B 26-0503 Legislature · 26th Council Period (2025-2026)

Contract No. CW114997 with Carahsoft Technology Corporation Approval and Payment Authorization Emergency Act of 2025

This bill approves payment for a $1,909,658.58 contract modification with Carahsoft Technology Corporation to provide Amazon Web Services (AWS) for the District of Columbia's Department of Health Care Finance. It authorizes payment for modernizing healthcare systems and improving citizen access to healthcare services and benefit programs under Contract CW114997 and Modifications M007, M008, and M009. The bill directly affects the District government's healthcare IT infrastructure, specifically enabling the use of AWS services from October 2025 through September 2026. As a procedural payment authorization, it does not create new policy but approves existing contract terms.

Issues: ✓ Technology

Bill status signed all 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Nov 2025

Committee Review

Dec 2025

Council Passage

Dec 2025

Signed into Law

Dec 2025

Introduced Nov 24, 2025 Signed Dec 19, 2025

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What changed between versions

Introduction → Enrollment · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was converted from a draft introduction letter to an enrolled final version, with significant changes to the contract description and scope. The most notable change is the removal of the specific purpose statement about modernizing healthcare systems and improving citizen access to healthcare services and benefit programs. The enrolled version now focuses more narrowly on approving the contract modifications and authorizing payment without detailing the specific services being provided.

Scope change

The bill's scope was narrowed by removing the detailed description of what services the contract provides (AWS for healthcare modernization). The enrolled version maintains the same contract amount and modifications but omits the specific purpose language that was present in the introduction version.

SCOPE

Removed the specific statement that the contract provides Amazon Web Services to modernize systems and improve citizen access to healthcare services and benefit programs.

TECHNICAL

Changed from a letter format with Mayor's signature and contact information to an official enrolled bill format with council and mayor signature lines.

Updated the contract summary section to remove detailed information about contractor principals, unit of compensation, contract term, and source selection method that were included in the introduction version.

Removed the detailed explanation of option period amounts and the rationale for why option period two exceeds the base period amount.

Floor votes · Council Dec 2, 2025

How they voted

13–0

Passed

Total votes 13

Dec 2, 2025

D Democratic11

11 Yea

100% Yea

I Independent2

2 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

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Committee

Dec 2, 2025

Council · Passed

Council Vote: pass (13-0)

council

Dec 2, 2025

Committee

Retained by the Council with comments from the Committee on Health

legislature

Nov 24, 2025

Introduced

B26-0503 Introduced by Chairman Mendelson at Office of the Secretary

legislature

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors