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PR26-0127 • 2025

Modification Nos. M0008, M0009, M0010, M0011, M0012, and M0013 to Contract No. CW101233 with My Sister’s Place, Inc. Approval and Payment Authorization Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2025

Modification Nos. M0008, M0009, M0010, M0011, M0012, and M0013 to Contract No. CW101233 with My Sister’s Place, Inc. 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 exact services provided by My Sister's Place, Inc., under the contract are not specified beyond being related to human welfare.

Emergency Resolution for Contract Modifications

This resolution allows the District of Columbia to approve and fund modifications to an existing contract with My Sister's Place, Inc., which provides services related to human welfare.

What This Bill Does

  • Approves six modifications (M0008 through M0013) to a contract between the District of Columbia and My Sister's Place, Inc.
  • Increases the total amount that can be spent under the contract from $423,702.63 to $1,694,810.52 over several months in 2024 and 2025.
  • Allows for payment of goods and services provided by My Sister's Place, Inc., up to the new total amount.
  • Requires Council approval because the modifications increase the contract value above $1 million within a year.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The District of Columbia government
  • My Sister's Place, Inc., which provides services under the contract

Terms To Know

Modification
A change made to an existing contract.
Not-to-exceed (NTE) amount
The maximum amount that can be spent under a contract or modification.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This resolution only covers the specific modifications and does not address other aspects of the contract.
  • It is unclear what services My Sister's Place, Inc., provides under this contract beyond it being related to human welfare.

Bill History

  1. 2025-04-11 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Resolution R26-0078, Effective from Apr 01, 2025 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 004079

  2. 2025-04-01 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Legislative Meeting

  3. 2025-04-01 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Approved with Resolution Number R26-0078

  4. 2025-03-18 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Retained by the Council with comments from the Committee on Human Services

  5. 2025-03-06 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    PR26-0127 Introduced by Chairman Mendelson at Office of the Secretary

Official Summary Text

Modification Nos. M0008, M0009, M0010, M0011, M0012, and M0013 to Contract No. CW101233 with My Sister’s Place, Inc. Approval and Payment Authorization Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2025

Current Bill Text

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ENROLLED ORIGINAL

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A RESOLUTION

26-78

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.
M0008, M0009, M0010, M0011, M0012, and M0013 to Contract No. CW101233 with
My Sister’s Place, Inc., 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. M0008, M0009, M0010, M0011, M0012, and
M0013 to Contract No. CW101233 with My Sister’s Place, Inc. Approval and Payment
Authorization Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2025”.

Sec. 2. (a) There exists an immediate need to approve Modification Nos. M0008, M0009,
M0010, M0011, M0012, and M0013 to Contract No. CW101233 with My Sister’s Place, Inc.,
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. M0008, the Office of Contracting and
Procurement (“OCP”), on behalf of the Department of Human Services, partially exercised
option of option year 2 of Contract No. CW101233 with My Sister’s Place, Inc., in the not-to-
exceed (“NTE”) amount of $439,902.63 for the period October 1, 2024, through
December 31, 2024.
(c) Modification No. M0009 was an administrative modification.
(d) On December 27, 2024, via Modification No. M0010, OCP reduced the NTE amount
by $16,200, to $423,702.63.
(e) On December 31, 2024, via Modification No. M0011, OCP partially exercised option
year 2 through March 31, 2025, and increased the NTE amount by $423,702.83, to $847,405.26.
(f) On January 21, 2025, via Modification No. M0012, OCP partially exercised option
period 2 through April 30, 2025.
(g) Modification No. M0013 will exercise the remainder of option year 2 through
September 30, 2025, and increase the NTE amount by $847,405.83.26, to $1,694,810.52.
(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

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(i) Council approval is necessary to allow the continuation of these vital services.
Without Council approval, My Sister’s Place, Inc. 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. M0008, M0009, M0010, M0011, M0012, and M0013 to Contract No.
CW101233 with My Sister’s Place, Inc. Approval and Payment Authorization Emergency Act of
2025 be adopted after a single reading.

Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately.