District of Columbia Code
Title 2 - Government Administration
Chapter 2 - Government Contracts and Business Development

§ 2–201.02. Rights of laborers and materialmen to sue on payment bonds; prior notice of claim required in certain cases; time limitations; suit to be brought in name of District - (a) Every person who has furnished labor or material in...

§ 2–201.03. Certified copy of bond and contract to be furnished on application of laborers and materialmen; copy prima facie evidence of original - The Mayor is authorized and directed to furnish, to any...

Part B - Contracts Less Than a Certain Amount

§ 2–201.11. Bond not required for contracts less than $25,000 - In all cases where the Mayor of the District of...

Subchapter II - Retents

§ 2–203.01. Retents - On all contracts made by the District of Columbia for...

Subchapter III - Government Insurance

§ 2–205.01. Insurance of District property - After February 25, 1885, property belonging to the District of...

§ 2–205.02. Payment of fire insurance - No District of Columbia appropriation shall be used for the...

Subchapter IV - Sewerage Agreements

§ 2–207.01. Sewerage agreement with Maryland - For the protection of streams flowing through United States government...

§ 2–207.02. Sewerage agreement with Virginia - (a) For the protection of the Potomac River and its...

Subchapter V - Reciprocal Police Mutual Aid Agreements

§ 2–209.01. Reciprocal police mutual aid agreements — Authorized - The Mayor of the District of Columbia is hereby authorized...

§ 2–209.02. Reciprocal police mutual aid agreements — Required provisions - The District of Columbia shall not enter into any such...

§ 2–209.03. Reciprocal police mutual aid agreements — Personnel benefits - The policemen and other officers, agents, and employees of the...

§ 2–209.04. Reciprocal police mutual aid agreements — Supervision of non-District police in District; enforcement of District laws by non-District police - The Mayor of the District of Columbia shall be responsible...

Subchapter VI - Pay-for-Success Contract Authorization

§ 2–211.01. Definitions - For the purposes of this subchapter, the term: (1) “Pay-for-success...

§ 2–211.02. Authorization of pay-for-success contracts - Notwithstanding any other law, the Mayor may enter into pay-for-success...

§ 2–211.03. Pay-for-Success Contract Fund - (a) There is established as a special fund the Pay-for-Success...

Subchapter VII - Automated Data Processing

§ 2–213.01. Automatic data processing — Definitions - For the purposes of this subchapter, the term: (1) “Automatic...

§ 2–213.02. Automatic data processing — Duties of Mayor - (a) The Mayor shall: (1) Provide direction and coordination for...

§ 2–213.03. Automatic data processing — Delegation of certain Mayoral authority. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Mar. 15, 1985, D.C. Law 5-168, § 4, 32...

Subchapter VII-A - Minority and Women-Owned Business Assessment

§ 2–214.01. Establishment of the Minority and Women-Owned Business Assessment Program - (a) There is established the Minority and Women-Owned Business Assessment...

§ 2–214.02. Rules - Within 90 days of March 26, 2008, the Mayor, pursuant...

Subchapter VIII - Local Business Opportunity

§ 2–215.01. Findings. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Mar. 29, 1977, D.C. Law 1-95, § 2, 23...

§ 2–215.02. Definitions. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Mar. 29, 1977, D.C. Law 1-95, § 3, 23...

§ 2–215.03. District of Columbia Local Business Opportunity Commission ‐ Established; composition; appointment; term of office; qualifications; vacancies; removal; oath of office; compensation. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Mar. 29, 1977, D.C. Law 1-95, § 4, 23...

§ 2–215.04. District of Columbia Local Business Opportunity Commission — Regulations; disclosure of interest in pending measure; meetings; quorum; voting; appointment of Chairperson; staff; records. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Mar. 29, 1977, D.C. Law 1-95, § 5, 23...

§ 2–215.05. Minority Business Opportunity Commission — Reports. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Mar. 29, 1977, D.C. Law 1-95, § 6, 23...

§ 2–215.06. Allocation of agency contracts to local minority enterprises; quarterly agency reports on contracts; Council review of goals. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Mar. 29, 1977, D.C. Law 1-95, § 7, 23...

§ 2–215.07. Assistance programs for minority contractors. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Mar. 29, 1977, D.C. Law 1-95, § 8, 23...

§ 2–215.08. Certificates of registration. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Mar. 29, 1977, D.C. Law 1-95, § 9, 23...

