5497201 Contracting and Procurement, Office of - Notice of Final Rulemaking - To permit the Chief Procurement Officer to authorize advance payments to a provider of goods or services for activities associated with the celebration of the District of ...

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, 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.

 

The CPO gave notice of her intent to adopt these rules on April 13, 2015, and the emergency and proposed rules were published in the D.C. Register on April 24, 2015, at 62 DCR 5208.  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 May 27, 2015 and they will be effective upon publication.

 

Chapter 32, CONTRACT FINANCING AND FUNDING, of Title 27 DCMR, CONTRACTS AND PROCUREMENT, is amended as follows:

 

Section 3205, ADVANCE PAYMENTS, 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 celebration and commemoration of District of Columbia Emancipation Day if the contracting officer determines that the advance payment is in the best interest of the District.