Sole Source and Emergency Purchases

Under state law (RCW 39.26.140(1)), agencies are required to make sole source purchases available for public inspection for a period of not less than 15 working days prior to the intended contract start date.

Under state law (RCW 39.26.130), agencies are required to make emergency purchases available for public inspection within 10 working days following the commencement of work or the execution of the contract, whichever occurs first. It is recommended that information remain available for the term of the contract or 5 working days - whichever is greater.

Agencies are required to post instructions on how to obtain a copy of sole source or emergency contracts. Therefore, the Department of Enterprise Services (DES) makes the below listed sole source and emergency contracts available for public inspection.

If you wish to obtain information or a copy of an intended sole source contract or emergency purchase listed below, please contact the DES Contact listed via email.

Sole Source (SS) or Emergency (E)	Posting Date	Actual (E) or Intended (SS) Contractor's Name	Contract's Brief Description	Actual (E) or Intended (SS) Period of Performance	Actual (E) or Projected (SS) Value	DES Contact
Sole Source (SS)	June 17, 2025	Oil Price Information Service (OPIS)	DES requires daily fuel pricing updates from Oil Price Information Service (OPIS) as it pertains to the following Statewide Contracts: Marine Refueling Services and Fuels, Statewide Contract No. 05718 Snow and Ice Control Products, Statewide Contract No. 11021 Fuels: Gasoline, Diesel, and Renewables, Statewide Contract No. 08721 This daily pricing from OPIS is the lead determining factor for pricing on these contracts. (Estimated $198M annual sales). Other agencies (e.g. U. S. Energy Information Administration (EID)) can provide fuel data information, but not of the quality or frequency that is provided by OPIS. OPIS will provide a monthly subscription service that will provide pricing reports for different fuel types for Pacific Northwest cities that include Anacortes, WA, Pasco WA, Tacoma WA, Seattle WA, Spokane WA, Vancouver WA, and Portland OR. This information will be delivered via email on a daily basis and will include gross standard prices for biodiesel, gasoline, and diesel.	3 years, June 30, 2028 end date	$106,791.00	DESCPRMinternal@des.wa.gov

Sole Source (SS)
or
Emergency (E)

Posting
Date

Actual (E)
or
Intended (SS)
Contractor's Name

Contract's
Brief
Description

Actual (E)
or
Intended (SS)
Period of Performance

Actual (E)
or
Projected (SS)
Value

DES
Contact

Sole Source (SS)

June 17, 2025

Oil Price Information Service (OPIS)

DES requires daily fuel pricing updates from Oil Price Information Service (OPIS) as it pertains to the following Statewide Contracts:

Marine Refueling Services and Fuels, Statewide Contract No. 05718
Snow and Ice Control Products, Statewide Contract No. 11021
Fuels: Gasoline, Diesel, and Renewables, Statewide Contract No. 08721

This daily pricing from OPIS is the lead determining factor for pricing on these contracts. (Estimated $198M annual sales). Other agencies (e.g. U. S. Energy Information Administration (EID)) can provide fuel data information, but not of the quality or frequency that is provided by OPIS. OPIS will provide a monthly subscription service that will provide pricing reports for different fuel types for Pacific Northwest cities that include Anacortes, WA, Pasco WA, Tacoma WA, Seattle WA, Spokane WA, Vancouver WA, and Portland OR. This information will be delivered via email on a daily basis and will include gross standard prices for biodiesel, gasoline, and diesel.

3 years, June 30, 2028 end date

$106,791.00

DESCPRMinternal@des.wa.gov