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2. The term of this Agreement is:

ATTACHMENT 8

STANDARD AGREEMENT EXAMPLE RFP-26-801

SCO ID: 3360-

STATE OF CALIFORNIA- DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SERVICES

STANDARD AGREEMENT AGREEMENT NUMBER PURCHASING AUTHORllY NUMBER (If Applicable)

STD 213 (Rev. 04/2020)

STATE OF CALIFORNIA

CONTRACTING AGENCY NAME

State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission (Energy Commission)

CONTRACTING AGENCY ADDRESS CllY STATE ZIP

715 P Street. 3rd Floor MS-18 Sacramento CA 95814

PRINTED NAME OF PERSON SIGNING TITLE

Tatyana Yakshina Contracts, Grants and Loans Office Manager

CONTRACTING AGENCY AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE DATE SIGNED

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SERVICES APPROVAL EXEMPTION (If Applicable)

STANDARD AGREEMENT EXAMPLE RFP-26-801

STANDARD AGREEMENT EXAMPLE

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Assistance

EXHIBIT A

Scope of Work described in the RFP-26-801 Solicitation Manual.

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ATTACHMENT 8 - EXHIBIT B

Budget Detail and Payment Provisions

1. CONDITIONS FOR PAYMENT

A. No payment shall be made in advance of services rendered.

B. For services satisfactorily rendered, and upon receipt and approval of invoices, the

Energy Commission agrees to compensate the Contractor for actual allowable expenditures incurred in accordance with Exhibit B. The rates in Exhibit B are rate caps, or the maximum amount allowed to be billed. The Contractor can only bill for actual expenses incurred for hours worked at the Contractor’s and subcontractor’s actual labor and non-labor rates, not to exceed the rates specified in Exhibit B.

C. The Contractor is not allowed to charge profit, fees or mark-ups on any subcontracted budget item, including lower tier subcontracted amounts. Subcontractors are not allowed to profit from their subcontractors’ costs.

D. Each invoice is subject to the Energy Commission Agreement Manager’s (CAM) approval.

E. Payments shall be made to the Contractor for undisputed invoices. An undisputed invoice is an invoice submitted by the Contractor for services rendered, and for which additional evidence is not required to determine its validity. The invoice will be disputed if all deliverables due for the billing period have not been received and approved, if the invoice is inaccurate, or if it does not comply with the terms of this Agreement. If the invoice is disputed, Contractor will be notified via a Dispute Notification Form within 15 working days of receipt of the invoice.

F. Payment will be made in accordance with the Prompt Payment Act, Government Code Chapter 4.5, commencing with Section 927, which requires payment of properly submitted, undisputed invoices within 45 days of receipt or automatically pay late payment penalties when applicable.

G. Final invoice must be received by the Energy Commission no later than 30 calendar days after the Agreement termination date.

H. The State will pay for State or local sales or use taxes on the services rendered or equipment, parts or software supplied to the Energy Commission pursuant to this Agreement. The State of California is exempt from Federal excise taxes, and no payment will be made for any taxes levied on employee’s wages.

I. No payment will be made for costs identified in Contractor invoices that have or will be reimbursed by another source, including but not limited to a government entity agreement or subcontract or other procurement methods.

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2. PAYMENT TERMS

Check all that apply:

In Arrears Itemized

Monthly Quarterly One-Time Payment

Flat Rate Advance Payment to other California state agencies or federal government Not to

Exceed $ or % of the Agreement Amount Reimbursement/Revenue Other (Explain)

3. INVOICING PROCEDURES

A. Invoices shall be submitted in duplicate not more frequently than monthly. The following certification shall be included on each invoice and signed by an authorized official of the Contractor:

I certify that this invoice is correct and proper for payment, and reimbursement for these costs has not and will not be received from any other sources, including but not limited to a government entity contract, subcontract or other procurement method.

B. The Energy Commission will accept computer generated or electronically transmitted invoices. Electronic signatures are acceptable. The date of “invoice receipt” shall be the date the Energy Commission receives the electronic copy.

Send invoices to:

California Energy Commission Accounting Office, MS-2 invoices@energy.ca.gov

C. An invoice shall consist of, but not be limited to, the following:

1) Agreement number, date prepared, and billing period.

2) The Work Authorization number.

3) The Contractor’s actual unloaded hourly labor rates by individual and number of hours worked during the reporting period. Identify actual, agreement, and billed amounts.

4) Non-Labor rates (fringe benefits, indirect overheads, general and administrative, profit, etc.). Identify actual, agreement, and billed amounts

5) Other direct operating expenses, including equipment, travel, materials and miscellaneous, etc.

