Section 27-4627. CONTRACT TERMINATION

 

4627.1 All contracts awarded by the Contracting Officer shall include “Termination for Default” and “Termination for Convenience” clauses specifically defining the Hospital’s termination rights. 

 

4627.2 When exercising the Hospital’s rights under a termination clause in the contract, the Contracting Officer shall provide the contractor with a written notice specifying: 

 

(a)Whether the termination is for default or for convenience;

 

(b)The effective date of the termination;

 

(c)The extent of the termination if the termination is partial; and

 

(d)Any special instructions that apply to the termination (for example, instructions concerning the disposition of contract inventory). 

 

4627.3After terminating a contract for convenience, the Contracting Officer shall request a settlement proposal from the contractor and shall attempt to negotiate a settlement that resolves all of the parties’ rights and liabilities (except those arising from any portion of the contract still in effect).  If the parties negotiate a settlement, the Contracting Officer shall prepare a memorandum describing the principal elements of the settlement and shall include the memorandum in the contract file.

 

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, 4593 (May 27, 2011).