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Public Records Request
Public records requests can be made by email, phone, fax, or USPS mail.
Email: publicrecords@des.wa.gov
Office Phone: 360-407-8768
Cell Phone: 360-480-8425
Fax: 360-407-9176
Mail: Public Records Officer
Department of Enterprise Services
1500 Jefferson Street SE
PO Box 41466
Olympia, WA 98504-2445
A form is not required to submit a public records request, but is available if you want to use it: public records request form.
What to include
Include the following so that we can respond or contact you to ask for clarification if necessary:
- Your name, address, and telephone number or email address.
- A description of the record(s) requested.
How long will it take?
Within five business days of receiving the request, the department will respond and either:
- Make the requested record(s) available;
- Make a portion of the records available in installments as they are assembled;
- Deny the request; or
- Acknowledge the request and provide a reasonable estimate of time needed to respond.
- Public Records Copying Charges: Summary of DES charges. (The full statutory fee schedule is available at: RCW 42.56.120 Charges for Copying.)
Other links
Commonly Requested Records
Some commonly requested public records are available online:
- Annual Agency Contract Reporting
- Master Contract Sales Data
- Print Job Consultation Bid Results
- Tort Claim Indemnity Payout Analysis
- 1033 Law Enforcement Support Program
- Real Estate Services Leases Archives
DES Records Index
Pursuant to DES rules (*), the records below serve as the index for the identification and location of DES records:
- For functions and records common to all state agencies, use: State Government General Records Retention Schedule, v. 6.2.
- For functions and records unique to DES, use: Department of Enterprise Services Records Retention Schedule, v. 2.0.
(*)
(1) The state general records retention schedule and the department's unique records retention schedule, as established and approved by the state records committee, serve as the index for the identification and location of the department's records, including those described in RCW 42.56.070(5).