The bill, titled the University of the District of Columbia Change Order 1 & Multiyear Contract No. PO-GF-2024-P-0144-BB Approval and Payment Authorization Emergency Act of 2025, seeks to approve an emergency change order and multiyear contract between the University of the District of Columbia and CDW Government, LLC/Coastal Cloud. This contract, valued at $4,200,542, is intended to implement Salesforce as the enterprise-wide customer relationship management platform for the University, ensuring development continuity and support for its customer relation management system.
The bill also includes provisions that allow the Council to bypass certain procurement requirements outlined in the Procurement Practices Reform Act of 2010, thereby expediting the approval process for this contract. Additionally, it mandates the transmittal of the resolution to the President of the University upon adoption and adopts the fiscal impact statement from the Chief Financial Officer as required by legislative procedures. The resolution is set to take effect immediately upon passage.