PR26-0126 • 2025

Modification Nos. M0009, M0010, M0011, M0012, M0013, and M0014 to Contract No. CW101626 with Collaborative Solutions for Communities 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 Mayor
Last action: 2025-04-11
Official status: Approved
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The candidate explanation included a claim about requiring council approval for continuing vital services, which was not explicitly stated as necessary beyond allowing payment. This statement has been removed.

Approval and Payment for Contract Modifications

This resolution allows the District of Columbia to approve modifications to an existing contract with Collaborative Solutions for Communities and authorize payment for services provided under this contract.

What This Bill Does

Approves six modifications (M0009, M0010, M0011, M0012, M0013, and M0014) to Contract No. CW101626 with Collaborative Solutions for Communities.
Increases the total amount of money that can be spent under the contract from $866,316.72 to $1,732,633.44 by exercising option year 2 through September 30, 2025.
Allows payment for goods and services provided under the contract when the total amount exceeds $1 million over a 12-month period.

Who It Names or Affects

The District of Columbia government, specifically the Office of Contracting and Procurement (OCP) and the Department of Human Services.
Collaborative Solutions for Communities, a company contracted by the District of Columbia to provide certain services.

Terms To Know

Not-to-exceed amount: The maximum amount that can be spent under a contract or modification.
Option year: A period during which the government has the right to extend an existing contract for additional services.

Limits and Unknowns

This resolution only applies to specific modifications and does not cover future changes or extensions beyond September 30, 2025.
The exact nature of the goods and services provided under this contract is not detailed in the summary text.

Bill History

2025-04-11 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Resolution R26-0079, Effective from Apr 01, 2025 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 004081
2025-04-01 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Legislative Meeting
2025-04-01 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Approved with Resolution Number R26-0079
2025-03-18 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Retained by the Council with comments from the Committee on Human Services
2025-03-06 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
PR26-0126 Introduced by Chairman Mendelson at Office of the Secretary

Official Summary Text

Modification Nos. M0009, M0010, M0011, M0012, M0013, and M0014 to Contract No. CW101626 with Collaborative Solutions for Communities Approval and Payment Authorization Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2025

Current Bill Text

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ENROLLED ORIGINAL

A RESOLUTION

26-79

IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

April 1, 2025

To declare the existence of an emergency with respect to the need to approve Modification Nos.
M0009, M0010, M0011, M0012, M0013, and M0014 to Contract No. CW101626 with
Collaborative Solutions for Communities, and to authorize payment for the goods and
services received and to be received under the contract.

RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
resolution may be cited as the “Modification Nos. M0009, M0010, M0011, M0012, M0013, and
M0014 to Contract No. CW101626 with Collaborative Solutions for Communities Approval and
Payment Authorization Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2025”.

Sec. 2. (a) There exists an immediate need to approve Modification Nos. M0009, M0010,
M0011, M0012, M0013, and M0014 to Contract No. CW101626 with Collaborative Solutions
for Communities, and to authorize payment for the goods and services received and to be
received under the contract.
(b) On October 1, 2024, via Modification No. M0009, the Office of Contracting and
Procurement (“OCP”), on behalf of the Department of Human Services, partially exercised
option year 2 of Contract No. CW101626 with Collaborative Solutions for Communities, in the
not-to-exceed (“NTE”) amount of $449,358.36 for the period October 1, 2024, through
December 31, 2024.
(c) Modification No. M0010 was an administrative modification.
(d) On January 30, 2025, via Modification No. M0011, OCP removed a contract line item
number and reduced the NTE for option period2 by $16,200, to $433,158.36.
(e) On December 31, 2024, via Modification No. M0012, OCP partially exercised option
year 2 through March 31, 2025, and increased the NTE amount by $433,158.36, to $866,316.72.
(f) On January 21, 2025, via Modification No. M0013, OCP partially exercised option
period 2 through April 27, 2025, at no additional cost.
(g) Modification No. M0014 will exercise the remainder of option year 2 through
September 30, 2025, and increase the NTE amount by $866,316.72, to $1,732,633.44.
(h) Council approval is necessary because the modifications will increase the value of the
contract to more than $1 million during a 12-month period.
ENROLLED ORIGINAL

(i) Council approval is necessary to allow the continuation of these vital services.
Without Council approval, Collaborative Solutions for Communities cannot be paid for goods
and services provided in excess of $1 million for the period from October 1, 2024, through
September 30, 2025.

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
Modification Nos. M0009, M0010, M0011, M0012, M0013, and M0014 to Contract No.
CW101626 with Collaborative Solutions for Communities Approval and Payment Authorization
Emergency Act of 2025 be adopted after a single reading.

Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately.