D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 27, r. 27-1209

Current through Register Vol. 71, No. 49, December 6, 2024

Rule 27-1209 - CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION

1209.1

The contracting officer may appoint a contract administrator for each contract.

1209.2

The contracting officer may delegate the following functions to a contract administrator:

(a) Prepare a clear and concise statement of work;

(b) Determine the allowability, suspension, or disapproval of costs;

(c) Approve or disapprove contractor invoices;

(d) Review and approve or disapprove a contractor's requests for payments under progress payments or performance-based payment structures;

(e) Take action to recover overpayments from the contractor;

(f) Perform production support, oversight, and status reporting, including timely reporting of potential and actual slippages in contract delivery schedules;

(g) Advise the contracting officer of any actual or potential labor disputes;

(h) Ensure contractor compliance with contractual quality assurance requirements;

(i) Ensure contractor compliance with contractual safety requirements;

(j) Perform surveillance to assess compliance with contractual terms for schedule, cost, and technical performance in the areas of design, development and production;

(k) Report to the contracting officer any inadequacies noted in the specifications;

(l) Ensure timely submission of required reports;

(m) Monitor contractor compliance with specifications or other contractual requirements;

(n) Prepare evaluations of contractor performance in accordance with chapter 22 of this title; and

(o) Any other function relating to contract administration not expressly reserved by these rules to the contracting officer.

D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 27, r. 27-1209

Final Rulemaking published at 35 DCR 1407 (February 26, 1988); as amended by Notice of Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking published at 58 DCR 9071 (September 27, 2011)[EXPIRED]; as amended by Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 58 DCR 11077, 11078 (December 23, 2011)

Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 58 DCR 11077 (December 23, 2011) repealed the pre-existing chapter 12 (Contract Management and Administration) and replaced it with a new chapter 12 which included new sections.

Authority: The Chief Procurement Officer of the District of Columbia (CPO), pursuant to the authority set forth in sections 204 and 1106 of the Procurement Practices Reform Act of 2010, effective April 8, 2011 (D.C. Law 18-371; D.C. Official Code §§ 2-352.04 and 2-361.06) (2011 Repl.).