Company Profile
Government of the District of Columbia
Company Overview
The District of Columbia (DC) Office of Contracting and Procurement (OCP), under the direction of the Chief Procurement Officer, was established by DC law in 1997 and provides contracting services for selected agencies and offices in the District. The mission of OCP is to partner with vendors and District agencies to purchase quality goods and services in a timely manner and at a reasonable cost while ensuring that all purchasing actions are conducted fairly and impartially.
OCP manages the purchase of $5.7 billion in goods, services and construction annually, on behalf of over 78 District agencies. In its authority under the Procurement Practices Reform Act of 2010 (PPRA), OCP is responsible for both establishing procurement processing standards that conform to regulations and monitoring the effectiveness of procurement service delivery. Procurement processing and management is executed by procurement professionals who are assigned to agency worksites to directly collaborate with program staff throughout the entire procurement process. OCP core services include the DC Supply Schedule, Purchase card (P-Card) program, and the surplus property disposition and re-utilization program. OCP’s learning and certification programs support on-going development of staff proficiency and procurement service quality.
Procurement procures goods and services on behalf of the agencies and programs under OCP’s authority according to District laws and regulations. The procurement staff is organized into the following areas of focus:
•Government Operations
•Public Safety
•Health Services
•Human Services
•Homeless/Youth Human Services
•Transportation Infrastructure
•Information Technology
•Public Works and Fleet Services
•Simplified/DC Supply Schedules
•Procurement Operations
•Acquisition Management
To view more about the Office of Contracting & Procurement, visit https://ocp.dc.gov/.
Company History
The Washington, District of Columbia was enacted July 1790 by the United States Congress. The “City of Washington” was founded in 1791 to serve as the national capital, and Congress held its first session there in 1800. In 1801, the territory, formerly part of Maryland and Virginia (including the settlements of Georgetown and Alexandria), officially became recognized as the federal district. In 1846, Congress returned the land originally ceded by Virginia, including the city of Alexandria; in 1871, it created a single municipal government for the remaining portion of the district.
The city is divided into quadrants centered on the Capitol Building, and there are as many as 131 neighborhoods. According to the 2020 Census, it has a population of 689,545, which makes it the 20th-most populous city in the U.S. and gives it a population larger than that of two U.S. states: Wyoming and Vermont. Commuters from the surrounding Maryland and Virginia suburbs raise the city's daytime population to more than one million during the workweek. Washington's metropolitan area, the country's sixth-largest (including parts of Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia), had a 2019 estimated population of 6.3 million residents.
The three branches of the U.S. federal government are centered in the district: Congress (legislative), the president (executive), and the Supreme Court (judicial). Washington is home to many national monuments and museums, primarily situated on or around the National Mall. The city hosts 177 foreign embassies as well as the headquarters of many international organizations, trade unions, non-profits, lobbying groups, and numerous professional associations.
A locally elected mayor and a 13-member council have governed the district since 1973. Congress maintains supreme authority over the city and may overturn local laws. D.C. residents elect a non-voting, at-large congressional delegate to the House of Representatives, but the district has no representation in the Senate. District voters choose three presidential electors in accordance with the Twenty-third Amendment to the United States Constitution, ratified in 1961.
This information was extracted from Wikipedia. Should you wish to read the complete history, please visit https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington,_D.C.#Government_and_politics.
Benefits
The District of Columbia Department of Human Resources (DCHR) manages the extensive benefit programs that enable the District to attract, support and retain a well-qualified and diverse workforce. DCHR is committed to providing the highest level of customer care in administering employee benefits.
DC Government employees eligible to receive benefits include:
• All full-time permanent employees
• Part-time permanent employees who generally work at least 30 hours per week
• Employees with temporary full-time appointments of at least 13 months who are employed by agencies under personnel authority of the Mayor
• Temporary and intermittent employees who work for at least 90 days within a 12-month evaluation period and are paid at least 30 hours per week (or 120 hours per month) are eligible to only participate in an HMO health care plan