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WA Rev Code § 39.26.080 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 39 - Public Contracts and Indebtedness|Chapter 39.26 - Procurement of Goods and Services.|39.26.080 - Procurement policy—Director's responsibility and authority—Master contracts.

RCW 39.26.080 Procurement policy—Director's responsibility and authority—Master contracts.(1) The director is responsible for the development and oversight of policy for the procurement of goods and services by all state agencies under this chapter. When establishing policies, standards, and procedures, the director shall account for differentiation in procurement practices and needs among state agencies and strive to establish policies, standards, and procedures that promote greater efficiency in procurement.(2) The director is authorized to adopt rules, policies, and guidelines governing the procurement, contracting, and contract management of any and all goods and services procured by state agencies under this chapter.(3) The director or designee is the sole authority to enter into master contracts on behalf of the state.[ 2012 c 224 § 9.]
WA Rev Code § 39.26.102 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 39 - Public Contracts and Indebtedness|Chapter 39.26 - Procurement of Goods and Services.|39.26.102 - Exemption—Department of corrections.

RCW 39.26.102 Exemption—Department of corrections.The department of corrections shall be exempt from the following provisions of this chapter in respect to goods or services purchased or sold pursuant to the operation of correctional industries: RCW * 43.19.180, * 43.19.190, * 43.19.1901, * 43.19.1905, * 43.19.1906, * 43.19.1908, * 43.19.1911, * 43.19.1913, * 43.19.1915, 43.19.1917, 43.19.1919, 43.19.1921, and * 43.19.200.[ 2011 1st sp.s. c 43 § 220; 1989 c 185 § 2; 1981 c 136 § 14. Formerly RCW 43.19.1932.]NOTES:*Reviser's note: RCW 43.19.180, 43.19.190, 43.19.1901, 43.19.1905, 43.19.1906, 43.19.1908, 43.19.1911, 43.19.1913, 43.19.1915, and 43.19.200 were repealed by 2012 c 224 § 29, effective January 1, 2013.Effective date—Purpose—2011 1st sp.s. c 43: See notes following RCW 43.19.003.Effective date—1981 c 136: See RCW 72.09.900.
WA Rev Code § 39.26.110 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 39 - Public Contracts and Indebtedness|Chapter 39.26 - Procurement of Goods and Services.|39.26.110 - Training.

RCW 39.26.110 Training.(1) The department must provide expertise and training on best practices for state procurement.(2) The department must establish either training or certification programs, or both, to ensure consistency in procurement practices for employees authorized to perform procurement functions under the provisions of this chapter. When establishing training or certification programs, the department may approve existing training or certification programs at state agencies. When establishing programs or approving existing programs, the department shall work with agencies with existing training programs to ensure coordination and minimize additional costs associated with training requirements.(3) Beginning July 1, 2013, state agencies must require agency employees responsible for developing, executing, or managing procurements or contracts, or both, to complete department-approved training or certification programs, or both. Beginning July 1, 2015, no agency employee may execute or manage contracts unless the employee has met the training or certification requirements or both as set by the department. Any request for exception to this requirement must be submitted to the director for approval before the employee or group of employees executes or manages contracts.[ 2012 c 224 § 12.]
WA Rev Code § 39.26.120 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 39 - Public Contracts and Indebtedness|Chapter 39.26 - Procurement of Goods and Services.|39.26.120 - Competitive solicitation.

RCW 39.26.120 Competitive solicitation.(1) Insofar as practicable, all purchases of or contracts for goods and services must be based on a competitive solicitation process. This process may include electronic or web-based solicitations, bids, and signatures. This requirement also applies to procurement of goods and services executed by agencies under delegated authority granted in accordance with RCW 39.26.090 or under RCW 28B.10.029.(2) Subsection (1) of this section applies to contract amendments that substantially change the scope of work of the original contract or substantially increase the value of the original contract.[ 2012 c 224 § 13.]
WA Rev Code § 39.26.130 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 39 - Public Contracts and Indebtedness|Chapter 39.26 - Procurement of Goods and Services.|39.26.130 - Emergency purchases.

RCW 39.26.130 Emergency purchases.(1) An agency may make emergency purchases as defined in subsection (3) of this section. When an emergency purchase is made, the agency head shall submit written notification of the purchase within three business days of the purchase to the director. This notification must contain a description of the purchase, a description of the emergency and the circumstances leading up to the emergency, and an explanation of why the circumstances required an emergency purchase.(2) Emergency contracts must be submitted to the department and made available for public inspection within three working days following the commencement of work or execution of the contract, whichever occurs first.(3) As used in this section, "emergency" means a set of unforeseen circumstances beyond the control of the agency that either:(a) Present a real, immediate, and extreme threat to the proper performance of essential functions; or(b) May reasonably be expected to result in material loss or damage to property, bodily injury, or loss of life, if immediate action is not taken.[ 2012 c 224 § 15.]
WA Rev Code § 39.26.140 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 39 - Public Contracts and Indebtedness|Chapter 39.26 - Procurement of Goods and Services.|39.26.140 - Sole source contracts.

RCW 39.26.140 Sole source contracts.(1) Agencies must submit sole source contracts to the department and make the contracts available for public inspection not less than ten working days before the proposed starting date of the contract. Agencies must provide documented justification for sole source contracts to the department when the contract is submitted, and must include evidence that the agency posted the contract opportunity at a minimum on the state's enterprise vendor registration and bid notification system.(2) The department must approve sole source contracts before any such contract becomes binding and before any services may be performed or goods provided under the contract. These requirements shall also apply to all sole source contracts except as otherwise exempted by the director.(3) The director may provide an agency an exemption from the requirements of this section for a contract or contracts. Requests for exemptions must be submitted to the director in writing.(4) Contracts awarded by institutions of higher education from nonstate funds are exempt from the requirements of this section.[ 2012 c 224 § 16.]
WA Rev Code § 39.26.150 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 39 - Public Contracts and Indebtedness|Chapter 39.26 - Procurement of Goods and Services.|39.26.150 - Public notice—Posting on enterprise vendor registration and bid notification system.

RCW 39.26.150 Public notice—Posting on enterprise vendor registration and bid notification system.(1) Agencies must provide public notice for all competitive solicitations. Agencies must post all contract opportunities on the state's enterprise vendor registration and bid notification system. In addition, agencies may notify contractors and potential bidders by sending notices by mail, electronic transmission, newspaper advertisements, or other means as may be appropriate.(2) Agencies should try to anticipate changes in a requirement before the bid submittal date and to provide reasonable notice to all prospective bidders of any resulting modification or cancellation. If, in the opinion of the agency, it is not possible to provide reasonable notice, the submittal date for receipt of bids may be postponed and all bidders notified.[ 2012 c 224 § 17.]
WA Rev Code § 39.26.170 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 39 - Public Contracts and Indebtedness|Chapter 39.26 - Procurement of Goods and Services.|39.26.170 - Complaints—Protests.

RCW 39.26.170 Complaints—Protests.(1) All agencies that have original or delegated procurement authority for goods or services must have a clear and transparent complaint process. The complaint process must provide for the complaint to be submitted and response provided before the deadline for bid submissions.(2) All agencies that have original or delegated procurement authority for goods or services must have a clear and transparent protest process. The protest process must include a protest period after the apparent successful bidder is announced but before the contract is signed.(3) The director may grant authority for an agency to sign a contract before the protest process is completed due to exigent circumstances.[ 2012 c 224 § 19.]
WA Rev Code § 39.26.190 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 39 - Public Contracts and Indebtedness|Chapter 39.26 - Procurement of Goods and Services.|39.26.190 - Bonds.

