D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 8, r. 8-B3018
When the CCO determines that a proposals received in response to a solicitation require evaluation on technical aspects of the proposal, the CCO shall appoint a Technical Evaluation Panel (TEP) who shall be responsible for making a recommendation to the CCO with respect to the contract award.
In accordance with guidelines established by the CCO, the TEP shall evaluate each proposal on the basis of the factors contained in the solicitation, and shall provide a recommendation as to which proposal offers the best value to the University based on (i) each proposal's responsiveness to each factor, and (ii) the responsibility of each offeror, as defined in Section 3057.
A TEP convened under Section 3018.1 shall consist of not less than three (3) members appointed by the CCO. The CCO shall appoint University employees with sufficient relevant technical knowledge to evaluate the proposals. Non-university employees may serve on a TEP provided that no (i) University employee with the requisite knowledge is available to serve in the place of the non-University employee, and (ii) the non-University employee is not affiliated with any of the offerors submitting responses to the applicable solicitation or is not a related person, as defined in Section 3001.7, to a person who is affiliated.
For solicitations with an anticipated cost exceeding two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000), the determinations and appointments required by this section shall be made by the President or the President's designee.
D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 8, r. 8-B3018