§ 2–215.09. Functions of the Commission. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Mar. 29, 1977, D.C. Law 1-95, § 10, 23...

§ 2–215.09a. Advance, partial, or progress payments. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Mar. 29, 1977, D.C. Law 1-95, § 12, 23...

§ 2–215.10. Rules proposed by Commission. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Mar. 29, 1977, D.C. Law 1-95, § 12a; as...

§ 2–215.11. Severability. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Mar. 29, 1977, D.C. Law 1-95, § 13, 23...

Subchapter IX - Equal Opportunity for Local, Small, and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises. [Repealed]

§ 2–217.01. Definitions. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Apr. 27, 1999, D.C. Law 12-268, § 2, 46...

§ 2–217.02. District government contracting with local business enterprises; quarterly agency reports on contracts; Council review of goals. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Apr. 27, 1999, D.C. Law 12-268, § 3, 46...

§ 2–217.03. Assistance programs for local business enterprise contractors, disadvantaged business enterprise contractors, and small business enterprise contractors. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Apr. 27, 1999, D.C. Law 12-268, § 4, 46...

§ 2–217.04. Certificate of registration. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Apr. 27, 1999, D.C. Law 12-268, § 5, 46...

§ 2–217.05. Functions of the Commission. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Apr. 27, 1999, D.C. Law 12-268, § 6, 46...

§ 2–217.06. Rules. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Apr. 27, 1999, D.C. Law 12-268, § 7, 46...

§ 2–217.07. Applicability date. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Apr. 27, 1999, D.C. Law 12-268, § 10, 46...

Subchapter IX-A - Small and Local Business Enterprise Development and Assistance

Part A - Short Title and Definitions

§ 2–218.01. Short title - This subchapter may be cited to as the “Small and...

§ 2–218.02. Definitions - For the purposes of this subchapter, the term: (1) “Agency”...

Part B - Department of Small and Local Business Development

§ 2–218.11. Establishment of the Department of Small and Local Business Development - (a) Pursuant to § 1-204.04(b), there is established, as a...

§ 2–218.12. Director of the Department of Small and Local Business Development - (a)(1) The Department shall be under the supervision of a...

§ 2–218.13. Functions of the Department - (a)(1) It shall be the goal and responsibility of the...

§ 2–218.14. Transfers from the Office of Local Business Development to the Department - All positions, personnel, property, records, and unexpended balances of appropriations,...

§ 2–218.15. Living Wage Certification Program - (a) There is established a Living Wage Certification Program ("program")...

Part C - District of Columbia Small and Local Business Opportunity Commission

§ 2–218.21. District of Columbia Small and Local Business Opportunity Commission Establishment; composition; appointment; term of office; qualifications; vacancies; removal; compensation. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Oct. 20, 2005, D.C. Law 16-33, § 2321, 52...

§ 2–218.22. Functions of the Commission. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Oct. 20, 2005, D.C. Law 16-33, § 2322, 52...

§ 2–218.23. Additional functions of the Commission. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Oct. 20, 2005, D.C. Law 16-33, § 2323, 52...

§ 2–218.24. Record keeping - (a) Repealed. (b) The Department shall maintain a register of...

§ 2–218.25. By-laws and internal rules. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Oct. 20, 2005, D.C. Law 16-33, § 2325, 52...

Part D - Programs for Certified Business Enterprises

Subpart 1 - Certified business enterprises

§ 2–218.31. Local business enterprises - *NOTE: This section includes amendments by temporary legislation that will...

§ 2–218.31a. Grace period for compliance with § 2-218.31(1A) - *NOTE: This section was created by temporary legislation that will...

§ 2–218.32. Small business enterprises - (a) A business enterprise shall be eligible for certification as...

§ 2–218.33. Disadvantaged business enterprises - (a) A business enterprise shall be eligible for certification as...

§ 2–218.34. Qualified metropolitan area business enterprises. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Oct. 20, 2005, D.C. Law 16-33, § 2334, 52...

§ 2–218.35. Resident-owned businesses - A business enterprise shall be eligible for certification as a...

§ 2–218.36. Longtime resident businesses - A business enterprise shall be eligible for certification as a...

§ 2–218.37. Local business enterprises with principal offices located in an enterprise zone - A local business enterprise shall be eligible for certification as...

§ 2–218.38. Veteran-owned business enterprises - A business enterprise shall be eligible for certification as a...

§ 2–218.39. Local manufacturing business enterprises - A business enterprise shall be eligible for certification as a...

§ 2–218.39a. Certified joint venture - (a) A joint venture shall be eligible for certification as...

Subpart 2 - Requirements of programs

§ 2–218.41. Goals for District agencies with respect to contracting and procurement - (a) Each agency, including an agency that contracts or procures...

§ 2–218.42. Required programs, procedures, and policies to achieve contracting and procurement goals - To achieve the goals set forth in this subchapter, the...

§ 2–218.43. Bid and proposal preferences - (a) In evaluating bids or proposals, agencies shall award preferences...

§ 2–218.44. Mandatory set-asides of District agency contracts for small business enterprises or certified business enterprises - (a) Except as provided in subsections (a-1) and (b) of...

§ 2–218.45. Mandatory set-asides of contracts in the District of Columbia Supply Schedule for small business enterprises or certified business enterprises - (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c) of...

§ 2–218.45a. Mandatory set-asides for small business enterprises and certified business enterprises with respect to follow-on and renewable acquisitions - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,...

§ 2–218.46. Performance and subcontracting requirements for construction and non-construction contracts; subcontracting plans - (a)(1) All construction contracts for government-assisted projects in excess of...

§ 2–218.47. Unbundling requirement; rulemaking requirement - (a)(1) No later than January 1, 2021, the Mayor, pursuant...

§ 2–218.48. Enforcement and penalties for breach of subcontracting plan - (a) For any subcontracting plan required by law, the beneficiary...

§ 2–218.49. Other procedures and programs - (a) The Mayor shall establish policies and procedures to maximize...

§ 2–218.49a. Equity and development participation - (a)(1) In all development projects conducted pursuant to a disposition...

§ 2–218.50. Special requirements for government corporations. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Oct. 20, 2005, D.C. Law 16-33, § 2350, 52...

§ 2–218.51. Waiver of subcontracting requirements - (a) The subcontracting requirements of § 2-218.46 may be waived...

§ 2–218.52. Enforcement mechanism against an agency - (a) If an agency fails to meet any of the...

§ 2–218.53. Agency reporting requirements - (a) Each agency shall submit a quarterly report to the...

§ 2–218.54. Department reporting requirements - (a) Within 45 days after its receipt of the annual...

§ 2–218.55. Regional governmental entities - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,...

Subpart 3 - Certification

§ 2–218.61. Certificate of registration - (a) No business enterprise shall be permitted to participate in...

§ 2–218.62. Provisional certification; self-certification prohibited. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Oct. 20, 2005, D.C. Law 16-33, § 2362, 52...

§ 2–218.63. Revocation of registration; challenges to registration; penalties - (a) It shall be a violation of this subchapter and...

§ 2–218.64. Identification of small or certified business enterprises in bids or proposals; false statements on certification; penalties - (a)(1) Except as otherwise provided by law, a beneficiary, certified...

§ 2–218.65. Certification audits - The District of Columbia Auditor may conduct random audits of...

Subpart 3A - Stabilization and Job Creation Strategy

§ 2–218.66. Services to certified business enterprise - (a) The Department shall provide the following services to certified...

§ 2–218.67. Establishment of the Volunteer Corp of Executives and Entrepreneurs - (a) There is established the Volunteer Corp of Executives and...

§ 2–218.68. Management and direction - (a)(1) Beginning with fiscal year 2011, the Department shall develop...

§ 2–218.69. Procurement training and assistance - The Department shall: (1) Identify contracts that are suitable for...

Subpart 4 - Triennial review and rulemaking

§ 2–218.71. Triennial review of program and subchapter - (a) Every 3 years following October 20, 2005, the Department...

§ 2–218.72. Rulemaking authority - (a) The Mayor shall, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter...

Subpart 5 - Financial Assistance

§ 2–218.75. Small Business Capital Access Fund - (a) For the purposes of this section, the term: (1)...

§ 2–218.76. Commercial Revitalization Assistance Fund. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Oct. 20, 2005, D.C. Law 16-33, § 2376; as...

Part D-i - Programs for equity impact enterprises

§ 2–218.77. Equity impact enterprise - An equity impact enterprise, as defined in § 2-218.02(8A), shall...

Part E - Repealers

§ 2–218.82. Repealers - (a) Sections 2-215.03, 2-215.04, and 2-215.11 are repealed. (b) Subchapter...

