{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-2-352.04","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 2-352.04","heading":"Duties of the Chief Procurement Officer.","body":"(a)\nThe Chief Procurement Officer shall be the chief procurement official of the District.\n\n(b)\nThe CPO shall have the following authority and responsibility:\n(1)\nTo serve as the central procurement and contracting officer for the District;\n(2)\nTo identify gaps, omissions, or inconsistencies in procurement laws, rules, and policies, or in laws, rules and policies affecting procurement-related activities, and to recommend changes to laws, rules, and procedures;\n(3)\nTo provide overall leadership in the implementation of procurement rules, coordinate all procurement activities of the District government in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, and develop a system of unified and simplified procurement procedures and forms.\n(4)\nTo prepare and issue standard specifications for goods, services, and construction required by the District government;\n(5)\nTo establish a standardization program for goods and services when it is determined to be in the best interests of the District;\n(6)\nTo review, monitor, and audit the procurement activities of the District;\n(7)\nTo prepare, establish, and implement a periodic review process for the evaluation of contractors who provide goods or services to the District;\n(8)\nTo identify and assess trends and developments in the field of government contracting, including identifying best practices and innovation opportunities for the District;\n(9)\nTo operate and maintain an electronic procurement system;\n(10)\nTo sell, trade, or otherwise dispose of surplus goods belonging to the District government;\n(11)\nTo establish procedures for the inspection, testing, and acceptance of goods, services, and construction;\n(12)\nTo develop guidelines for the recruitment, training, career development, and performance evaluation of all procurement personnel;\n(13)\nTo staff OCP with procurement professionals, including attorneys, dedicated to the formation and administration of contracts on behalf of the entities covered by this chapter;\n(14)\nTo create and maintain a transparent Internet site, accessible to the public, providing information on solicitations, contracts, and related laws, rules, and policies;\n(15)\nTo promote to the purchase of environmentally preferable products and services;\n(16)\nTo establish certification requirements for contracting personnel;\n(17)\nTo issue a report to the Mayor and the Council by April 1, 2021, that includes:\n(A)\nA review and analysis of the funding of indirect costs in the terms of grant agreements or contracts entered into between nonprofit organizations and the District government;\n(B)\nA table listing the federal funding associated with contracts or grants passed through to nonprofit organizations by the District government in Fiscal Year 2020, including any funding passed through to nonprofit organizations to meet their indirect costs and any funding retained by the District rather than being passed through for this purpose; and\n(C)\nAny recommended amendments to law, regulations, policy, or training in order to ensure the legal, fair, and consistent funding of indirect costs to nonprofit  organizations by the District; and\n(18)\nTo issue a report to the Mayor and the Council no later than October 22, 2021, that includes:\n(A)\nA review and analysis of emergency procurements conducted during the public health emergency that began on March 11, 2020 (\"Public Health Emergency\") that includes:\n(i)\nA comprehensive listing of each emergency procurement conducted, including:\n(I)\nThe date of contract award;\n(II)\nThe source selection method, including whether the procurement was competitively sourced;\n(III)\nThe name and certified business enterprise status of the awardee;\n(IV)\nThe award amount;\n(V)\nThe category of goods or services procured; and\n(VI)\nA description of the specific goods or services procured;\n(ii)\nA breakdown of expenditures by funding source, including the extent to which funds have been reimbursed by the federal government, or are in process of reimbursement;\n(iii)\nThe value of goods or services procured by each agency;\n(iv)\nA listing of inventory levels by product type on the date of the last day of the Public Health Emergency;\n(v)\nA list of any IDIQ contracts awarded under the Public Health Emergency, including the value of orders placed against each IDIQ contract;\n(vi)\nA process map of the emergency procurement process used during the Public Health Emergency, including receipt of goods, quality assurance, and inventory and distribution steps;\n(vii)\nAny lessons learned or areas for improvement in the effective management of emergency procurements;\n(viii)\nA plan for disposition of any excess supplies and equipment; and\n(ix)\nA plan for retaining or decommissioning the additional warehouse space acquired during the Public Health Emergency;\n(B)\nAn analysis of emergency procurements with certified local, small, or disadvantaged business enterprises, as defined in § 2-218.02, including:\n(i)\nThe total value of procurements with certified business enterprises relative to the total value of emergency procurements;\n(ii)\nThe number of emergency procurement contracts awarded to certified business enterprises relative to the total number of emergency procurement contracts awarded;\n(iii)\nThe number of distinct certified business enterprises that received an emergency procurement award; and\n(iv)\nAn analysis of the types of goods or services the District needed, when no more than 2 certified business enterprises were capable of performing the contract requirements.","path":["Title 2. Government Administration.","Chapter 3A. Government Procurement.","Subchapter II. Procurement Organization."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/2-352.04","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"c6c29e8d598584fd15dc0d36d33dc3892128549dc56fca6deffe65903be58500","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-2-352.03","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-2-352.05"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}