6) Subcontractor expenditures.

mailto:invoices@energy.ca.gov

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7) An indication of whether a subcontractor is a California Certified Small Business or a Certified Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise.

8) Identify the specific task(s) and/or the categories of expenditures under the applicable Work Authorization.

9) Consistent with the applicable Work Authorization budget provide current billing, previously billed, budgeted amounts and balance of funds.

10) If applicable, the match fund expenditures.

11) All invoices must be accompanied by the following documentation to support the expenditure:

a) Subcontractor invoices which shall include items 1-10 above for corresponding information, if any, identified in the budget detail (e.g., if the budget detail lists hourly labor rates, then the subcontractor’s invoice would include hourly labor rates).

b) Receipts for travel expenses.

c) Receipts for materials, miscellaneous, and/or equipment.

d) A report that documents the progress of the work during the billing period; and

e) Any other deliverables due during the billing period.

4. RETENTION

The Energy Commission shall retain from each invoice ten per cent (10%) of that invoice, excluding equipment invoices, pursuant to Public Contract Code section 10346. The retained amount shall be held and released only upon approval that work has been satisfactorily completed and the Final Report (if required) has been received and approved.

The Contractor must submit a separate invoice for the retained amount. Retained funds may be withheld by the Energy Commission to compensate or credit for amounts that were paid in error, or amounts that were paid but exceed the actual allowable incurred costs.

Retention may be released upon completion of a work authorization as each is considered a separate and distinct piece of work (i.e. the work authorization is a stand-alone piece of work and could be completed without other work authorizations). A work authorization for administration or management of the Agreement and/or subcontractors is not considered separate and distinct and retention will not be released early.

Retention for the administrative/management work authorization will be released upon completion and approval of all Agreement final deliverables.

5. TRAVEL AND PER DIEM RATES

The Contractor shall be reimbursed for travel and per diem expenses using the Energy Commission Contractor Travel Rates. The Contractor must pay for travel in excess of these rates. The Contractor may obtain current rates from the Energy Commission’s Web Site at: http://www.energy.ca.gov/contracts/TRAVEL_PER_DIEM.PDF.

A. Before Contractor incurs travel costs and travels under this Agreement:

• CAM shall provide written authorization in a Work Authorization.

http://www.energy.ca.gov/contracts/TRAVEL_PER_DIEM.PDF

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• Work Authorization Manager or designee shall approve the trip details in writing (e.g., by email).

• Contractor shall ensure that the trip is authorized in the WA and that sufficient labor hours and travel budget remains in the WA to cover the trip expenses.

B. The Energy Commission will reimburse travel expenses from the Contractor's office location. For purposes of payment, the Contractor’s office location shall be considered the office location where the Contractor’s employees or, if applicable, the employees of a subcontractor with responsibilities for this Agreement are permanently assigned.

C. Travel receipts and documentation of travel expenses, including travel meals and incidentals, shall be submitted with invoices requesting reimbursement from the Energy Commission. The documentation must be listed by trip and include dates and times of departure and return. The documentation must also include written trip approval by the WA Manager or designee.

6. BUDGET CONTINGENCY CLAUSE

It is mutually agreed that if the Budget Act of the current year and/or any subsequent years covered under this Agreement does not appropriate sufficient funds for the work identified in Exhibit A, this Agreement shall be of no further force and effect. In this event, the State shall have no liability to pay any funds whatsoever to the Contractor or to furnish any other consideration under this Agreement and the Contractor shall not be obligated to perform any provisions of this Agreement.

If funding for any fiscal year is reduced or deleted by the Budget Act for purposes of this program, the State shall have the option to either: cancel this Agreement with no liability occurring to the State, or offer an Agreement amendment to the Contractor to reflect the reduced amount.

7. RATES & CLASSIFICATIONS: CHANGES IN CONTRACTOR PERSONNEL OR

SUBCONTRACTOR PERSONNEL

This section contains provisions allowing rate and classification changes without a formal amendment. Exhibit D contains the rules for adding or replacing personnel and subcontractors listed in the Agreement. When a Contractor makes personnel and subcontractor changes in accordance with Exhibit D that do not require a formal amendment, the following rules explain the rates and classifications for which the Contractor can invoice. Changes outside of these rules require a formal amendment to the Agreement.

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A. New Personnel If Contractor or a subcontractor adds new personnel after the Agreement has been executed, the Contractor shall submit the new personnel’s resume and proposed job classification/rate, consistent with classifications/rates within the respective budget, to CAM for review and approval. If the Agreement budget includes a job classification with the person identified as “To Be Determined”, and a person is later identified, this person is considered to be new personnel.

