Government Operations & Facilities Public Hearing

C OU N C IL O F T H E D I S T R ICT O F C OL U M B I A COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS AND FACILITIES R OB E R T C. W H IT E , J R ., C HA IR REVISED NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING on B24-0174, the “Procurement Agencies Alignment Amendment Act of 2021” Thursday, October 28th, 2021, 1:00 PM Live via Zoom Video Conference Broadcast Council Channel 13 (Cable Television Providers) DC Council Website (www.dccouncil.us) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPJZbHhKFbnyGeQclJxQk0g/live On Thursday, October 28th, 2021, Councilmember Robert C. White Jr., Chair of the Committee on Government Operations and Facilities, will hold a public hearing on B24-0174, the “Procurement Agencies Alignment Amendment Act of 2021”. The public hearing will take place via the Zoom web conferencing platform at 1:00 PM. Members of the public will be able to view the public hearing on Council Channel 13, the DC Council website, or at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPJZbHhKFbnyGeQclJxQk0g/live. This notice has been revised to reflect a change in the date of the hearing due to the extension of the Council’s recess. The stated purpose of B24-0174, the “Procurement Agencies Alignment Amendment Act of 2021” is to amend the Procurement Practices Reform Act of 2010 to require the Chief Procurement Officer to annually audit the procurement activities of the Department of General Services, to require procurement personnel of the Department of General Services to receive minimum training at the Office of Contracting and Procurement’s Procurement Training Institute, to expand training for procurement officials, to require that the Office of Contracting and Procurement seek feedback on training needs from other agency directors, to require an annual review of training requirements, and to require the Department of General Services to submit an acquisition plan to the Council annually. The Committee invites the public to testify remotely or to submit written testimony. Anyone wishing to testify must sign up at or by phone at (202) 741-8593, and provide their name, phone number or e-mail, organizational affiliation, and title (if any) by the close of business on Tuesday, October 26th, 2021. Witnesses are encouraged, but not required, to submit their testimony in writing electronically in advance to facilities@dccouncil.us. Witnesses will participate remotely via Zoom. The Committee will follow-up with witnesses with additional instructions on how to provide testimony in advance of the proceeding. Page 1 of 2 All public witnesses will be allowed a maximum of four minutes to testify, while Advisory Neighborhood Commissioners will be permitted five minutes to testify. At the discretion of the Chair, the length of time provided for oral testimony may be reduced. Witnesses who anticipate needing language interpretation, or require sign language interpretation, are requested to inform the Committee of the need as soon as possible but no later than five (5) business days before the proceeding. We will make every effort to fulfill timely requests, however requests received in less than five (5) business days may not be fulfilled and alternatives may be offered. The Committee also encourages the public to submit written testimony to be included for the public record. Copies of written testimony should be submitted by e-mail to facilities@dccouncil.us. The record for this public hearing will close at the close of business on Thursday, November 11th, 2021. Page 2 of 2