help the division transition.?
Rebecca Linville is the Interim Assistant Director.?Rebecca has been with DES since 2012, most recently serving as Deputy Assistant Director.??
Jaime will be missed by DES and many in the purchasing community.?
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Looking to buy goods and services from diverse businesses? Join our community of practice!
DES convenes a monthly Supplier Diversity Community of Practice to help purchasers implement the enterprise supplier diversity policy. Meetings are held the third Thursday?of every month from 1-2:30 p.m.?
Members are procurement practitioners who are the dedicated supplier diversity specialists for their agencies. They share best practices with each other and learn about tools and strategies.?
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Share feedback with us?about using statewide contracts, suggest a new contract or request a customer listening session.
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