Section 19-4302. PUBLICIZING CONTRACT ACTIONS

 

4302.1The CCO shall issue a formal written solicitation for all proposed contracts with an estimated price over one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000).

 

4302.2The CCO shall publicize each solicitation in excess of the simplified procurement threshold specified in §§ 4305 and 4313 in a newspaper of general circulation and on the Library’s website with an estimated price over one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000).   

 

4302.3The date set for receipt of quotations for simplified procurements shall not be less than five (5) calendar days after issuance of the solicitation.

 

4302.4The date set for bid opening or the closing date for receipt of initial proposals shall not be less than ten (10) calendar days after publicizing the initial solicitation.

 

4302.5The requirement to publicize the solicitation set forth in this chapter shall not apply to any of the following procurements:

 

(a) Sole Source Procurements;

 

(b) Emergency Procurements; and

 

(c) Simplified or other small purchases, except as required in Section 4313.

 

4302.6Notices of contract awards over one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) shall be publicized on the Library's web site within ten (10) working days from date of award.

 

authority

The Board of Library Trustees (Board) through D.C. Official Code § 39-105 (2011 Supp.) designated the Chief Librarian to establish rules and manage the day-to-day operations of the library. The Board, pursuant to the authority set forth in An Act To establish and provide for the maintenance of a free public library and reading room in the District of Columbia, approved June 3, 1896, 29 Stat. 244, ch. 315, § 5; April 1, 1926, 44 Stat. 230, ch. 98, § 5; Mar. 3, 1979 (D.C. Law 2-139, § 3205 (jjj); 25 DCR 5740); Sept. 5, 1985 (D.C. Law 6 – 17, § 2; 32 DCR 3582); Apr. 12, 1997 (D.C. Law 11-259, § 316; 44 DCR 1423); Oct. 21, 1998 (112 Stat. 2681 – 146, Pub. L. 105 – 277, § 156 (codified at D.C. Official Code § 39-105); 27 DCRR § 2.1, 24 DCR 11011, 11014 (June 30, 1978); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 38 DCR 1011 (February 8, 1991).

source

Final Rulemaking published at 55 DCR 493 (January 18, 2008); as amended by Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 59 DCR 2712 (April 6, 2012).