Interlocal Agreements RCW 39.34 permits a local government to enter into interlocal agreements with other public agencies in the interest of cooperatively sharing resources for their mutual benefit. In accordance with RCW 39.34, the University of Washington has executed interlocal agreements with other public agencies for various purposes over the years. "Public agency" means any agency, political subdivision, or unit of local government of this state including, but not limited to, municipal corporations, quasi municipal corporations, special purpose districts, and local service districts; any agency of the state government; any agency of the United States; any Indian tribe recognized as such by the federal government; and any political subdivision of another state Effective June 7, 2006, RCW 39.34.040 was amended to permit a public agency to list interlocal agreements on its website in lieu of having the agreement filed with the county auditor’s office.
The interlocal purchasing agreements shown below are posted to comply with RCW 39.34.040 and they have not been recorded with the King County auditor’s office. The University has membership in a number of Group Purchasing Organizations (GPO) also shown below.
- Arizona State University
- Bellevue School District
- Ben Franklin Transit
- Bethel School District- Spanaway
- BuyBoard Cooperative- UW is a member (contact claudiac@uw regarding contract use)
- copy of PO must be sent to BuyBoard at info@buyboard.com. Mark the PO as ‘Record Only”.
- Camas School District
- Cascade Public Schools
- Central Kitsap Fire and Rescue
- Central Valley School District
- Chelan County PUD
- Cheney School District
- Choice Partners (GPO) (login: UWProcurement - password:UWcontracts2020)
- a copy of any order placed using a Choice Partners contract must be sent to: ecatalog@hcde-texas.org
- City of Auburn
- City of Bellevue
- City of Bellingham
- City of Camas (pending)
- City of Ellensburg
- City of Everett
- City of Federal Way
- City of Fife
- City of Issaquah
- City of Kennewick
- City of Kirkland
- City of Lynnwood
- City of Monroe
- City of Mt. Vernon
- City Puyallup (pending)
- City of Redmond
- City of Seattle
- City of Spokane
- City of Tacoma
- City of Tukwila
- City of Vancouver (pending)
- City of Walla Walla
- City of Woodinville
- City of Yakima
- Clemson University (exceptions apply)
- Colfax School District
- Community Transit
- Cowlitz County
- Deer Park School District
- Eastside Fire and Rescue
- EdgeMarket Co-op (note: a participation agreement needs to be completed when using one of their contracts)
- Set up an id to view contracts at: https://edgemarket.njedge.net/home/solution-digest
- Educational and Institutional Cooperative (GPO)
- Equalis Group (GPO)
- Everett Public School District
- Fife School District
- Florida International University
- Florida State University
- Keystone Purchasing Network (Cooperative - GPO)
- George Mason University
- US General Services Administration (GSA)
- The University has the ability to use certain GSA MAS (Multiple Award Schedules) Contact Procurement Services Contracting Team for more information
- GOVMVMT - (Cooperative - GPO)
- Internet2 (relationship managed by UWIT)
- Intercity Transit of Olympia
- Island County
- Issaquah School District
- Lake Stevens School District
- Lake Washington School District (pending)
- KCDA – King County Directors Association
- Kennewick School District
- King County
- Kitsap County
- Kitsap County Rural Library District
- LOTT Clean Water Alliance
- Metro Parks Tacoma
- Mukilteo School District (pending)
- National Cooperative Purchasing Alliance (See OMNIA Partners - merged Q1 2023)
- NCPA Website (Group Purchasing Organization)
- Northshore School District
- North Central Washington Libraries
- NPP National Purchasing Partners - Member ID156953
- OMNIA Partners Member #785862 (GPO) (formerly National IPA and US Communities)
- Orting School District
- 1GPA (GPO)
- PACE Cooperative (GPO) login: pacepurch - password:esc20login
- Purchasing Cooperative of America (PCA) - GPO log in: University of Washington Procurement - password: UWPurch2024!
- Pacific County PUD No. 2
- Pend Orielle County Counseling Services
- Pierce County
- Pierce County Library System
- Pierce County Transit
- Port of Olympia (pending)
- Port of Seattle
- Port of Skagit (pending)
- Port of Vancouver
- Puget Sound Educational School District
- Puyallup School District
- Renton School District
- Richland School District
- Seattle Housing Authority
- Seattle School District
- Sedro-Woolley School District
- Shoreline School District
- Skagit County
- Snohomish County
- Snohomish Fire District 1
- Snohomish School District
- Sno-Isle Libraries (pending)
- Snoqualmie Valley School District
- Sourcewell Cooperative (GPO) UW ID#3111 (formerly NJPA)
- Sound Transit
- South Sound 911
- Spokane Airport (pending)
- Spokane County
- Spokane County Library District
- Spokane Public Library
- Spokane Public Schools
- Spokane Valley Fire Department (pending)
- State of Montana
- Tacoma Public Library
- Tacoma School District (Pending)
- TCPN Intergovernmental Co-op Agreement (Part of OMNIA Partners)
- TIPS (The Interlocal Purchasing System)
- Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon ("TriMet")
- University of Alabama
- University of Alaska, Fairbanks
- University of Colorado Boulder (pending)
- University of Iowa (pending)
- University of Missouri
- University of Oklahoma, Norman
- University of Oregon
- University of South Florida
- University of Virginia
- University of Wisconsin
- US Communities (now part of OMNIA Partners)
- Virginia Commonwealth University
- Virginia Tech
- Washington Health Exchange
- Washington Learning Source see https://www.walearningsource.org/
- Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission
- Washington State Department of Corrections (pending 5-18-18)
- Washington State Department of Health
- Washington State Department of Ecology
- Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM)
- Washington State Patrol
- Whatcom Intergenerational High School
- WIPHE Washington Institutions of Public Higher Education
- Yelm Community Schools
Contact Claudia Christensen claudiac@uw.edu or Kassy Ellefson ellefson@uw.edu regarding existing or new agreements.