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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 27-6. MINORITY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT |
Section 27-605. SHELTERED MARKET CONTRACTS: PRIORITY CONSIDERATIONS
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605.1In accordance with §2(c) of D.C. Law 4-167, effective March 9, 1983, bids and proposals of certified minority business enterprises and joint ventures shall be evaluated so as to give preference to certain minority business enterprises and joint ventures for the purpose of awarding sheltered market contracts.
605.2The Commission shall accord a preference to a minority business enterprise or joint venture which meets the requirements of §605.3, by reducing by five percent (5%) the bid or price proposal of that minority business enterprise or joint venture, solely for purposes of comparing that bid or price proposal with the bids or price proposals of other certified minority business enterprises or joint ventures.
605.3A minority business enterprise or joint venture shall be eligible for a preference if it is certified by the Commission as having its principal office physically located in the District of Columbia, and either:
(a)The minority business enterprise or joint venture is licensed pursuant to the general business and professional license law of the District of Columbia, §7 of "An Act Making Appropriations to provide for the expenses of the government of the District of Columbia for the fiscal year ending June 30th, 1903, and for other purposes," approved July 1, 1902 (32 Stat. 622; D.C. Code, §47-2801 et seq. (1981)); or
(b)The minority business enterprise or joint venture is subject to income and franchise taxes levied under title X of the "District of Columbia Income and Franchise Tax Act of 1947," approved July 16, 1947 (61 Stat. 349; D.C. Code, §47-1801.1 et seq. (1981)).