This policy encourages agencies to purchase Washington grown food.

This policy establishes the purchasing preference authorized in RCW 39.26.280 for agencies purchasing products and product packaging that do not contain polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). The intent is to incentivize the State’s contract suppliers to provide products and product packaging that do not contain PCBs.

This policy establishes the purchasing preference authorized in RCW 39.26.310 for competitive purchases of products that do not contain hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) or contain HFCs with a comparatively low global warming potential. The intent is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by incentivizing the State’s contract suppliers to provide products that do not contain HFCs.

This policy implements the purchasing preference authorized in RCW 39.26.255 and WAC 200-300-085 for competitive purchases of products containing recycled material and designates specifications for the purchase of products containing recycled material. The intent is to advance recycling through the purchase and use of new products containing or manufactured with recycled materials.

This chapter contains guidance and directions for local governments and public agencies to increase recycled product procurement.

This policy establishes agency contract reporting requirements under Chapter 39.26 RCW. The purposes of these reporting requirements are to promote state agency contract transparency, to centralize the location of contract purchase information, and to provide the public with agency contract spending information in a searchable manner.

This policy applies whenever an agency intends to purchase or lease goods and/or services under Chapter 39.26 RCW that are only available from a single source as defined in RCW 39.26.010(23).

The purpose of this policy is to ensure that all procurement professionals and those with acquisition responsibilities use approved, legally compliant strategies that encourage and facilitate the purchase of goods and services from small, diverse, and veteran-owned businesses to the maximum extent possible. Agencies must take action to remove barriers that prevent small, diverse, and veteran-owned businesses from receiving equitable access to state goods and services procurements.

This policy applies to all state executive cabinet agencies and small cabinet agencies (collectively "covered agencies") and is designed to implement Executive Order 18-03.

This policy provides the following information: describes the different types of procurement bonds, considerations for the appropriate use of procurement bonds as well as alternatives to procurement bonds, and clarification on responsible bidder determination.