Contract Summary

Contract Scope This Statewide Contract for Business Consulting Services is for eligible purchasers to purchase Organizational Development, Change Management, and Management and Business Analysis Services.

**Please note this procurement and award process used regional preference points and may not be conducive to procedural requirements for federal funding or reimbursement, or the use of other federal grant funds. If you’re using such funding sources, we recommend consulting with your legal council before utilizing this contract. **
Category 1: Organizational Development. is a category devoted to improving the functioning of an organization’s employees, work units, culture, management and business systems, processes, and structure. Bidder agrees to offer all of the disciplines below for this category and as further defined in Purchaser’s scope of work.
Category 2: Change Management. is a systematic approach to dealing with the transition or transformation of an organization's goals, processes or technologies. The purpose of change management is to implement strategies for effecting change, controlling change, and helping people to adapt to change.
Category 3: Management and Business Analysis. is a disciplined approach to identify and define solutions that will maximize the value delivered by an organization to its stakeholders, with an emphasis on financial analysis. The Business Analyst is an agent of change.
For a more detailed descriptions of these categories, see the "Scope Statements" document in the "Current Documents" drop down below.

While all projects tend to include some Information Technology ("IT") elements, if your project or scope statement primarily focuses on IT and/or requires IT professionals/certifications, it is recommended that agencies use the Information Technology Professional Services contract.

If you are looking for training courses only, please contact 'DES Workforce Learning & Performance (WLP) team' for your training needs. DES WLP team provides strategic, and operational support for arranging instructor-led or on-demand training for public service employers.

This contract includes subcontractors/authorized resellers/authorized distributors who are certified as WA State small, OMWBE, or Veteran-owned. Some contractors may have multiple certifications. See the links at the bottom of the page for all subcontractors and their certifications. Note: not all subcontractors/resellers/distributors are certified.

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How to Use this Contract
1. Review the Contractor Information section below to find pricing, product offerings, and information for each Contractor.
2. Contact the sales representatives directly to consult about their products and services.
3. Reference DES Contract No. 01620 on your Purchase Order.
4. Please click on the Pricing & Ordering instructions below for awarded categories for each contractor.
5. Contact the Contract Administrator listed below with any further questions.

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Awarded Contractors

Click here for pricing and contractor contact information as well as category of service provided.

It is recommended that end users seek 3 quotes from awarded vendors regardless of dollar amount, but since these were competitively bid contracts secondary competitive solicitations are no longer required. Within the scope of these awarded categories, purchasers can seek consulting related to DEI, COVID-19, One Washington, Lean, Customer Surveys, and other similar approaches.

Please consider contacting OMWBE Owned, Veteran Owned or Small Businesses, each Contractor's status is in the contractor information below.

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DES has ensured this procurement meets RCW 39.26, follows State of Washington Current Procurement Policies, follows DES procurement process, and DES has determined that entering into this contract will be in the best interest of the State of Washington.