When is a Competitive Solicitation Required?

State of Washington and Federal purchasing rules require that purchases over the Direct Buy Limit be competitively solicited in the absence of a contract, funding source 委任令，或 唯一来源证明. Procurement Service buying staff are responsible for issuing competitive solicitations. 

Competition requirements are met by 采购服务 issuing an 改进了 (Request for Quote, Request for Bid, Request for Quotations and Qualifications, or 征求建议书). 的完成时间 改进了 varies based on complexity and value of the goods and/or services. 采购服务 works with the requesting department and other experts in developing the timeline, specifications, and/or statement of work (SOW) for the 改进了, and in the evaluation process.

The solicitation process is typically determined by the risk associated with the dollar 购买金额.

累积购买 在 直接买入限额

Unless purchased from a contract vendor, purchases expected to exceed the 直接购买限额 within a 12 month period must be purchased competitively through 采购服务. Such purchases are initiated by the campus customer by submitting a request to Procurement 服务. 

MWBE (Minority and Woman Owned 公共汽车iness)

皇冠8868会员登录 Valley College endeavors to promote inclusiveness for all business enterprises and especially to increase the level of participation for diverse businesses through many avenues, including the purchases made by WVC . 采购服务 has a goal of spending 6% of campus goods and services expenditures with Minority 公共汽车iness Enterprise (MBE) and 4% of campus goods and services expenditures with Woman 公共汽车iness Enterprise (WBE). Competitive solicitations are one method Procurement 用来达到这些目标的用法:

• 非正式的 solicitations are those solicitations between $10,000 and $100,000 that require limited competition and do not require advertising. 非正式的 solicitations require quotes from a sufficient number of vendors to validate price reasonableness. 非正式的 Solicitations should be sent to at least 3 vendors, and must include one (each) OMWBE certified MBE and WBE, in accordance with RCW 28B.10.029.
• Formal solicitations are those solicitations over $100,000 that must be formally advertised and provide broad competition. These solicitations are posted in WEBS (Washington Enterprise 公共汽车iness Solution), both to comply with state law and to maximize opportunities for small and diverse businesses.

 

非正式的竞争	非正式的 / 正式比赛	正式比赛
Solicitation is not required to be advertised	The solicitation may or may not be advertised	广告是必需的
Risk associated with purchase is low to moderate	Risk associated with purchase is moderate to high	Risk associated with purchase 是高的
征集活动应采取 from 1 - 4周*	征集活动应采取 4 - 6周*	征集活动应采取 8-10周或更长时间*
Item(s) specifications are clear	Limited specifications and/or specifications need to be developed	Many iterations to develop final specifications and evaluation criteria
Award is based on price and/or minimal non-price factors with little or no negotiations	Evaluation team/criteria to be developed	Significant involvement by campus customer(s), 采购, potential suppliers and 成功的供应商
	Award based upon price as well as non-price factors/terms and conditions	Long-term, campus-wide contract possible
	Limited supplier negotiations	Contract may be made available to other institutions
		Award based upon price as well as non-price factors as well as other terms and conditions
		Complex supplier negotiations
注意: Time frame(s) may vary based on complexity of procurement and market.  这个图 is meant only to illustrate the sequence of steps in a typical procurement.