3102.1 The Director of Procurement and the General Counsel shall perform contract review and approval in accordance with this section.

3102.2 Prior to the negotiation of a contract, the Director of Procurement and the General Counsel shall review and approve or disapprove each determination and findings ("D&F") justifying procurement from a sole source or procurement on an emergency basis.

3102.3 The Director of Procurement shall ensure that sufficient unencumbered budget authority is available for obligation for each contract, in accordance with procedures consistent with the procedures set forth in §3240 of chapter 32 of the D. C. Procurement Regulations.

3102.4 Prior to the award of a contract, the President, or the President's designee, and the General Counsel shall review and approve or disapprove each of the following:

(a) A proposed award to other than the apparent low bidder in a procurement by competitive sealed bids;

(b) A proposed award to other than the highest scored offeror in a procurement by competitive sealed proposals; and

(c) A prospective contractor's claim of a mistake or request to withdraw its bid.

3102.5 The President may require that solicitations or contracts of particular types or above specified dollar amounts must be approved by the President, or the President's designee, prior to solicitation, award, or execution.

3102.6 Each contract in excess of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000), including any modification of an existing contract that would increase the value of that contract above this limit, shall be subject to legal review and approval by the General Counsel prior to execution.

SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 39 DCR 2566 (April 10, 1992).