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Proposed Contract with Ramsell Corporation to Contract No. CW94739

Proposed Contract with Ramsell Corporation to Contract No. CW94739

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at the request of the Mayor
Last action
2025-12-08
Official status
Deemed Approved
Effective date
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Proposed Contract with Ramsell Corporation

The bill proposes a contract modification for Ramsell Corporation to continue providing pharmacy benefits management services for the District's health programs from January 18, 2026, through January 17, 2027.

What This Bill Does

  • Extends the existing contract between DC Health and Ramsell Corporation for another year, from January 18, 2026, through January 17, 2027.
  • Sets a maximum spending limit of $13,500,000 for this extension period.
  • Continues the provision of pharmacy benefits management services for specific health programs in the District.

Who It Names or Affects

  • DC Health and Ramsell Corporation
  • People who use the District’s Aids Drug Assistance Program, Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP), Post-exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) program, and Medication Assisted Therapy (MAT)

Terms To Know

Pharmacy Benefit Management System
A system that manages prescription drug benefits for health programs.
Not-to-exceed amount
The maximum amount of money that can be spent on a contract or project.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The exact services and details of the contract are not fully described in the provided summary.
  • It is unclear if there will be further modifications beyond this option year four.

Bill History

  1. 2025-12-08 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Retained by the Council with comments from the Committee on Health

  2. 2025-12-05 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    CA26-0537 Introduced by Chairman Mendelson at Office of the Secretary

Official Summary Text

Proposed Contract with Ramsell Corporation to Contract No. CW94739

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MURIEL BOWSER
MAYOR

December 5, 2025

The Honorable Phil Mendelson
Chairman
Council of the District of Columbia
John A. Wilson Building
1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 504
Washington, DC 20004

Dear Chairman Mendelson:

Pursuant to section 451 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (D.C. Official Code § 1 -
204.51) and section 202 of the Procurement Practices Reform Act of 2010 (D.C. Official Code §
2-352.02), enclosed for consideration and approval by the Council of the District of Columbia is
proposed Modification No. M0011 to Contract No. CW94739 with Ramsell Corporation to
exercise option year four in the not-to-exceed amount of $13,500,000. The period of performance
is from January 18, 2026, through January 17, 2027.

Under the proposed modification, DC Health will continue providing a Pharmacy Benefit
Management System for the District’s Aids Drug Assistance Program, the Pre -Exposure
Prophylaxis and Post exposure Prophylaxis program, and the Medication Assisted Therapy
program.

My administration is available to discuss any questions you may have regarding the proposed
contract modification. In order to facilitate a response to any questions you may have, please have
your staff contact Marc Scott, Chief Operating Officer, Office of Contracting and Procurement, at
(202) 724-8759.

I look forward to the Council’s favorable consideration of this contract modification.

Sincerely,

Muriel Bowser

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GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Office of Contracting and Procurement

Pursuant to section 202(c) of the Procurement Practices Reform Act of 2010, as amended, D.C.
Official Code § 2-352.02(c), the following contract summary is provided:

COUNCIL CONTRACT SUMMARY
(Option Year Contract)

(A) Contract Number: CW94739
Modification M0011

Proposed Contractor: Ramsell Corporation

Contract Amount: Not-to-exceed (NTE) $13,500,000

Term of Contract: January 18, 2026, through January 17, 2027
(Option Period Four)

Type of Contract: Firm Fixed Price with a Cost Reimbursement Component

(B) Identifying number of the underlying contract, including the identifiers assigned to the
underlying contract by the Council for the base period and any subsequent option periods:

Base Period Amount: NTE $7,514,944
Council Approval: CA24-0362

Option Period One Amount: NTE $7,530,851.32
Council Approval: R25-0085
Option Period Two Amount: NTE $9,547,235.86
Council Approval: CA25-0876

Option Period Three Amount: NTE $13,500,000
Council Approval: CA26-0245

Option Period Four Amount: NTE $13,500,000

(C) A certification that the Citywide Clean Hands database indicates that the proposed contractor
is current with its District taxes. If the Citywide Clean Hands Database indicates that the
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proposed contractor is not current with its District taxes, either: (1) a certification that the
contractor has worked out and is current with a payment schedule approved by the District;
or (2) a certification that the contractor will be current with its District taxes after the District
recovers any outstanding debt as provided under D.C. Official Code § 2-353.01(b):

The Citywide Clean Hands database indicates the contractor is current with its District taxes.