Subchapter X - First Source Employment

Part A - General

§ 2–219.01. Definitions - For the purposes of this part, the term: (1) “Beneficiary”...

§ 2–219.02. First Source Register created - (a) The Mayor shall maintain a First Source Register. The...

§ 2–219.03. Employment agreements required - (a) The Mayor shall include for every government-assisted project or...

§ 2–219.03a. Special hiring agreements - (a) Whenever the Mayor determines that the goal of increasing...

§ 2–219.04. Reports - The Mayor shall submit a semiannual report to the Council...

§ 2–219.04a. Modernization of First Source recordkeeping - Within 120 days of February 24, 2012, the Department of...

§ 2–219.04b. Establishment of a workforce intermediary pilot program - (a)(1) By April 1, 2012, the Mayor shall establish a...

§ 2–219.04c. Establishment of the District of Columbia Jobs Trust Fund - (a) There is established as a nonlapsing fund the District...

§ 2–219.05. Rules - (a)(1) Except as provided in § 2-219.03(e)(1B) and (1C), within...

Part B - First Source Compliance

§ 2–219.31. Short title - This part may be cited as the “First Source Compliance...

§ 2–219.32. Definitions - For the purposes of this part, the term: (1) “Executive...

§ 2–219.33. Establishment of the Office of First Source Compliance - Pursuant to § 1-204.04(b), the Council establishes, as of October...

§ 2–219.34. Functions and duties - (a) The Office shall: (1) Monitor and track each beneficiary...

§ 2–219.35. Executive Director - The Office shall be headed by an Executive Director appointed...

Part C - Stimulus Accountability

§ 2–219.51. Reporting requirements for entities receiving grants under the federal recovery act - All nonprofit organizations, companies, associations, contractors, and subcontractors who receive...

§ 2–219.52. Requirements of the Mayor - (a) The Mayor, through the Department of Employment Services, shall...

Subchapter X-A - Living Wage Requirements

§ 2–220.01. Short title - This subchapter may be cited as the “Living Wage Act...

§ 2–220.02. Definitions - For purposes of this subchapter, the term: (1) “Affiliated employee”...

§ 2–220.03. Living wage payment - (a) All recipients of contracts or government assistance in the...

§ 2–220.04. Contents of contract; notice to subcontractors - (a) All contracts and government assistance subject to this subchapter...

§ 2–220.05. Exemptions - The following types of contracts, government assistance, and employment shall...

§ 2–220.06. Notice - Each recipient and subcontractor of a recipient shall provide to...

§ 2–220.07. Records - All recipients and subcontractors shall retain payroll records created and...

§ 2–220.08. Enforcement - The payment of wages, enforcement of non-payment, and penalties and...

§ 2–220.09. Waiver - The Mayor may exempt a recipient from the requirements of...

§ 2–220.10. Rules - The Mayor shall issue rules to implement the provisions of...

§ 2–220.11. Applicability - (a) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section,...

Subchapter XI - Quick Payment Provisions

§ 2–221.01. Definitions - For the purposes of this subchapter, the term: (1) “Business...

§ 2–221.02. Rules and regulations governing interest penalty payments by District agencies; computation and payment of penalties - (a)(1) In accordance with rules and regulations issued by the...

§ 2–221.03. Interest penalty for failure to pay discounted price within specified period - (a) If a business concern offers a District agency a...

§ 2–221.04. Filing of claims; disputed payments - (a)(1) Claims for interest penalties which a District agency has...

§ 2–221.05. Required reports - (a) Each district agency shall file with the Mayor and...

§ 2–221.06. Determination of receipt and payment dates; construction of rental contracts - (a) An invoice shall be deemed to have been received...

Subchapter XI-A - Reimbursement of indirect costs to non-profit organizations

§ 2–222.01. Definitions - For the purposes of this subchapter, the term: (1) "Certified...

§ 2–222.02. Indirect cost compensation - (a) Unless otherwise provided for by law, nonprofit organizations shall...

§ 2–222.03. Applicability - (a) Section 2-222.02(a) shall apply: (1) For grants and contracts...

Subchapter XII - Employees of District Contractors and Instrumentality Whistleblower Protection

§ 2–223.01. Definitions - For purposes of this subchapter, the term: (1) “Contract” means...

§ 2–223.02. Prohibitions - (a) A supervisor shall not threaten to take or take...

§ 2–223.03. Enforcement - (a) An employee aggrieved by a violation of § 2-223.02...

§ 2–223.04. Disciplinary action; fine - (a) As part of the relief ordered in an administrative,...

§ 2–223.05. Election of remedies - (a) The institution of a civil action pursuant to §...

§ 2–223.06. Posting of notice - District instrumentalities shall conspicuously display notices of employee protections and...

§ 2–223.07. Applicability - (a) This subchapter shall apply to actions taken after July...

Subchapter XIII - Repealed and Expired Provisions

Part A - General

§ 2–225.01. Right of Mayor to contract. [Repealed] - Repealed. (June 11, 1878, 20 Stat. 103, ch. 180, §...

§ 2–225.02. Contracts in which Mayor personally interested to be void. [Repealed] - Repealed. (R.S., D.C., § 82; June 20, 1874, 18 Stat....

§ 2–225.03. Contract requirements. [Repealed] - Repealed. (R.S., D.C., § 80; June 20, 1874, 18 Stat....

§ 2–225.04. Formal contracts with bond not required for contracts less than $2,000. [Repealed] - Repealed. (June 26, 1912, 37 Stat. 168, ch. 182; Aug....

§ 2–225.05. Advertisement for purchases and contracts required; exceptions. [Repealed] - Repealed. (R.S. § 3709; Aug. 2, 1946, 60 Stat. 809,...

§ 2–225.06. Cost of advertising. [Repealed] - Repealed. (May 30, 1908, 35 Stat. 493, ch. 227; Feb....

§ 2–225.07. Appropriations for advertising and publication of notices. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Oct. 26, 1973, 87 Stat. 509, Pub. L. 93-140,...

§ 2–225.08. Separate contracts for material and labor. [Repealed] - Repealed. (July 5, 1884, 23 Stat. 125, ch. 227; Feb....

§ 2–225.09. Operation of District Quarry. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Mar. 3, 1905, 33 Stat. 892, ch. 1406; April...

§ 2–225.10. Purchasing sites for schools and public buildings; use of agents; enlargement of school buildings. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Mar. 2, 1889, 25 Stat. 802, ch. 370; June...

§ 2–225.11. Testing of building materials by Bureau of Standards. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Mar. 4, 1913, 37 Stat. 945, ch. 150; Feb....

§ 2–225.12. Authorization to test materials in laboratory of Department of Transportation. [Repealed] - Repealed. (June 29, 1932, 47 Stat. 354, ch. 308; Feb....

§ 2–225.13. Sludge removal. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Mar. 24, 1950, 64 Stat. 35, ch. 74, §...

§ 2–225.14. Auction of property unfit for service; proceeds. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Mar. 3, 1883, 22 Stat. 470, ch. 95, §...

§ 2–225.15. Exchange of equipment in payment for new equipment. [Repealed] - Repealed. (June 26, 1912, 37 Stat. 147, ch. 182; April...

§ 2–225.16. Contracts for inspection, maintenance and repair of fixed equipment. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Oct. 12, 1968, 82 Stat. 1004, Pub. L. 90-573,...

Part B - Equal Opportunity for Local, Small, and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises

§ 2–225.21. Findings [Expired] - Expired. (Mar. 17, 1993, D.C. Law 9-217, §§ 2 to...

§ 2–225.22. Definitions [Expired] - Expired. (Mar. 17, 1993, D.C. Law 9-217, §§ 2 to...

§ 2–225.23. District government contracting with local business enterprises; quarterly agency reports on contracts; Council review of goals [Expired] - Expired. (Mar. 17, 1993, D.C. Law 9-217, §§ 2 to...

§ 2–225.24. Assistance programs for local business enterprise contractors, disadvantaged business enterprise contractors, and small business enterprise contractors [Expired] - Expired. (Mar. 17, 1993, D.C. Law 9-217, §§ 2 to...

§ 2–225.25. Certificate of registration [Expired] - Expired. (Mar. 17, 1993, D.C. Law 9-217, §§ 2 to...

§ 2–225.26. Functions of the Commission [Expired] - Expired. (Mar. 17, 1993, D.C. Law 9-217, §§ 2 to...

§ 2–225.27. Rules and regulations by Mayor [Expired] - Expired. (Mar. 17, 1993, D.C. Law 9-217, §§ 2 to...

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