RCW 39.26.190 Bonds.When any bid has been accepted, the agency may require of the successful bidder a bond payable to the state in such amount with such surety or sureties as determined by the agency, conditioned that he or she will fully, faithfully, and accurately perform the terms of the contract into which he or she has entered. Bidders who regularly do business with the state shall be permitted to file with the agency an annual performance bond in an amount established by the agency and such annual bond shall be acceptable as surety in lieu of furnishing individual bonds. The agency may also require bidders to provide bid bonds conditioned that if a bidder is awarded the contract the bidder will enter into and execute the contract, protest bonds, or other bonds the agency deems necessary. Agencies must adhere to the policies developed by the department regarding the use of protest bonds. All bonds must be filed with the agency on a form acceptable to the agency. Any surety issuing a bond must meet the qualification requirements established by the agency.[ 2012 c 224 § 21.]
WA Rev Code § 39.26.210 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 39 - Public Contracts and Indebtedness|Chapter 39.26 - Procurement of Goods and Services.|39.26.210 - List of agency contracts—Contract audits.

RCW 39.26.210 List of agency contracts—Contract audits.(1) Agencies must annually submit to the department a list of all contracts that the agency has entered into or renewed. "Contracts," for the purposes of this section, does not include purchase orders. The department must maintain a publicly available list of all contracts entered into by agencies during each fiscal year, except that contracts for the employment of expert witnesses for the purposes of litigation shall not be made publicly available to the extent that information is exempt from disclosure under state law. Except as otherwise exempt, the data must identify the contracting agency, the contractor, the purpose of the contract, effective dates and periods of performance, the cost of the contract and funding source, any substantive modifications to the contract, and whether the contract was competitively procured or awarded on a sole source basis.(2) The department may conduct audits of its master contracts and convenience contracts to ensure that the contractor is in compliance with the contract terms and conditions, including but not limited to providing only the goods and services specified in the contract at the contract price.[ 2012 c 224 § 23.]
WA Rev Code § 39.26.220 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 39 - Public Contracts and Indebtedness|Chapter 39.26 - Procurement of Goods and Services.|39.26.220 - Contract audit and investigative findings, enforcement actions, and status of agency resolution—Report.

RCW 39.26.220 Contract audit and investigative findings, enforcement actions, and status of agency resolution—Report.The state auditor and the attorney general must annually by November 30th of each year, provide a collaborative report of contract audit and investigative findings, enforcement actions, and the status of agency resolution to the governor and the policy and fiscal committees of the legislature.[ 2012 c 224 § 24.]
WA Rev Code § 39.26.230 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 39 - Public Contracts and Indebtedness|Chapter 39.26 - Procurement of Goods and Services.|39.26.230 - Purchases from entities serving or providing opportunities through community rehabilitation programs.

RCW 39.26.230 Purchases from entities serving or providing opportunities through community rehabilitation programs.The state agencies and departments are hereby authorized to purchase products and/or services manufactured or provided by community rehabilitation programs of the department of social and health services.Such purchases shall be at the fair market price of such products and services as determined by the department of enterprise services. To determine the fair market price the department shall use the last comparable bid on the products and/or services or in the alternative the last price paid for the products and/or services. The increased cost of labor, materials, and other documented costs since the last comparable bid or the last price paid are additional cost factors which shall be considered in determining fair market price. Upon the establishment of the fair market price as provided for in this section the department is hereby empowered to negotiate directly for the purchase of products or services with officials in charge of the community rehabilitation programs of the department of social and health services.[ 2011 1st sp.s. c 43 § 226; 2005 c 204 § 2; 2003 c 136 § 3; 1977 ex.s. c 10 § 2; 1974 ex.s. c 40 § 3. Formerly RCW 43.19.530.]NOTES:Effective date—Purpose—2011 1st sp.s. c 43: See notes following RCW 43.19.003.
WA Rev Code § 39.26.235 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 39 - Public Contracts and Indebtedness|Chapter 39.26 - Procurement of Goods and Services.|39.26.235 - Purchase of wireless devices or services.

