5312.1 Contracting Officers have only such authority as delegated to them pursuant to § 5311.2.

5312.2 Contracting Officers have discretion to determine the method of procurement, project delivery and type of contract to use for each requirement, unless this function is excluded from the delegation of the contracting authority.

5312.3 Contracting Officers shall determine responsive bids and responsible offerors. A responsive bid is a response to a solicitation which conforms in all material respects to the solicitation.

5312.4 A responsible offeror has the capability in all respects to perform fully the contract requirements, and the integrity and reliability which will assure good faith performance.

SOURCE: Emergency Rulemaking published at 46 DCR 613 (January 22, 1999) [EXPIRED]; as Final Rulemaking published at 46 DCR 7349 (September 17, 1999); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 56 DCR 4484 (June 12, 2009).