Intent to Sole Source

Closed State & local contract opportunity Posted

Solicitation number
SC 2025-26-047
State
Washington
Responses due

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About this opportunity

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The Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges (SBCTC) is pursuing a sole source contract with the Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO for a labor liaison services contract in fiscal year 2026. The primary objective is to facilitate partnerships between organized labor, community and technical colleges, and SBCTC by recruiting, training, and placing labor representatives on approximately 1,000 professional, technical, and worker retraining advisory committees across 34 community and technical colleges. Key deliverables include placing 20 new labor representatives on advisory committees, conducting training for new representatives, scheduling college visits, providing statewide workshops, supporting grant proposals, and producing quarterly and year-end reports. The contract is scheduled to run from July 22, 2025, through June 30, 2026, with a potential extension through June 30, 2027. Potential offerors are required to submit capability statements within 10 business days of the announcement, with the final contract anticipated to be issued around July 15, 2025. The primary evaluation criteria focus on the contractor's ability to represent local industry, provide labor representative training, and share workforce and public policy agendas relevant to college instruction.

The procurement is specifically structured as a sole source contract and is not set aside for small businesses, as the nature of the work requires a labor organization with broad representation. No disadvantaged enterprise requirements are specified in the documentation. The contract will be awarded exclusively to the Washington State Labor Council, which is deemed uniquely qualified due to its status as the state's largest labor organization with comprehensive organized labor resources and extensive expertise across Washington's community and technical colleges. The contract is valued at $98,000 for the fiscal year, with potential slight increases during contract extensions. Funding will be entirely from state funds, with payments contingent upon completion of specific deliverables. The payment structure includes specific amounts for different activities, such as $1,500 per representative placed on an advisory committee, $2,000 per training delivered, and $500 per meeting or report. No incumbent vendor information is provided, and no specific technology integration requirements are mentioned in the contract documents.

Opportunity text

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The purpose of this contract is to contract with a Labor Union who will act as an organized labor liaison to foster and facilitate partnerships between organized labor, the state's community and technical colleges, and SBCTC.

Files

File Type Posted
FY26 WSLC SoleSourceJustification.docx DOCX document
FY26 WSLC Contract.docx DOCX document
FY26 WSLC LegalNoticeofIntenttoAward.docx DOCX document
FY26 WSLC LegalNoticeofIntenttoAwardUpdate.docx DOCX document

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