1921 NEGOTIATION OF REAL PROPERTY APPRAISAL CONTRACTS

1921.1 The final selection shall constitute authority for the contracting officer to begin negotiations.

1921.2 Beginning with the most preferred firm in the final selection, the contracting officer shall request a proposal from the firm or individual.

1921.3 The contracting officer shall limit subcontracting to firms or individuals agreed upon during negotiations.

1921.4 If a mutually satisfactory contract cannot be negotiated, the contracting officer shall notify the firm or individual that negotiations have been terminated. The contracting officer shall then initiate negotiations with the next firm on the list. This procedure shall be continued until a mutually satisfactory contract has been negotiated.

1921.5 If negotiations fail with all selected firms, the contracting officer shall request the evaluation board to recommend additional firms.

1921.6 If negotiations are terminated without awarding a contract to the highest rated firm or individual, the contracting officer may release that information and state that the negotiations will be undertaken with another named real property appraisal firm or individual.

SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 35 DCR 1502 (February 26, 1988); as amended by Emergency rulemaking published at 47 DCR 8590 (October 20, 2000) [EXPIRED].