Making Emergency Purchases of Goods and Services

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This policy establishes criteria and qualifications, reporting requirements and timelines, and reporting exemptions related to emergency purchases. See RCW 39.26.130. These reporting requirements promote state agency transparency of emergency purchases which are exceptions from competition. See RCW 39.36.125(1).
Effective Date:
Type:
Policy
Status:
Current/Adopted

Current documents

Timeline

October 2011
Adopted
January 2015
Policy amended - added section numbering, minor formatting changes
April 2021
Policy amended - updating formatting, created a procedure document
June 2024
Policy and procedure revised to incorporate legislative changes to RCW 39.26.130 caused by the passage of House Bill 1471

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Additional information

This policy provides the following information:

  1. Emergency procurement criteria and qualifications.
  2. Emergency procurement reporting requirements and timelines.
  3. Emergency procurement reporting exemptions.

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Training

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Enterprise Procurement Policy Team