D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 27, § 1821
Repealed
Authority: Sections 204, 407, and 1106 of the Procurement Practices Reform Act of 2010, effective April 8, 2011 (D.C. Law 18-371; D.C. Official Code §§ 2-352.04, 2-354.07, and 2-361.06) (2012 Repl.)). Source: Final Rulemaking published at 35 DCR 1486 (February 26, 1988); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 60 DCR 9716 (June 28, 2013).District of Columbia, Office of the Secretary
1821 UNPRICED PURCHASE ORDERS
1821.1 A contracting officer shall use an unpriced purchase order only under the following circumstances:
- (a) When the transaction will not exceed the agency's small purchase limit;
- (b) When it is impractical to obtain pricing in advance of issuance of the purchase order; and
- (c) When the purchase is for repairs to equipment requiring disassembly to determine the nature and extent of repairs, material available from only one (1) source and for which cost cannot be readily established, or goods or services for which prices are known to be competitive but exact prices are not known.
1821.2 A contracting officer shall issue each unpriced purchase order by using a written purchase order form and shall set a realistic dollar ceiling, either for each line item or for the total order. The dollar limitation shall be an obligation subject to adjustment when the firm price is established.
SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 35 DCR 1486 (February 26, 1988).