{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-2-218.13","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 2-218.13","heading":"Functions of the Department.","body":"(a)\n(1)\nIt shall be the goal and responsibility of the Department to stimulate and foster the economic growth and development of businesses based in the District of Columbia, particularly certified business enterprises, with the intended goals of:\n(A)\nStimulating and expanding the local tax base of the District of Columbia;\n(B)\nIncreasing the number of viable employment opportunities for District residents; and\n(C)\nExtending economic prosperity to local business owners, their employees, and the communities they serve.\n(2)\nThrough advocacy, business development programs, and technical assistance offerings, the Department shall seek to maximize opportunities for certified business enterprises to participate in:\n(A)\nThe District’s contracting and procurement process;\n(B)\nThe District’s economic development activities; and\n(C)\nFederal and private sector business opportunities.\n\n(b)\nThe Department shall administer part D of this subchapter except for those responsibilities assigned to another agency by this subchapter or through an order of the Mayor. The Director shall establish procedures and guidelines for the implementation of the programs established pursuant to part D of this subchapter. The Mayor shall not reassign a responsibility specifically assigned to the Department by this subchapter.\n\n(c)\nRepealed.\n\n(c-1)\nThe Department shall have the authority to issue grants to local businesses (whether or not certified pursuant to this subchapter), community and neighborhood groups or other nonprofit organizations as necessary to effectuate the mission of the Department and the purposes of this subchapter.\n\n(d)\nRepealed.\n\n(e)\nThe Department, in coordination with the agency contracting officer, shall have the authority, in reviewing participation by certified business enterprises, to disregard participation by a certified business enterprise when that certified business enterprise serves no commercially useful function in the performance of a contract.","path":["Title 2. Government Administration.","Chapter 2. Government Contracts and Business Development.","Subchapter IX-A. Small and Local Business Enterprise Development and Assistance.","Part B. Department of Small and Local Business Development."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/2-218.13","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"a65aebeae942ab3b45e89e88e558c7dca6a0525c7d9caece947089959f4fad8c","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-2-218.12","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-2-218.14"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}