All personal service contracts shall be entered into pursuant to competitive solicitation, except for:

     (1) Emergency contracts;

     (2) Sole source contracts;

     (3) Contract amendments;

     (4) Contracts between a consultant and an agency of less than twenty thousand dollars. However, contracts of five thousand dollars or greater but less than ten thousand dollars shall have documented evidence of competition. Contracts of ten thousand dollars or greater, but less than twenty thousand dollars, shall have documented evidence of competition, which must include agency posting of the contract opportunity on the state's common vendor registration and bid notification system. Agencies shall not structure contracts to evade these requirements; and

     (5) Other specific contracts or classes or groups of contracts exempted from the competitive solicitation process by the director of the department of enterprise services when it has been determined that a competitive solicitation process is not appropriate or cost-effective.

[2011 1st sp.s. c 43 § 522; 2011 c 358 § 4; 2009 c 486 § 7; 1998 c 101 § 3; 1987 c 414 § 3.]

NOTES:

     Reviser's note: This section was amended by 2011 c 358 § 4 and by 2011 1st sp.s. c 43 § 522, each without reference to the other. Both amendments are incorporated in the publication of this section under RCW 1.12.025(2). For rule of construction, see RCW 1.12.025(1).

     Effective date -- Purpose -- 2011 1st sp.s. c 43: See notes following RCW 43.19.003.

     Findings -- Intent -- 2011 c 358: See note following RCW 43.19.725.

     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.