The new personnel shall not provide services until the CAM approves the new personnel request in writing and notifies the Energy Commission Agreement Officer (CAO). Any work performed by these new personnel prior to CAM approval is at Contractor’s expense; the Energy Commission will not reimburse Contractor for work performed by these new personnel that occurs prior to CAM approval.

B. Labor Rates & Classifications The Agreement budget identifies individuals and/or job classifications and the maximum rates that the Contractor can invoice for them. The Contractor shall only invoice for the actual rates up to the maximum amount listed. Contractor can only increase rates or add new job classifications to the Agreement through a formal amendment to this Agreement.

1. Contractor Changes: Addition or Replacement of Personnel

a) Labor Rates If the Contractor adds a new person to a job classification listed in the Contractor’s budget or replaces a person listed in the Contractor’s budget, the Contractor can only invoice for the new person’s actual rate up to the maximum amount listed for that classification in the Contractor’s budget. The Contractor cannot use for its personnel a rate of a subcontractor.

b) Classifications Additions or replacement of personnel can only be made within existing job classifications identified in the Contractor’s budget. The Contractor cannot use for its personnel a job classification of a subcontractor. The new person must be invoiced within job classifications that already exist in the budget for the Contractor. If the Contractor wishes to add a new job classification to the Agreement (for instance to bring in a new person or possibly promote a person) this will require a formal amendment to the Agreement.

c) Promotions Contractor personnel listed in the Contractor’s budget can be moved to a higher-paying job classification listed in the Contractor’s budget with prior written approval of the CAM and the appropriate Division Deputy Director.

The written approval must be submitted to the CAO.

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2. Subcontractor Changes: Addition or Replacement of Personnel

a) Labor Rates

If a subcontractor adds a new person to a job classification listed in the subcontractor’s budget or replaces a person listed in the subcontractor’s budget for that subcontractor, the subcontractor can only invoice for the new person’s actual rate up to the maximum amount listed for that classification in the subcontractor’s budget. The subcontractor cannot use for its personnel a rate of another subcontractor or of the Contractor.

b) Classifications Additions or replacement of personnel can only be made within existing job classifications identified in the subcontractor’s budget. The subcontractor cannot use for its personnel a job classification of another subcontractor or of the Contractor. The new person must be invoiced within job classifications that already exist in the budget for the subcontractor. If the subcontractor wishes to add a new job classification to the Agreement (for instance to bring in a new person or possibly promote a person) this will require a formal amendment to the Agreement.

c) Promotions Subcontractor personnel listed in the subcontractor’s budget can be moved to a higher-paying job classification listed in the subcontractor’s budget with prior written approval of the CAM and the appropriate Division Deputy Director. The written approval must be submitted to the

CAO.

C. Changes in Assigned Personnel Hours Contractor may move dollars allocated for a specific person (employee or subcontractor) to another person listed in an Agreement or Work Authorization budget. However such changes cannot change the amount of the budget for the task or labor category. If a change in personnel will result in a change in the dollar amount of the task or in the labor category, then refer to the Budget Reallocation provision in this Exhibit B.

8. BUDGET REALLOCATION

J. The Energy Commission, through its CAM and CAO, and the Contractor can agree upon and make certain budget reallocations without a formal amendment to this Agreement as long as ALL of the following conditions are met:

1) For agreements without work authorizations, the total of all budget reallocations cannot exceed ten percent (10%) with a cap amount of $150,000 of the Agreement Amount. For purposes of this provision, “Agreement Amount” means the total amount of Energy Commission funds being paid to Contractor under this Agreement. It does not include any match funds provided by Contractor.

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For example, if under an agreement the Energy Commission agrees to pay a contractor $100,000 and the contractor is supplying $500,000 in match funding, the ten percent (10%) limitation applies to the $100,000. Only up to $10,000 of Energy Commission funds can be reallocated without a formal amendment. If under an agreement the Energy Commission agrees to pay a contractor $1,750,000, ten percent would be $175,000, but the cap is $150,000, so the most that could be reallocated without a formal amendment is $150,000.

For agreements with work authorizations, budget reallocations up to ten percent (10%) with a cap of $150,000 of the entire agreement can be made.

Budget reallocations up to ten percent (10%) of each work authorization can be made so long as the total amount of all work authorization budget reallocations does not exceed 10 percent of the agreement amount and is within the cap of $150,000. For example, assume an Agreement Amount is $175,000 and the agreement has two work authorizations, WA1 and WA2.

WA1 has a budget of $100,000, and WA2 has a budget of $50,000.

