Section 27-1099. DEFINITIONS

 

1099.1  When used in this chapter, the following terms have the meanings ascribed:

 

Contingent fee - any commission, percentage, brokerage, or other fee that is dependant upon or tied to the success that a person or concern has in securing a District contract.

 

Contract - a mutually binding agreement between the District and a contractor, which must be in writing unless otherwise authorized by the Act, including agreements in which a party other than the District is obligated to pay the contractor.

 

Director - the agency head of the Office of Contracting and Procurement (OCP) or the Chief Procurement Officer (CPO).

 

Market survey - a testing of the marketplace to ascertain whether other qualified sources capable of satisfying the District's requirement exist. It may range from written or telephone contacts with knowledgeable experts regarding similar or duplicate requirements, and the results of any market test recently undertaken, to the more formal sources-sought announcements in pertinent publications (such as technical or scientific journals, or the Commerce Business Daily) or solicitations for information or planning purposes.

 

Person - any business entity, individual, union, committee, club, or other organization or group of individuals.

 

Pre-solicitation - prior to the transmittal by the District of any proposed contract documents to the proposed contractor before the issuance of a solicitation or in a proposed sole source procurement.

 

Procurement planning - the process by which the efforts of all personnel responsible for an acquisition are coordinated and integrated through a comprehensive plan for fulfilling agency needs in a timely manner and at a reasonable cost.  It includes developing the overall strategy for managing the acquisition.

 

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 1394 (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, 11077 (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.