B 26-0144 Legislature · 26th Council Period (2025-2026)

Change Order 1 & Multiyear Contract No. PO-GF-2024-P-0144-BB by and between the University of the District of Columbia and CDW Government, LLC/Coastal Cloud Approval and Payment Authorization Emergency Act of 2025

This bill approves a $274,409.60 change order and a $3,000,000 multiyear contract for the University of the District of Columbia (UDC) to continue implementing Salesforce as its enterprise-wide customer relationship management (CRM) system. It directly affects UDC by authorizing a total of $4,200,542 to complete Phase I (including the change order) and fund Phase II of the CRM project, which supports recruitment, admissions, marketing, and communications. The contract covers development continuity through September 2026, with Phase I ending in June 2025 and Phase II running from March 2025 to September 2026. This is a procedural budget authorization, not a policy change.
Sub-Topics: Higher Education
Bill status signed all 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
Council Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Feb 26, 2025 Signed Mar 24, 2025
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What changed between versions

Introduction → Enrollment · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill text was converted from a draft introduction letter to an enrolled original version, indicating it has passed the Council and is awaiting final executive approval. The core policy content regarding the Salesforce contract approval remains substantively unchanged, though the legal citation in Section 2 was modified to remove a reference to the Procurement Practices Reform Act's requirements, likely to streamline emergency approval. The effective date section was updated to clarify the 90-day emergency act timeline and include the Mayor's approval step.
Scope change
The bill's scope regarding the contract approval and funding amounts remains unchanged. The only substantive legal modification is the removal of a reference to section 202 of the Procurement Practices Reform Act in the legal authority section, which may affect the procedural requirements for emergency procurement.
REQUIREMENT

Section 2 was modified to remove the reference to section 202 of the Procurement Practices Reform Act of 2010, which previously required compliance with procurement standards. The amendment now states 'notwithstanding the requirements' of this section, suggesting the emergency act bypasses standard procurement review processes.

TIMELINE

Section 4 was expanded to specify that the act remains in effect for no longer than 90 days from approval, as required by emergency act provisions in the Home Rule Act, and explicitly includes the Mayor's approval step in the effective date process.

TECHNICAL

The document format changed from a draft introduction letter to an enrolled original version, adding signature lines for the Council Chairman and Mayor, indicating the bill has completed Council passage and is ready for executive action.

Floor votes · Council Mar 4, 2025

How they voted

12–0
Passed
Total votes 12
Mar 4, 2025
D Democratic10
10 Yea
100% Yea
I Independent2
2 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
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Key actions
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Mar 4, 2025
Council · Passed
Council Vote: pass (12-0)
council
Mar 4, 2025
Committee
Retained by the Council with comments from the Committee of the Whole
legislature
Feb 26, 2025
Introduced
B26-0144 Introduced by Chairman Mendelson at Office of the Secretary
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1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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Phil Mendelson
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