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Title 27 - CONTRACTS AND PROCUREMENT
Chapter 27-39 - RESTRICTIONS ON POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS BY CONTRACTORS AND PROSPECTIVE CONTRACTORS
Rule 27-3908 - PENALTIES

D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 27, r. 27-3908

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Current through Register Vol. 71, No. 49, December 6, 2024
Rule 27-3908 - PENALTIES
3908.1
(a) A business entity shall not be eligible for award, extension, or renewal of a contract, lease tax abatement or exemption, or surplus and disposition of any land or building by a contracting authority if the business entity or any of its principals contributed to a candidate for political office in violation of Section 334a of the Campaign Finance Act of 2011 (D.C. Official Code §§ 1-1163.34 a) or a provision of this chapter.
(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) of this subsection, nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit:
(1) A candidate for public office from self-financing his or her own campaign; or
(2) A donation to an inaugural or transition committee organized in 2022.
3908.2

A violation of this chapter during the solicitation phase of a procurement by a business entity or any of its principals shall render the business entity ineligible for award. A contract awarded to an ineligible business entity may, at the discretion of the contracting authority, be terminated for default in accordance with Chapter 37 of Title 27, District of Columbia Municipal Regulations. The relevant contracting authority shall refer the matter to the Chief Procurement Officer for consideration of suspension and debarment in accordance with Section 907 of the Procurement Practices Reform Act of 2010, effective April 8, 2011 (D.C. Law 18-371; D.C. Official Code §§ 2-359.07).

3908.3

A violation of this chapter during the performance phase of a procurement by a business entity or any of its principals shall be cause for termination of the contract for default. The relevant contracting authority shall refer the matter to the Chief Procurement Officer for consideration of suspension and debarment in accordance with Section 907 of the Procurement Practices Reform Act of 2010, effective April 8, 2011 (D.C. Law 18-371; D.C. Official Code §§ 2-359.07).

D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 27, r. 27-3908

Final Rulemaking published at 71 DCR 10181 (8/9/2024)