The Director of the Department of Small and Local Business Development (“Director”), pursuant to the authority set forth in Section 2372 of the Small and Certified Business Enterprise Development and Assistance Act of 2005, effective October 20, 2005 (D.C. Law 16-33; D.C. Official Code § 2-218.72 (2016 Repl.)) (“Act”), and Mayor’s Order 2009-58, dated April 15, 2009, hereby gives notice of her intent to adopt the following amendments to Chapter 8 (Local, Small, and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises Contracting) of Title 27 (Contracts and Procurement) of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations (“DCMR”), in not less than thirty (30) days after the publication of this notice in the D.C. Register.

This rulemaking, replacing the Department’s current regulations (27 DCMR §§ 800 et seq.), originally issued in 2009, reflects the significant changes made by the Small and Certified Business Enterprise Development and Assistance Amendment Act of 2014 (“2014 Act”), effective June 10, 2014 (D.C. Law 20-108; 61 DCR 3892 (April 18, 2014)).

The Rulemaking (N0094810) can be found here.

Persons wishing to comment on these rules should submit their comments in writing to Kristi C. Whitfield, Director, Department of Small and Local Business Development, 441 4th Street, N.W., Suite 850N, Washington, D.C. 20001, Attn: Robert “Bobby” Dorsey, Legislative Analyst or via email to [email protected]. All comments must be received by the Department of Small and Local Business Development not later than thirty (30) days after publication of this notice in the D.C. Register.

To view and/or download the DSLBD Proposed Rules per 2014 Act - Redline, click here.