Section 27-1518. CANCELLATION OF INVITATIONS FOR BIDS BEFORE OPENING

 

1518.1 The contracting officer shall not cancel an IFB unless the Director determines in writing that cancellation is in the best interest of the District.

 

1518.2 If an IFB is canceled before bid opening, the contracting officer shall:

 

(a)   Return to the bidders unopened bids that have been received via mail or hand-delivery; or

 

(b)   Purge all bids that have been received electronically from primary and backup data storage systems. 

 

1518.3 The contracting officer shall promptly publish on the Internet a notice of cancellation.

 

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 1428 (February 26, 1988); as amended by Notice of Emergency Rulemaking published at 58 DCR 558 (January 21, 2011)[EXPIRED]; as amended by Notice of Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking published at 58 DCR 4668 (May 27, 2011)[EXPIRED]; as amended by Notice of Emergency Rulemaking published at 58 DCR 8381 (September 30, 2011)[EXPIRED]; as amended by Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 58 DCR 9824 (November 18, 2011); 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 59 DCR 6290, 6296 (June 1, 2012).