D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 30, § 2251
[Reserved]
Authority: Section 4 of the Law to Legalize Lotteries, Daily Numbers Games, and Bingo and Raffles for Charitable Purposes in the District of Columbia, effective March 10, 1981 (D.C. Law 3-172; D.C. Official Code §§ 36-601.01 – 36-601.37 (2020 Repl.)), and Office of the Chief Financial Officer Management Control Order No. 96-22, effective September 24, 1996. Source: Final Rulemaking published at 36 DCR 6681, 6736 (September 22, 1989); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 66 DCR 11598 (August 30, 2019); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 68 DCR 3289 (March 26, 2021).District of Columbia, Office of the Secretary
2251 CONDITIONS FOR USE OF TWO-STEP SEALED BIDDING
2251.1 Two-step sealed bidding may be used in preference to competitive sealed bids and proposals when all of the following conditions are present:
- (a) Available specifications or purchase descriptions are not definite or complete or may be too restrictive without technical evaluation, and any necessary discussion, of the technical aspects of the requirement to ensure mutual understanding between each source and the Agency;
- (b) Definite criteria exist for evaluating technical proposals;
- (c) More than one (1) technically qualified source is expected to be available;
- (d) Sufficient time will be available for use of the two-step method; and
- (e) A firm-fixed-price contract or a fixed-price contract with economic price adjustment will be used.
2251.2 None of the following shall preclude the use of two-step bidding:
- (a) Multi-year contracting;
- (b) The fact that Agency-owned facilities may be made available to the successful bidder; or
- (c) A sheltered market procurement.
SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 36 DCR 6681, 6736 (September 22, 1989).