2200 SEALED BID PROCUREMENT

2200.1 The contracting officer shall solicit goods and services using the competitive sealed bidding process set forth in this chapter for each contract estimated to be valued at ten thousand dollars ($ 10,000) or more for which specifications for the requirement can be prepared that will permit the awarding of the contract on the basis of the lowest bid price or the lowest evaluated bid price.

2200.2 The contracting officer shall use the competitive sealed bidding process set forth in this chapter for each contract for the operation of a gambling form estimated to be valued at one thousand dollars ($ 1,000) or more for which specifications for the requirement can be prepared that will permit the awarding of the contract on the basis of the lowest bid price or the lowest evaluated bid price.

2200.3 All contracts which do not require the use of competitive sealed bids under § 2200.1 or 2200.2 shall be awarded by using competitive sealed proposals in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 23, except contracts that are awarded in compliance with the sole source or emergency procurement provisions of Chapter 24, or contracts awarded in accordance with the small purchase procedures in Chapter 25.

2200.4 An invitation for bids ("IFB") shall be used to solicit goods and services under the competitive sealed bidding process.

2200.5 If the Director of Procurement (the "Director") has determined that an IFB is to be cancelled, and that the use of the competitive sealed proposal process under Chapter 23 is appropriate to complete the procurement, the contracting officer shall proceed in accordance with §2301 of Chapter 23 of this title.

2200.6 The contracting officer shall evaluate bids without discussions with bidders.

2200.7 The contracting officer shall use firm-fixed-price contracts when the competitive sealed bidding process is used. Fixed-price contracts with economic price adjustment clauses may be used if authorized by the Director.

2200.8 Information concerning proposed acquisitions shall not be released outside the Agency before solicitation, except for pre-solicitation notices.

AUTHORITY: Unless otherwise noted, the authority for this chapter is § 4 of the Law to Legalize Lotteries, Daily Numbers Games, and Bingo and Raffles for Charitable Purposes in the District of Columbia, D.C. Law 3-172, D.C. Code § 2-2501 et seq. (1994 Repl. Vol.).

SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 36 DCR 6681, 6715 (September 22, 1989); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 40 DCR 6963 (October 1, 1993).