RCW 39.26.235 Purchase of wireless devices or services.(1) State agencies that are purchasing wireless devices or services must make such purchases through the state master contract, unless the state agency provides to the office of the chief information officer evidence that the state agency is securing its wireless devices or services from another source for a lower cost than through participation in the state master contract.(2) For the purposes of this section, "state agency" means any office, department, board, commission, or other unit of state government, but does not include a unit of state government headed by a statewide elected official, an institution of higher education as defined in RCW 28B.10.016, the student achievement council, the state board for community and technical colleges, or agencies of the legislative or judicial branches of state government.[ 2012 c 229 § 584; 2011 1st sp.s. c 43 § 734; 2010 c 282 § 2. Formerly RCW 43.19.797, 43.105.410.]NOTES:Effective date—2012 c 229 §§ 101, 117, 401, 402, 501 through 594, 601 through 609, 701 through 708, 801 through 821, 902, and 904: See note following RCW 28B.77.005.Effective date—Purpose—2011 1st sp.s. c 43: See notes following RCW 43.19.003.
WA Rev Code § 39.26.240 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 39 - Public Contracts and Indebtedness|Chapter 39.26 - Procurement of Goods and Services.|39.26.240 - Awards of procurement contracts to veteran-owned businesses.

RCW 39.26.240 Awards of procurement contracts to veteran-owned businesses.All procurement contracts entered into under this chapter on or after June 10, 2010, are subject to the requirements established under RCW 43.60A.200.[ 2010 c 5 § 9. Formerly RCW 39.29.052.]NOTES:Purpose—Construction—2010 c 5: See notes following RCW 43.60A.010.
WA Rev Code § 39.26.245 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 39 - Public Contracts and Indebtedness|Chapter 39.26 - Procurement of Goods and Services.|39.26.245 - Awards of procurement contracts to office of minority and women's business enterprises.

RCW 39.26.245 Awards of procurement contracts to office of minority and women's business enterprises.(1) All contracts entered into and purchases made, including leasing or renting, under this chapter on or after September 1, 1983, are subject to the requirements established under chapter 39.19 RCW.(2) All procurement contracts entered into under this chapter on or after June 10, 2010, are subject to the requirements established under RCW 43.60A.200.[ 2010 c 5 § 6; 1983 c 120 § 13. Formerly RCW 43.19.536.]NOTES:Purpose—Construction—2010 c 5: See notes following RCW 43.60A.010.Effective date—Applicability—Severability—Conflict with federal requirements—1983 c 120: See RCW 39.19.910, 39.19.920.
WA Rev Code § 39.26.250 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 39 - Public Contracts and Indebtedness|Chapter 39.26 - Procurement of Goods and Services.|39.26.250 - Preferences—Purchase of goods and services from inmate work programs.

RCW 39.26.250 Preferences—Purchase of goods and services from inmate work programs.Any person, firm, or organization which makes any bid to provide any goods or any services to any state agency shall be granted a preference over other bidders if (1) the goods or services have been or will be produced or provided in whole or in part by an inmate work program of the department of corrections and (2) an amount equal to at least fifteen percent of the total bid amount has been paid or will be paid by the person, firm, or organization to inmates as wages. The preference provided under this section shall be equal to ten percent of the total bid amount.[ 1981 c 136 § 15. Formerly RCW 43.19.535.]NOTES:Effective date—1981 c 136: See RCW 72.09.900.
WA Rev Code § 39.26.251 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 39 - Public Contracts and Indebtedness|Chapter 39.26 - Procurement of Goods and Services.|39.26.251 - Purchase of articles or products from inmate work programs—Replacement of goods and services obtained from outside the state—Rules.

