3058427 Final Rulemaking to allow advance payments to contractors who provide goods and services for a presidential inauguration

THE OFFICE OF CONTRACTING AND PROCUREMENT

 

  NOTICE OF FINAL RULEMAKING

 

The Chief Procurement Officer 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 (2011 Repl.)) (Act), hereby gives notice of the intent to adopt final rulemaking to amend Chapter 32 (Contract Financing and Funding), of title 27 (Contracts and Procurement), of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations (DCMR) by adding a new paragraph (o) to section 3205.1 to permit the Chief Procurement Officer to authorize advance payments to a provider of goods or services for a presidential inauguration if he determines that it is in the best interest of the District.

 

These rules were adopted as emergency and proposed rules on June 19, 2012, and published in the D.C. Register on June 29, 2012, at 59 DCR 7985.  No changes have been made to the text of the rules as published. The CPO took final action to adopt these rules on August 8, 2012.

 

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

 

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

 

 

(o)        Notwithstanding subparagraphs (a) through (g) above, the contracting officer may authorize advance payments to a responsible contractor who is a provider of goods or services for a   presidential inauguration upon a determination in writing by the Director that the advance payment is in the best interest of the District.