4728.1 The Contracting Officer may modify a contract subject to the provisions of this section.

4728.2 A modification must be within the general scope of the original contract. Any requirement for extra work that goes beyond the contract's general scope shall be the subject of a new procurement.

4728.3 The CCO shall approve a contract modification in excess of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000).

4728.4 A contract modification may be effected:

(a) By a bilateral agreement executed by the Contracting Officer and an authorized representative of the contractor; or

(b) By the Contracting Officer's issuance of a unilateral written change, when the contract includes a changes clause permitting the Department to make unilateral changes in the contract work. Under such a clause, the contractor is obligated to perform in accordance with a change order issued by the Contracting Officer, and the contract price is adjusted to reflect the increase or decrease in costs caused by the change.

SOURCE: Notice of Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking published at 58 DC 8805 (October 14, 2011)[EXPIRED]; as amended by Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 59 DCR 985, 1012 (February 10, 2012).