Committee Hearings

Bill 18-610, the "Omnibus Procurement Reform Amendment Act of 2010" & Bill 18-635, the "Procurement Reform Act of 2010"

Bill 18-610 seeks to improve efficiency, oversight, and transparency in the District’s contracting system. Specifically, this bill would (1) create a procurement ombudsman to monitor contracts and conduct audits; (2) build a website to maintain an array of contract documents, District agency procurement regulations, and information related to staff members involved in a particular contract; (3) require that sole-source contracts be posted online two weeks before they are awarded and that the District post all emergency contracts within one week of being awarded; (4) directs that an environmental impact analysis be conducted on all contracts in excess of $100,000; and (5) institutes training requirements for contracting staff and includes mandates for timely planning of all District contracts. Bill 18-635 would replace the Procurement Practices Act of 1985 with a revised procurement law.

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View the bills: (Bill 18-610 Bill 18-635)

Office of Contracting and Procurement

• David Gragan, Director, Office of Contracting and Procurement

Panel 1

• Sam Carradine, the Surety and Fidelity Association of America
• Robyn Holden, Emergency 911 Security
• Ramesh Butani, President of HRGM Corporation
• Oscar Sunny Smith, Unity CMS

Panel 2

• Geraldine Talley Hobby, D.C. Injured Worker’s Committee
• Joseph Henson, D.C. Injured Worker’s Committee
• John Fenwick D.C. Injured Worker’s Committee
• Juan Carlos Soto, Public Witness

Panel 3

• Mauricio Enamorado, Public Witness
• Johnnie Walker, AFGE 383
• Robert Dixon, Dixon’s Pest Control
• Robin Metalitz, Jews United for Justice

Panel 4

• Ilana Lipsett, SEIU 32BJ
• Keith Pugh, Public Witness (Ms. Webb Testified on his behalf)
• Carlene Oloboya, Public Witness
• Thomas M. Blanton, Mid-Atlantic Regional Council of Carpenters

Panel 5

• Bama Athreya, International Labor Rights Forum
• Sam Rahman, Public Witness
• Bill Byrd, Business Promotion Consultants
• Ms. Loyd

Panel 6

• Al Bilik, Council 20
• Ron Moten, Public Witness
• Crystal Davis, Public Witness
• Mackenzie Baris, DC Jobs with Justice