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PR26-0091 • 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 Declaration Resolution 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 Declaration Resolution of 2025

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
2025-03-14
Official status
Approved
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not provide specific details on how funds will be allocated beyond the total cost.

Emergency Resolution for University Contract

This emergency resolution allows the University of the District of Columbia to enter into a multiyear contract with CDW Government, LLC/Coastal Cloud to implement Salesforce as its customer relationship management system.

What This Bill Does

  • Allows the University of the District of Columbia to sign a contract with CDW Government, LLC/Coastal Cloud for $4.2 million over two years.
  • Approves Change Order 1 and Phase I of the project, which costs $1.2 million for one year.

Who It Names or Affects

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

Terms To Know

Change Order
A modification to a contract that changes the scope or terms of the original agreement.
Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system
Software used by businesses and organizations to manage interactions with current and potential customers.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The resolution does not specify how the funds will be allocated beyond the total cost.
  • It is unclear what happens if the emergency circumstances do not resolve as expected.

Bill History

  1. 2025-03-14 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Resolution R26-0045, Effective from Mar 04, 2025 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 002668

  2. 2025-03-04 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

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

  3. 2025-03-04 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Legislative Meeting

  4. 2025-03-04 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Approved with Resolution Number R26-0045

  5. 2025-02-26 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    PR26-0091 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 Declaration Resolution of 2025

Current Bill Text

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ENROLLED ORIGINAL

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A RESOLUTION

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IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

March 4, 2025

To declare the existence of an emergency with respect to the need to approve the proposed
Change Order 1 and 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 to
implement Salesforce as the enterprise-wide customer relationship management platform.

RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
resolution may be cited as the “University of the District of Columbia 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 Declaration Resolution of 2025”.

Sec. 2. (a) The University of the District of Columbia proposes to enter into a multiyear
contract with CDW Government, LLC/Coastal Cloud for development continuity and to support
continuation of the University’s customer relation management (“CRM”) system, Salesforce.
The CRM will enhance the University’s recruitment and admission of students, marketing, and
communications activities.
(b) Phase I of the project with CDW Government, LLC/Coastal Cloud, including Change
Order 1, is a total cost of $1,200,542 for a one-year period, and Phase II of the project is a
multiyear contract with a firm fixed price of $3 million for a 19-month period of performance.
The total cost of the CRM contract is $4,200,542.
(c) Without emergency Council approval, the University will not be able to continue to
overhaul its recruitment, marketing, and communications activities systems aimed at increasing
and maintaining enrollment.

Sec. 3. The Council of the District of Columbia determines that the circumstances
enumerated in section 2 constitute emergency circumstances making it necessary that the
University of the District of Columbia 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 be adopted
after a single reading.

ENROLLED ORIGINAL

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Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately.