2399.1 When used in this chapter, the following terms and phrases shall have the meanings ascribed:

Date of contract - the date on which the contract is signed by the contracting officer.

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

Stop-work order - a written document issued by the contracting officer advising a contractor to cease work.

Subsistence items - perishable food items.

SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 35 DCR 1553 (February 26, 1988).