MauriceD.Edington,Ph.D.
President
July1,2024
TheHonorablePhilMendelson
Chairman
CounciloftheDistrictofColumbia
JohnA.WilsonBuilding
1350PennsylvaniaAvenue,N.W.-Suite504
Washington,D.C.20004
DearChairmanMendelson:
InaccordancewiththeprovisionsofD.C.OfficialCode§2-352.02(b)(1),|amforwardingtoyoua
proposedmulti-yearcontractbetweentheUniversityoftheDistrictofColumbiaandEllucianLLCfor
emergencyapproval.
Thisemergencylegislationwouldapprovetheinitiationofathree-yearcontractforElluciansoftware
andmaintenancesupportservicesinthetotalamountofthreemilliononehundredeighty-one
thousandfourhundredandforty-threedollars($3,181,429).Thecurrentcontractexpireson
September30,2024.TheUniversityneedstheaffirmativelegislationapprovalbeforetheCouncil’s
recesstoavoidanybreakbetweentheapprovalandexpirationoftheexistingcontract.Theapproval
ofthisemergencylegislationwillensurecontinuityandsupportoftheUniversity’sBannerEnterprise
ResourcePlanningsystem,theinstitutionalstudentandfinancialinformationsystem.
Attachedisthe“UniversityoftheDistrictofColumbiaContractNo.PO-GF-2024-P-0001-NJHwith
EllucianCompany,LLCEmergencyDeclarationResolutionof2024”andanEmergencyActentitled;
“UniversityoftheDistrictofColumbiaContractNo.PO-GF2024-P-0001withEllucian,LLCEmergency
ApprovalActof2024”forconsiderationandenactmentbytheCounciloftheDistrictofColumbia.Also
includedare(1)theJune4,2024,UDCResolutionNo.2024-20;(2)aFiscalImpactStatementfromthe
University’sChiefFinancialOfficer;and(3)aLegalSufficiencyStatementand(4)acopyofthecontract.
ASPIRE.ACCOMPLISH,TAKEONTHEWORLD.
4200ConnecticutAvenue,NW—Washington,DistrictofColumbia20008
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IrespectfullyrequesttheCouncil’sfavorableconsiderationoftheenclosedlegislationonanemergency
basis.Shouldyouhaveanyquestions,pleasecontactAvisMarieRussell,GeneralCounselat202-274-
5604.
Sincerely,
MauriceEdingtonPh.D.
President
UniversityoftheDistrictofColumbia
Enclosures
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Columbia
7 A BILL
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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. Sec.3. The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement of the Chief Financial Officer as 1
the fiscal impact statement required by section 4a of the General Legislative Procedures Act of 2
1975, approved October 6, 2006 ( 120 Stat. 2038; D.C. Official Code §1- 301.47a). 3
Sec.4. This act shall take effect following approval by the Mayor (or in the event of veto 4
by the Mayor, action by the Council to override the veto), and shall remain in effect for no longer 5
than 90 days, as provided for emergency acts of the Council of the District of Columbia in 6
section 412(a) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 24, 1973 (87 7
Stat. 788; D.C. Official Code § 1- 204.12(a)). . 8