D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 8, r. 8-B3024
The CCO shall include in the University's annual solicitations and contracts for procurements totaling two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) or more a mandatory thirty-five percent (35%) local, small, disadvantaged business enterprise (LSDBE) participation for certified LSDBE firms. This section shall not apply to any procurement for which there is no LSDBE firm which can provide a competitive-value service taking into account a twelve percent (12%) price differential.
Firms and individuals shall be certified by the D.C. Department of Small and Local Business Development in order to participate in the University's LSDBE set-aside program.
The CCO may set-aside certain University procurement opportunities for certified LSDBE firms.
The CCO shall establish procedures for the utilization of LSDBE firms in University procurement opportunities in the University procurement manual.
The CCO may establish a mentor-protégé program designed to match prime contractors with local, small, disadvantaged business enterprises certified by the D.C. Department of Small and Local Business Development for participation in University procurement opportunities. This program is designed to allow approved prime contractors, serving as mentors, to provide assistance to certified local, small, disadvantaged business enterprise firms, serving as protégés, to improve their ability to successfully compete for University contracts.
D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 8, r. 8-B3024