ENROLLED ORIGINAL
1
A RESOLUTION
25-120
IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
May 2, 2023
To declare the existence of an emergency with respect to the need to approve Contract No.
NFPHCNUR-19-C-003 Modifications 7 and 8 between the Not-for-Profit Hospital
Corporation, commonly known as United Medical Center, and Contemporary Nursing
Solutions Inc. to provide specialty and non-specialty temporary assignment nurses, 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. NFPHCNUR-19-C-003 Modifications 7 and 8
Between the Not-for-Profit Hospital Corporation and Contemporary Nursing Solutions Inc.
Approval and Payment Authorization Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2023”.
Sec. 2. (a) There exists an immediate need to approve Contract No. NFPHCNUR-19-C-
003 Modifications 7 and 8 (“Contract”) between the Not-for-Profit Hospital Corporation
(“Hospital”) and Contemporary Nursing Solutions, Inc. to provide specialty and non-specialty
temporary assignment nurses and to authorize payment for the services received and to be
received under the Contract.
(b) The Hospital determined that exercising option year 3 of the Contract was necessary
due to the ongoing need for specialty and non-specialty temporary assignment nurses.
Modification No. 7 had a value of $800,000 for the period October 31, 2022 through October 30,
2023.
(c) Proposed Modification No. 8 for an additional $800,000 is necessary to allow
continued use of the Contract. Council approval is necessary because the combined value of
option year 3 would be $1.6 million for the period October 31, 2022 through October 30, 2023.
(d) Without this approval, Contemporary Nursing Solutions Inc. cannot be paid for these
critical services provided and to be provided in excess of $1 million.
Sec. 3. The Council determines that the circumstances enumerated in section 2 constitute
emergency circumstances making it necessary that Contract No. NFPHCNUR-19-C-003
Modifications 7 and 8 between the Not-for-Profit Hospital Corporation and Contemporary
Nursing Solutions Inc. Approval and Payment Authorization Emergency Act of 2023 be adopted
after a single reading.
Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately.