5426294 Contracting and Procurement, Office of - Notice of Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking - Amending 27 DCMR § 3205.1 to permit advance payments to a provider of goods or services for activities associated with the celebration and commemoration ...

THE OFFICE OF CONTRACTING AND PROCUREMENT

 

NOTICE OF EMERGENCY AND PROPOSED 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, on an emergency basis, 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 (s) to Subsection 3205.1, which permits the Chief Procurement Officer to authorize advance payments to a provider of goods or services for the Emancipation Day Parade and activities associated with the celebration and commemoration of District of Columbia Emancipation Day.

 

An emergency rule for the above purpose is needed to preserve and promote the health, welfare, and safety of the District residents and visitors during the scheduled Emancipation Day Parade and related events.  Without this rule taking immediate effect, the necessary goods and services required for the performance of Emancipation Day activities may not be in place in time to assure the safety and welfare of the participants in those activities. 

 

The emergency rules will remain in effect for up to one hundred twenty (120) days from April 13, 2015, the date of their adoption, and will expire on August 11, 2015 or upon publication of a Notice of Final Rulemaking in the D.C. Register, whichever occurs first. 

 

The CPO also gives notice of intent to take final rulemaking action to adopt this amendment in not less than thirty (30) days from the date of publication of this notice in the D.C. Register.

 

 

Section 3205, ADVANCE PAYMENTS, of Chapter 32, CONTRACT FINANCING AND FUNDING, of Title 27 DCMR, CONTRACTS AND PROCUREMENTS, is amended as follows:

 

Subsection 3205.1 is amended by adding a new paragraph (s) to read as follows:

 

(s)        Notwithstanding paragraphs (a) through (g) above, the contracting officer may authorize advance payments to a provider of goods or services for the Emancipation Day Parade and activities associated with the celebrationand commemoration of District of Columbia Emancipation Day if the contracting officer determines that the advance payment is in the best interest of the District.

 

 

All persons who desire to comment on these proposed rules should submit comments in writing to the Chief Procurement Officer, 441 4^th Street, 700 South, Washington, D.C. 20001, or by email to [e-mail].  All comments must be received no later than thirty (30) days after the date of publication of this notice in the D.C. Register.  A copy of this proposed rulemaking may be requested at the same address and e-mail as above, or by calling [phone].