KLS Keeping Law Simple Legislation in plain English

Straight-ahead summaries built from the official bill text. We keep the source links front and center and leave the decision up to you.

Back to District of Columbia

B26-0144 • 2025

Change Order 1 & Multiyear Contract No. PO-GF-2024-P-0144-BB by and between the University of the District of Columbia and CDW Government, LLC/Coastal Cloud Approval and Payment Authorization Emergency Act of 2025

Change Order 1 & Multiyear Contract No. PO-GF-2024-P-0144-BB by and between the University of the District of Columbia and CDW Government, LLC/Coastal Cloud Approval and Payment Authorization Emergency Act of 2025

Education
Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
at the request of the University of the District of Columbia
Last action
2025-03-28
Official status
Enacted
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official text states the act remains effective for no longer than 90 days after approval by the Mayor or Council override. The specific expiration date of June 22, 2025 mentioned in metadata is not explicitly defined within the bill's operative sections provided.

Act to Approve a Contract for the University of the District of Columbia's Customer Relationship Management System

This law approves an emergency contract between the University of the District of Columbia and CDW Government, LLC/Coastal Cloud to implement Salesforce as its customer relationship management platform.

What This Bill Does

  • Approves Change Order 1 and Multiyear Contract No. PO-GF-2024-P-0144-BB on an emergency basis.
  • Authorizes a total payment of $4,200,542 for the contract work.
  • Supports development continuity to implement Salesforce as the enterprise-wide customer relationship management platform.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The University of the District of Columbia
  • CDW Government, LLC/Coastal Cloud

Terms To Know

Change Order
A formal document that changes an existing contract's scope or cost.
Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
Software used to manage interactions with students, staff, and other contacts.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The law is an emergency act that remains in effect for no longer than 90 days after approval.
  • The text does not list specific details about how the $4.2 million will be spent beyond general development support.

Bill History

  1. 2025-03-28 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Act A26-0040 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 003353, Expires on Jun 22, 2025

  2. 2025-03-25 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Returned from Mayor

  3. 2025-03-24 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Signed by the Mayor and Enacted with Act Number A26-0040, Expires on Jun 22, 2025

  4. 2025-03-12 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Transmitted to Mayor, Response Due on Mar 26, 2025

  5. 2025-03-04 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Retained by the Council with comments from the Committee of the Whole

  6. 2025-03-04 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Legislative Meeting

  7. 2025-02-26 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    B26-0144 Introduced by Chairman Mendelson at Office of the Secretary

Official Summary Text

Change Order 1 & Multiyear Contract No. PO-GF-2024-P-0144-BB by and between the University of the District of Columbia and CDW Government, LLC/Coastal Cloud Approval and Payment Authorization Emergency Act of 2025

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
ENROLLED ORIGINAL
ANACT.
D.C. ACT 26-40
IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
MARCH 24, 2025
‘Toapprove,onanemergencybasis,theproposedChangeOrder|andmultiyearContractNo.PO-GF-2024-P-0144-BBbyandbetweentheUniversityoftheDistrictofColumbiaandCDW Government,LLC/CoastalCloudtoimplementSalesforceastheenterprise-widecustomerrelationshipmanagementplatform
BEITENACTEDBYTHECOUNCILOFTHEDISTRICTOFCOLUMBIA,Thatthisactmaybecitedasthe“UniversityoftheDistrictofColumbiaChangeOrder|& MultiyearContractNo.PO-GF-2024-P-0144-BBbyandbetweentheUniversityoftheDistrictof
ColumbiaandCDW Government,LLC/CoastalCloudApprovalandPaymentAuthorizationEmergencyActof2025”,
Sec.2.Pursuanttosection451ofthe DistrictofColumbia Home RuleAct,approved
December 24, 1973 (87Stat.803 D.C. OfficialCode 1-204.51),and notwithstandingthe
requirementsof section202ofthe ProcurementPracticesReform Actof 2010,effectiveApril8,
2011 (D.C.Law 18-371;D.C. OfficialCode 2-352.02),theCouncilapprovesChange Order |
and multiyearContractNo. PO-GF-2024-P-0144-BB by and betweentheUniversityofthe
Districtof Columbia (“University”)and CDW Government,LLC/CoastalCloud foratotalcost
of$4,200,542fordevelopmentcontinuityand tosupporttheUniversity’scustomerrelation
managementsystem,Salesforce.
Sec.3.FiscalImpactStatement.TheCounciladoptsthefiscalimpactstatementoftheChiefFinancialOfficerasthefiscalimpactstatementrequiredbysection4aoftheGeneralLegislativeProceduresActof1975,approved October 16,2006 (120 Stat.2038; D.C. OfficialCode §1-301.47a).
Sec.4.EffectiveDate.
ThisactshalltakeeffectfollowingapprovalbytheMayor(orintheeventofvetobytheMayor,actionbytheCounciltooverridetheveto)andshallremainineffectfornolongerthan
1

/NROLLED ORIGINAL
90days,asprovidedforemergencyactsoftheCounciloftheDistrictofColumbiainsection412(a)oftheDistrictofColumbiaHomeRuleAct,approvedDecember24,1973(87Stat.788;D.C.OfficialCode§1-204.12(a)).
Ca
Councilof theDistrictofColumbia
Mayor
DistrictofColumbia
APPROVEDMARCH 24, 2025

[DC1ITEMONCONSENTCALENDAR
[ACTION
DCVOTEDATE
[X1VOICEVOTE
RECORDEDVOTEONREQUEST
ABSENT
[]ROLLCALLVOTE~Resutt
COUNCILOF THEDISTRICTOF COLUMBIA
WASHINGTON,DC,20004
FinalReading,CC
‘March4,2025
‘Approved

[counciMember[Aye[Nay[Nv[AB[Rec[CounciMember[Aye[Nay|NV[AB[Rec]CouncilMember Nay[NV[AB[Ree
ChairmanMendelson)x Henderson| x Pinto
Allen x LewisGeorge| x R.White
Bonds x MeDutie x
Felder x Nadeau x
Frain x Parker x
X-IndicateVoto [AB~Absent NV-Present,NotVoting Rec-Recused
‘CERTIFICATIONRECORD
‘SecretarytotheCouncil