Maurice D. Edington, Ph.D.
President
July 1, 2024
The Honorable Phil Mendelson
Chairman
Council of the District of Columbia
John A. Wilson Building
1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. - Suite 504
Washington, D.C. 20004
Dear Chairman Mendelson:
In accordance with the provisions of D.C. Official Code §2-352.02(b)(1), | am forwarding to you a
proposed multi-year contract between the University of the District of Columbia and Ellucian LLC for
emergency approval.
This emergency legislation would approve the initiation of a three-year contract for Ellucian software
and maintenance support services in the total amount of three million one hundred eighty-one
thousand four hundred and forty-three dollars ($3,181,429). The current contract expires on
September 30, 2024. The University needs the affirmative legislation approval before the Council’s
recess to avoid any break between the approval and expiration of the existing contract. The approval
of this emergency legislation will ensure continuity and support of the University’s Banner Enterprise
Resource Planning system, the institutional student and financial information system.
Attached is the “University of the District of Columbia Contract No. PO-GF-2024-P-0001-NJH with
Ellucian Company, LLC Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2024” and an Emergency Act entitled;
“University of the District of Columbia Contract No. PO-GF 2024-P-0001 with Ellucian, LLC Emergency
Approval Act of 2024” for consideration and enactment by the Council of the District of Columbia. Also
included are (1) the June 4, 2024, UDC Resolution No. 2024-20; (2) a Fiscal Impact Statement from the
University’s Chief Financial Officer; and (3) a Legal Sufficiency Statement and (4) a copy of the contract.
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4200 Connecticut Avenue, NW — Washington, District ofColumbia 20008
Phone: 202.274.6016 + www.ude.edu + Facsimile: 202.274.5304
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Irespectfully request the Council’s favorable consideration of the enclosed legislation on an emergency
basis. Should you have any questions, please contact Avis Marie Russell, General Counsel at 202-274-
5604.
Sincerely,
Maurice Edington Ph.D.
President
University of the District of Columbia
Enclosures
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10 IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
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14 To approve, on an emergency basis, the proposed multi-year Contract No. PO-GF-2024-P-0001-
15 NJH by and between the University of the District of Columbia and Ellucian Company
16 LLC. in the amount of $3 ,181 ,429 for renewal and continuation of software licensing,
17 application hosting, and maintenance to support the University's Banner Enterprise
18 Resource Planning system.
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21 BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, that this
22 act may be cited as the "University of the District of Columbia Contract No. PO-GF 2024-P-
23 0001 with Ellucian Company LLC. Emergency Act of 2024".
24 Sec. 2. Pursuant to D.C. Code 1-204.5(b)(2)(B); D.C. Code 1-204.51(b)(2)(B)(C) (1) and
25 D.C. Code 2-352.02(b)(l) the Council approves Contract No. PO-GF-2024-P-0001-NJH by and
26 between the University of the District of Columbia and Ellucian Company LLC. in the amount of
27 $3,181,429 for the renewal and continuation of software licensing, application hosting, and
28 maintenance to support the University's Banner Enterprise Resource Planning system.
29 Without Council approval on an emergency basis, critical support services necessary to the vital
30 operation of ERP software and related cloud hosting and maintenance services under the existing
31 contract is jeopardized, by creating a potential break in service before the effective start of a new
32 contract.
1 Sec.3. The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement of the Chief Financial Officer as
2 the fiscal impact statement required by section 4a of the General Legislative Procedures Act of
3 1975, approved October 6, 2006 (120 Stat. 2038; D.C. Official Code §1-301.47a).
4 Sec.4. This act shall take effect following approval by the Mayor (or in the event of veto
5 by the Mayor, action by the Council to override the veto), and shall remain in effect for no longer
6 than 90 days, as provided for emergency acts of the Council of the District of Columbia in
7 section 412(a) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 24, 1973 (87
8 Stat. 788; D.C. Official Code § 1-204.12(a)). .