$10,000 (10% of $100,000) can be moved within WA1. $5,000 (10% of $50,000) can be moved within WA2. In addition to this, $2,500 (10% of $25,000, the Agreement Amount of $175,000 minus the combined work authorization budgets of $150,000) can be made to the portion of the Agreement Amount not associated with work authorizations. The total of these budget reallocations does not exceed ten percent of the total agreement amount or the $150,000 cap.

2) The budget reallocation cannot substantially change the Scope of Work.

Examples of budget reallocations that do not substantially change the Scope of Work include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Increasing or decreasing the overall travel budget. This does not mean an increase to the allowed per diem rates under this Agreement.

• Increasing or decreasing the equipment budget.

• Increasing or decreasing the number of personnel assigned to complete tasks. This does not include increasing the hourly rates of the personnel and classifications listed in the budget. Increasing hourly rates requires a formal amendment. The addition of personnel also requires a formal amendment unless there is already an identified classification of rates in the budget that the new personnel will be filling.

3) The budget reallocation only involves moving funds between tasks or categories. The total Agreement Amount and the total budget of any work authorizations must remain unchanged. Increasing the total amount of the Agreement requires a formal amendment.

4) The budget reallocation does not increase the percentage rate of Indirect Overhead, Direct Overhead, Fringe Benefits, General and Administrative Costs, Profit, or any other rates listed in the budget. For example, if an agreement budget lists the Indirect Overhead percentage rate as 25% of Direct Labor, the 25% cannot be changed without a formal amendment.

Another example is that if a contractor listed that its profit rate is 8% of the total agreement, to increase this rate would require a formal amendment.

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K. To effectuate a budget reallocation under this section, the Contractor must make a request in writing to both the CAM and the CAO. Both the CAM and CAO will then approve or disapprove the request in writing; the approval or disapproval is not effective or binding unless signed by both the CAM and the CAO. Oral communications cannot be used or relied upon. If the request is approved, the CAM shall revise the Budget Attachments to reflect the changes and send them to the CAO and Contractor.

L. Any desired budget reallocations that do not meet the four criteria in this section must be made through a formal amendment. For purposes of this provision, a “formal amendment” means that all of the following must occur: approval by the Energy Commission at a Commission Business Meeting, a written amendment signed by both parties, and approval by the California Department of General Services.

M. Attempted budget reallocations that do not meet the requirements of this section are not legally binding upon the parties.

9. BUDGET DETAIL

Budget detail is contained in the Attachments to this Exhibit.

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ATTACHMENT 8 - EXHIBIT D

Special Terms and Conditions

1. AGREEMENT MANAGEMENT

A. Contractor may change Project Manager but the Energy Commission reserves the right to approve any substitution of the Project Manager.

B. The Energy Commission may change the Energy Commission Agreement

Manager (CAM) at any time and will send a written notice to the Contractor signed by the Energy Commission Agreement Officer (CAO).

C. Energy Commission staff will be permitted to work side by side with Contractor's staff to the extent and under conditions that may be directed by the CAM. In this connection, Energy Commission staff will be given access to all data, working papers, etc., which Contractor may seek to utilize.

D. Contractor will not be permitted to utilize Energy Commission personnel for the performance of services, which are the responsibility of Contractor unless the CAM previously agrees to such utilization in writing and an appropriate adjustment in price is made. No charge will be made to Contractor for the services of Energy Commission employees while performing, coordinating or monitoring functions.

E. If the Schedule of Deliverables and Due Dates needs to be revised after the execution of the Agreement, the revised dates cannot extend beyond the term end date of the Agreement. Contractor shall work with the CAM to agree on the new deliverable due dates. The CAM shall issue the revised Schedule of Deliverables and Due Dates to the Contractor and the CAO. Although the dates can be revised, the deliverables cannot be changed through this process.

2. STANDARD OF PERFORMANCE

Contractor shall be responsible in the performance of Contractor's/subcontractor's work under this Agreement for exercising the degree of skill and care required by customarily accepted good professional practices and procedures. Any costs for failure to meet these standards, or otherwise defective services, which require reperformance, as directed by CAM or its designee, shall be borne in total by the Contractor/subcontractor and not the Energy Commission. In the event the Contractor/subcontractor fails to perform in accordance with the above standard the following will apply. Nothing contained in this section is intended to limit any of the rights or remedies which the Energy Commission may have under law.

A. Contractor/subcontractor will reperform, at its own expense, any task, which was not performed to the reasonable satisfaction of the CAM. Any work reperformed pursuant to this paragraph shall be completed within the time limitations originally set forth for the specific task involved. Contractor/subcontractor shall work any overtime required to meet the deadline for the task at no additional cost to the Energy Commission.

B. The Energy Commission shall provide a new schedule for the reperformance of any task pursuant to this paragraph in the event that reperformance of a task within the original time limitations is not feasible.