(D) A statement that the proposed contract is within the appropriated budget authority for the
agency for the fiscal year and is consistent with the financial plan and budget adopted in
accordance with D.C. Official Code §§ 47-392.01 and 47-392.02:

The Office of the Chief Financial Officer has certified that funding is consistent with the applicable
financial plan and budget.
1101 4th Street, SW
Washington, DC 20024
Date of Notice: October 28, 2025 L0015182806Notice Number:
FEIN: **-***4229
Case ID: 18747763

Government of the District of Columbia
Office of the Chief Financial Officer
Office of Tax and Revenue
RAMSELL CORPORATION
2300 CLAYTON RD STE 1490
CONCORD CA 94520-2197

Branch Chief, Collection and Enforcement Administration
Authorized By Melinda Jenkins
To validate this certificate, please visit MyTax.DC.gov. On the MyTax DC homepage, click the
“Validate a Certificate of Clean Hands” hyperlink under the Clean Hands section.
CERTIFICATE OF CLEAN HANDS
As reported in the Clean Hands system, the above referenced individual/entity has no outstanding
liability with the District of Columbia Office of Tax and Revenue or the Department of Employment
Services. As of the date above, the individual/entity has complied with DC Code § 47-2862, therefore
this Certificate of Clean Hands is issued.
TITLE 47. TAXATION, LICENSING, PERMITS, ASSESSMENTS, AND FEES
CHAPTER 28 GENERAL LICENSE
SUBCHAPTER II. CLEAN HANDS BEFORE RECEIVING A LICENSE OR PERMIT
D.C. CODE § 47-2862 (2006)
§ 47-2862 PROHIBITION AGAINST ISSUANCE OF LICENSE OR PERMIT
1101 4th Street SW, Suite W270, Washington, DC 20024/Phone: (202) 724-5045/MyTax.DC.gov

COPY
FY
2026
* * * Government of the District of Columbia
Office of the Chief Financial Officer
Department of Health
MEMORANDUM
TO: Nancy Hapeman
Chief Procurement Officer
Office of Contracting and Procurement
THRU: Delicia V. Moore Delicia V.
Associate Chief FinMQQr�fficer
Human Support Services Cluster
Digitally signed by Delicia
V.Moore
Date: 2025.10.27 15:04:32
-04'00'
FROM: Adreana Deane
Agency Fiscal Officer
Department of Health
Adreana A.
Deane
Digitally signed by
Adreana A. Deane
Date: 2025.10.27 14:38:56
-04'00'
DATE: October 27, 2025
* * *WE ARE
WASHINGTON
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SUBJECT: Certification of Funding Availability for Ramsell, Contract #CW94739
The Office of the Chief Financial Officer hereby certifies that the sum of $8,519,508.80 is
included in the District's Federal Grant Budget and Financial Plan for Fiscal Year 2026,
contingent upon approval of the following: a budget authority establishment request for federal
grant award 2002846 based on FY25 carryover; a budget authority increase request for federal
grant award 2001810 based on FY25 carryover; and a budget authority increase request based on
fund balance for special purpose revenue fund 1060188, under which funds must be spent by law
for services such as those provided by this contract. The contract funds costs are associated with
the Department of Health's contract with Ramsell to provide pharmacy benefits management,
prescriptions drug payments, and health insurance premium services. An additional
$4,980,491.20 of funding for Fiscal Year 2027 is dependent on a final approved budget. This
certification supports the Ramsell contract during the period from January 18, 2026 to January
17, 2027 for a total of $13,500,000.00. The fund allocation is as follows:
Vendor: Ramsell, LLC
F" I Y 2026 1sca ear
Agency Fund
Code
HCO 4020002
Program
700035
Cost
Center
70079
Contract#: CW94739
un ID! erm : to F d" P . d 01/18/26 03/31/26
Account Award Project Task/Sub
task
7132001 2001810 200824 30.60
2201 Shannon Place SE• 4th Floor• Washington, D.C. 20020 • Phone (202) 442-5955
Amount
$1,272,000.00
FiscalYear2026 FundingPeriod:10/01/25to03/31/26

FY Agency| Fund| Program| Cost| Account| Award| Project| TasW/Sub| AmountCode Center task
2026| Hco [4020002| 700035| 70079| 7132001[2002846| 203255| 30.60| $1,155,792.0
FiscalYear2026 FundingPeriod:01/18/26to09/30/26FY | Agency| Fund| Program| Cost| Account| Award| Project| Task/Sub| AmountCode Center task
2026| HCO [1060188| 700035| 70078| 7132001| 6000037__|202184| 30.61 $789,849.81
FiscalYear2026 FundingPeriod:04/01/2026to09/30/2026FY Agency| Fund| Program| Cost| Account| Award| Project| Task/Sub| AmountCode Center task2026| co [4020002| 700035__|70079| 7132001[2002353__|200824| 30.60__|_$5,301,867.01
TOTALFY2026: $8,519,508.80
FiscalYear2027 FundingPeriod:10/01/2026to01/17/2027FY | Agency| Fund| Program| Cost| Account| Award| Project| Task/Sub| AmountCode Center task
2027| HCo [1060188| 700035| 70078| 7132001| 6000037_|202184| 30.61 $900,000.01
2027| HCo [4020002| 700035| 70079| 7132001[2002353| 200824| 30.60| $4,080,491.2
TOTALFY2027: $4,980,491.20
UponapprovaloftheDistrict’sLocalBudgetandFinancialPlanbyCouncilandtheMayorandcompletionofthethirty-dayCongressionallayover,fundswillbesufficienttopayforfeesandcostsassociatedwiththecontract.Thereisnofiscalimpactassociatedwiththecontract,
Shouldyouhaveanyquestions,pleasecontactmeat202-442-9222.

