1801 NON-COMPETITIVE SMALL PURCHASES

1801.1 Except as provided in § 1801.2, a contracting officer may make a procurement for an amount of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) or less without obtaining competitive quotations if the contracting officer determines that the purchase is in the best interest of the District government considering the price and other factors (including the administrative cost of the purchase).

1801.2 For small purchases for OCTO, a contracting officer may make a procurement for an amount of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) or less without obtaining competitive quotations if the contracting officer determines that the purchase is in the best interest of the District government considering the price and other factors (including the administrative cost of the purchase).

1801.3 A contracting officer shall distribute non-competitive small purchases equitably among suppliers. When practical, a contracting officer shall solicit a quotation from a vendor other than the previous supplier before placing a repeat order.

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).