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A RESOLUTION
25-174
IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
June 6, 2023
To declare the existence of an emergency with respect to the need to approve Contract No.
GAGA-2021-C-0157 with Hi-Tech Solution, Inc., and Modification Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,
and 7 thereto, to provide smartboards and related services to District of Columbia Public
Schools, and to authorize payment for the goods and services received and to be received
under the contract and modifications.
RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
resolution may be cited as the “Contract No. GAGA-2021-C-0157 with Hi-Tech Solution, Inc.
Approval and Payment Authorization Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2023”.
Sec. 2. (a) There exists an immediate need to approve Contract No. GAGA-2021-C-0157
with Hi-Tech Solution, Inc., and Modification Nos. 1, 2, 3, 5, and 7 thereto, to provide
smartboards and related services to the District of Columbia Public Schools (“DCPS”), and to
authorize payment for the goods and services received and to be received under the contract and
the modifications.
(b) On October 14, 2021, DCPS awarded Contract No. GAGA-2021-C-0157 to Hi-Tech
Solution, Inc., for the base period October 14, 2021 through September 1, 2022 in the not-to-
exceed amount of $2,587,290.
(c) By Modification No. 1, dated July 27, 2022, DCPS increased the not-to-exceed
amount of the base period to $8,121,654.56 and retroactively adjusted the base period of
performance to October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022.
(d) By Modification No. 2, dated October 13, 2022, DCPS exercised a part of Option
Year One of Contract No. GAGA-2020-C-0157 for the period from October 14, 2022 through
November 30, 2022 in the not-to-exceed amount of $999,660. There is no indication that
services ceased between September 30, 2022 and October 14, 2022 or that the parties intended
services to cease.
(e) By Modification No. 3, dated November 30, 2022, DCPS exercised another part of
option year one of Contract No. GAGA-2020-C-0157 for the period from November 30, 2022
through February 28, 2023, at no cost to the District. ENROLLED ORIGINAL
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(f) By Modification No. 4, dated February 28, 2023, DCPS exercised another part of
Option Year One of Contract No. GAGA-2020-C-0157 for the period from March 1, 2023
through April 15, 2023, at no cost to the District.
(g) By Modification No. 5, dated April 15, 2023, DCPS exercised another part of Option
Year One of Contract No. GAGA-2020-C-0157 for the period from April 16, 2023 through May
31, 2023, at no cost to the District and retroactively adjusted the Option Year One period of
performance to October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2022.
(h) By Modification No. 7, dated May 31, 2023, DCPS exercised the remainder of Option
Year One of Contract No. GAGA-2020-C-0016 for the period from June 1, 2023 through
September 30, 2023 in the not-to-exceed amount of $6,800,941.
(i) Council approval is required by section 451(b) of the District of Columbia Home Rule
Act, approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 803; D.C. Official Code § 1-204.51(b)), because the
base period and option year One are each in excess of $1 million during separate 12-month
periods.
(j) Approval is necessary to allow the continuation of these vital services. Without this
approval, Hi-Tech Solution, Inc. cannot be paid for goods and services provided in excess of $1
million for the base period of the contract, from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022 or
for Option Year One period of the contract, from October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2023.
Sec. 3. The Council determines that the circumstances enumerated in section 2 constitute
emergency circumstances making it necessary that the Contract No. GAGA-2021-C-0157 with
Hi-Tech Solution, Inc. Approval and Payment Authorization Emergency Act of 2023 be adopted
after a single reading.
Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately.