Sole Source Contracts

DES-140-00
This policy applies whenever an agency intends to purchase or lease goods and/or services under Chapter 39.26 RCW that are only available from a single source as defined in RCW 39.26.010(23) or are exempt from competition.
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Policy
Status:
Current/Adopted

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This policy is in draft.

Timeline

July 2013
Adopted
March 2015
Amended - added exemptions 19 & 20, added section numbering, added revision date, minor formatting changes, moved FAQs to a centralized webpage
April 2019
Reformatted policy to meet accessibility standards, created annotated policy revision chart, updated exemptions, revised the FAQs, created sole source procedure, supplemented general glossary of procurement terms

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