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cor.TRA(T ~----------- - --Pharma~· Bcncfib Plan \l:ina:tcment Scn· ice. and l'urch:i,ing Pool \lanaitcmenl

I HIS CONTRACT tthc ·t ,•1lrJ,t' l ,, 111.iJc du, ~I'- .b, of Allr1/ :o 17. h\ and hc"\\c-cn Caremarl.P("S llcahh, l I .<. arid the<; I,\ n Of· \1 \RYI. \M). a,tm~~ the l>cpartn,.,nt ,,r BuJF( :ind Management

In con~ideral:ion (lf l~ pll)ffll'.<'S anJ the o.wenanh hcn:m ~,,nrarn"--d. th~ ;aJ.c:~ux~ and ,;,ull~c14,,,."0\;~ ,,t whrch is dul) ackno" lcJgcJ ~ the part1e,., lhe l"'rl""- a,ucc as follo\\,

I . Ddiniti.-

In lhl~ Cont.met. the follo"ing \llord~ h.1,c lhc mc:mmg.s irnJ1~~"tted

I I -C"OMAR" mans Code of \lat) l.md Rcgulat«""

I~ .. C,m1n1<.-i- means this .ign:-emenr her ween ( a~11arl.Pt'\ lleahh. I. .I C a0<I 1hc Sulc of Mu1 lm!id. aaing ~ the l>epllftMI!! of Budger !Ind MIIIIIIB'!--

J ·1 .. :onu·S\:1 M.ana!?cr· mc:10-:. the fr,lkl\\ mg Ocpar1111e111 r.:mpll~\'-'-' 1J<ntill"-··d ,, .. lh..: ( -.i1tr.1..:1

~anaicr

Anne f lmmon, 1:.mplt,~« Ualctits l)1\ 1'1,H)n Dq,nnmcnt uf BuJg~t amJ '-1:1.na;.~mc:01

JOI W Preston \rm:t. RL"-"" ~Io &ltun,,rc. \11>: I :u I acme 11m1TK,n~dmar;, land.g.l•\. Otlicc Ph<'""· 14hll 767-1'78" fa, tll0)3•.: 111.'

I ..1 -cont1'3Ctot- mean,(_ ar~m:lri.PCS l--le3lth. I 1 .t "' h ... •"d." pnm:1r,st htt,int.::,;.,., .iJdr~, h ~: 1 I

Sanders Rood. \:,,rthbr,x>I... IL 60M1. Jnd "h,,,c rrn..:,pal otli,-c m \1,1') lanJ i,

1.5 ··C>.!pMtm<nf· m,::uis !he l>cpanmcnt ,,r Budget anJ 1'.t.mo)(emcnl

1.6 -f ,nan,ial Prop."31" means lhc (. '""'·"-tof ~ I m.u1< 1.11 l'wpos:,I dat,~I I et>ru....-- 1. ell I 7

I 7 -Procun:mcnt Offic1..-r·· mc.:111' the: follH\\JO~ lkp•J.11rn'-·n1 \:'t11f!lo~t."'C itlcntifcJ a~ 1he 1•n"l.:11H."flh'tU

Otri.:er

Rachel HCNl<.-y Dcpanmenr ,,( BuJic1 ,nJ Ma!Uj!c:mcnt -15 Cahen 'ilnxt. Room Ir Annapolis. '11D ::! , 40' racheU>c:rJ-,c) ·u mars land ~m Phone, 14101 ;!61). 7bl!I Fa., . t~ ill) 971 ;:• I

1.8 -Rw means ChC' Ra111CSl for rn~I, h~r Pt"1nnaC\ fknctir, \lan:1~C'IT1intl 'iom.·tec-s .mJ Purchasmg, P1..ll(,1 \iana~"C"rnent X,iicilation J. J- I OBt. ~00005R. ,.mJ o.m~ J<lt!c11J..1 llk..TC-hl b>ucJ tn

"ritin1t b, 1hc ';ta1c

I 'I -swc·· lll<."311S the 'il,llc ot ~lat) l,nJ

?. Seo,.. or Contn,ct

1.1 fhe Cnntrac11•r shall pro, iJe dcli,mthlc:s. progrnm,. g,.:.J,. ;1nd ,en 1cc, ,p«olk to the CNlfrn.:t

for pharma.:, bc11diLS 11ianagc-.ncnt ,;en"''" anJ J>Urchasmg l"w.•I mJn;ogcmcnt •"ard.:J 111 accordance v.11!, l:..sJlibib A-C li,tc:J on lhi, ,,:.:twn and 1nc,>rp<>r,11cJ .1, pnn ol thos (ontrn,t. If there is 30) ,onllict h<.-t"ccn thi, Contra,;1 and th.: L,hih11, the lcmh ,•fthe Con1r.1ct ,hall go•cm If thcr< i, an~ contlict amof1!: the L ,h1h11S. the foll,m in~ onkr nt' r,-.:,:cdcn,:c, ,hall

Jctmm~ 1hc ;,rt:\ a1hntt rru\ l\ltlit"

L'\hib11 ,\ - rt,e R~P edlibit B-St:ltf: Ct)jtliKt Affidmt. c.,cc111,d tw-!lle Ce,oll'llCfOt' and~ lntttA, 0. ~ E,Juh,t C - r.,. Pn'f'OS3l tT ,-.:luucal anJ hn•n;: ,Ii)

lbe Procure:-: i·c:nr Oftkcr ma) . ..it :in~ 11me h) \Hlltcu ~"nkr. 111:i.t..e changt:"' 10 thi: ,,1.~1' \\ ithin the !,?Ctk.,.dl ~ope ,.f the Conlr-.11,;t or lhc RJ-P ,,, r,th1.1 l.lfd~,. ,tat.:nu:r·t ,~ ,,\n<h...:t f1fthli!'

Pr\lcurcmcn1 ( >tlic'-.-r '-" dO} ,)the, pcrs,,rin -Jt..Jl l he: rrcalt."ll ,.._ .1 ..:ha.nee or cnutlc the l lmlr:,.;tor ll1

an equ,tablc iJju-.tmc:ni mkkr 1h1'.'t -.'-'\.ti1ll1. E ,1..·cp1 ,r 1...•1h"•n\ 1~ J'tf11~ 1Jed m thb Ct'lltr.KI. if an~ cha.11~-c uoJ1.""' thi-. s«htJfl cau,,.:s .1,, incrca~ 1\f dL-..:,~a~L in 1he l oncr,,clPf '-;, i:o"t of or the: time required fl."f rhc pc-rfonn..,ncc or an) p.ar1 (,i th..·, .. ,~~ ..,,hc;thcr llf n,.._,1 cham:.t..-J b, th1.: .. lf,;c ... ~m cqu1tubk .x...i••s.I1I1cnt m lhc t un1ra1.:t p,.c~ ,t1all l1C 1naJc- anJ tlte l 1·-t11rJ~t rthiJifo ... -J 1n '"nt1n~ ac..:ordin~I) nle C-m1ra~tor must JY·•en 111 \.,.,ung 1b n:;ht h• .m ,1'.f,111,tment unJ..-,. thi'.'oo ~'l:t11~n

within th,rt,- f ;o, Ja~ '> (,t rccC'tpl of ,uin..:n ~h.mg\! on.lc:-r ,1nJ -.ll.:,11 include.· .i \H1ttt."'fl ,tah.'11k."lll

..cum~ f~h the- nature o.nd -.:os1 of ~h da,m. ,,) da,m b~ 1hc (. ,m1r,h:h .. 1r-.ha:l ~ .Jllo\,ctl 1t ~('J ati:er ftn.11 po~ment under this ( lllllr.Kl. ! ~ilur~ h.' a~""C h" a.n .td_ttbtmc:nt unJ,cr lhh scctK.."lfl ~II be :t di'i-f)Ute urkkf the [),~rutc,.. i..:iau:i.<.:. '-0th.inµ Ill th 1, ~""Clilm ,halt e,,u~ 111-e Conlrach,r frwn prllil:et.-Jing \'-ith 1h( CttnlrJ~i a-. ~hang1.-J.

::!:.3 \VhilC' the Prl-...;urcmenl Ollh:er ma~. Jt an\. lime. t'I\. \H1ttcn ct,a:1\!c." '"J'-"r. maL.\." unilHcral ch:m1,.,cs m thew ,rl \uthm th~ ~en\.'1"'i11 "tlpc oflhc l t\4llrxt .h p,ro\1Jc.-d an "<."'Clll'll 2: at'll.:),e. the: Cf1nt111,t ma~ ~ modified by mutu.aJ ~"'tncnt of the pani"'-...· pr,1, 1Jc<l: {a) the 1111.JC..lificalhKl

,,. made in \\riuni;.. (b) all ponie, sign 1lu.: modifo.:ali1.,n; JflJ tc) .111 appn,,,al, ~\. 1hc- n:qurred agcncoc,. as Jc«:rih...-d on COM-\R Title: I arc ,,1.,111...,J.

J. P .. rK>d nr Prrfonnance.

3.1 The tenn of thi, Ctmlra..:t ~,n_-; on rhe Jar~ 1h1.· < ,..,ntrJc1 1s ,11,:1~1 l'l-. 111<: lk.,,artm1.·nt ll1lli.\,,1n'.! an) 1i:1.1u1n:J Jpprv,ab ol dtc ll.)fltracL m,lud1ng Jppr1,,.1I b~ the BwnJ ... ,f Publu.: \\ vrk~. if ,,x.:h appnn·i11 ,._ rc-qutn:d The {ontrx-tor sh.I·: (lf'\t\ ale~ i\.""o u1Hkr th1-. Ct\flf~<'k."1 a.>t t">f the: (u'-I I\C' date containt·1.I in the ,1-rim,.-n ,t.lti~c to Ph)(;~t I n,m 1h1s ( "'\-l l\c ,fate the l ontra.,;I sh.ill ~ for a peo.x! ,,f :tppn"•,irrotcl~ ~ \,tar, hc:~1nrttn1.:. Janu:tn I :o ,, X .111d cnJrng on r)t.-c1.~ml~r ; I .

~ow.

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l .2 The Sb!e. at IL\ "\,t)le ,,rti, ti. has 1hr un:l:11.cral ni:.ht ,,, c-,1~11,d llh: i:rm t'f 1hc Conlf1h:t lvr h\ , 1 :,

addauonaJ s.u~-.;'-'"''\c l"-'t..,~car h .. -nh JI 11,c rw-•cc, 4.11tllaJ rn Uk: f 11t.t1h. t..il ,.,_opth,al ft•r < >pl:1,tn y...,...

JJ Audit. contident1.al1t\. ~umcnt n:ti:nt1,m .ind uldcmmlic.itton ohl1a1k,n, u1l\kr lhh l outra-:t shall )I..IO'i,c e,pmtllon Vf tc:nnmallt>II t•f the C,1n1r.1c.:1

4.1 In con,tdcnlliun of the: satc,fa,10f) p,:rfonnancc of the \Hn1, "-~ fo<th III th1> ( ,•llrnct. th<­Depamne111 shall pill) th" Contra.:l.>r m 111.-.:,,roanc.- \\tth the 1,•1111< vf th«(. •ntr""t and at 1he price$ 11uuccd m !he: f manci•I Proposal

Unle!.. a pa)mcnl "wQ11U,or1,cd. ,t.:fcm-J. Jda),-J. N >Ctotl 1111<!.T COM \R ~' 0~ 07. pa}n1em,

lo die Contract,,, por<uant 10 thi, { ontraa shall be rn:i.k "'' L,t,T th,,n l11 J.,, s a tier the Stoic • n:ceipt of a rrorc, 111-..ot..."'c from the Contra,;llK r he l ontr • .:h,r m:1~ ix* cl1g1hlc: tn H."\.'C'I\C 1:nc pi8)"111'."1ll int~t at the nttc ol "°"• per annmn ,t· (I~ I he C onl.rac.h,x ~l,m1b an Ill\'-''~"'· l,lf the- late pa~mcrd intrrcst \\lthm thin) .,b~, afir:rrhc date,~, the ,1alc "'pa, nK."fll ol lhc· .unounr t 1n "h...:h I~ in= a,:.ru.:d; and t:1A 1, outru.:1 c1a1m lu, noe b«n tikJ unJ..-r '>talc ~inan,'C and ~Tllfcj~.SobtlJlc 2 4DNil•b'd QliL 11fa.tar)l3nd... 1J!c SQJc ~DOlll.'lbti: fllc intttcsl ( I )a<cru,n~ mm-c than one ,c:u-atlcr 1hc 11 S1 cb, a!let th.:., •en,.-"\ ,-..ci-.-.. the, Pf('f'Cf

in,ctCC"~ or (2) on an,- ammml ttpn.~·~c·nrmi unpcuJ mtett'\I ( hari:~ lllr ne P:J\ inc: ll ,,f 11 \oN;c, are authonttd onl~ a~ pn:-"t,l,:n~ b~ Tit!< I ~ ~uhurl~ 1 ,,t the ..,_1.1te f :Ul'k.:~ Jn1 Pn\\:urctncnt Anictc .\nn,,i,,ted ( oclc of !',,fan 1:lnd ,, t,,, Ill<: rshh;; x-n ""' ( ommis,1<>n ,1 \lar. la,,J '""' rc-spect 10 ~uL:ucd rubh"' ut1lnte,,.. a'> nppli..:ahle t Kh m\ •1u· lor -.en 11.-c n..-..dcr~ mu>t m .. ludc the CootrKtvr·" ~<\kr.&1 T i1..\. IJcn11ft1.:11&1h.'II '"' St.~1.al '-K'"l.utll\ \tumlx,. 1\lf .1 l ,,11• .-k.:l1)r 1.-.ho ,,. au ind 1, tdl131 "~ <.:1 1 • l"Mr2~ fi,I( 13t~ pa~ mcnl tlt tn\1lt1,.'"C, t th1,.r 1han a, pr -.....n~1 :.I Md. ( ,,Jc '\nn ,w,c hnancc and l'roeun:"""1t \r1..,1c,. f I \-I t\.l ,ore pr ~11h11"'1 Ill\,,._., -.h.1111'( submitted h• the(. 011; :tel ~taruu!er U1.x1rvm-.. tu~:, tran:-,lc:r ,h..1li be J~ h, th \1.11c lP pen f'ontni:tor pur~uant ttl th1-.. (,_ ornract and an~ other SLltc p.1~ llk:nl~ Juel om .l\,;for uni\..,, the ,1.1h.: C:omptrollcr"s I )ff ice gt"oUlls l ,•>1n,,,.1,., ,in c,cmplk>o

