D.C. Mun. Regs. r. 27-710
In determining whether an applicant meets the requirements for minority participation in the sheltered market as set forth in D.C. Code § 1-1148(a) (1981), and to ensure compliance with the performance requirements for bona fide MBE's set forth in D.C. Code, § 1-1147(c) and (d) (1981), the Commission shall review the extent to which a bona fide minority participant qualifies as a "distributorships."
For purposes of § 710, the term "distributorship" means any legal entity organized in any form, other than a joint venture, to engage in lawful commercial transactions involving the sale of goods or services for resale; or any entity which sells chiefly to other vendors, retailers, industrial, institutional, or commercial users for resale or business use.
The term "distributorship" includes a business which owns, operates, or maintains an establishment that produces on the premises the materials, goods, articles, or equipment of the character in which the applicant claims to be a distributorship; but the term does not include a business which only performs minimal operation on or minimal assembly of items being procured.
In order to qualify as a distributorship, an applicant shall meet the following minimum eligibility requirements in addition to certification requirements stipulated in § 702 of this chapter:
D.C. Mun. Regs. r. 27-710