2199.1 When used in this chapter, the following terms and phrases shall have the meaning ascribed:

Committee - the Committee for Purchase of Products and Services of the Blind and Other Severely Handicapped.

Commercial sources - sources available in the open market or sheltered market under the Minority Contracting Act of 1976, D.C. Law 1-95, D.C. Code §1-1141 et seq. (1981), including educational and non-profit institutions.

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

Excess personal property - any personal property under the control of a District agency that the agency head or a designee determines is not required for its needs and for the discharge of its responsibilities.

Leasing - the acquisition, hiring, or renting of motor vehicles other than by purchase from private or commercial sources.

Maximum order limitation - the dollar amount or unit quantity above which a contracting officer may not submit orders and a contractor may not accept orders. The limitation is generally specified in the schedule contract.

Minimum order - the dollar amount or unit quantity below which a contracting officer may not submit orders and a contractor is not obligated to accept orders. It is generally specified in each schedule contract. Orders below established minimums are generally subject to the contractor's acceptance.

Motor vehicle - an item of equipment, mounted on wheels and designed for highway or land use that derives power from a self-contained power unit or is designed to be towed by and used in conjunction with self-propelled equipment.

Multiple award schedule - a contract made with more than one (1) supplier for comparable goods and services at varying prices for delivery within the same geographic area.

Printing - the product of duplication, binding, blank-book, and microform work (including any items requiring the process of composition, platemaking, presswork, or binding) for use by a District agency.

Procurement list - a list of goods and services that the Committee has determined are suitable by the District.

Related goods - goods that are used and equipment that is usable in printing and binding operations.

Single award schedule - a contract made with one (1) supplier at a stated price for specific items and for delivery to a geographic area defined in the schedule.

Term contract - a requirements contract or an indefinite quantity contract as defined in chapter 24 of this title.

Utility service - electricity, gas, telecommunications, water, sewerage, and steam that are available to the general public, and the provision of those services by governmental entities or

private companies.

Workshop - a qualified non-profit agency for the blind or other severely handicapped approved by the Committee to produce a supply or provide a service.

SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 35 DCR 1523 (February 26, 1988).