Summary#

B26-0851, the Homeless Services Contract Adjustment Temporary Amendment Act of 2026, would temporarily amend the District’s Procurement Practices Reform Act of 2010 and Rental Housing Act. Its apparent goal is to set a deadline for deciding certain homeless-services contract adjustment requests. The bill text appears to change the decision deadline from 45 to 60 calendar days, but its formatting does not clearly distinguish the old and new numbers.

• The Office of Contracting and Procurement (OCP) would have to decide whether a contractor is entitled to an adjustment within 60 calendar days after receiving a complete request tied to a revised U.S. Department of Labor wage determination.
• OCP would have to tell the contractor in writing within 7 business days after receiving all necessary information and documents whether it considers the request complete.
• The bill would change two dates in the Rental Housing Act from October 1, 2025, to October 1, 2026. The supplied text does not explain what those dates govern.
• The Act would expire 225 days after it takes effect. It has passed the Council, but the text says it takes effect only after mayoral approval (or a veto override) and 30 days of congressional review.

What it means for you#

• Homeless-services contractors: For requests based on a revised federal wage determination, OCP would have to decide entitlement within the stated deadline once it receives a complete request. This does not guarantee approval or payment.
• OCP: It would have to provide written notice of completeness within 7 business days after receiving all information and documents it says are needed to assess the request.
• People affected by the Rental Housing Act: The bill changes two dates in that law, but the supplied material does not show what those dates affect. The parent Act was not supplied, so their practical effect cannot be verified.
• General public: The bill does not directly create a new agency, benefit, tax, or front-line homeless service.

Money#

No cost information is in the available material.

• The bill adopts a Budget Director’s fiscal impact statement, but that statement was not supplied. No publicly available information.
• OCP would have new deadlines and a written-notice duty. The bill gives no estimate of staffing needs or costs.

What is unclear#

• The bill text shows “45 60” in the deadline, without formatting that clearly identifies which number is being replaced. It appears to set a 60-day deadline.
• The bill does not specify what makes an adjustment “equitable,” or how OCP must assess entitlement.
• OCP decides what information and documents are necessary for a complete request. The bill does not set a process for challenging an incompleteness decision.
• The supplied material does not explain the Rental Housing Act provisions whose dates are changed.
• The bill’s temporary term and its effective date depend on mayoral action and congressional review; the supplied status does not say when it will take effect.

Case for#

• A clear deadline could make the timing of decisions more predictable for contractors seeking adjustments after federal wage determinations change.
• Requiring written notice of completeness could tell contractors when OCP considers the decision period to have started.
• A 60-day period could give OCP time to assess requests; the bill does not require it to grant them.

Case against#

• If the bill replaces a 45-day deadline with 60 days, contractors may wait longer for a decision than under the apparent existing deadline.
• The decision clock starts only when OCP considers a request complete, and OCP determines what information is necessary. That could leave the start date uncertain.
• The bill does not set assessment criteria, a way to challenge a decision, or a separate deadline for resolving disagreements.
• The supplied material does not explain the effect of the Rental Housing Act date changes or provide the fiscal impact figures.