- (a) The agency head of the Office of Contracting and Procurement shall be the Chief Procurement Officer.
- (b) The CPO shall be appointed by the Mayor with the advice and consent of the Council pursuant to § 1-523.01.
- (c) On April 8, 2011, the incumbent CPO shall continue to serve as the CPO. If the incumbent CPO is unable to serve as the CPO, until a new CPO is appointed by the Mayor pursuant to § 1-523.01, the highest ranking employee of OCP shall serve as acting CPO.
- (d) The CPO shall have not less than 5 years of senior-level experience in procurement and shall have demonstrated, through knowledge and experience, the ability to administer a public procurement system of the size and complexity of the program established by this chapter.
- (e) The CPO shall serve for one 5-year term and may be reappointed pursuant to subsection (b) of this section.
- (f) The CPO shall not be removed from office before the expiration of the 5-year term except for cause, subject to the right of appeal as provided in subchapter VI of Chapter 6 of Title 1. [§ 1-606.01 et seq.].
History
Apr. 8, 2011, D.C. Law 18-371, § 203, 58 DCR 1185