Purchasing biweekly bulletin - 02/03/12

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General Information

Washington Purchasing Manual updated

The Washington Purchasing Manual has been updated to align with the laws and requirements associated to the creation of the Department of Enterprise Services (DES)

Changes include the following:

  • Improved clarification based on the feedback received since the last release
  • Restructuring the information to reflect a more intuitive and logical flow
  • Adjustments to the Direct Buy ($5,000) and Sealed Bid ($50,000) thresholds
  • Minor administrative updates, corrections and repairs
  • The addition of new guidance related to:
    • Performance Based Contracting.
    • Advancement of Veteran Owned Business and Washington Businesses.
    • Purchase of Food Grown in Washington

This version of the Purchasing Manual has been reviewed and approved by the assistant attorney general representing DES. Any questions about the manual should be directed to Steve Krueger, DES Protest and Policy manager, at steve.krueger@des.wa.gov or (360) 407-9400.

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New office supplies contract coming soon

The contract (#09205) with Office Depot is expiring March 19, 2012 and has been rebid as a new contract (#04411). The bid closed January 25, 2012 and is about to undergo evaluation. A stakeholder committee helped develop the bid and will assist in evaluating the eighteen responses received. It is anticipated that the contract will be awarded within thirty days, without lapse in contract coverage.

Reminder: As a LEAN effort to standardize and reduce costs, the new contract will no longer be catalog-style. Instead, it will have a specific office supply product selection based on the state’s highest use items (approximately 3,600 initially). Furthermore, in the future, it is possible that additional office supply products may be added as needed – based on spend needs – if the contract scope is not significantly changed. Previous information directed customers to check their non-office supply spend and defer it to other more appropriate state contracts, such as batteries, furniture, sanitary paper and food items.

Stay tuned as more information on new the new contract becomes available. In the meantime, any questions may be directed to Connie Stacy, DES contracts specialist, at (360) 407-9403 or at connie.stacy@des.wa.gov .

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Vegetation management contract extended

The vegetation management contract (#08205) has been extended to March 26, 2012 while the Office of State Procurement finalizes award activities for the replacement contract (#04611). If you have any questions, please contact Scott Geist, DES contracts specialist, at scott.geist@des.wa.gov or (360) 407-9429.

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Appliances/Household contract update

Discontinued models have been removed from the appliances/household contract (#00711), and replacement models have been added. Revised ordering information is available at: https://fortress.wa.gov/ga/apps/ContractSearch/ContractSummary.aspx?c=00711.

If you have any questions about this contract, please contact Kathie Collins, DES contracts specialist, at kathie.collins@des.wa.gov or (360) 407-9409.

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Weigh-in-Motion Scale and Automatic Vehicle Identification System contract extended

The contract (#03707) for Weigh-in-Motion Scale and Automatic Vehicle Identification System has been extended for a 24 month period from January 4, 2012 through January 3, 2014.  

For further information, contact Corey Larson at (360) 407-9407, or via email at corey.larson@des.wa.gov.

Updated 01/06/12 --  Return to top

Vendor and Contract Report Card

The following contracts are due to expire soon: the Office of State Procurement is in need of feedback from customers who have used any of these contracts.  If you have used these contracts, please click on the feedback link and follow the instructions there to add your feedback.  Contracts can be viewed online.

Contract title Contract # Feedback due Contract expires Feedback link
Portable Oxygen Unit Rental 07309 2/28/2012 4/30/2012

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