5026266 Contracting and Procurement, Office of, Amend 27 DCMR, Ch. 16, to grant the contracting officer the discretion to determine whether a price realism analysis is necessary on a procurement-by-procurement basis.
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THE OFFICE OF CONTRACTING AND PROCUREMENT
NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING
The Chief Procurement Officer (“CPO”) of the Office of Contracting and Procurement, 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.), hereby gives notice of the intent to adopt a proposed rulemaking to amend Section 1630 of Chapter 16 (Procurement by Competitive Sealed Proposals) of Title 27 (Contracts and Procurement) of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations (“DCMR”).
The purpose of the rulemaking is to grant a contracting officer the discretion to determine whether a price realism analysis is necessary on a procurement-by-procurement basis.
The CPO also gives notice of the intent to take final rulemaking action in not less than thirty (30) days from the date of publication of this notice in the D.C. Register.
Chapter 16, PROCUREMENT BY COMPETITIVE SEALED PROPOSALS, of Title 27, CONTRACTS AND PROCUREMENT, of the DCMR is amended as follows:
Section 1630.2 is amended to read as follows:
1630.2 The contracting officer shall evaluate the cost or price to determine reasonableness.
All persons desiring to comment on the subject matter of this proposed rulemaking should submit comments, in writing, to the Chief Procurement Officer, 441 4th Street, 700 South, Washington, D.C. 20001. Comments may be sent by email to OCPRulemaking@dc.gov or may be submitted by postal mail or hand delivery to the address above. 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 obtained at the same address.
