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In this edition
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- New statewide contracts
- Contract changes
- Contract feedback
- Other goods & services news
- Upcoming statewide 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 statewide contracts
New contract available for IT project management, quality assurance
DES has a new statewide contract 14822 for IT Project Management and IT Quality Assurance services.
The contract includes Washington state small, veteran-owned, and diverse businesses:
- 49 small businesses, representing 41% of the total contract awards
- 19 OMWBE-certified businesses
- 4 certified veteran-owned
Find pricing and points of contact on the contract summary page.
Questions? Email the ITPS team.
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Contract changes
Dump bodies, snow plows, controls, services contract extended
DES is extending contract 01117 for dump bodies until April 30, 2026.
Questions? Email Jaimie Manus.
Contractor added to dental products, supplies contract
DES added Darby Dental LLC to contract 00920 for dental products and supplies in partnership with MMCAP Infuse. Darby Dental is now available statewide.
Questions? Email Samantha Johnson.
DES closes 2 categories in old ITPS contract
DES is closing two categories in the current two-tier ITPS contract 08215: category 4, Project Management and category 5, Quality Assurance.
As of April 1, these categories are included in the new IT Project Management 14822 statewide contract (see related story in new statewide contracts section).
- Starting April 1, purchasers will not be able to issue new work requests under categories 4 and 5 of the old contract.
- Any work orders that were issued before April 1 will be valid until completion of the term in the order.
- We’ve notified all vendors registered in these categories.
- The new contract streamlined the procurement process, purchasers no longer need to complete a two-tier solicitation process.
Questions? Email the ITPS team.
Expiring HVAC parts contract may lead to purchasing gap
Contract 07815 for HVAC parts expires June 30. There will be a gap in contract coverage. We encourage purchasers to place orders before the expiration date.
We are in the process of drafting the solicitation and we expect to award the contract in July.
Questions? Email Kathy Paterson.
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Contract feedback
Help us develop trailers, various sizes statewide contract
DES is developing a new contract 00424 for trailers of various sizes and is looking for purchasers and subject matter experts to share their experience and feedback.
The solicitation is for the purchase of various sized trailers that include, but may not be limited to, utility, cargo, transport, refrigerated trailers that are fixed deck, tilt, goose neck, or tag along. The GVWR of these trailers range in classes 1-3 GVWR.
We are hosting a meeting for interested purchasers on April 9.
Other goods & services news
HB 1471 will improve efficiency, transparency of state goods and services contracts, purchases
Gov. Inslee signed House Bill 1471 on March 18, a bill that was requested by the Department of Enterprise Services (DES). The bill improves the efficiency of emergency and convenience contracts and adds transparency to sole source contracts. It takes effect June 5.
The primary changes to these contracts:
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Agencies have 10 days – up from three – to file emergency contracts with DES and to make the contracts available for public inspection. DES can approve additional reporting time based on extenuating circumstances. This gives agencies more time to attend to emergency situations and allows DES to make exceptions on a case-by-case basis.
- Convenience contracts are an option for small groups of agencies that need a contract for the same thing when there are no statewide contracts that meet the need, if they seek DES approval. Individual agencies seeking to contract with multiple vendors at the same time no longer need DES approval.
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Sole source contracts must be reported to DES and publicly posted 15 days before the effective date, up from 10 days. This gives small businesses more opportunity to see what agencies are buying, promoting competition and transparency. Agencies can no longer use a vendor’s location as the basis for a sole source contract, which will help ensure appropriate use of these contracts.
Join enterprise procurement policy workshop April 4
DES’ Enterprise Procurement Policy team will update you about the status of our policy work at an April 4 workshop. Workshop materials are available on the corresponding webpage.
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Sole source policy proposed changes: 8 – 9 a.m.
Register for this session.
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Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) policy proposed changes: 9:15 – 9:45 a.m. Register for this session.
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Convenience contracts new policy: 10 – 10:30 a.m.
Register for this session.
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Procurement risk assessment new process: 10:45 – 11:45 a.m.
Register for this session.
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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.
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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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