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B26-0289 • 2025

Modification No. M03 to Contract No. DCAM-21-NC-RFQ-0002Q with Spectrum Management Approval and Payment Authorization Emergency Act of 2025

Modification No. M03 to Contract No. DCAM-21-NC-RFQ-0002Q with Spectrum Management Approval and Payment Authorization Emergency Act of 2025

Enacted

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

Sponsor
at the request of the Mayor
Last action
2025-07-25
Official status
Enacted
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The effective date depends on Mayor approval or veto override, which is not specified in the text provided beyond the general rule.

Emergency Approval for Spectrum Management Contract Change

This law approves a specific change to an existing contract with Spectrum Management and allows the District of Columbia to pay up to $5 million for services.

What This Bill Does

  • Approves Modification No. M03 to Contract No. DCAM-21-NC-RFQ-0002Q with Spectrum Management on an emergency basis.
  • Authorizes payment in a not-to-exceed amount of $5 million for goods and services received or to be received under the contract.
  • Adopts the fiscal impact statement provided by the Chief Financial Officer.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The Council of the District of Columbia
  • Spectrum Management, the company holding the contract

Terms To Know

Modification No. M03
A specific change made to Contract No. DCAM-21-NC-RFQ-0002Q.
Not-to-exceed amount
The maximum dollar value that can be paid under the contract, which is $5 million in this case.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This law remains in effect for no longer than 90 days because it was passed as an emergency act.
  • The text does not list specific details about what goods or services Spectrum Management will provide under the modification.

Bill History

  1. 2025-07-25 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Act A26-0106 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 008152, Expires on Oct 09, 2025

  2. 2025-07-15 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Returned from Mayor

  3. 2025-07-11 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Signed by the Mayor and Enacted with Act Number A26-0106, Expires on Oct 09, 2025

  4. 2025-07-07 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Transmitted to Mayor, Response Due on Jul 21, 2025

  5. 2025-07-01 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Retained by the Council with comments from the Committee on Facilities

  6. 2025-07-01 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Legislative Meeting

  7. 2025-06-24 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    B26-0289 Introduced by Chairman Mendelson at Office of the Secretary

Official Summary Text

Modification No. M03 to Contract No. DCAM-21-NC-RFQ-0002Q with Spectrum Management Approval and Payment Authorization Emergency Act of 2025

Current Bill Text

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ENROLLED ORIGINAL

IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
JULY11,2026
‘Toapprove,onanemergencybasis,ModificationNo.M03toContractNo.DCAM-21-NC-
RFQ-0002QwithSpectrumManagement,andtoauthorizepaymentforthegoodsand
servicesreceivedandtobereceivedunderthecontract.
BEITENACTEDBY THECOUNCILOFTHEDISTRICTOFCOLUMBIA,Thatthis
actmaybecitedasthe“ModificationNo.M03toContractNo.DCAM-21-NC-RFQ-0002Qwith
SpectrumManagementApprovalandPaymentAuthorizationEmergencyActof2025”.
Sec.2.Pursuanttosection451oftheDistrictofColumbiaHomeRuleAct,approved
December 24, 1973 (87 Stat.803; D.C, OfficialCode § 1-204.51),and notwithstandingthe
requirementsofsection202oftheProcurementPracticesReformActof2010,effectiveApril8,
2011(D.C.Law18-371;D.C.OfficialCode§2-352.02),theCouncilapprovesModificationNo.
M03toContractNo.DCAM-21-NC-RFQ-0002QwithSpectrumManagementandauthorizes
paymentinthenot-to-exceedamountof$5 millionforthegoodsandservicesreceivedandtobe
receivedunderthecontract.
Sec.3,Fiscalimpactstatement.TheCounciladoptsthefiscalimpactstatementoftheChiefFinancialOfficerasthefiscal
impactstatementrequiredbysection4aoftheGeneralLegislativeProceduresActof1975,
approvedOctober16,2006(120Stat.2038;D.C.OfficialCode§1-301.472).
Sec.4.Effectivedate.ThisactshalltakeeffectfollowingapprovalbytheMayor(orintheeventofvetobythe
‘Mayor,actionbytheCounciltooverridetheveto),andshallremainineffectfornolongerthan
90days,asprovidedforemergencyactsoftheCounciloftheDistrictofColumbiainsection

ENROLLED ORIGINAL
412(a)oftheDistrictofColumbiaHomeRuleAct,approvedDecember24,1973(87Stat.788;D.C.OfficialCode§1-204.12(a)).
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Councilof theDistrictof Columbia

DistrictgfColumbjaAPPROVEDJULY 11, 2025

DocketNo.826-0289
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RECORDEDVOTEONREQUEST
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COUNCILOF THE DISTRICTOF COLUMBIA
WASHINGTON,DC,20004
FinalReading,CC
July1,2025
‘Approved

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CChaiimanMendetson|X Henderson x Pinto
Allen x LewisGeorge| X R.White
Bonds x McDuffie x
Felder x Nadeau x
Frumin x Patker x
X-IndicateVote AB Absent NV--Present,NotVoting Rec-Recused
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