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PR26-0180 • 2025

Modification Nos. 8 and 9 to Contract No. DCAM-20-CS-RFQ-0002F with American Combustion Industries, Inc. Approval and Payment Authorization Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2025

Modification Nos. 8 and 9 to Contract No. DCAM-20-CS-RFQ-0002F with American Combustion Industries, 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
2025-05-16
Official status
Approved
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Emergency Resolution for Contract Modifications

This resolution allows the District of Columbia to approve and pay for modifications to an existing contract with American Combustion Industries, Inc., due to emergency circumstances.

What This Bill Does

  • Approves Modification No. 8 and proposed Modification No. 9 to Contract No. DCAM-20-CS-RFQ-0002F.
  • Increases the amount that can be spent under Option Year 4 of the contract from $990,000 to $10 million.
  • Requires Council approval because the modifications will increase the total value of the contract beyond $1 million in a year.
  • Allows payment for goods and services provided by American Combustion Industries, Inc., under these modifications.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The District of Columbia government
  • American Combustion Industries, Inc.

Terms To Know

Emergency Declaration Resolution
A resolution passed by the Council to address urgent situations that require immediate action.
Option Year
An additional year of service or supply under a contract, which can be extended if needed.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The exact services and goods provided by American Combustion Industries, Inc., are not detailed in the resolution.
  • This resolution only applies to the specific modifications mentioned and does not cover other contracts or situations.

Bill History

  1. 2025-05-16 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Resolution R26-0107, Effective from May 06, 2025 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 005856

  2. 2025-05-06 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Retained by the Council with comments from the Committee on Facilities

  3. 2025-05-06 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Legislative Meeting

  4. 2025-05-06 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Approved with Resolution Number R26-0107

  5. 2025-04-23 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    PR26-0180 Introduced by Chairman Mendelson at Office of the Secretary

Official Summary Text

Modification Nos. 8 and 9 to Contract No. DCAM-20-CS-RFQ-0002F with American Combustion Industries, Inc. Approval and Payment Authorization Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2025

Current Bill Text

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ENROLLED ORIGINAL

A RESOLUTION

26-107

IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

May 6, 2025

To declare the existence of an emergency with respect to the need to approve Modification No. 8
and proposed Modification No. 9 to Contract No. DCAM-20-CS-RFQ-0002F, 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. 8 and 9 to Contract No. DCAM-20-CS-RFQ-
0002F with American Combustion Industries, Inc. Approval and Payment Authorization
Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2025”.

Sec. 2. (a) There exists an immediate need to approve Modification No. 8 and proposed
Modification No. 9 to Contract No. DCAM-20-CS-RFQ-0002F, and to authorize payment for the
goods and services received and to be received under the contract.
(b) On June 6, 2024, via Modification No. 8, the Department of General Services
partially exercised Option Year 4 for the period June 8, 2024, through June 7, 2025, in the not-
to-exceed amount of $990,000.
(d) Proposed Modification No. 9 would fully exercise Option Year 4, increasing the not-
to-exceed amount by $9,010,000 to $10 million.
(e) Council approval is necessary because the modifications will increase the value of the
contract to more than $1 million during a 12-month period.
(f) Council approval is necessary to allow the continuation of these vital services.
Without Council approval, American Combustion Industries, Inc., cannot be paid for goods and
services in excess of $1 million for the period June 8, 2024, through June 7, 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. 8 and 9 to Contract No. DCAM-20-CS-RFQ-0002F with American
Combustion Industries, Inc. Approval and Payment Authorization Emergency Act of 2025 be
adopted after a single reading.

Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately.