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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PUBLIC LIBRARY
NOTICE OF FINAL RULEMAKING
The District of Columbia Public Library Board of Trustees (Board), pursuant to the authority set forth in An Act To establish and provide for the maintenance of a free public library and reading room in the District of Columbia, approved June 3, 1896, as amended (29 Stat. 244, ch. 315, § 5; D.C. Official Code § 39-105 (2012 Supp.)); Section 3205 (jjj) of the District of Columbia Government Comprehensive Merit Personnel Act of 1978, effective March 3, 1979 (D.C. Law 2-139; D.C. Official Code § 39-105 (2012 Supp.)); Section 2 of the District of Columbia Public Library Board of Trustees Appointment Amendment Act of 1985, effective September 5, 1985 (D.C. Law 6 – 17; D.C. Official Code § 39-105 (2012 Supp.)); and the Procurement Reform Amendment Act of 1996, effective April 12, 1997, as amended (D.C. Law 11-259; 44 DCR 1423); hereby gives notice of its amendment of § 4376.2 of Chapter 43 (Public Library) of Title 19 (Amusement, Parks, and Recreation) of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations (DCMR)..
The amendments to the procurement regulations will enhance and make the contract procurement process within DCPL more efficient for those vendors who apply for DCPL contracts. The amendment will bring DCPL into compliance with Federal requirements when federal funds are used in issuing contracts, and strengthen the regulations to ensure that the debarment, suspension and ineligibility procedures are equitable towards all contractors applying for contracts at a value of $25,000.00 or more.
Through D.C. Official Code § 39-105 (2012 Supp.), the Board designated the Chief Librarian to establish rules and manage the day-to-day operations of the library. The Contract Management Group proposed the new amendment to 19 DCMR § 43 at a meeting held on May 23, 2013. Subsequently, on May 31, 2013, the Chief Librarian through the District of Columbia Public Library (DCPL) Chief of Staff approved the proposed new amendment to the procurement regulations by signing a corrective action to implement the new amendment. No comments have been received, nor have any changes been made to the text of the proposed rules as published in a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in the D.C. Register on August 16, 2013 at 60 DCR 011969.
These final rules will become effective upon publication of this notice in the D.C. Register.
Chapter 43, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PUBLIC LIBRARY: PROCUREMENT, of Title 19, AMUSEMENTS, PARKS AND RECREATION, is amended as follows:
Section 4376, Debarment, Suspension and Ineligibility Procedures, Subsection 4376.2, is amended to read as follows:
4376.2 The Chief Contracting Officer (CCO) shall perform the excluded parties listing search related to Federal, District and/or open-market vendor/contractors for all acquisitions of $25,000.00 or more. Results from this search will be included in acquisition (purchase orders) and contract folders. The CCO shall not utilize any listing declared ineligible under federal laws and regulations applicable to the District of Columbia in making contract award decisions.
