• Current through October 23, 2012

(Feb. 21, 1986, D.C. Law 6-85, § 305, 32 DCR 7396; Apr. 12, 1997, D.C. Law 11-259, § 101(m), 44 DCR 1423; Mar. 17, 2002, D.C. Law 14-83, § 2, 49 DCR 196; Oct. 16, 2006, 120 Stat. 2040, Pub. L. 109-356, § 304; Apr. 8, 2011, D.C. Law 18-371, § 1201(a), 58 DCR 1185.)

HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES

Prior Codifications

1981 Ed., § 1-1183.5.

Legislative History of Laws

For legislative history of D.C. Law 6-85, see Historical and Statutory Notes following § 2-301.01.

For legislative history of D.C. Law 11-259, see Historical and Statutory Notes following § 2-301.01.

Law 14-83, the "Procurement Practices Negotiated Pricing Amendment Act of 2001", was introduced in Council and assigned Bill No. 14-107, which was referred to the Committee on Government Operations. The Bill was adopted on first and second readings on November 6, 2001, and December 4, 2001, respectively. Signed by the Mayor on December 20, 2001, it was assigned Act No. 14-203 and transmitted to both Houses of Congress for its review. D.C. Law 14-83 became effective on March 19, 2002.

For history of Law 18-371, see notes under § 2-301.01.

Miscellaneous Notes

Restrictions on renewal or extension of sole source contracts: Section 123 of Pub. L. 104-194, 110 Stat. 2367, the District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 1997, provided that no sole source contract with the District of Columbia government or any agency thereof may be renewed or extended without opening that contract to the competitive bidding process as set forth in § 1-1183.3 [§ 2-303.03, 2001 Ed.], except that the District of Columbia Public Schools may renew or extend sole source contracts for which competition is not feasible or practical, provided that the determination as to whether to invoke the competitive bidding process has been made in accordance with duly promulgated Board of Education rules and procedures.