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C. If the Energy Commission directs the Contractor not to reperform a task; the CAM and Contractor shall negotiate a reasonable settlement for satisfactory services rendered. No previous payment shall be considered a waiver of the Energy Commission's right to reimbursement.

3. SUBCONTRACTS

Contractor shall enter into subcontracts with the following firms and/or individuals and shall manage the performance of the subcontractors.

(Insert Subcontractor Names)

OR

No Subcontractors are named for this Agreement. If subcontractors are needed to perform any portion of this Agreement, the following criteria must be met and Contractor shall manage the performance of the subcontractors.

AND

A. Nothing contained in this Agreement or otherwise, shall create any contractual relationship between the State and any subcontractors, and no subcontractors and no subcontract shall relieve Contractor of its responsibilities and obligations hereunder. Contractor agrees to be as fully responsible to the State for the acts and omissions of its subcontractors and/or persons either directly or indirectly employed by any of them as it is for the acts and omissions of persons directly employed by Contractor. Contractor’s obligation to pay its subcontractors is an independent obligation from the State’s obligation to make payments to Contractor.

As a result, the State shall have no obligation to pay or to enforce the payment of any monies to any subcontractor.

B. Contractor shall be responsible for establishing and maintaining contractual agreements with and the reimbursement of each of the subcontractors for work performed in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. Contractor shall be responsible for scheduling and assigning subcontractors to specific tasks in the manner described in this Agreement; coordinating subcontractor accessibility to Energy Commission staff, and submitting completed products to the CAM.

C. Contractor shall not allow any subcontractor to assign any portion of a subcontract related to this Agreement to a third party or subsequent tier subcontractor (lower tier subcontractor) without first obtaining the written consent of the CAM and following the procedures below “Process for New Subcontractors”.

D. All subcontracts entered into pursuant to this Agreement shall be subject to examination and audit by the Bureau of State Audits for a period of three (3) years after final payment under the Agreement.

E. Upon request by the CAM or CAO, Contractor shall provide copies of all contractual agreements with subcontractors and lower tier subcontractors.

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F. Contractors who are subcontracting with University of California or California State University may use the terms and conditions negotiated by the Department of General Services with University of California/ California State University for their subcontracts. Contractors who are subcontracting with the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, and the Sandia National Laboratories may use the terms and conditions negotiated with the Department of General Services. Contractors who are subcontracting with all other DOE laboratories may use the terms and conditions negotiated by the Energy Commission with DOE for their subcontracts.

G. Upon the termination of any subcontract or lower tier subcontract, Contractor shall notify the CAM and CAO immediately in writing.

H. In addition to any other flow-down provisions required by this Agreement, all subcontracts shall contain the following: 1) the audit rights and non-discrimination provision stated in the General Terms and Conditions (Exhibit C) and in D above;

and 2) further assignments shall not be made to any lower tier subcontractor without written consent of the CAM.

I. Process for New Subcontractors The Energy Commission reserves the right to replace a subcontractor, request additional subcontractors, and approve additional subcontractors requested by Contractor. A replaced subcontractor and an added subcontractor are both defined as a “new” subcontractor. Such changes shall be subject to the following conditions:

1) The new subcontractor shall be selected using either: (a) A competitive bid process with written evaluation criteria by obtaining three or more bids and advertising the work to a suitable pool of subcontractors including without limitation: California Contracts Register; Contractor’s mailing lists; mass media; professional papers or journals; posting on websites; and telephone or email solicitations; or (b) Non-competitive bid (sole source) process with a specific subcontractor.

2) Contractor may also need to comply with Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise requirements for the proposed subcontractor.

3) When a new subcontractor is proposed the CAM shall complete and submit to the CAO a “Subcontractor Addition” form. The proposed subcontract can be executed only after the CAO approves the Subcontractor Addition form.

This form identifies the new subcontractor and bidding method used (competitive or non-competitive), the tasks the new subcontractor will be performing and the following shall be attached: resumes and completed Energy Commission budget forms.

4) Labor Rates & Classifications: Personnel of new subcontractors must fit within a classification and be equal to or less than a rate already listed in the Agreement budget and the rate cannot exceed the subcontractor’s actual rate. Adding classifications and/or higher rates for the new subcontractor other than ones currently listed in the Agreement requires a formal amendment.

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5) Non-Labor Rates: The non-labor rates (such as fringe, indirect overhead, general and administrative, profit) charged by the new subcontractor shall be equal to or less than the existing non-labor rates already listed in the Agreement budget and cannot exceed subcontractor’s actual non-labor rates. Adding higher non-labor rates for the new subcontractor than ones currently listed in the Agreement requires a formal amendment.

6) Other Direct Operating Expenses: The new subcontractor may charge other direct operating expenses (such as material or) as already identified in the Agreement budget. No new types of operating expenses are allowed to be charged by the new subcontractor. Adding new types of operating expenses for the new subcontractor requires a formal amendment.

4. DISABLED VETERAN BUSINESS ENTERPRISE (DVBE) AND SMALL BUSINESS

REQUIREMENTS

A. Certification Report

If Contractor made a commitment to achieve DVBE participation for this Agreement with DVBE subcontractor(s), then upon completion of the work or upon the Agreement end date, whichever is earlier, Contractor shall certify in a DVBE Subcontracting Report to the CAO that DVBE subcontractor participation under this Agreement is in compliance with the goals specified at the time of award of the Agreement or with any subsequent amendment. The report shall include: (1) the total amount the Contractor received under this Agreement; (2) the name and address of the DVBE(s) that participated in the performance of the Agreement and the Agreement number; (3) the amount and percentage of work the Contractor committed to provide to one or more DVBEs under the requirements of the Agreement and the amount each DVBE received from the Contractor; (4) that all payments under the Agreement have been made to the DVBE(s); and (5) the actual percentage of DVBE participation that was achieved. Upon request by the Commission, the Contractor shall provide proof of payment for the work. A person or entity that knowingly provides false information shall be subject to a civil penalty for each violation. Military & Veterans Code section 999.5(d).

B. Withholding

1) $10,000 Withholding

If Contractor made a commitment to achieve DVBE participation for this Agreement with DVBE subcontractor(s), then the Commission shall withhold $10,000 (or full payment if less than $10,000) from Contractor’s final payment, pending receipt of the certification report in A above. This withholding is in addition to retention, if any, in Exhibit B, para 4.

2) Failure to comply with Certification Report In addition to any other rights and remedies available to the Commission, if Contractor fails to comply with the certification report, Contractor shall, after notice by the Commission, be allowed to cure the defect.

Notwithstanding any other law, if, after at least 15 calendar days but not more than 30 calendar days from the date of notice, Contractor refuses to comply with the certification report requirements, the Commission shall permanently deduct $10,000 from the final payment (or the full payment if less than $10,000). Military & Veterans Code section 999.7(a) and (c).

For purposes of this paragraph, time is of the essence; Contractor is

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C. Substitution of DVBE Contractor shall use each DVBE identified in its proposal or listed in this Agreement. Contractor understands and agrees that if DVBE(s) were identified in its proposal or listed in this Agreement, award of this Agreement is based in part on its commitment to use the DVBE subcontractor(s). If Contractor believes an identified DVBE must be replaced or substituted, Contractor shall request a substitution in writing to CAM and CAO, including the reason for the DVBE substitution. Contractor shall complete revised DVBE certification forms (provided by the CAO) identifying the proposed new DVBE. A DVBE subcontractor may only be replaced by another DVBE subcontractor and must be approved by the Commission and the Department of General Services (DGS). Any work by the proposed new subcontractor can be performed only after written approval by the Commission and DGS. The substitution shall maintain, at minimum, the level of DVBE participation stated in the original Proposal. Military and Veterans Code section 999.5(g); 2 California Code of Regulations 1896.73.

D. Amendment This Agreement shall be amended if a DVBE must be substituted and DGS has given approval. This Agreement shall be amended if there are changes to the scope of work that impact the DVBE subcontractor(s) identified in the proposal or listed in this Agreement. If there are modifications for additional work, the same percentage of DVBE participation is required as in the original Agreement. The Commission shall document the modification and DVBE participation. 2 California Code of Regulations 1896.76.

E. Compliance with Law; Grounds for Termination; Damages; Penalties Contractor shall comply with all applicable statutory and regulatory DVBE requirements, which include in part, adherence to the DVBE participation level identified in the Proposal or listed in this Agreement, and seeking substitution of a DVBE if necessary. Failure of Contractor to comply with or violation of statutory, regulatory and Agreement requirements may be cause for: termination of this Agreement; recovery of damages and penalties due to the State; loss of certification; bidding suspension; sanctions; imprisonment; penalties; and civil actions. Military and Veterans Code sections 999.5, 999.9 and Public Contract Code section 10115.10.

F. Commercially Useful Function During the course of the Agreement, Contractor shall ensure that all DVBEs performing work under the Agreement maintain a commercially useful function related to the work scope. Military and Veterans Code section 999; 2 California Code of Regulations section 1896.71.

G. Records Retention Contractor shall retain all records related to DVBE participation for this Agreement for a minimum of six years following final payment under the Agreement. Military and Veterans Code section 999.55.

