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

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.

Fuel information for purchasers