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M
URIEL BOWSER
MAYOR
October 27, 2025
Honorable Phil Mendelson
Chairman
Council of the District of Columbia
John A. Wilson Building
1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 504
Washington, DC 20004
Dear Chairman Mendelson:
Pursuant to section 451 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (D.C. Official Code § 1-
204.51) and section 202 of the Procurement Practices Reform Act of 2010 (D.C. Official Code §
2-352.02), enclosed for consideration and approval by the Council of the District of Columbia is a
proposed resolution, “Aetna Life Insurance Company & Aetna Health, Inc. Health Benefits
Contract Emergency Approval Resolution of 2025,” and the accompanying emergency declaration
resolution, in the estimated amount of $1,576,229,125.75 for the five year base terms of the
contract.
Under the proposed multiyear contract Aetna Life Insurance Company & Aetna Health, Inc. will
provide and administer fully insured health benefits to District employees, their dependents, and
retirees, in accordance with the rules of the D.C. Employees Health Benefits Program.
My administration is available to discuss any questions you may have regarding the proposed
contract. In order to facilitate a response to any questions you may have, please have your staff
contact Marc Scott, Chief Operating Officer, Office of Contracting and Procurement, at (202) 724-
8759.
I urge the Council to take prompt and favorable action on the enclosed legislation.
Sincerely,
M
uriel Bowser
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at the request of the Mayor
8 A PROPOSED RESOLUTION
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12 IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
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17 To declare the existence of an emergency with respect to the need to approve multiyear
18 Contract Nos. CW130182 with Aetna Life Insurance Company & Aetna Health,
19 Inc. to provide and administer fully insured health benefits to District emp loyees,
20 their dependents, and retirees in accordance with the rules of the D .C . Employees
21 Health Benefits Program.
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23 RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That
24 this resolution may be cited as the "Aetna Life Insurance Company & Aetna Health, Inc.
25 Health Benefits Contract Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2025."
26 Sec. 2. (a) The Office of Contracting and Procurement, on behalf of the
27 D epartment of Human Resources, proposes to enter into the following multiyear
28 contracts to provide and administer fully insured health benefits to District emp loyees,
29 their dependents, and retirees in accordance with the rules of the D.C. Emp loyees Health
30 Benefits Program: Contract No. CW130182 with Aetna Life Insurance Company &
31 Aetna Health, Inc. ("Aetna.
32 (b) The estimated price for the five year term of Contract No. CWl 30182 with
33 Aetna is $1,576,229,125.75.
(c) Approval is necessary to allow the District to receive the benefit of these vital 1
goods and services in a timely manner from Aetna. 2
(d) These critical goods can only be obtained through awards of the multiyear 3
contract with Aetna. 4
Sec 3. The Council of the District of Columbia determines that the circumstances 5
enumerated in section 2 constitute emergency circumstances making it necessary that the 6
“Aetna Life Insurance Company & Aetna Health, Inc. Health Benefits Contract 7
Emergency Approval Resolution of 2025” be adopted after a single reading. 8
Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately. 9