Section 27-4611. CONTRACT TYPES

 

4611.1The type of contract awarded by the Contracting Officer will generally depend on factors such as the particular goods or services to be acquired, whether the costs of the goods or services can be estimated in advance with reasonable accuracy, and the degree to which the precise nature and extent of the contract work is known at the time of award.

 

4611.2The Contracting Officer may use a variety of contract types, including: 

 

(a)Fixed price contracts (fixed price contracts will generally be used in connection with the purchases of discrete and identifiable goods or assets, and for other appropriate purchases);

 

(b)Cost reimbursement contracts;

 

(c)Delivery order contracts;

 

(d)Time-and-materials or labor-hours contracts;

 

(e)   Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity contracts; and

 

(f) Purchase Orders.

 

4611.3The Contracting Officer may also award any alternative type of contract that will produce reasonable value in the context of a particular procurement.

 

4611.4The Contracting Officer may, when in the best interest of the Hospital, use cost-plus-percentage-of-cost contracts. 

 

authority

The Board of Directors of the Not-for-Profit Hospital Corporation (Board), pursuant to authority granted by sections 105(a), 106(6), and 111 of the Not-for-Profit Hospital Corporation Establishment Emergency Amendment Act of 2010 (Act), effective July 7, 2010 (D.C. Act 18-476; 57 DCR 6937 (August 6, 2010), and applicable sections of any subsequent substantially identical emergency, temporary, or permanent legislation.

source

Notice of Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking published at 57 DCR 8507 (October 8, 2010)[EXPIRED]; as amended by Notice of Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking published at 58 DCR 3086 (April 18, 2011)[EXPIRED]; as amended by Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 58 DCR 4565, 4575 (May 27, 2011).