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H. DVBE Name for this Agreement: Insert DVBE name I. Small Business Reporting.

If the Agreement includes small business participation, upon completion of the Agreement, Contractor shall report to the Energy Commission the percentage of small business participation achieved.

5. PROCESS FOR OFFERING WORK

If the Energy Commission or Contractor requires the replacement of a person listed in the Agreement to provide a particular service, or requires that a new person is added, the Contractor shall:

A. First offer the work to qualified persons already listed in this Agreement (either an employee of Contractor or a subcontractor).

B. If there is no available qualified person listed in this Agreement who can perform the work, then Contractor shall provide documentation from all the persons who were offered and declined the work to the CAM. Then, Contractor may request to add a new person to the Agreement in accordance with Exhibit B, Rates & Classifications:

Changes in Contractor Personnel or Subcontractor Personnel. A person added to the Agreement is thereafter treated as a person listed in this Agreement and can be offered future work without first offering it to originally listed people.

C. If the person to be replaced or substituted was identified in the Agreement as a Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise (DVBE) firm, refer to the DVBE provision above for changes to DVBEs.

D. If the person added is a new subcontractor, Contractor shall use the process outlined in the Subcontracts provision, Process for New Subcontractors.

6. PERFORMANCE EVALUATION

Consistent with Public Contract Code Sections 10367 through 10371, the Energy Commission shall, upon completion of this Agreement, prepare a performance evaluation of the Contractor. Upon filing an unsatisfactory evaluation with the Department of General Services, Office of Legal Services (DGS) the Energy Commission shall notify and send a copy of the evaluation to the Contractor within 15 days. The Contractor shall have 30 days to prepare and send statements to the Energy Commission and the DGS defending his or her performance. The Contractor's statement shall be filed with the evaluation in the Energy Commission's Contract file and with DGS for a period of 36 months and shall not be a public record.

7. REPORTS

A. Progress and Final Reports

Contractor shall prepare progress reports summarizing all activities conducted by Contractor to date on a schedule as provided in Exhibit A. At the conclusion of this Agreement, Contractor shall prepare a comprehensive Final Report, on a schedule as provided in Exhibit A.

B. Title Contractor's name shall only appear on the cover and title page of reports as follows:

California Energy Commission Project Title

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Contractor Number By (Contractor)

C. Ownership Each report shall become the property of the Energy Commission.

D. Nondisclosure Contractor will not disclose data or disseminate the contents of the final or any progress report without written permission of the CAM, except as provided in E, below. Permission to disclose information on one occasion or at public hearings held by the Energy Commission relating to the same shall not authorize Contractor to further disclose and disseminate the information on any other occasion. Contractor will not comment publicly to the press or any other media regarding its report, or the Energy Commission's actions on the same, except to Energy Commission staff, Contractor's own personnel involved in the performance of this Agreement, or at a public hearing, or in response to questions from a legislative committee. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event any public statement is made by the Energy Commission or any other party, based on information received from the Energy Commission as to the role of Contractor or the content of any preliminary or final report, Contractor may, if it believes the statement to be incorrect, state publicly what it believes is correct.

E. Disclosure Ninety days after any document submitted by the Contractor is deemed by the CAM to be a part of the public records of the State, Contractor may, if it wishes to do so at its own expense, publish or utilize a report or written document but shall include the following legend:

"LEGAL NOTICE"

"This report was prepared as a result of work sponsored by the California Energy Commission. It does not necessarily represent the views of the Energy Commission, its employees, or the State of California. The Energy Commission, the State of California, its employees, contractors, and subcontractors make no warranty, express or implied, and assume no legal liability for the information in this report; nor does any party represent that the use of this information will not infringe upon privately owned rights."

8. CONFIDENTIAL CONTRACTOR INFORMATION

A. Identification of Confidential Contractor Information

For the purposes of this Section, “Confidential Contractor Information” refers to information the Contractor has satisfactorily identified as confidential and the Energy Commission has agreed to designate as confidential under Title 20 California Code of Regulations Section 2505. If applicable, all Contractor information considered confidential at the commencement of this Agreement is designated in an Attachment to this Exhibit.

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B. Confidential Deliverables: Labeling and Submitting Confidential Information Prior to the commencement of this Agreement, if applicable, the parties have identified in an Attachment to this Exhibit, specific Confidential Contractor Information to be provided as a deliverable. All such confidential deliverables shall be marked, by the Contractor, as “Confidential” on each page of the document containing the Confidential Contractor Information and presented in a sealed package to the Commission Agreement Officer. (Non-confidential deliverables are submitted to the Accounting Office.) All Confidential Information will be contained in the “confidential” volume: no Confidential Information will be in the “public” volume.

