D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 29, r. 29-299
Act - The Randolph-Sheppard Act, as amended ( Pub. L. 74-732; 20 U.S.C. §§ 107 - 107f ).
Administration - the District of Columbia Department on Disability Services, Rehabilitation Services Administration (DDS/RSA). The Rehabilitation Services Administration has been designated as the State Licensing Agency (SLA) for the District of Columbia, responsible for administering the Randolph-Sheppard Vending Facilities Program (RSVFP).
Auxiliary aids and services includes-
Blind licensee - a blind person licensed by the licensing agency to operate a vending facility on federal or other property.
Blind person - a person who after examination by a physician skilled in diseases of the eye or by an optometrist, whichever that person selects, has been determined to have either of the following conditions:
Call Down - the process for making vacant vending facilities officially available to RSVFP vendors.
Department - the District of Columbia Department on Disability Services (DDS).
Director - the Director of the District of Columbia Department on Disability Services or the Director's designee.
Division of Services for the Blind - a division within the Department on Disability Services, Rehabilitation Services Administration, which provides vocational rehabilitation and entrepreneurial services to blind and sight-impaired individuals.
Due Process Remedies - the collective name for the rights/procedures outlined in Chapter 2 of this title.
Energy Conservation Code - a set of guidelines that regulates the design and construction of buildings for the effective use and conservation of energy over the useful life of each building. A full copy of the text may be obtained at https://codes.iccsafe.org/category/District%20of%20Columbia?year[]=Cur rent+Adoption&page=1.
Health and Sustainability Guidelines for Federal Concessions and Vending Operations - guidance developed by the U.S. General Services Administration and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to assist federal contractors in maximizing a healthier and sustainable food service by increasing the offering of healthier and sustainable food choices.
A copy of the text can be obtained at
https://gsa.gov/portal/content/104429.
Informal administrative review meeting is an optional first step informal nonbinding, non-adversarial process that the Department on Disability Services/Rehabilitation Services Administration offers to individuals to resolve disputes about a licensing agency action arising from the operation or administration of the RSVFP. The vendor or RSVFP trainee meets with the Chief of DSB to attempt resolution through interviews, negotiation, and document review.
License - a written instruction issued by the licensing agency to a blind person, authorizing that person to operate a vending facility on federal or other property.
Licensing Agency - the agency designated by the Mayor under this part to issue licenses to blind persons for the operation of vending facilities on federal and other property.
Management services - supervision, inspection, quality control, consultation, accounting, regulating, in-service training, and other related services provided on a systematic basis to support and improve vending facilities operated by blind vendors. It does not include those services or costs which pertain to the on-going operation of an individual facility after the initial establishment period.
Micro-market - an unstaffed, self-checkout retail food establishment with an automated payment kiosk that is located within an enclosed building accessible only to employees who work in the building and guests of those employees.
Net proceeds - the amount remaining from the sale of articles or services of vending facilities, and any vending machine or other income accruing to blind vendors after deducting the cost of the sale and other expenses (excluding set-aside charges required to be paid by blind vendors).
Nominee - a nonprofit agency or organization designated by the licensing agency through a written agreement to act as its agent in the provision of services to blind licensees under the RSVFP.
Nominee agreement or servicing agreement - a written agreement that the licensing agency may enter into by which another agency or organization undertakes to furnish services to blind vendors, containing provisions that:
Party - a person admitted to participate in a hearing conducted pursuant to these rules. A complainant and any affected persons shall be entitled to be named parties. The licensing agency shall be deemed to be a party without the necessity of being so named.
Person - an individual, partnership, association, corporation, business trust, legal representative, or organized group of individuals or an agency, authority, or instrumentality or the Federal or District governments.
Proceeding - any formal action before a hearing examiner.
Randolph-Sheppard Vending Facilities Program (RSVFP) - the program which licenses blind vendors and provides ongoing support services, in accordance with the Randolph-Sheppard Vending Stand Act and 34 C.F.R. § 395.7.
Representative - any person authorized by a party to represent that party in a proceeding. Nothing in these rules shall be understood as requiring that a representative be an attorney.
RSVFP Trainee - an individual who:
(a) Is not a licensed vendor pursuant to the Randolph-Sheppard Vending Stand Act; and
(b) Is receiving vocational rehabilitation services / training pursuant to the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and 34 C.F.R. § 395.11.
Set-aside funds - funds which accrue to the licensing agency from an assessment against the net proceeds of each vending facility in the District's RSVFP and any income from vending machines on federal property which accrues to the licensing agency.
State Committee of Blind Vendors - a committee established pursuant to Mayor's Order 77-131, dated August 8, 1977, as amended by Mayor's Order 78-22, dated January 12, 1978, to advise and consult with the Rehabilitation Services Administration on issues affecting the administration of the Blind Vendors Program.
State Licensing Agency - the State Agency designated by the Secretary, pursuant to 34 C.F.R. §§ 395 et seq., to issue licenses to blind persons for the operation of vending facilities on Federal and other property.
Vending facility - automatic vending machines, cafeterias, snack bars, cart service, shelters, counters, and other appropriate auxiliary equipment that may be operated by blind licensees and which is necessary for the sale of newspapers, periodicals, confections, tobacco products, foods, beverages, and other articles or services dispensed automatically or manually and prepared on or off the premises in accordance with all applicable health laws, and including the vending or exchange of changes for any lottery authorized by District law and conducted by the licensing agency within the District.
Vending machine - for the purpose of assigning vending machine income under this chapter, a coin or currency operated machine which dispenses articles or services; Provided, that those machines operated by the United States Postal Service for the sale of postage stamps or other postal products and services, machines providing services of a recreational nature, and telephones shall not be considered to be vending machines.
Vendor - a blind licensee who is operating a vending facility on federal or other property.
Workplace Wellness Policy - a set of standards requiring healthy food and beverage options in vending machines under District control consistent with D.C. Official Code § 1-541.01 et seq.
D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 29, r. 29-299