Section 27-1507. DESCRIPTIVE LITERATURE

 

1507.1  Each IFB shall state whether the bidder is required to furnish descriptive literature.

 

1507.2  The contracting officer shall not require bidders to furnish descriptive literature unless the contracting officer needs it to determine, before award, whether the product offered meets the specifications or to establish exactly what the bidder proposes to furnish.

 

1507.3  The contracting officer shall document, in writing, the reasons why product acceptability cannot be determined without submission of descriptive literature and shall include the document in the contract file.

 

1507.4  The IFB shall clearly identify the following:

 

(a)  The descriptive literature required to be furnished;

 

(b)  The purpose for which the literature is required;

 

(c)  The extent to which the literature shall be considered in the evaluation of bids; and

 

(d) The rules that shall apply if a bidder fails to furnish the literature before bid opening or the literature furnished does not comply with the requirements of the IFB.

 

1507.5 After receipt of bids, the contracting officer may waive the requirement for furnishing descriptive literature if either of the following occurs:

 

(a)  The bidder states in its bid that the product being offered is the same as a  product previously or currently being furnished to the District; or

 

(b)  The contracting officer determines that the product offered by the bidder complies in all material respects with the specification requirements of the IFB.

 

authority

The Chief Procurement Officer of the District of Columbia (CPO), pursuant to the authority set forth in sections 401, 402, 409, 414, 1102, and 1106 of the Procurement Practices Reform Act of 2010, effective April 8, 2011 (D.C. Law 18-371; D.C. Official Code §§ 2-354.01, 2-354.04, 2-354.14, 2-361.02 and 2-361.06 (2011 Repl.)) (Act).

source

Final Rulemaking published at 35 DCR 1424 (February 26, 1988); as amended by Notice of Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking published at 59 DCR 3714 (March 6, 2012)[EXPIRED]; as amended by Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 59 DCR 6290, 6291 (June 1, 2012).