4501 AGENCY PROCUREMENT TRAINING PLANS

4501.1 The head of each agency shall annually prepare an agency training plan which describes the existing level of procurement training of agency employees and the need for additional procurement training for agency personnel, including non-procurement personnel.

4501.2 The agency training plan shall be submitted to the Director on or before October 1 of each year.

4501.3 The Director shall use the agency training plans to determine the level of need for procurement training programs for District personnel and the particular needs of each agency for procurement training.

4501.4 All contracting officers, except those exempted in writing by the Mayor, shall be required to participate in the procurement training program established by the Director or in other training programs approved by the Director. This requirement shall apply to agency heads who are appointed as contracting officers.

SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 35 DCR 1750 (February 26, 1988).