..S.J lo addifklfl to :an, other a,ruL1bk rcmcdt0. 1t m the l'PIOkJO ttf .he l'rl"-..:urcmeul Uff1 .... cr rhe Corllrtk:lt.\r fail~ ll• per-form rn II SJh-.foch.»~ .Jnd tuncl~ mannc:r rhc Pn~ur\.11tetll Offh.:.n 111a\

ttfusc Of l,mu aprn,\al tlf m~ m,,"1cc ll'f ra~ ~nt .. ,nJ ma~ -.:au-.c p.a~ n~c111-,. tt, 1tk:- C ,tt rrlh.:&, f h1 be rcd0i.:cd or ,,irhhdJ un1il ~d1 om.: J) (l't(' ( 01ura1..1or nM."\."b pcrh1f'T11.:1ncc ,t 11"'1:ar h d~ ntablished It, tlwe rnx-un:mcnt Otficcr

4 4 Pnyn1en1 of an m\ot1..-c b> the- Depa,1m1.."flt 1-, oor -:-. tdC'f'k,;C' tha1 ""'T\ k;1,.~ \'-de" rcnJcr-... ,J ,h n.-qu1n'i.J under th 1< (. nntrn.: I

4.5 (ont""-'tLlf ,c.,13r.l:uid!l.1ari.ctplacc ,cnJor ID number" -

S. Ri:bt•tu R«ord•

5.1 The Contractor ~n.."I.:~ thal r 1 doc:unh •. 1lh and maten:11' U'4.!lud1n\!.. but nor ltm1ti=J tu )Ottli':UC

reports.. drn" in~ studk.-s.. s.p.:~1ftcalkt11~ 1..~im.111..- 1C'S,l,. ,nap~ pholl~.:raph'I>. tksti.:.n'>.. 1,.!.r phi\.'.,. m«fum,cal. an"'-'"'· ~ompuUt1oth. ilfld du., p,rCf\lm.l h, the t ontrncltlf fllf purpt. SC\, ,t •Jm, l ontract ,hall he th<- IOIC pnipett} Pl the '>L>te anJ shall t,,: a, ,11lahk- '" the 'iLll~ 11 "" 11m, I he

;

State shall ho,·c- lhc r,gtn to tt'iC the: sank:'" llh1.1ou1 rotrn.:H1..K1 anJ \\ ith,lUt ~,llnrcn~fh_)II h .... th1.·

Cooll'aCt<lf Olhcr th.m rhat spe.:1f11:•II~ rr•" tlred I" 1h1< c,,,11rac1

5.2 The Contrl<:10< agn:e, 1h.,1 at all 11,ne.. dunni-: the 11:nn ,,f th" ( onlrjL'f ,tnd lhereaher. '"""' crca1ied a.,~ deliverable unckr tbi, Contract. and sc:r. ice-. p,-r tormcd unJc:r 1hi- ( 0111,a..1 .Juli t>c -Worh made for lure·· as tb:it term,, mtcrpn:tcJ u,kkr U.S cOp)Tis)tt la\\ lo the c,tcnl 1ha1 :tU) products cre,ucd..., a dcli,ernhlc undc:r th,s Contrn<I an: rt<ll """'' m;ioe l,ir hire for 1he <;rn1c. 1hc Cornnk:IOr ~ relmquL-.ltes, trnn,1..-,_ and a'"""' h• 1he \tat.: all of ,i,. n11-hLS. 1111c . .>nJ inrerest (indudin!' all m1cllec1ual proper!) rii:tml tu all ,uch rn,duc1< m:a1,:J under 1hi, c.,n1rn,;1. and '"ill coupcr.,tc ...,....._inablv ,.,lh !he \rate in ctT«1ua1tng anJ regi..icring Ori) 1,ccc-.sal')

•~ignme.nb.

5.3 l'he Conll'IICIOr shall rq,on 10 the Contract \1ana~"''· prumrtl) and 1n "rntcn dcuul. each noti,-.: or claim of cop) rtgln mfnngemcm re.:cl\·ed h) 1he ('<'fltn><:tor \\ 11h respe<-1 In all Jal.3 Jcl,.cn.-J under this ConlDCt.

5.4 The Con1n1ctor shall 001 atTL, M) resineme m•n.m,:., UJJ<~• tu•) dal.3. J,-..:umenra11on. ,,r ,~her m&1eriat,- rrmide<I 10 rhc ~Lite hcrcundL-r and ,t ,uch m.1tkm!,!-, 3rc atlhcJ. rh.: \rat~ sh3II ha>< !he rii;ht at Un) 111nc 11, modil°). remo,c. ublucratc,"' IJ!llorc wch "am,ngs.

5.5 Upon fttmiMlioo ot the Conlr:.tct. the< .;,,ntr..tdor Jt 1l" ll\\n C\Jh:n~. ,hall ddt\cr ,lll) n,u1pmc·nt

S0~3re or odtt:r Pf',~ pnn tdcd h, rhe "tcarc w the pl31..~ J1.~1~:,f\.'°\J h~ rh'-" Pnl\.:un •. ·,n~t

om .. -cr.

6 I The State .J\a.11 h.a"~ the t:\.du~,·~1: n,iht lo u~ Juplu.:th:. ,...k,) d1~1~ an'." J~,t.1. mfomMtttm. documenb. record:\,. ,r res.ult::,.. rn \.\~,It.: Pf'" part ,n .111) manrn.:r f1Jr an) purpo'4!' v.ha1soc\CT that may be crrati:d or gcnc~h.~ h~ the:< , l(1fr...td1..1r ,;.pc..'\:1tkall~ in i:,.,,111kX:l1"-m "1th 1h,<1o c.·vmrnct If M)" material. induJing '"1tt,,arc. :, ._Jpahlc pf 1:-ein~ ""'-'I'~ n~ht~d. rh,.· '-tatt: ,hall he tlk: copyright O\\OC1' anJ Cl'fltnk."1vr m:1, cr,inn,:.ht material u,rmcctc-d ,uth rh ... '"''tc..:t vnl) ,,1th the

c"pn:s$ "ntten .1pprnal ol 1hc \late.

6.1 Excqx as ma,y olhen\1~ hi: s.tt forth in rtu-,. L vntract l t 1ttlrach1r )hall nol use. -.ell. ·~ub·lr...-aS<. ;·1',ig_n. gi\'c.. or ochcriA·isc tntnstC"" Jl, iln) tlurJ pa~ rm~ .,lfhlT infonna1tt.:-t1 \W nMt<J"i:1' P""'' 1tkd t1..> (t..,nlrd4.1nr h) the Oq,artment or dnclopc:J ll~· Cvnlractof ""l":,.:1ft<.:all~ rclatm~ to rh~ <..,mlr.k:t c.,i:cpt that l. 1mua,.;lof m&) provide said mfvnnauon tl, an) of ih ,tT...._:cr--.. c-mpl1..1)"---.:"" and "uh..:outra..:lt\rS. '"lki t\)fllrJ~h.>f

n:quircs to ha,·e s.ud infom1ati'-.m for tultHlmcnl 1.,f lontra-=tor\; \tbli~tt)lh h<n:unlkr L1'h ,,nicer. cmplo)·ec 1111d/or subcontract'1< 10 -..horn an, of 1hc D.:ranmen1 , ,:<»1fi<kn11al ,nti»m.ilton 1> lO be diKloscd \hall br: ad'1std h) (\·mtnKlM ,,f and hound h~ ~1.)nfidcn1ialu~ ~111J intdk~tual pt'"t'1lt:'rt\ lffllh

sub,lantivel)· equivalent 10 tho-..:: ofth,; C,Mtlr>tL1

7. Pauais, Cop) rigb1,., and lntdltttulll Prop.-~

7. I If the Contracl<>r tum,,!~ an~ Jcs1i;n. de\ K'C. mat<n31, prn,;e,.-. or ,,;her ,1,-n1. "111,h 1, ,,l\crcJ by a potent. tradc:m.arl I)( ,;cf'\ i<.:i: m.1rl. 1..1r \,'.\ 1r~ nt1h1 1w \\ luch 1 .. rn .. pr11..·tan 10. , ·r a rralk secn:1 of. another. thc-Contrnctor s.luff vN:un 1h~ ,teet.""-i-3" pcntt1s:,ttlfl '"' lt\.""("n...c lt"- (X."fl1111 •:k" '-fate to use s.uch item or 1tc:-m'.';

7 ~ fhcConlractor \\i~I tkfcnd or "iC1tk al 1h ,,Hi c\.l'K:11~ ~fl) d:mn ,,r ~,ir .t:•.iin-.t 'h'-' '-.tali: allc:!ling that an) ""'K:h 1,tffll forms.lk:d h, the t ,llllr .. ctl.r mtrm~e, ,m~ p,.ilC'tl! ·r;1dcm.ul.... '.'1,(1, 1cc

man. cop)right. i,r trade SC\:n:I II• lhml ra,1, da,m, lh..t • prndu.:t mfr111~< th.it I"'"' , p.1lL'IIL

h'lldenuu-l.. ><.-n 1.:c marl. trade S<.'-'Nl. ,..- c,,p~n[!ht. the C1K1ln,,;t,>r .-,II ,k,frnd the Stlllc ai:3m,1 thal cb,m at(. ontracror·s cxpcn,c and ,.,11 p:,~ all damages. co,ts. and an,~nc~; · k-.:s that a court linall~ awanh. p<ondcd the Swc: 1a1 promptl) not,lics the(_ ontrac11.- in \\ntini,: ,,r the chum: end (bl all=, C <>nlr.ictor 10 contn~ anJ "'"'l'•:r:i1c, "ith C onttl1c1 .. , on. ti.., Jcli:n..c: and an) related ....nlcment "'-1!0liat1on,,. The ohligation, of rhos porai;mph an: 111 aJJ,t1,K1 to too>c stated on Secrion 7 J ti.-k .. ,

7 .J If any products lunushal b) the Conrr .... -io, become. or in the L 1>11tractor ·, vpmioo arc hf..cl} to bec:omc. the subp:t of a clnim of mlnngc111<--nt. the Con1n,,:1t>r wtll. at ir, <'J'llon and e:-.pcnse. (a) procure for the Stale the right to continue ,mn!L the apph.:able item: lh) replik.-c the product "ith a non-infringing product su~tiall) comp I~ 1111,t "ith the item·, spcc1fi.:;o11ons; Of' le) mod if) the item so !hat it b..-cot1,c:s 11on-1nfringing and pcrfom1:> on a suh..rantiall) similar m"nn<!t" to the original item.

8. Coafideatial or Proprirtary lafonnalion 11.od D0<"11ruHtatfoo

8.1 Subject to lhe Mn~ lnnd Public lnfvrm.111011 Act and 3ll) ,~her appli.:at>lc: !3\\, incluJmi;. without lintitntioll, HIP M, the HI-TECH AC. T. anJ the '.\lllf)lnnJ Medical Ke.;ord> .\ct and till! liil&)fcnw:utatftn1 oftq;utadvi1s,,1t1n1ulgsted pwsUJIU ttiemo. llftcmtlidem_.~1 at ptoptiettt,y informarion and documenta1ion n::latin~ tt1 either~ t induJmg "irhout linulatioo. 80) 1nfonnation or J313 ,1"""1 \\lthin 1hc Contractor·, wmpot,-r ~ stro1,1 ,hall be held m nb,olute confidence~· the o<h.:r ~. Each part} ,hall. l,o_.c,er. he rcnnrttctl !" J,...:i..,..., rek,unt cooftdcnt.ia.l infonnJ;lk.>n h.> its otli..:ers.. t1gl!nh. am.14."fflpll,~t.~, lt· th< ~,t,:nt th;u ~h d1"k,"">Un!"

neco.sary for the pcrtorrnaoce .,f their d1n,c.. 1111<kr th,,\ ,,11rac1. pr,,_ 1JeJ that th< Jat.1 nLl) ht: colln..1cd. IKC'd. Jiiielct.;.cd. Slt•~. and Ji~i-t'minont.-J ,tnf) a, pn,, 1J,:J b, and ~t,n:--i,tcnf \\ 1th 1hc: la"" The pro,iiu.lns ofthi-. ,;.cction shall fk)I appl) 11.J mtormJ.(11..-1 that •a•: .. l.1vdull~ rn lhe pubf~ domain. ( ~1 ha .. been inckpc!nde-ntl~ Jc,d<.'flC'li b~ 1hc; other ~r~ \\ 11twut ,. iol.ation of lhh

Coorrac1~ (.:. ,,a, alread) Iii the p,ctsscs,1\.'Hl l•I' ~•K.l1 rart). (d. \\a .. -.up11I~ h, '-lk:h P:,rl) h~ a th,nf party ta,,full) in fk"~"'ion 1hef'C\)f and leg.all~ pem1in'-~ ru fortth.·r Jis..:~,~ thl! infr,nnat1,,n; t'\("

(i:) whi<:h sti.:h pa~ ,, required t,, Ji.,.;k>,e b) '""

9. L.m:s of Data

In the e,,cnt or I~ uf an), Stat~ data l)f° n,.-,;-._,rd,. \\,here 'l-uch kl'S,., 1!'- du.: 10 the i111cn11 .. mal a..:r (l( omi:,..,t,l-O cir rqli11ence of the Contract<.- ,,ran) of its ,u1x,.11ract,,,-,; ,,.. agent-. 1hc t ,>nlnll:l<>r -.hall t,,, re-p.>11$1l>k fu< recn:aring such lost data in the manner and on the sd ... -Juk ,et b) the t 01111-...:1 :\lallllgcr rhe C,•1tractor shall ensure that all data i, hacl.cd up anJ re<:N craMc h, the ( untr-•ctor ( rn1tr,1.t,>r .J~,11 u...: oh h..--.1 c-ffons 10 as.sun: thal al no time shall an~ ai.:Ootts umknakc-11 b~ the ( l)fllL~lor urn.kr 1111!'- Cvnlra..:t \llf an~ failures ID acl \\hen Contractor ha,, a du~ to :>t:O damage ur cn:atc Oil) , ulncr.,bili11c, on 1131a base,. 'i)'Slems.. plattOrms.. :.nd!or ;1pphca1to,b \-.ith \,h1ch th"' (,Mltract11r , .. ~,lfltm,; h..:n:umfor

10. lalk,maiftnrioa

10.1 lloe Cootnlctor shall hold h.vmks< ,md onc:kmnih the ',t;Jtc from and •!LO"'''.,.,~ ,mJ all ios.,c,,. dantagt.. .... claim~. s.ull'i. aL.._tun~. liabilin~. :,nd'or c\pt:OS(.."!-. mduJini:_ \\llhoul lim1tatk.lll.

atlOnle)s· f\."\.'"S 3nJ ,h .. <iih-ur~ments ot an~ Jlara("lcr t~ll ari..~ fn>m. ,ire rn ,011nt.'\;l1or1 \\ith ,., arc nttrih-utablc tot~ pcrfi:"'mancc or nou,~rfill1n..""llk:,._. nt the ( ontra«:hlr"' 1h ,ul"'-"1.'nlr.h:h . .tt·"'i. urJcr this C O<lltal;l

10~2 This indemnificatu.'n cl.au~ ,hall not bit- ,onstm"-J ll\ mean that rm:' l 1.1cnr:--.:tor ,h.1H mJc:nrn1t~ the State agai.R!iC hah1lil)· for an) kls-.C-S. danui~. d:mn"i.. ,u,1--.. iJCIMn,. ·1ta.bil1t1c,. :ioc.l or cxpcn'4.!, tlul a,e auribuulbl<: lu the ,olc f1Cl!)igcncc i>f the Stale ,,r lhc \talc i cmplo~ ""'

10.J The St.ate of Ma') land has n<> obltgllli,,n 10 pn» ,Jc !.-gal coon,d ,~ Jcf,:nse 1,, 11"' C<><1l111<tvr ,,r its subcomracton. In l~ c:n!nl thac a ,u,t. claim. ,lr 81.."tlt-wt flf an, ch.1.ractcr h hnx.ttfu h~ an~ penon noi pert) to thts Contract aga,n,.. 1he Con1r..ct0< ,>r ,is ,uh.:,'Plra<:h•r. a, a re,.uh of ,v relating to the Clmtr.>clor·s pcrfonnance under th,s Contract

10.4 The State has rw obligation for 1he pa\ mcnl of an~ Judi;n,c:111, ,,.. 1h,: ,<It lcrncnt "' ""~ dann, apin~ tJ,e Contrat.-tor or it.,;, "1bcontrat.:10~ as a result of ur n:latang tv 1hi: C ,1nt111ctor· >

performance under Ibis Contract.

10.5 The Contmcl\ll" -.hall 1mmedia1el~ 110111) th.., 1'1ucul1'men1 Olf..:cr of"'" daim or ,utl made Of

filed again__,t dtc Cu11ln1Ctur <)f tb subcontrDc;to~ n:gan)mg HO) maner F\.-._..ultinr tl'\11n. ,>r n:la1in_g to, me Conuactor· s obhga1,oo, under the Contr.ict. and" 111 ,"O<,p,:ratc. asm1 . .111d consul! ,-uh the Sta.te 1n lhe det1..--n"iirC or 1n\ot1ga1.Jon of M) claim. ,uit or ai;tkm made o, tiled atut,im.1 the: State as a result of. O!' n:lalt!'& 10. the Contractor"> perfomurn:c willer tins <.onuJct

10.6 This Section 10 shall"""'"' 1t:m11no11,m of1h1s l,,mr...:t.

11. No•ffirini= of Emplo,~

No official or ffllplo)ee of tilt: "3rt:. J."" 1.k-tinal under .\tJ Clllk r\nn f 1t.:OerJl t>ro\ i,100., ·\nick. ~ -"-101. whose dutio a::. such otf K:.ial (If (fflpit,y« 1lll.:lud-e matters ttlafm~ hl \.lf' .1flo.:t1nt! th~ ,uil_tC:\..1 mancr of lhi~ Conlract. slutll. dunnJ? 1hc pcnooi-, anJ term of th" l <"1tr.ket lllJ "'"k -<l' 111,i a, .111 ,,lf .. ial ,,, employee of the State. becnmcor be .;m c1npkryec.: of the Contrn..:hlf ,lr ;w~ ~1111~ 1h:,1 ,,. a ,u~,,nrr.:H.1,,r on this Contract

12. Dispute

This Conaael shall be :,ul>Jc.:I 1'> the P'"' ''"·'"' ,>f Md. Code Ann Staie I' 1n;1n,c and l'r,>\:un:rncnl Article. ••le IS. Subtitle, ~- and CO"-IAR : I IO (AJministrall\c anJ Ci, ,I R,-r11cJ1<-,,l. Pending rcsolutlOO of a claim. the Contractor <hall prllCCCd dilij!Cntl, ,.,,1, 1he ix·rfomunc<: <>I th< l '"''""'' m a.:cord.,ncc with the Procnn:menl Olli.:cr , dcc1.>1on l;nle,,, a I= pcr1od "I"'" ,J..-<l b) 1ppltc.1hk ,u1utc. regulation. or the Cootr.KL the C ,mlr.h:h.,r mts-~l file a ,, nnc .. "11 noli4.:c of cloum "1th rh\!' Pnx.:urcrncol

OITicer -..ilhin lhin)i (JO) Jai, after it,,, ba.,i, for the claim 1s ~"'"'" or <h<>uld hJ,e b«n ~"""n whicbe~er is em-lier. Contempornneothl: "ilh or -.,thin 1h1rt} ( W) da), ,,f the lihng -,f ., n,,11,-., uf claim. but no later than the date of final pa) mcnl under 1ti., Coo1r.i.;1. 1he l ,~tha,;t,,r must suhm11 10 the Procun:mcnt Offtecr its -..rim:n daim .;011L1inin,; th< ,oformat,on ,J'<"tfN:<l III lO\I.\K :1 IO.IW.O:.

Jl. Mary laud .....

I 3.1 This Contrncl sh.,11 b,: construed. tnkfJ'"'f.:J. and cnfoo.:.:J acc,,nling h• 1h,· la", vi th< SL1lc <>t

Maryland.

13.:? 1ne M81)1and l 'nifonn (omput.:r lnfonna1i,>t1 1 ran.s:..:11,,11, \ct (( ,,,nm,-n:,al Lm \r'iclc. I tile 22 ,of the Annotated c·oJe ,,f \bl) lanJL ffi,.,es fl\~ api1t~ hl 1h1, ( ontra,,:1 , .. •o .111~ ptm.:ha~ ,'fdct or Notice to Prol.:co.11)-;.tk!J under rhi, Contrai,;:t or an~ "°rl\,:trt: or JI'~ ~,1i".m: l1~cn~ n.:q111red

hemlnder.

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13.3 An} and all rekretk.',:,, w 1hc M"')l•nd tuJc, Anr•>lalcd ..:onlUJnc:J III lh" t ,~11r.11:1 ,h.-,11 l>c construed tu ~f<r ro ,uch Code sections a.s ltt rrom umc: to link: .J1111,.'nJ~J

14. Noadbcri111inadon ill Emplo)meal

TheConinaor agren: (aJ not 10 discrimioatc in 311} manner against an emrln~ce or apphcam fo, employmcp• bca111SC of race. col«. religK•n. crcxd. age. "''- se,ual c>ncnllllion. gcndcer idcn1iiicat•>n. marital SUlluS, nanonaJ otigm. ~-gcncuc rnfonnauon. or an} othcn•= unkl"litl """ ol clumlcferiSlics. or disab1li!) of a qualified indi, idual "uh a di..abilit} unrela1cJ in n.11urc and c,1-,11 ,o a, to rca.onabl) preclude !he pcrtonn;u,ce of lhc cmplu>ment. or the mJ" 1Ju.11', relu'-'11 h> ,uhmil h> a genetic IOI or make a,ailablc !he n:sulb of n gc:notoc tc'"<I. (h) 10 rncluJc a prm is-run ,imrl.,r l\l !hsl contained m subsection (al. abo,e. ,nan} undcrt} ,ng -.uhu>ntroct c\Cep( a sulxon1ra,:1 for s1an,L1rd commcn:ial supplies or r:i" materials: and (cl 10 l)l"-1 and 10 ~use wbcuou,,ctor> Ill po-.! rn con,pi.clk>1<­placcs available lo emplo~= and applicant> for ,·mpl,,rn,cnl. n,>11,6 '-"ltrng 1,,nh 1he ,uttsiance ,,f 1h1< clause.

IS. COtltiagut Ftt Probibilion

'119Ctiaaaw ••1a1B 1hlr·ft'IIII, not enp~«fffl.ined-,y pe,"Mffl. ~ir. m,w.;alic'11,wether entil)'. other than a bona fide .-mpk>>e<:, b.>na lid.- ag..-r1L l><>nJ liJc '3k,pc:r-.."1. ,,r , .. mm,-n:ial scllin~ agency working for the t,,u~inc'i.,, to ~"'licil or 'ICCW't' the l'lmtra..:I. .ulJ th:tl 1h~ llu,inc.~-, ha~ 1h.\f pakf llf

agreed to pl)' llll) P""""'- (Xlrtnetshop, c,,rvoralk>n. ,.., n!h.-r '°""". ,'!her than a ho.ma li<lc empk>) ""· ""'"' ftJe agent. bona fie.le s.alc~r.w..,n. ,lf ..:ommcr~1;1I ,ell111g a~"~h.:\ .111\ fc-1.: \W JII~ ,,thcr i,:on,1Jena11vn contingoent on the mal.in~ of this Contr~,1.

16. Noo-a,ailabilil~ uf .-Uediai:

lfthc- General Ali-~bl~ f:iih 111 apprupna1e fon.Jj t.'f 1f fund'!, .ire 1k.~ t.,tln.:01o 1~ mat.le J.\.1ul.ahk for ~tinucd pctfonn:m« t\..,.. Jll) fi'-Cal J)C'flt.:J ,,f thi-. ( rlfltr::h.:I ,ui.:cCC'Gm~ rh~ rir-.t li~.al re""-"t. 1h1,

Contraet shall be canceled 4mton1.11i4.'.afl) a..; l~frhc h.:~inning '-.f1tlc:- lis..·3I ,~.11 t\,f '-'luch funds "ere not appropriated or Olher\\1~ m.\Jt- a,mbblc!'~ pn,, 1ili.-d. lt()\\'C'.'-~' tli;.H thi, ,, 111 not .tlfnr cllhcl" the ",t.1te, rights or lhe Contractor'~ rrght~ und1.-r an~ tcrmmalh...'tl dJu~ 111 1ho, \.\ .. llfltrnCI I he dh.",:t ,lf tcnnmattt",n oftheCootract hen,und"r "ill 11'! 10 dLscharge tx,th 1hc c,,n1r.,,.1or Jnd 1hc '>talc ln><n fu1un, pcrfr~1wucc ofrhe Contracl but l'kll from 1he1r rights anJ oM,g,atwn.;, c,i~tin~ RI the t1m.: t)f1enmn.a1ion The Contntctor-'Wllll be re1mlturs..."\! ti.•r rhe re::t"l(""J~llk ,·alue \.,fan~ nonn:1.:umng. ~,,...,l~ m..:u1n."tl NJ1 ,we amortized in the price of the lonlra\:1 Ille State ..Ji.all fk,t,f~ 1111: (..\lfllrJch.,r .:l~ ~,.lvn ;h ii ha:), li..1w"lcJ~1,; that funds 11'111)' not be n,aiLi.blc for 1h,: cunlmua1i,,n ot du; Contnu.:t ll>r c-Ah ~k;4,;'-."\!'dmg ti~al pcr1,"-i be)ood the lirst.

17. T«111iaaliua for C•u...-

If the Conuactor fail, to fulfill it\. l~lig,.1tk.ln~ tmdc:r th•s C ,mlrnct pro~rl~ and 1111 tm~. <'' ,,thc-n\l~ \.'iolatcs an) pro\llSion vi the l onttact. the \t.;.U\: ma~ t\!rmmate the t ,,n11.1<.:1 h, ,, nttcn oottc\! to lh..:

ContnK:tor. l1lC' noll~C' 'thall "lk.'\:1f:- the acb, ""' ,llllt"-')Hllfh rclre<l up,i:-o a, 1.:.1u'-C t~,, fcnnrna1ioo All fani~ c,runfioishcd \\~CL. pro,uh:d h~ the l't~mr!h:h::ir -ih..111. at dk: 'latc's ,•rti, 111. ll\.~~-nh:' lh~ Stat1." ~ property. The S(31e -.hall pa~ rhc (\~tnt\:t<'f' fan ,t1kl ec.1wtahk ~Pm~n-..'lfh"'lt fpr ...:it1,f3'.htf':,, p:rfonn.lncc prior lo l'C'CCfpt of notKX' of tcrmmatmn. h:s.., th .. · amounl ot dJm.1~c:, --.Ju,cd h,· ~he{_ onlrai;lor ·s hn.:a,.:h 11

the damages arc more than t1'1:' i.:ompensattc.~ llJ~ ahlt.· If• rite: l '-.ttltr.11-.:hlr 1hc c·,nHt:t~tor \1i,,1II n:m:iin li.1Mc aft:ff lenninaa:ion and the S1:tk ..:au aflim1Jh\ l."h ,olln·t Janu!.!~... I eomn.:1t1vn ;,ct~t11kkr mdudmg 1h~

lcrminacion of die righis anJ ohlipll<>n, ,if the pru-110. -.hall he ~ll>Cfnc-.: o, 1hc ,..,, "ll~" ,,t I. O\t \R 21.07.01 I 18.

IS. Termiulloa ror Coov.,ai.,nc"'

The pafonnancc of won. under th;.. Cooun.:t ma) he temunatcd ~ th,, State in '''"''rdarn:e "1th this clause in whole. or from time to lime in part. "hcnevcr the Scuc ,hall Jetcnninc that such 1cnnma1100 ,, in the besl ~ of the State. n,e SIDt"' will pa:,, all rea,onable costs a=><:ialcJ "1th this Contract 1h111 the Conuacwr has inc:um:d up to the date: llf tcmunation. and all ~i.,hlc costs as..octBted "1th ICnninarion oflhe Contract; provided. 11<>,-.:,cr. m.. Contr...:tor ,hall n<>C h.: reiml>ltr.ed for an) anticipatOI) profib 1ha1 ha,e no1 h«to earned up to rhc date of tem11ru11 "'" I cnmnari,,n h.:reunJcr. including tbe de1ennin.1tion of tile: righis and obligation, of the parttes. ""111 be ~''"m,ed b) the prcwisions of COMAR 21.07.01.1'.!A('.!l

19. Delays ud Estusions or Ti~

11,e Conttw:tor ni;rees to prosecute the worlo. conunuousl) and dih!l<'flll) and no char~es or claim, for damages shall be made b\ it for an) delays. imenupllOII>. ,nterfcn;n.:c:.. '" h,nJran.:o from an) cause whalsoe,.cr during lhe pro£"'SS of any portion of the "orl spec:tlied 111 tho; Llllttr.lCI.

