Subchapter II. Electronic Commerce; Acquisition and Disposition.
§ 2–381.21. Electronic transactions.
(a) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, the CPO may acquire supplies and services through:
(1) Electronic solicitation and bid response; or
(2) Electronic auctions.
(b) In selecting one of the methods authorized by this section, upon proper validation and authorization, a contracting officer may accept electronic signatures for all electronic commerce transactions.
§ 2–381.22. Electronic procurement.
(a) The CPO may issue a solicitation by any electronic medium, including the Internet, electronic mail, or disk medium.
(b) The CPO may accept responses to solicitations by any electronic medium, including the Internet, electronic mail, or disk medium.
§ 2–381.23. Electronic auctions.
(a) The CPO may procure commercial products or commercial services through Reverse Auctions.
(b) The CPO may place any requirement for a commercial product or commercial service on an established online Reverse Auction exchange that would allow any bidder to competitively bid down the price of that commercial product or commercial service over a stated period of time established by the CPO.
(c) The CPO may establish an online auction exchange for the purposes of executing Reverse Auction transactions on behalf of the District.
(d) The CPO may establish an online standard auction exchange for the purpose of executing standard auction transactions on behalf of the District government.
