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PR26-0419 • 2025

Modification Nos. M0015, M0016, and M0017 to Contract No. CW100384 with Community of Hope, Inc. Approval and Payment Authorization Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2025

Modification Nos. M0015, M0016, and M0017 to Contract No. CW100384 with Community of Hope, Inc. Approval and Payment Authorization Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2025

Housing
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
2025-12-12
Official status
Approved
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not specify what happens if Community of Hope, Inc., cannot be paid for services due to lack of approval.

Emergency Resolution for Contract Modifications

This resolution allows the District of Columbia to approve modifications M0015, M0016, and M0017 to a contract with Community of Hope, Inc., and authorizes payment for services related to Permanent Supportive Housing III program case management.

What This Bill Does

  • Approves modification M0015 to the contract for July through November 2025, allowing an additional $834,209.35.
  • Approves modification M0016 to extend services in December 2025 without extra cost.
  • Proposes modification M0017 to cover remaining option year and increases the contract amount by $1,338,131.95.
  • Requires Council approval because the modifications increase the total contract value over $1 million within a year.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Community of Hope, Inc., which provides case management services under the Permanent Supportive Housing III program.
  • The District of Columbia government and its Office of Contracting and Procurement.

Terms To Know

Permanent Supportive Housing
A type of housing that offers long-term, affordable homes for people who have experienced homelessness or other challenges.
Contract Modification
An adjustment to an existing contract that changes its terms without creating a new agreement.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The resolution only applies to the specific modifications and does not cover future adjustments unless they follow this process.
  • It is unclear what happens if Community of Hope, Inc., cannot be paid for services due to lack of approval.

Bill History

  1. 2025-12-12 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Resolution R26-0266, Effective from Dec 02, 2025 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 013892

  2. 2025-12-02 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

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

  3. 2025-12-02 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Legislative Meeting

  4. 2025-12-02 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Approved with Resolution Number R26-0266

  5. 2025-11-24 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    PR26-0419 Introduced by Chairman Mendelson at Office of the Secretary

Official Summary Text

Modification Nos. M0015, M0016, and M0017 to Contract No. CW100384 with Community of Hope, Inc. Approval and Payment Authorization Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2025

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ENROLLED ORIGINAL

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A RESOLUTION

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IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

December 2, 2025

To declare the existence of an emergency with respect to the need to approve Modification Nos.
M0015, M0016, and M0017 to Contract No. CW100384 with Community of Hope, 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. M0015, M0016, and M0017 to Contract No.
CW100384 with Community of Hope, Inc. Approval and Payment Authorization Emergency
Declaration Resolution of 2025”.

Sec. 2. (a) There exists an immediate need to approve Modification Nos. M0015, M0016,
and M0017 to Contract No. CW100384 with Community of Hope, Inc. to provide Permanent
Supportive Housing III program case management services, and to authorize payment for the
goods and services received and to be received under the contract.
(b) On June 25, 2025, by Modification No. M0015, the Office of Contracting and
Procurement (“OCP”), on behalf of the Department of Human Services, exercised a partial
option of option year 3 of the contract, for the period of July 1, 2025, through November 30,
2025, in the not-to-exceed amount of $834,209.35.
(c) On October 20, 2025, by Modification No. M0016, OCP exercised another partial
option of option year 3, for the period of December 1, 2025, through December 31, 2025, at no
additional cost.
(d) Proposed Modification No. M0017 will exercise the remainder of option year 3 and
increase the not-to-exceed amount by $1,338,131.95, to a total not-to-exceed amount of
$2,172,341.30.
(e) Under section 451(b)(1) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved
December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 803; D.C. Official Code § 1-204.51(b)(1)), 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 this approval, Community of Hope, Inc. cannot be paid for goods and services provided
in excess of $1 million for the period from July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026.
ENROLLED ORIGINAL

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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. M0015, M0016, and M0017 to Contract No. CW100384 with Community of
Hope, Inc. Approval and Payment Authorization Emergency Act of 2025 be adopted after a
single reading.

Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately.