4134157 Resolution 19-724, "Contract No. DHCT-HCOA-2010-C-0001 Modification Nos. M006 and M008 Approval and Payment Authorization Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2012"

A RESOLUTION

 

19-724 

 

IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

 

December 4, 2012

 

 

To declare the existence of an emergency with respect to the need to approve Modification Nos. M006 and M008 to Contract No. DHCT-HCOA-2010-C-0001 with Public Consulting Group, Inc., to operate and improve a claim- and payment-management system and to perform other administrative functions for federally reimbursable healthcare projects, and to authorize payment for the services received and to be received under these modifications.

 

RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this resolution may be cited as the “Contract No. DHCT-HCOA-2010-C-0001 Modification Nos. M006 and M008 Approval and Payment Authorization Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2012”.

 

 Sec. 2. (a)   There exists an immediate need to approve a contract modification to provide healthcare administration and payment services to the Department of Health Care Finance and partner agencies that receive Medicaid reimbursements or which are responsible for operational functions of the Medicaid Program, which serves eligible District residents.

            (b) The Office of Contracting and Procurement (“OCP”), on behalf of the Department of Health Care Finance, awarded a contract to Public Consulting Group, Inc., on September 13, 2010, to provide these services.  The term of the contract is for a base year and 4 option years.  OCP exercised option year one for the period September 13, 2011, through September 12, 2012.

            (c)  On September 13, 2012, OCP issued Modification No. M006, which partially exercised option year 2, for the period September 13, 2012, through September 30, 2012, in the not-to-exceed amount of $65,135.37.

            (d)  On October 1, 2012, OCP issued Modification No. M008,which exercised the remainder of option year 2, for the period October 1, 2012, through September 12, 2013, in the not-to-exceed amount of $2,936,580.63.

            (e)  OCP seeks Council approval for Modification Nos. M006 and M008, thereby approving the exercise of option year 2 for the period September 13, 2012, through September 12, 2013, in the not-to-exceed amount of $3,001,716.00.    

             (f)  Council approval is necessary to allow the District to continue to receive the benefit of these critical services from Public Consulting Group, Inc.

             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. DHCT-HCOA-2010-C-0001 Modification Nos. M006 and M008 Approval and Payment Authorization Emergency Act of 2012 be adopted after a single reading.

 

Sec. 4.   This resolution shall take effect immediately.