Source: https://code.dccouncil.us/dc/council/code/sections/2-218.44.html
Timestamp: 2018-12-10 20:42:35
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D.C. Law Library - § 2–218.44. Mandatory set-asides of District agency contracts for small business enterprises or certified business enterprises.
↪ Subpart 2. Requirements of programs.
↪ § 2–218.44. Mandatory set-asides of District agency contracts for small business enterprises or certified business enterprises.
§ 2–218.43. Bid and proposal preferences.
§ 2–218.45. Mandatory set-asides of contracts in the District of Columbia Supply Schedule for small business enterprises or certified business enterprises.
§ 2–218.44. Mandatory set-asides of District agency contracts for small business enterprises or certified business enterprises.
(a) Except as provided in subsections (a-1) and (b) of this section or § 2-218.45, each agency shall set aside contracts or procurements of $250,000 or less for qualified small business enterprises.
(a-1) If an agency determines in writing that there are not at least 2 qualified small business enterprises that can provide the services or goods that are the subject of the contract, the agency may use any qualified certified business enterprise to fulfill the requirements of subsection (a) of this section.
(b) An agency may decline to award a contract or procurement set aside under this section, and may thereafter issue the contract or procurement in the open market, if the agency determines in writing that the bids for the contract or procurement set aside for a small or certified business enterprise are believed to be 12% or more above the likely price on the open market.
(c) Each written determination pursuant to subsections (a-1) or (b) of this section shall be submitted to the Director, who shall post a copy of the determination so that it can reasonably be accessed by the public via the Department's website or such other locations as the Department may establish.
(Oct. 20, 2005, D.C. Law 16-33, § 2344, 52 DCR 7503; June 10, 2014, D.C. Law 20-108, § 2(u), 61 DCR 3892.)
The 2014 amendment by D.C. Law 20-108 rewrote the section heading; rewrote (a); added (a-1); in (b), substituted “decline” for “refuse,” and added a comma following “market,” and added “or certified”; and added (c).
For temporary (90 day) addition, see § 2344 of Fiscal Year 2006 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2005 (D.C. Act 16-168, July 26, 2005, 52 DCR 7667).