District Of Columbia § 2-352.01(Perm) - Office of Contracting and Procurement; authority.

There is established as an independent agency the Office of Contracting and Procurement, which shall be administered by the Chief Procurement Officer. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, OCP, through the CPO, shall have the exclusive authority to administer the provisions of this chapter.

Repealed.

Notwithstanding paragraph (1) of this subsection, until October 1, 2015, the following agencies, through their chief procurement officers, shall exercise the duties of the CPO for their respective agencies:

The CPO may delegate contracting authority to employees of an agency, including OCP, or another instrumentality.

Agencies and instrumentalities subject to this chapter shall determine their requirements for goods and services and administering awarded contracts.

The Office of the Chief Financial Officer;

The Tax Revision Commission, pursuant to ;

The Office of the Attorney General;

The University of the District of Columbia;

The District of Columbia Housing Authority;

The District of Columbia Public Library;

The District of Columbia Public Schools;

The Child and Family Services Agency, until such time as a court order no longer requires the agency to be exempt from the CPO's authority;

Repealed;

The Public Service Commission;

The Office of the People's Counsel;

The Criminal Justice Coordinating Council;

The Department of General Services; and

The Criminal Code Reform Commission.

Construction and related services under ; and

Facilities maintenance and operation services, real estate asset management services, utility contracts, and security services, as set forth in .