5924680 Resolution 21-432, Contract No. CW40436 Approval and Payment Authorization Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2016

A RESOLUTION

 

21-432

 

IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

 

March 1, 2016

 

To declare the existence of an emergency with respect to the need to approve Contract No. CW40436 with NCS Pearson, Inc., to provide necessary support and systems for the professional licensing operation of the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs and to authorize payment for the 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. CW40436 Approval and Payment Authorization Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2016”.

 

Sec. 2. (a)  There exists an immediate need to approve Contract No. CW40436 with NCS Pearson, Inc., (“Pearson”) to manage and operate functions, including personnel, equipment, and supplies, to perform licensing operations for 18 non-health professional boards for the professional licensing operation of the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs (“DCRA”) and to authorize payment for the services received and to be received under the contract. 

(b)  On December 30, 2015, the Office of Contracting and Procurement (“OCP”), on behalf of DCRA, entered into sole source Contract No. CW40436 with Pearson to provide necessary support and systems for DCRA’s professional licensing operation from January 1, 2016, through June 30, 2016, in the total contract amount of $666,250.  On February 18, 2016, Modification No. 2 increased the total contract amount by $313,750, to $980,000.

            (c)  OCP now desires to increase the contract amount from $980,000 to $1,950,000.

(d)  Council approval is necessary since the contract is more than $1 million during a 12-month period.

(e)  Approval is necessary to allow the continuation of these vital services.  Without this approval, Pearson cannot be paid for services provided in excess of $1 million.

 

 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. CW40436 Approval and Payment Authorization Emergency Act of 2016 be adopted after a single reading.

 

Sec. 4.  This resolution shall take effect immediately.