B 26-0638 Legislature · 26th Council Period (2025-2026)

Contract No. CW119873 with Geographic Solutions, Inc. Approval and Payment Authorization Emergency Act of 2026

This bill authorizes an emergency contract with Geographic Solutions, Inc. to operate and maintain the Paid Family Benefits Administration System, which handles leave claims for the District of Columbia's Paid Family Leave program. The legislation approves the contract and its five modifications, allowing payments totaling approximately $2.35 million for the base term and first option period. The contract is exempt from competitive bidding because Geographic Solutions is the sole provider of the proprietary system currently in use, and switching vendors would cause significant disruption. The act remains in effect for no longer than 90 days following approval, as required for emergency legislation.

Issues: ✓ Labor & Employment

Sub-Topics: Paid Leave

Bill status signed all 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2026

Committee Review

Mar 2026

Council Passage

Mar 2026

Signed into Law

Apr 2026

Introduced Mar 20, 2026 Signed Apr 8, 2026

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What changed between versions

Introduction → Enrollment · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill text was converted from a draft introduction letter to the final enrolled version, removing the Mayor's cover letter and adding the official enrolled header and signature lines. The core legislative content regarding the contract approval and funding amounts remains substantively unchanged.

TECHNICAL

Removed the Mayor's cover letter, date, and address block that were present in the draft introduction.

Added the official 'ENROLLED ORIGINAL' header and signature lines for the Chairman and Mayor, indicating the bill has passed all legislative stages.

Removed the detailed 'Council Contract Summary' section found in the draft, which listed specific option period amounts and justification for non-competitive procurement.

Consolidated the contract details into the main bill text (Sections 2 and 3) rather than keeping them in a separate summary table.

Floor votes · Council Mar 31, 2026

How they voted

13–0

Passed

Total votes 13

Mar 31, 2026

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

Mar 31, 2026

Council · Passed

Council Vote: pass (13-0)

council

Mar 31, 2026

Committee

Retained by the Council with comments from the Committee on Executive Administration and Labor

legislature

Mar 20, 2026

Introduced

B26-0638 Introduced by Chairman Mendelson at Office of the Secretary

legislature

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors