5059731 Contracting and Procurement, Office of - Final Rulemaking -to allow the District to make advance payments to District colleges or universities which provide facilities to DOES for summer sessions of the Mayor's Youth Leadership Institute.

THE 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 of an amendment to Subsection 3205.1 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 (q) to Subsection 3205.1, which permits the Chief Procurement Officer to authorize advance payments to District of Columbia colleges or universities that provide facilities to the Department of Employment Services for summer sessions of the Mayor’s Youth Leadership Institute.

 

The CPO gave notice of his intent to adopt these rules on June 4, 2014, and the proposed rules were published in the D.C. Register on July 4, 2014, at 61 DCR 6854.  No changes have been made to the text of the rules as published.  The CPO took final action to adopt these rules on August 15, 2014.

 

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

 

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

 

(q)        Notwithstanding subparagraphs (a) through (g) above, the contracting officer may authorize advance payments to responsible District of Columbia colleges or universities that provide facilities to the Department of Employment Services for summer sessions of the Mayor’s Youth Leadership Institute upon a determination in writing by the Director that the advance payment is in the best interest of the District.