District of Columbia Office of Contracting and Procurement

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government agency public procurement authority

The District of Columbia Office of Contracting and Procurement is the central government agency responsible for managing and overseeing purchasing and contracting activities for the District’s public agencies and programs.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
District of Columbia Office of Contracting and Procurement canonical	1
District of Columbia government agencies	1
Office of Contracting and Procurement of the District of Columbia	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T253972 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: District of Columbia Office of Contracting and Procurement
Context triple: [Government of the District of Columbia, hasAgency, District of Columbia Office of Contracting and Procurement]

A. District of Columbia Department of Public Works
The District of Columbia Department of Public Works is the municipal agency responsible for services such as trash and recycling collection, street and alley cleaning, parking enforcement, and related public space maintenance in Washington, D.C.
B. District of Columbia Office of the Chief Financial Officer
The District of Columbia Office of the Chief Financial Officer is the independent agency responsible for managing Washington, D.C.’s finances, including budgeting, revenue collection, and financial reporting.
C. District of Columbia Department of Small and Local Business Development
The District of Columbia Department of Small and Local Business Development is a DC government agency that supports the growth, development, and economic inclusion of small, local, and disadvantaged businesses in the District.
D. District of Columbia Office of Planning
The District of Columbia Office of Planning is the city’s central planning agency responsible for guiding land use, urban design, and long-term development policy in Washington, D.C.
E. Office of the City Administrator of the District of Columbia
The Office of the City Administrator of the District of Columbia is the executive agency responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations and administration of Washington, D.C.’s municipal government.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: District of Columbia Office of Contracting and Procurement
Target entity description: The District of Columbia Office of Contracting and Procurement is the central government agency responsible for managing and overseeing purchasing and contracting activities for the District’s public agencies and programs.

A. District of Columbia Department of Public Works
The District of Columbia Department of Public Works is the municipal agency responsible for services such as trash and recycling collection, street and alley cleaning, parking enforcement, and related public space maintenance in Washington, D.C.
B. District of Columbia Office of the Chief Financial Officer
The District of Columbia Office of the Chief Financial Officer is the independent agency responsible for managing Washington, D.C.’s finances, including budgeting, revenue collection, and financial reporting.
C. District of Columbia Department of Small and Local Business Development
The District of Columbia Department of Small and Local Business Development is a DC government agency that supports the growth, development, and economic inclusion of small, local, and disadvantaged businesses in the District.
D. District of Columbia Office of Planning
The District of Columbia Office of Planning is the city’s central planning agency responsible for guiding land use, urban design, and long-term development policy in Washington, D.C.
E. Office of the City Administrator of the District of Columbia
The Office of the City Administrator of the District of Columbia is the executive agency responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations and administration of Washington, D.C.’s municipal government.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (38)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	government agency ⓘ public procurement authority ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	District of Columbia ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
hasDuties	administering contracts for District of Columbia agencies ⓘ centralizing procurement processes for District of Columbia government ⓘ conducting solicitations for goods and services for District of Columbia agencies ⓘ ensuring compliance with District of Columbia procurement laws and regulations ⓘ establishing procurement policies and procedures for the District of Columbia government ⓘ managing purchasing activities for District of Columbia government agencies ⓘ negotiating contracts on behalf of District of Columbia agencies ⓘ overseeing contracting activities for District of Columbia government agencies ⓘ supporting small and local business participation in District of Columbia contracting ⓘ
hasScope	centralized procurement for District of Columbia government ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Washington, D.C. ⓘ
isResponsibleFor	contracting for construction and infrastructure projects for District of Columbia government ⓘ ensuring competitive bidding in District of Columbia government contracting ⓘ ensuring cost-effectiveness in District of Columbia procurement ⓘ ensuring fairness in District of Columbia procurement processes ⓘ issuing invitations for bids for District of Columbia agencies ⓘ issuing requests for proposals for District of Columbia agencies ⓘ maintaining procurement records for District of Columbia government ⓘ promoting transparency in District of Columbia procurement processes ⓘ providing procurement guidance to District of Columbia agencies ⓘ purchasing of goods for District of Columbia government agencies ⓘ purchasing of services for District of Columbia government agencies ⓘ
jurisdiction	District of Columbia ⓘ
legalForm	public agency ⓘ
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	District of Columbia ⓘ
operatesInSector	public administration ⓘ public procurement ⓘ
parentOrganization	Government of the District of Columbia ⓘ
partOf	District of Columbia government ⓘ linked to: Government of the District of Columbia
regulates	procurement activities of District of Columbia executive agencies ⓘ
serves	District of Columbia executive agencies ⓘ District of Columbia public programs ⓘ
usesLanguage	English ⓘ
website	https://ocp.dc.gov/ ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Government of the District of Columbia → hasAgency → District of Columbia Office of Contracting and Procurement ⓘ

OCTO → serves → District of Columbia government agencies ⓘ

linked to: District of Columbia Office of Contracting and Procurement

District of Columbia health and human services system → hasPart → Office of Contracting and Procurement of the District of Columbia ⓘ