5588866 Contracting and Procurement, Office of - Notice of Proposed Rulemaking - Aligns Title 27, Chapter 45 (Procurement Training) with the Procurement Practices Reform Act

OFFICE OF CONTRACTING AND PROCUREMENT

NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING

                       

The Chief Procurement Officer of the District of Columbia, pursuant to the authority set forth in Sections 204 and 1106 of the Procurement Practices Reform Act of 2010, effective April 8, 2011 (D.C. Law 18-371; D.C. Official Code §§ 2-352.04 and 2-361.06 (2012 Repl.)) (the “Act”), hereby gives notice of the intent to adopt final rulemaking to amend Chapter 45 (Procurement Training) of Title 27 (Contracts and Procurement) of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations (DCMR).

 

The rulemaking updates Chapter 45 and implements the provisions in the Act that apply to procurement learning and development.  The current Chapter 45 contains regulations that are outdated and inconsistent with the Act.  

 

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

 

Chapter 45, PROCUREMENT TRAINING, of Title 27 DCMR, CONTRACTS AND PROCUREMENT, is amended as follows:

 

The chapter heading is amended to read as follows:

 

CHAPTER 45     PROCUREMENT LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT

 

Section 4500, GENERAL PROVISIONS, is amended to read as follows:

 

4500                GENERAL PROVISIONS

 

4500.1             The Director shall establish and conduct classes, courses, seminars, workshops, and other educational  programs on District procurement law, rules, and procedures (collectively referred to in this section as “procurement educational programs” or “programs”) in accordance with Section 206 of the Procurement Practices Reform Act of 2010, effective April 8, 2011 (D.C. Law 18-371; D.C. Official Code § 2-352.06).

 

4500.2             The Director may designate the size and enrollment of procurement educational programs and may target specific programs to particular groups of District employees or non-employees. 

 

4500.3             The Director may establish a tuition or program fee for non-employee participants in programs open to the public. Any fee shall be based on the costs of developing and providing materials and instruction.

 

4500.4             The Director shall provide notice of all programs by publication of a notice of program offerings on the Office of Contracting and Procurement’s website, and in any other manner the Director may deem appropriate.

 

4500.6             Procurement educational programs and requirements shall be designed to ensure that persons who have authority to contractually bind the District have the necessary experience, learning and development, and technical knowledge to make sound decisions.

 

Section 4501, AGENCY PROCUREMENT TRAINING PLANS, is repealed and replaced with: 

 

4501                [RESERVED]

 

Section 4502, NON-DISTRICT TRAINING SOURCES, is repealed and replaced with: 

 

4502                [RESERVED]

 

 

All persons desiring to comment on the subject matter of this proposed rulemaking should submit comments to the Chief Procurement Officer, 441 4^th Street, 700 South, Washington, D.C. 20001.  Comments may be sent by email to [e-mail], by postal mail or hand delivery to the address above, or by calling [phone].  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, e-mail, or telephone number as above.