2099.1 When used in this chapter, the following terms and phrases shall have the meanings ascribed:

City-wide Telecommunications Systems - voice and data networks consisting of not fewer than 25,000 station terminations.

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

Multiyear contract - a contract for a period covering more than one (1) fiscal year but not more than five (5) fiscal years.

Nonrecurring costs - those production costs which are generally incurred on a one-time basis and include costs such as plant or equipment relocation, plant rearrangement, pre-production engineering, initial spoilage and rework, and specialized work force training.

Option - a unilateral right in a contract under which, for a specified time, the District may elect to purchase additional quantities or services called for by the contract, or may elect to extend the term of the contract.

Recurring costs - the production costs that vary with the quantity being produced, such as labor and materials.

SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 35 DCR 1515 (February 26, 1988); as Final Rulemaking published at 41 DCR 398a (January 28, 1994).