1199.1 When used in this chapter, the following terms and phrases shall have the meanings ascribed:

Certified minority business enterprise - any firm certified in accordance with the provisions of the Minority Contracting Act of 1976, effective March 29, 1977, D.C. Law 1-95, D.C. Code §1-1141 et seq. (1981).

Director - the Director of the Office of Contracting and Procurement or the District of Columbia Chief Procurement Officer.

Master subcontracting Plan - a subcontracting plan containing the elements specified in §1104.1, except percentage goals.

Principal office - the primary office, based upon the totality of the business activities, in which routine and essential business functions occur, to include at least three (3) of the following:

1. (a) Bookkeeping and other record keeping;
2. (b) Payroll maintenance;
3. (c) Receipt of business telephone calls;
4. (d) Storage of books and records; or
5. (e) Directing, controlling, and coordinating of activities and policies by officers, principals, and managers.

Procurement request - a request to a contracting office to procure goods, services, or construction (see definition in the Act, §107(38), D.C. Code §1-1181.7(15) (1981).

Sheltered market procurement - a process by which contracts or subcontracts are designated, before solicitation of bids or proposals, for competition among minority business enterprises on the basis of competitive sealed proposals or competitive sealed bids.

SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 35 DCR 1401 (February 26, 1988).