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D.C. Municipal Regulations (Last Updated: September 13, 2017) |
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Title 27. CONTRACTS AND PROCUREMENT |
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Chapter 27-20. SPECIAL CONTRACTING METHODS |
Section 27-2000. MULTIYEAR CONTRACTS
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2000.1Unless prohibited by an appropriations act, a contracting officer may enter into a multiyear contract to obtain goods and services for any period of time deemed to be in the best interest of the District provided the term of the contract and conditions of renewal or extension, if any, are included in the solicitation and funds are available for the first fiscal period at the time of contracting and the contract is consistent with the requirement of § 2000.2 of this chapter. Payment and performance obligations for succeeding fiscal periods shall be subject to availability and appropriations of funds.
2000.2A multiyear contract is authorized where the contracting officer determines that:
(a) Estimated requirements cover the period of the contract and are reasonably firm and continuing; and
(b) The multiyear term would encourage effective competition, promote economies in District procurement, or otherwise be in the best interest of the District.
2000.3Multiyear contracting may be used in a procurement by competitive sealed bids or competitive sealed proposals or in a sole source procurement.
2000.4Budget authority to fund a multiyear contract shall be obligated on an annual basis. The initial obligation of funds shall be for the period between the date of contract award through the end of the fiscal year in which the contract award occurs. Thereafter, each subsequent obligation of funds shall be made one (1) fiscal year at a time and must cover the contract amount that will be incurred in the fiscal year in which the contract work will be performed. First fiscal year requirements of the contract, and funds for requirements in each subsequent contract term, shall be obligated one (1) fiscal year at a time.