Section 27-1003. APPOINTMENT OF CONTRACTING OFFICERS

 

1003.1Each delegation of contracting authority under the Act shall be in writing and shall include clear instructions on the limitations of the contracting authority being delegated.

 

1003.2The Director may delegate contracting authority to any District employee;  however, the chief procurement officer of an agency which is not subject  to the authority of the Director may only delegate authority to a District  employee within his or her agency.

 

1003.3The Director shall use a form approved for each written delegation or modification of contracting authority.  The executed form shall include the  following:

 

(a)  The limitations on the scope of delegated authority to be exercised;

 

(b)  The limitations on the authority set forth in applicable laws and regulations; and

 

(c)  The signature of the Director.

 

1003.4In no instance shall the individual being delegated contracting authority presume any greater contracting authority than what has been given.

 

1003.5Termination of a contracting officer's appointment shall be in writing unless the written delegation or modification of authority contains a provision for automatic termination or expiration.  No termination shall operate retroactively.

 

1003.6The Director shall publish and regularly update on the OCP Internet an updated list of authorized contracting officers and their authority limits.

 

authority

The Chief Procurement Officer of the District of Columbia (CPO), pursuant to the authority set forth in sections 201, 204, 416, 1105 and 1106 of the Procurement Practices Reform Act of 2010, effective April 8, 2011 (D.C. Law 18-371; D.C. Official Code §§ 2-352.01, 2-352.04, 2-354.16, 2-361.05 and 2-361.06 (2011 Repl.)) (Act).

source

Final Rulemaking published at 35 DCR 1386 (February 26, 1988); as amended by Notice of Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking published at 58 DCR 9071 (September 27, 2011)[EXPIRED]; as amended by Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 58 DCR 11071, 11072 (December 23, 2011).

EditorNote

Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 58 DCR 11071 (December 23, 2011) repealed the pre-existing chapter 10 (District of Columbia Procurement System) and replaced it with a new chapter 10 which included new sections.