Buying Vehicles
We competitively bid, award, and manage all state vehicle contracts. Use our Contract Automobile Request System (CARS) to start buying a vehicle for your agency.
Use CARS to purchase a vehicle for your agency
The CARS application makes building a quote and ordering a vehicle for your agency easy.
Learn how to use CARS
- Read our complete purchaser instructions for using CARS (PDF, 523.75 KB)
- Watch a short overview video of how to use CARS
Approval requirements for non-battery electric vehicles (BEV)
Executive and small cabinet agencies requesting a non-battery electric vehicle must obtain approval from the State Efficiency Environmental Performance (SEEP) office prior to purchase. A copy of this approval from SEEP must be turned in alongside the Passenger Vehicle Request form to vehicleapprovals@des.wa.gov.
Coordinate with your Agency Transportation Officer (ATO) and complete a passenger vehicle purchase request.
Find out how to purchase transit buses
If you're looking to purchase transit buses, learn how to use our FAST Act compliant transit bus contract to buy buses.