RCW 39.26.251 Purchase of articles or products from inmate work programs—Replacement of goods and services obtained from outside the state—Rules.(1) State agencies, the legislature, and departments shall purchase for their use all goods and services required by the legislature, agencies, or departments that are produced or provided in whole or in part from class II inmate work programs operated by the department of corrections through state contract. These goods and services shall not be purchased from any other source unless, upon application by the department or agency: (a) The department finds that the articles or products do not meet the reasonable requirements of the agency or department, (b) are not of equal or better quality, or (c) the price of the product or service is higher than that produced by the private sector. However, the criteria contained in (a), (b), and (c) of this subsection for purchasing goods and services from sources other than correctional industries do not apply to goods and services produced by correctional industries that primarily replace goods manufactured or services obtained from outside the state. The department of corrections and department shall adopt administrative rules that implement this section.(2) Effective July 1, 2012, this section does not apply to the purchase of uniforms for correctional officers employed with the Washington state department of corrections.[ 2015 c 79 § 7; 2012 c 220 § 1. Prior: 2011 1st sp.s. c 43 § 227; 2011 c 367 § 707; 2009 c 470 § 717; 1993 sp.s. c 20 § 1; 1986 c 94 § 2. Formerly RCW 43.19.534.]NOTES:Effective date—Purpose—2011 1st sp.s. c 43: See notes following RCW 43.19.003.Effective date—2011 c 367: See note following RCW 47.29.170.Effective date—2009 c 470: See note following RCW 46.68.170.
WA Rev Code § 39.26.255 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 39 - Public Contracts and Indebtedness|Chapter 39.26 - Procurement of Goods and Services.|39.26.255 - Preferences—Purchase of products containing recycled material—Directory of suppliers—Rules.

RCW 39.26.255 Preferences—Purchase of products containing recycled material—Directory of suppliers—Rules.(1) The director shall develop specifications and adopt rules for the purchase of products which will provide for preferential purchase of products containing recycled material by:(a) The use of a weighting factor determined by the amount of recycled material in a product, where appropriate and known in advance to potential bidders, to determine the lowest responsible bidder. The actual dollars bid shall be the contracted amount. If the department determines, according to criteria established by rule that the use of this weighting factor does not encourage the use of more recycled material, the department shall consider and award bids without regard to the weighting factor. In making this determination, the department shall consider but not be limited to such factors as adequate competition, economics or environmental constraints, quality, and availability.(b) Requiring a written statement of the percentage range of recycled content from the bidder providing products containing recycled material. The range may be stated in five percent increments.(2) The director shall develop a directory of businesses that have a master contract with the department that supply products containing significant quantities of recycled materials. This directory may be combined with and made accessible through the database of recycled content products to be developed under RCW 43.19A.060.(3) The director shall encourage all parties using the state purchasing office to purchase products containing recycled materials.(4) The rules, specifications, and bid evaluation shall be consistent with recycled content standards adopted under RCW 43.19A.020.[ 2015 c 79 § 8; 2011 1st sp.s. c 43 § 228; 1991 c 297 § 5; 1988 c 175 § 2; 1987 c 505 § 26; 1982 c 61 § 2. Formerly RCW 43.19.538.]NOTES:Effective date—Purpose—2011 1st sp.s. c 43: See notes following RCW 43.19.003.Effective date—1988 c 175: "This act shall take effect July 1, 1988." [ 1988 c 175 § 4.]Recycled product procurement: Chapter 43.19A RCW.
WA Rev Code § 39.26.260 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 39 - Public Contracts and Indebtedness|Chapter 39.26 - Procurement of Goods and Services.|39.26.260 - Preferences—In-state procurement.

RCW 39.26.260 Preferences—In-state procurement.The legislature finds that in-state preference clauses used by other states in procuring goods and services have a discriminatory effect against Washington vendors with resulting harm to this state's revenues and the welfare of this state's citizens. Chapter 183, Laws of 1983 is intended to promote fairness in state government procurement by requiring that, when appropriate, Washington exercise reciprocity with those states having in-state preferences, and it shall be liberally construed to that effect.[ 1983 c 183 § 1. Formerly RCW 43.19.700.]