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PR26-0580 • 2025

Contract No. CW127336 with Compost Crew, Inc. Approval and Payment Authorization Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2026

Contract No. CW127336 with Compost Crew, Inc. Approval and Payment Authorization Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2026

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
2026-04-10
Official status
Approved
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not provide details on how this resolution affects future contracts or similar situations, leaving some uncertainty in these areas.

Emergency Resolution for Compost Crew Contract

This emergency resolution allows the District to approve and pay for a contract with Compost Crew, Inc., which provides organic waste collection services.

What This Bill Does

  • Approves Contract No. CW127336 between the Office of Contracting and Procurement (OCP) and Compost Crew, Inc.
  • Authorizes payment for goods and services provided under this contract from January 15, 2026 to January 14, 2027.
  • Corrects an error in Compost Crew's initial proposal regarding subcontracting requirements.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The District of Columbia government and its residents who benefit from organic waste collection services.
  • Compost Crew, Inc., which provides these services under the contract.

Terms To Know

Emergency Resolution
A type of legislation that allows for quick action to address urgent situations.
Subcontracting Plan
A plan by a contractor to subcontract parts of the work to other businesses, often with requirements to support small or certified business enterprises.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The resolution only addresses the specific contract and does not change general procurement rules.
  • It is unclear how this emergency situation will affect future contracts or similar situations.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-10 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Resolution R26-0370, Effective from Mar 31, 2026 Published in DC Register Vol 73 and Page 005888

  2. 2026-03-31 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Retained by the Council with comments from the Committee on Public Works and Operations

  3. 2026-03-31 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Legislative Meeting

  4. 2026-03-31 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Approved with Resolution Number R26-0370

  5. 2026-03-17 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    PR26-0580 Introduced by Chairman Mendelson at Office of the Secretary

Official Summary Text

Contract No. CW127336 with Compost Crew, Inc. Approval and Payment Authorization Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2026

Current Bill Text

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ENROLLED ORIGINAL

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A RESOLUTION

26-370

IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

March 31, 2026

To declare the existence of an emergency with respect to the need to approve Contract No.
CW127336 with Compost Crew, 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 “Contract No. CW127336 with Compost Crew, Inc. Approval and
Payment Authorization Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2026”.

Sec. 2. (a) There exists an immediate need to approve Contract No. CW127336 with
Compost Crew, Inc. and to authorize payment for the goods and services received and to be
received under the contract.
(b) On January 15, 2025, the Office of Contracting and Procurement (“OCP”), on behalf
of the Department of Public Works, executed a letter contract (Contract No. CW127336) with
Compost Crew, Inc. in the not-to-exceed amount of $1 million to provide organic waste
collection, hauling, and processing services from single-family residential households in the
District, including the provision of waste bins to participating households.
(c) According to the terms of the letter contract, OCP must definitize Contract No.
CW127336 by April 15, 2025, for the period of January 15, 2026 through January 14, 2027. The
not-to-exceed amount of Contract No. CW127336 is $4,120,588.45 and the minimum amount is
$117.35.
(d) It has come to the attention of OCP that Compost Crew, Inc.’s contract proposal for
Contract No. CW127336 should have been rejected as non-responsive because it failed clearly to
confirm in its subcontracting plan that 35% of the base year contract price would be
subcontracted to small business enterprises and certified business enterprises as required by
section 2346(d)(1),(3) and (e) of the Small and Certified Business Enterprise Development and
Assistance Act of 2005, effective October 20, 2005 (D.C. Law 16-33; D.C. Official Code § 2-
218.46(d)(1),(3) and (e)). The Office of the Attorney General has requested the subject
legislation to correct this error.
ENROLLED ORIGINAL

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(e) Council approval is now necessary to allow the continuation of these vital services.
Without this approval, Compost Crew, Inc. cannot be paid for goods and services provided in
excess of $1 million for the period from January 15, 2026, through January 14, 2027.

Sec. 3. The Council determines that the circumstances enumerated in section 2 constitute
emergency circumstances making it necessary that the Contract No. CW127336 with Compost
Crew, Inc. Approval and Payment Authorization Emergency Act of 2026 be adopted after a
single reading.

Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately.