D.C. Mun. Regs. r. 50-5016
OAG shall perform procurement planning and conduct market research to promote and provide for full and open competition with due regard to the nature of the goods and services to be acquired.
When full and open competition is not required by law, the Contracting Officer may perform procurement planning and conduct market research, as appropriate.
Procurement planning shall begin as soon as an agency need is identified and preferably well in advance of the fiscal year in which the contract award is necessary. In developing the plan, the planner may form a team consisting of all those who will be responsible for significant aspects of the procurement, such as contracting, fiscal, legal, and technical personnel and, when applicable, the Department of Small and Local Business Development.
D.C. Mun. Regs. r. 50-5016