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39.29.018 - Sole source contracts.

Sole source contracts.

(1) Sole source contracts shall be filed with the office of financial management and made available for public inspection at least ten working days prior to the proposed starting date of the contract. Documented justification for sole source contracts shall be provided to the office of financial management when the contract is filed, and must include evidence that the agency posted the contract opportunity on the state's common vendor registration and bid notification system. For sole source contracts of twenty thousand dollars or more, documented justification shall also include evidence that the agency attempted to identify potential consultants by advertising through statewide or regional newspapers.

     (2) The office of financial management shall approve sole source contracts of twenty thousand dollars or more before any such contract becomes binding and before any services may be performed under the contract. These requirements shall also apply to sole source contracts of less than twenty thousand dollars if the total amount of such contracts between an agency and the same consultant is twenty thousand dollars or more within a fiscal year. Agencies shall ensure that the costs, fees, or rates negotiated in filed sole source contracts of twenty thousand dollars or more are reasonable.

[2009 c 486 § 8; 1998 c 101 § 5; 1996 c 288 § 30; 1993 c 433 § 5; 1987 c 414 § 5.]

Notes: Intent -- 2009 c 486: See note following RCW 39.29.006.

Conflict with federal requirements -- 2009 c 486: See note following RCW 28B.30.530.

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