Section 8-A2500. PROCUREMENT SYSTEM

 

2500.1In accordance with §2(a) of the "Authorization for the Establishment of a Public Law School for the District of Columbia Amendment Act of 1986," D.C. Law 6-177 (D.C. Code, §31-1546(c)(4), and the provisions of §§104(b) and 104(e) of the D.C. Procurement Practices Act of 1985, D.C. Law 6-85 (D.C. Code, §§1-1181.4), the Board of Governors of the School of Law (the "Board") adopts the contracting and procurement regulations set forth in this chapter and agrees to be bound by those provisions of the D.C. Procurement Regulations ("DCPR") promulgated by the Mayor of the District of Columbia and approved by the Council of the District of Columbia which are adopted and incorporated by reference in the provisions of this chapter.

 

2500.2No department, division, program, or employee of the District of Columbia School of Law (the "School of Law") shall exercise any procurement or contracting authority other than authority delegated under this chapter, except authority otherwise provided for receiving or making grants-in-aid or for federal financial assistance.

 

2500.3The Dean of the School of Law (the "Dean") shall appoint an employee of the School of Law who reports directly to the Dean to direct and manage the procurement activities of the School of Law. For purposes of this chapter, the Dean's designee under this subsection shall be called the Director of Procurement for the School of Law.

 

2500.4The Director of Procurement (the "Director") shall provide overall leadership in the implementation of the procurement regulations, shall coordinate all procurement activities of the School of Law in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, and shall implement a system of unified and simplified procurement procedures and forms.

 

2500.5The Director of Procurement for the School of Law may adopt any of the procedures set forth in the D.C. Procurement Manual promulgated by the Director of the D.C. Department of Administrative Services ("Director, DAS") under §1001 of the D.C. Procurement Regulations.

 

2500.6Whenever the provisions of this chapter are different from the provisions of the D.C. Procurement Regulations, the provisions of this chapter shall apply and shall be followed by the School of Law.

 

2500.7For purposes of this chapter, references to "the District" in the DCPR shall be changed under this chapter to read "the School of Law," and the phrase "best interests of the District" shall be changed to read "best interests of the School of Law".

 

2500.8Except where specifically provided otherwise in this chapter, all references to the "Director" in the D.C. Procurement Regulations shall be interpreted for purposes of this chapter as referring to the Director of Procurement of the School of Law and not to the Director of the D.C. Department of Administrative Services. Wherever the provisions of this chapter are intended to refer to the Director of the D.C. Department of Administrative Services, the reference shall use the full title or the abbreviation "Director, DAS".

 

2500.9For purposes of this chapter, references to the "Corporation Counsel" in the DCPR shall be changed under this chapter to read the "General Counsel to the School of Law."

 

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Final Rulemaking published at 35 DCR 5822 (July 29, 1988).