1800

USE OF SMALL PURCHASE PROCEDURES

1800.1 The small purchase procedures set forth in this chapter may only be used for the procurement of supplies, services and other items when the total of the procurement does not exceed one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) in accordance with §321 of the District of Columbia Procurement Practices Act of 1985, as amended, effective February 27, 1998 (D.C. Law 12-50; D.C. Official Code § 2-303.21 (2006 Repl.)) (Act) and Mayor's Order 2009-42 (dated March 25, 2009).

1800.2 A contracting officer shall not use small purchase procedures when the requirement can be met by using a requirements contract, an indefinite quantity contract, a federal supply schedule, the D.C. Supply Schedule or other required source of supply as set forth in chapter 21 of title 27 DCMR.

1800.3 A contracting officer shall not use small purchase procedures when the procurement requirement is initially estimated to exceed one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000), even though the resulting award does not exceed one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000).

1800.4 A contracting officer shall not split a procurement totaling more than one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) into several purchases that are less than the limit in order to permit the use of small purchase procedures.

1800.5 A contracting officer shall use the small purchase procedure that is most suitable, efficient and economical based on the circumstances of each procurement.

AUTHORITY: Unless otherwise noted, the authority for this chapter is Sections 204 and 321 of the District of Columbia Procurement Practices Act of 1985, as amended, effective February 21, 1986 (D.C. Law 6-85, D.C. Official Code §§ 2-302.04, -303.21 (2001 and 2005 Supp.)) (PPA), Mayor's Order 2002-177, dated June 28, 2002, and Mayor's Order 2002-207, dated December 18, 2002; Section 2 of the Small Purchase Authority Amendment Act of 1997, effective February 27, 1998, D.C. Law 12-50, D.C. Code § 2-303.21 (2001).

SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 35 DCR 1476 (February 26, 1988); as amended by Emergency Rulemaking published at 44 DCR 4450 (August 1, 1997) [EXPIRED]; as amended by Emergency Rulemaking published at 44 DCR 7181 (November 21, 1997) [EXPIRED]; as amended by Emergency Rulemaking published at 47 DCR 1261 (February 25, 2000) [EXPIRED]; as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 47 DCR 9882 (December 15, 2000); as amended by Emergency Rulemaking published at 50 DCR 3186 (April 25, 2003) [EXPIRED]; Final Rulemaking published at 50 DCR 8179 (October 3, 2003); as amended by Emergency Rulemaking published at 53 DCR 445 (January 20, 2006) [EXPIRED]; as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 53 DCR 5876 (July 21, 2006); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 56 DCR 9558 (December 25, 2009).