2201ShannonPlaceSE+4 Floor»Washington,D.C.20020+Phone(202)442-5955

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION / MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT 1. Contract Number Page of Pages

CW94739
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2. Amendment/Modification Number 3. Effective Date 4. Requisition/Purchase Request No. 5. Solicitation Caption
M0011

January 18, 2026

DOH HAHSTA PBMS
6. Issued by: Code HCONM 7. Administered by (If other than line 6)
The District of Columbia
Office of Contracting and Procurement
441 4th Street, NW, suite 700 South
Washington, DC 20001
Department of Health
2201 Shannon Place, SE
Washington DC 20020

8. Name and Address of Contractor (No. Street, city, county, state and zip code)
Ramsell Corporation
200 Webster Street, Ste. 200
Oakland CA 94607
Point of Contact: Sophia Byndloss
Email: sbyndloss@ramsellcorp.com
9A. Amendment of Solicitation No.

9B. Dated (See Item 11)

X
10A. Modification of Contract/Order No.
CW94739

Code

Facility

10B. Dated (See Item 13)
January 18, 2022
11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS
The above numbered solicitation is amended as set forth in item 14. The hour and date specified for receipt of Offers is extended. is not extended.
Offers must acknowledge receipt of this amendment prior to the hour and date specified in the solicitation or as amended, by one of the following methods: (a)
By completing Items 8 and 15 and returning one (1) copy of the amendment: (b) By acknowledging receipt of this amendment on each copy of the offer
submitted; or (c) BY separate letter or fax which includes a reference to the solicitation and amendment number. FAILURE OF YOUR ACKNOWLEDGMENT
TO BE RECEIVED AT THE PLACE DESIGNATED FOR THE RECEIPT OF OFFERS PRIOR TO THE HOUR AND DATE SPECIFIED MAY RESULT IN
REJECTION OF YOUR OFFER. If by virtue of this amendment you desire to change an offer already submitted, such may be made by letter or fax, provided
each letter or telegram makes reference to the solicitation and this amendment, and is received prior to the opening hour and date specified.
12. Accounting and Appropriation Data (If Required)
13. THIS ITEM APPLIES ONLY TO MODIFICATIONS OF CONTRACTS/ORDERS,
IT MODIFIES THE CONTRACT/ORDER NO. AS DESCRIBED IN ITEM 14
A. This change order is issued pursuant to (Specify Authority): 27 DCMR, CHPATER 36; Section 3601.2(b). The changes set forth in Item 14 are
made in the contract/order no. in Item 10A
B. The above numbered contract/order is modified to reflect the administrative changes (such as changes in paying office, appropriation data
etc.) set forth in item 14, pursuant to the authority of 27 DCMR, Chapter 36, Section 3601.2.
C. This supplemental agreement is entered into pursuant to authority of: DC Official Code 2-354-04 and 27 DCMR 3601.2 Mutual Agreement of
Parties
X D. Other (Specify type of modification and authority) 27 DCMR, Chapter 20, Section 2008 Exercise of Options
E. IMPORTANT: Contractor is not is required to sign this document and return ______ copy to the issuing office.
14. Description of Amendment/Modification (Organized by UCF Section headings, including solicitation/contract subject matter where feasible.)

A. Pursuant to Section F.2 “Option to Extend the Term of the Contract”, the District hereby exercises the Option Period Four
from January 18, 2026 through January 17, 2027.

B. The total contract ceiling for option year four shall not exceed $13,500,000.

C. Revise Section J.2, to Incorporate Wage Determination No.:2015-4281, Revision No.: 34, dated 7/8/2025.

D. The Living Wage Act Notice referenced for 2025 is attached and hereby incorporated in the contract as revised Attachment
J.5

E. The Live Wage Act Fact Sheet for 2025 is attached and hereby incorporated in the contract as revised Attachment J.5.

F. The Notice of Prohibition of Sexual Harassment in the Workplace is attached and hereby incorporated as Attachment J.10.
Except as provided herein, all terms and conditions of the document is referenced in Item 9A or 10A remain unchanged and in full force and effect.
15A. Name and Title of Signer (Type or print) 16A. Name of Contracting Officer

Monica Bailey Delissaint
15B. Name of Contractor

(Signature of person authorized to sign)
15C. Date Signed 16B. District of Columbia

(Signature of Contracting Officer)
16C. Date Signed