Time co.tensions will be: grmued onl) for excusable Jela), that an...: Ir, ,m un forc...:cahk cau,..., hc),,,iJ the conirot and -..11hoo1 the fault or negligl!ncc of rh.: C onrra.:ror. mdudrng out nol rcstn.:ted 10. a.:ts ,,1 God. acts of the publi( cncm~. acts. of the Stare 1n either 1b "S,;..>\.efC',;n 1,,>r \;,>mra(tual ..:-.apac11). al.'.t~ ll-1. anotlw:r Conuactor in tbc perlormanc., of a con1ra,;1 " ith rhc \ta1 c. tin:,. 11.- -.L ... c1)1<fo111c, quarantm, ~lions. SlriL.~ fttig.fll c:mhargl~. or Jel.a)' S ,,f -;t1hil,:t11lt111CIOf'i , ~r ,11rrh1.."rt .Jrt~tn~ fh)ffl unf~hl~ cal.lliCS beyond the 0001ml anJ v. ithour th.: fault or llC!,!hgeticc <>f c,rhcr thc L un1r:ic1ur ,,r the subc:ontrncto,,. or suppl ,er-.

20. Soapn.<ioa of Work

The Slate tmilatcrall) ma~ '-")f'Jer th(- Cllntract<,r tn ,Hitin~ to .,u .. pcrn1 Jda~ ~\, mh:m1p1 nJI or ,1n~ pan ,,f Its performance for such l"~l'J of tnnc- :ts th\: Pr1.1c1u\ .. "fflent Utlicc• nu, Jt.11,;rmmc tr• h.: appn.lpr\;ft.: for the COIIYenience of the Stale.

In accordance" ith the pro, i>t0n, of \Id. Code Ann_ Stare Fon.inc, JnJ l'mcun:111,nl Article.* 1 I -~116. the rq;ulalions set forth rn Tulc '.! I of the Code of M~ lanJ Rciul.01""'' tl OMAR : ll m ctTcxr ''" rhc date of Cl<ecution of this C <ll11racl are appli.:ahle l<> th" Conlm<.t.

21. FlH•dal Disdo,11n,

The Conlnictof shall compl~ -.i1h the l)n>' ision, of \1d Code .\1111 '-!Jtc I onon,e 3ml Pnicuremcnr Ar1iclc.. § 13-22 l. v.hich f'\!qUll"'C".\ that C-..et') J'C'f"'-'~ that cntc:n, i11h• "''"1Ua<,;I:,. le.1~,. t~r other agrt.."CfTk!fll<t

with the Slate or its ag.c-n..:ao Juring. a ctkndar )t:ar under which 1hc ~1,111\.~'- h ,,, fl."'\.'C:i\c m 1th:

aggregiue. SI00.000 or mon:. ,hall ,.,thin thirt~ (30) Ja), ,,fthc tum, "hen •he .tgi;n.'!'atc ,aluc ol 11""" comracts, ~ or olhcr ait=inent> n::schc,- SI 00,000. 111c "rlh Ille SC\:retan ,,f the <;1a1~ ccrtaon specified infonnation lo mdud.: Jisck,-;urc ofbcncfic,al ""'n,-rxhop .illhc l>1honc,"

23. Political Contrihulioo Oi.sdusur-.,

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T1tc Con1nc1m 'lhall coonplJ "ilh Md C oilc Ann, flo:twn I "" ,\r• ,de. I II lo I~- "hid, n.-quon:, I hat e\lay person lhal cmier.. 11l10 a procurancnl -:ootracl \\1lh the ~lah,;. a "'ou111~. '" a munh.:ipaf c.1tf'J",vaul.,L or other political subdi, 1;,m o.>f !he: S1a1c. during a calcn.lar )"1r m "h,ch 1hc p,,rwn "'-"""' 3 con1 ·-,.:1 with a governmental cntll) m the amount ofSW0.000 or more . .Ji;,11. lik ,-,th th.: St:1tc Bo.,nl of ElectMlfU '1181ements disdosmg; (a) illl} conlributmn, made ,tunM rhc n.,-.>'11ni,: p,:nvJ to a ,;anJodatc ,,,.. clec:li\lC office in any pnm!tl) Of h"""'ral ekcllOll; and <bl the name of each candidate 10 ,-hom ,~.., or mo«e contributiom in a cumulnlivc amount of S500 or 111011' wen: ,naJc Junng the l'\.1"->'110~ pcnuJ. Tl,e Sllllement shall be filed with the S!Ate B<>erd of l'lecl1oos: (a) bcfon: c,c-.:ution of A contrnel b~ the State_ a coul'lly. a munic1pel corponuwn. or olher political ,ubdi'""'" of the StlJtl!. anJ shall co,er lhe :4 months prior IO "'hen a conlnl&."I "'lb •"11tdcd: and lb) if rhc cv111rihu11011 "made alter the e-.ecution of a comraa, then 1.-1.:e a ycr. rhrooghoUI the conttD<:I 11:rm. oo or before: ( i) \l,1) .11. ll' co.er the., >1~ t6/ mooth pericd endifll April 10: and (ii) J\iovembc:r 30. 10 cover the '" ( 61 month period .,,,ding Oc1obcr

31. Additional ioforuwion i, a,ailablc un !he Stlltc Board of Elcc-tlOtl, wet,,,11c: hgp:llwww.dediom,;;m1c:.md.us/.:ampeign finance, indn. html.

24. Doc .. cnb Rl't .. ation aad lmpection Cla,aw

The Conll'llCtor and ~uhcontracrors shall"'"''" nnd mamlllin all rccorJ, anJ documents n:lating 10 1!11,

Contract for a pericd of fh·c t 5i ~car, alltr filllll payment b} the -;,:ue hc:m,nder 0< an} applicahle ,u1utc flflei ·w OC".IMcrtl "tlCQlioo mqw,w -:r (5!4as MteAA)..~m-Js lllagcr. 1114.s11all malc lhem available for insp«IK>n ,u\d audit b} au1h•lf'i~ n:J'O"l!nt.11i,.,.,. of the SIAle. induJtny die Procurcmcnt: Officer or design~ at nll rea,,onable hmes. -\II record, n:L11cd tn dll} "ll) 10 the l ,•nlrai;t are to be raaincd fo, the, cnt,n: tune pm,idcd u,t<k-r !his ,,.,.,,ion In the"""' .,f 30} audit. the l onlr.ch>r shall provide assisiance 10 lhc State. \\-ithout addition31 .:urnpc11~t1oc1. h,.) Kl""-nt,f). in\c,ti~3tc. anJ ru,oncile any audit discn:i,:i11<:'<'> and or ,aria11C<.">. Thi, , .. ,.:tMn ~~ -h•II ""' "" c,p,ratM>n or tierminalion of the (\,.,rrJ<:t

25. Ri&bt to Alldi1

25.1 The Stare n:sen.e\ the rig.hi. ai its "-"'I< discrcti4"11 Jnd ac sn~ Hmc h pt."ffonn an JuJit of the Conkactor~s anu Of ..uhl.:onlracto,·" pcrtormaJK~ under tlll'i, l on;ht<..:l An ,,rnlit h ddin,:d a...-. .t planned and documented mdopemknt acll\11) pcrt,,nnaJ h, ,iuai1licJ per«'flncl ,n<:luJmi; hut m~ limited lo State and federal auditon.. to dctcnnine h~ 1n\~ti~11ton. C).amm.a11un. Of'~, ~iu:1ttl 1n ul objecti~c e\'tdcnce (rv,n daL"l. statcmcru~ R.."Cord, Of..lil.'f1Uitms, .1nJ pcrfom1aJk.:C pr-K:tic.t.."' (fo,ancial or other,.,..,, the C,>ntrn..-tor, sompham:c \\tth dt< ( L>nlract ,nduJmi; but 11<>1 lirn11,-J lO aditqua...~ 3Jkl c,"'lfllpii:mcc "-ith \!~tahli~cd pn...:1..-dure-,. an.J 1ntc-n1.1i contr,,1-; ,,,er th~ Co11tr.u.'1 SCtYica b.eing pcrfonncd for lhc 'il3tc

2S,2 Upon thr« (J) 811>111,-,;s 0..~s· notocc. the Conlr.lctor runt.or an, ,ut>c,•111ac10" shall provide !h.: State reasonable a..:i.:e'.'..; 10 1hcir respa;1i-.e ~d, to ,erif_\ confrtt1n.1n1..-c- to 1h1.· tt.Tlnr, of thi: Contract. 1 he Department ma) c<mdm.1 thc-,e audit3' v. ith nn,:. tK" all ,,f ih O\\O intc:n1.1l l'\.~lun;co;

or b)· securing the ~"' ice:,, ol a rhint Jll,Vt~ acc.ounun!! or au<l11 tim1. S4.•ld~ al the: lA-,,anm~:nt · s clec1ion. TI,e l.kpanmc:111 nia) copy. al ii>""" c:,.per,s.:. 911) n:, .. ord rd:itcd 10 Ill<:"""•=

pcnormcd anJ I""'" cd und,-r rhi, C,"111'1k:I

2SJ The righl 10 audit shall tndude dll) of the Conll:h.'lor < .uh<-ontr;i,,,,.... mduJini; hut not hrnucJ t<·

any lo"'"' ti« su1K.-.,,11n,,;1or( ,, lhal pro, ide 4"S<.'flltal '"l'l'"rl t,· the f '"'"""' S.:l'\ "'~'· ri., Contniclor anclior suhcon1J11ctot1sl shall cn;ure lhc l><p;tnmcnl h.i, 1he n~ht h• ~ud,1 su~h subcontractor{ s 1

•I

2S.4 ~ Contracior al'kl ,,.. ,ul,c,,01,;..:tor, ,hall .:,~'l"-r•tc "1th I >,,,i;utm<nt JnJ D<1'3rtmc:n1 , dc51p,a!N DCCl•Unlartl <>I' uudit,or ,lnd shall pn.,- ,ik the """-<"'"'" a,sislance f,,r till, j lo:pa,1111<"111 "'

Dcpartmnit "~1gr\J.kt.l 8".countant or auditor to ..:ondm.:l the auJu

2$.5 Thi,. Sc.tKlll "'-111 sun i,c c-:>.p1talK~1,,r 1""11111.0IKSI c,f lhe C1"1tn,,.;I

26. Coapliaatt ,.,,., lAl<s

26.1 It IS qualified lo do busmcss in the Swc and that 11 will u~c ,uch .act1<,r, ""· from time lo tune

hereafter. m&) be n«:c,~ 10 remain S<> qualiticJ,

~6.1 It is aot in arn:ah '"ith t'C'SJ)C\:1 tor~ pa~ nX"nt .,.- :in~ 1nonic, Jue a04.J ,w, mg th~ '-late.'""' ru1" dq,arlmcnt or unu thereof. 1ndudtn]! but oot 1111111.:d 1<' IJ~ po,mc:nt ,•I 1.1\c-. ,mJ cmplo,c-c l>cn<111,

and lhat 11 sluill not i.«.'llle so ,n am:= Junng the tcnn "' this I vn1r:i,t;

26J h wit compl) "'IUI all fcJcral. Suite anJ to..111 la"',. ~UWIOflS, and unl1n:i1,co apphc:abk"' tU

11Ctlvkles and l!bl¢llimts Wlderthtl Con11ac1. IIIMf

16.4 It shall obca1n. a111> c,pt'llsc. all lic-.:nscs. perm1h. ,n,urnncc. ,nJ g,,.cmmcnial appm,al,. 11 an, na:es.saJ') to the pcrfonrnnk.:c of 1h ,)hli~l1ot1.,, l.lndt.,.. th.,. l ontnKI

27. Cc»t alld rritt f crlifiation

B~ submitting~· Of Jlfll.e tnft..lllll.al l"lfl. ,~ ( Hnl~h.>f u·r1 fie~ t1, th<-~ ,r ,t ~ "-n,1 .... '""''t!C th.sl I.ht tnfonu.3tton !l4tbm1ttcJ h Jii.·curatc. ~,linpletc .. md ~urrrnt a., ,,1 the- datr, 1.•I ,t-. B d l'roposal

The price under this C 1.'lflt~ ind ,n~ change llf'dcr ur moJ1fu:.1lh'n 1crcuf1J;-r. mdui.lin,lr! prdil t., IC'I: >hall he adjusted h"l excuide nn)- ,,gnifi,cant rwkc 1ocrca"iC"io ,,1,,.ur inc ~au-.e the- l 4.,111n~tor t11m1""-.-J cost or price mformullvn \\ 1~h.. a~ of the d.Jtc "'' 1h l:hJ f''"l.'PO"II \'·'-' u1.:~..:ur~,,~, ~,...:'-,mplctc. ,v rn.11 cum:nL

The Contrac:&or may ,w.,, ~ohcootr.u:1 rut~ port1011 vi the~ 1'-c-:. pro\ tJt:J under rh,~ l ('-nlra'lo'.I "11lw01

obtaining the prior -...nnen .rippn.wal ot lhc Pn~urc:mcnt Otfi~cr n, ,, 1na\ ttk: (<)(tlfa~h."lf' .-.,~,~ thh

Conuact or any of ib n;:hb ,,, obhg:u1<wlS h~n:undcr. ",11,,,.,~ th..- prn,r "rincn "Pl"'" al of the Procurcmc:nt Otliccr pro\ ,u.:J. bo\\C\Cf that a C,ltHrJ1,,."1or nur\ ,1.v,,1..!n 11111111c, n."tc1, uttlc: LIIKkr a conlr.9',;.I

after due notice to lht- \blC' \n~ wbt.:ootra..:.b ,hall tndud<- 'J.u"h la1h.;t&3~C .i, ntaJ he.· n.--qum •. 'tl 111 \..lfhtlh

.:lauscs coma1ncJ -..ithon 1hr; (.\,nira,t. nh1bt1>. anJ aruchmcnh. I he t onlract ,hal ""' be "'-''J;OCU u1111I all appnwals. docum.:nr,._ and atlida, 11, an: crnnpk1,·d nnd pr<>rcrt~ rc-gisrcred I he '>1a1c <hall n,~ I,,: n:spon~ibk rvr fulfillment 1\I the Conu~1or· .. i1bl1plK.lll<i h,) IL'- '\Ul~,\lll~iOh.

29. Lillbilil)

f or breach of this lontract. ne~h1lCllt.:C'. nusn:~11t.atmn. ,_., an~ t•lhc1 "'u11trJ"'t or loll ,1 .... ,111. ( ilfitr." llf

shall be liable as folk""