PR26-0292 • 2025

Contract No. DCRL-2024-C-0051 with The Hospital for Sick Children Pediatric Center Approval and Payment Authorization Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2025

Children Healthcare

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: 2025-10-03
Official status: Approved
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details about the continuation of services beyond the approval and payment authorization.

Emergency Approval for Hospital Contract

This resolution allows the District of Columbia to approve and pay for a contract with The Hospital for Sick Children Pediatric Center, which provides in-patient respite care services for medically fragile children.

What This Bill Does

Approves Contract No. DCRL-2024-C-0051 between the Child and Family Services Agency (CFSA) and The Hospital for Sick Children Pediatric Center.
Authorizes payment for goods and services provided under this contract, which includes in-patient respite care for medically fragile children.
Increases the total not-to-exceed amount of the contract to $3,663,625.74 after several modifications and extensions.
Requires Council approval because the value of the contract exceeds $1 million over a 12-month period.

Who It Names or Affects

The Child and Family Services Agency (CFSA) in the District of Columbia
The Hospital for Sick Children Pediatric Center
Medically fragile children who receive care from The Hospital for Sick Children Pediatric Center

Terms To Know

Emergency Letter Contract: A temporary agreement used when there is an urgent need to provide services or goods.
Not-to-exceed amount: The maximum total cost allowed for a contract.

Limits and Unknowns

This resolution only applies to the specific contract with The Hospital for Sick Children Pediatric Center.
It does not cover other contracts or services provided by different hospitals or agencies.
The exact amount of payment authorized is based on the total not-to-exceed amount set in the contract.

Bill History

2025-10-03 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Resolution R26-0188, Effective from Sep 17, 2025 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 010624
2025-09-17 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Retained by the Council with comments from the Committee on Youth Affairs
2025-09-17 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Legislative Meeting
2025-09-17 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Approved with Resolution Number R26-0188
2025-09-16 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
PR26-0292 Introduced by Chairman Mendelson at Office of the Secretary

Official Summary Text

Contract No. DCRL-2024-C-0051 with The Hospital for Sick Children Pediatric Center Approval and Payment Authorization Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2025

Current Bill Text

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ENROLLED ORIGINAL

A RESOLUTION

26-188

IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

September 17, 2025

To declare the existence of an emergency with respect to the need to approve Contract No.
DCRL-2024-C-0051, 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 “Contract No. DCRL-2024-C-0051 with The Hospital for Sick
Children Pediatric Center Approval and Payment Authorization Emergency Declaration
Resolution of 2025”.

Sec. 2. (a) There exists an immediate need to approve Contract No. DCRL-2024-C-0051
and to authorize payment for the goods and services received and to be received under the
contract.
(b) On August 20, 2024, the Child and Family Services Agency (“CFSA”), executed an
emergency Letter Contract with The Hospital for Sick Children Pediatric Center to provide in-
patient respite care services for medically fragile CFSA youth in the not-to-exceed amount of
$900,277.20.
(c) Modification No. M001 extended the period of performance through November 16,
2024, and decreased the not-to-exceed amount of the contract by $7,504.62 to a total not-to-
exceed amount of $892,772.58.
(d) Modification No. M002 extended the period of performance through December 9,
2024, and increased the contract by $69,519.25 to a total not-to-exceed amount of 955,291.83.
(e) On December 9, 2024, Letter Contract DCRL-2025-H-0022 was issued in a total not-
to-exceed amount of $987,804.15.
(f) On February 26, 2025, Letter Contract DCRL-2025-H-0040 was issued in a total not-
to-exceed amount of $990,304.92.
(g) Contract Nos. DCRL-2024-C-0051, DCRL-2025-H-0022, and DCRL-2025-C-0040
were combined into a single definitized contract, designated Contract No. DCRL-2024-C-0051,
which incorporated and superseded the previous letter contracts, extended the period of
performance through August 19, 2025, and increased the not-to-exceed amount by $730,224.84
to a total not-to-exceed amount of $3,663,625.74.
ENROLLED ORIGINAL

(h) Council approval is necessary because the value of the contract is more than $1
million during a 12-month period.
(i) Council approval is necessary to allow the continuation of these vital services.
Without Council approval, The Hospital for Sick Children Pediatric Center cannot be paid for
goods and services provided in excess of $1 million for the period August 20, 2024, through
August 19, 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
Contract No. DCRL-2024-C-0051 with The Hospital for Sick Children Pediatric Center
Approval and Payment Authorization Emergency Act of 2025 be adopted after a single reading.

Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately.