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PR26-0164 • 2025

Modification Nos. 15, 16, 17, 17a, 17b, 17c, and 18 to Contract No. CW98887 with Great American Corporation Approval and Payment Authorization Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2025

Modification Nos. 15, 16, 17, 17a, 17b, 17c, and 18 to Contract No. CW98887 with Great American Corporation 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 dates and details of each modification are not summarized in plain language but are included in the official text.

Emergency Resolution for Contract Modifications

This resolution allows the District of Columbia to approve modifications to an existing contract with Great American Corporation and authorize payments exceeding $1 million.

What This Bill Does

  • Approves seven modifications (Nos. 15, 16, 17, 17a, 17b, 17c, and 18) to Contract No. CW98887 with Great American Corporation.
  • Extends the period of performance for option year 2 through May 15, 2025.
  • Increases the contract's not-to-exceed amount from $3,062,639.53 to $4,841,171.40.
  • Authorizes payment for goods and services provided under the contract.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The District of Columbia government
  • Great American Corporation

Terms To Know

Not-to-exceed (NTE) amount
A limit set on a contract that specifies the maximum amount to be paid.
Option year
An additional period of time during which services or goods can be provided under an existing contract.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The resolution only applies to specific modifications and does not cover future changes.
  • It is necessary for the Council's approval due to the increase in contract value exceeding $1 million within a year.

Bill History

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

    Resolution R26-0084, Effective from Apr 01, 2025 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 004090

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

    Retained by the Council with comments from the Committee on Executive Administration and Labor

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

    Legislative Meeting

  4. 2025-04-01 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Approved with Resolution Number R26-0084

  5. 2025-03-26 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    PR26-0164 Introduced by Chairman Mendelson at Office of the Secretary

Official Summary Text

Modification Nos. 15, 16, 17, 17a, 17b, 17c, and 18 to Contract No. CW98887 with Great American Corporation Approval and Payment Authorization Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2025

Current Bill Text

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ENROLLED ORIGINAL

A RESOLUTION

26-84

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.
15, 16, 17, 17a, 17b, 17c, and 18 to Contract No. CW98887 with Great American
Corporation, 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. 15, 16, 17, 17a, 17b, 17c, and 18 to Contract
No. CW98887 with Great American Corporation Approval and Payment Authorization
Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2025”.

Sec. 2. (a) There exists an immediate need to approve Modifications Nos. 15, 16, 17, 17a,
17b, 17c, and 18 to Contract No. CW98887 with Great American Corporation, and to authorize
payment for the goods and services received and to be received under the contract.
(b) On November 13, 2024, via Modification No. 15, the Office of Contracting and
Procurement (“OCP”), on behalf of the Department of Aging and Community Living, extended
the period of performance of option year 2 through January 16, 2025, and increased the not-to-
exceed (“NTE”) amount by $490,000, to $2,572,639.53.
(c) On November 25, 2024, via Modification No. 16, OCP deleted the price schedules of
option years 2, 3, and 4 and replaced them with revised price schedules.
(d) On December 5, 2024, via Modification No. 17, OCP extended the period of
performance of option year 2 through February 7, 2025.
(e) On January 16, 2025, via Modification No. 17a, OCP extended the period of
performance of option year 2 through March 7, 2025, and increased the NTE amount by
$490,000, to $3,062,639.53.
(f) On February 19, 2025, via Modification No. 17b, OCP extended the period of
performance of option year 2 through April 4, 2025, and revised the price schedules of option
years 2, 3, and 4.
(g) On February 21, 2025, via Modification No. 17c, OCP increased the NTE amount of
option year 2 by $20,000, to $3,082,639.53.
(h) Modification No. 18 will fully exercise option year 2, extend the period of
performance of option year 2 through May 15, 2025, and increase the NTE amount by
$1,758,531.87, to $4,841,171.40.
(i) 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

(j) Council approval is necessary to allow the continuation of these vital services.
Without Council approval, Great American Corporation cannot be paid for goods and services
provided in excess of $1 million for the period from May 16, 2024, through May 15, 2025.

Sec. 3. The Council determines that the circumstances enumerated in section 2 constitute
emergency circumstances making it necessary that the Modification Nos. 15, 16, 17, 17a, 17b,
17c, and 18 to Contract No. CW98887 with Great American Corporation Approval and Payment
Authorization Emergency Act of 2025 be adopted after a single reading.

Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately.