5112693 Contracting and Procurement, Office of - Notice of Final Rulemaking - To allow advance payments to operate the Hospitality High School of Washington for academic year 2014-2015

THE OFFICE OF CONTRACTING AND PROCUREMENT

 

  NOTICE OF FINAL RULEMAKING

 

The Chief Procurement Officer (“CPO”) of the District of Columbia, pursuant to the authority set forth in Section 1106 of the Procurement Practices Reform Act of 2010, effective April 8, 2011 (D.C. Law 18-371; D.C. Official Code § 2-361.06 (2012 Repl.)), hereby gives notice of the adoption of an amendment to Section 3205 of Chapter 32 (Contract Financing and Funding) of Title 27 (Contracts and Procurement) of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations (“DCMR”). 

 

This amendment adds a new paragraph (r) to Subsection 3205.1, which permits the CPO to authorize advance payments to The Washington Hospitality Foundation to manage and operate the Hospitality High School of Washington, D.C. for the academic year 2014-2015.

 

The CPO gave notice of his intent to adopt these rules on July 22, 2014, and the proposed rules were published in the D.C. Register on August 22, 2014, at 61 DCR 8819.  No comments were received and no changes have been made to the text of the rules as published.  The CPO took final action to adopt these rules on September 23, 2014.

 

The rulemaking will become effective upon publication in the D.C. Register.

 

Subsection 3205.1 of Chapter 32, CONTRACT FINANCING AND FUNDING, of Title 27, CONTRACTS AND PROCUREMENTS, of the DCMR is amended by adding a new paragraph (r) to read as follows:

 

(r)        Notwithstanding subparagraphs (a) through (g) above, the contracting officer may authorize advance payments to The Washington Hospitality Foundation to manage and operate the Hospitality High School of Washington, D.C. for the academic year 2014-2015.