C. Submittal of Unanticipated Confidential Contractor Information as a Deliverable The Contractor and the Energy Commission agree that during this Agreement, it is possible that the Contractor may obtain or develop additional data or information not originally identified as a confidential deliverable. In this case, Contractor shall follow the procedures for a request for designation of Confidential Information specified in 20 CCR 2505. The Energy Commission’s Executive Director makes the determination of confidentiality. Such subsequent determinations may be added to the list of confidential deliverables in an Attachment to this Exhibit.

D. Disclosure of Confidential Contractor Information Disclosure of Confidential Information by the Energy Commission may only be made pursuant to 20 CCR 2506 and 2507. All confidential data, records or deliverables that are legally disclosed by the Contractor or any other entity become public records and are no longer subject to the above confidentiality designation.

9. RECEIPT OF CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION AND PERSONAL INFORMATION

A. Application

These special terms and conditions set forth information privacy and security requirements Contractor must follow if Confidential Information or Personal Information as defined herein is disclosed to Contractor, or is collected, created, maintained, stored, transmitted, or otherwise used by Contractor in the performance of this Agreement. Contractor must ensure that all individuals and entities participating in any way with this Agreement, including but not limited to its officers, employees, agents, subcontractors, subawardees, vendors, and other project partners, comply with this Section. Contractor must flow-down this Section to all subcontracts, subawards, vendor agreements, and all other project partner agreements that will be provided access to Confidential Information or Personal Information before the individual or entity has access to any such information.

Contractor must also require all individuals and entities to flow-down this Section to any lower tier subcontractors, subawardees, vendors, project partners, and other individual or entity participating in any way with this Agreement that will be provided access to Confidential Information or Personal Information before the individual or entity has access to any such information.

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B. Definitions

1) “Confidential Information” means information the Energy Commission has designated as confidential pursuant to Title 20 of the California Code of Regulations, Section 2505 et seq., information the Energy Commission has otherwise deemed or stated to be confidential, and other information exempt from Disclosure under the Public Records Act or any other applicable state or federal laws. Contractor may obtain confidential information from the Energy Commission or third parties on behalf of the Energy Commission for the performance of this Agreement.

2) “Disclose” or Disclosure” refers to the release, transfer, provision of, access to, or divulging in any manner of information outside the entity holding the information.

3) “Personal Information” means information that meets the definition of “personal information” in California Civil Code Section 1798.3(a) or one of the data elements set forth in California Civil Code Section 1798.29(g)(1) or (g)(2). Personal information is a type of confidential information and is therefore subject to all requirements for Confidential Information provided in this Agreement and applicable law.

However, there are additional requirements specific to personal information, pursuant to subsection K.

4) “Security Incident” means the theft, loss, damage, unauthorized destruction, unauthorized modification, or any intentional, unintentional, negligent, inappropriate or unauthorized release of any Confidential Information, data classified as confidential, sensitive, or personal, including critical infrastructure information.

C. Labeling Confidential Information and Personal Information shared by the Energy Commission will be provided as follows:

1) List Describing Confidential Information and Personal Information. A description of Confidential Information and Personal Information that the Energy Commission anticipates it will provide to Contractor is attached as an appendix to this Exhibit. If the Energy Commission needs to add items after execution of this Agreement, the Energy Commission will update the list and provide a copy to Contractor; and

2) Identification of Confidential Information. Each individual item of Confidential Information and Personal Information will be visibly identifiable, regardless of file type, before the Energy Commission provides access to Contractor. The Confidential Information and Personal Information could be identified as a separate folder, workbook, document, field, electronic tag, etc.

D. Use and Disclosure Restrictions Notwithstanding any other provision in this Agreement, Contractor and all individuals and entities participating in any way with this Agreement must:

1) Protect all Confidential Information and Personal Information from unauthorized Disclosure. This includes but is not limited to implementing administrative, physical, and technical safeguards that reasonably and appropriately protect the privacy, confidentiality, security, integrity, and

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2) Promptly transmit to the Energy Commission’s Commission Agreement Manager all requests for Disclosure of any Confidential Information or Personal Information unless prohibited from doing so by applicable state or federal law.

3) Not use any Confidential Information or Personal Information for any purpose other than performing Contractor’s work under this Agreement.

4) Not Disclose any Confidential Information or Personal Information to anyone other than the Energy Commission without prior written authorization from the Energy Commission’s Commission Agreement Manager, except as otherwise specifically permitted by this Agreement, as provided in 20 California Code of Regulations, Sections 2506 and 2507, or when disclosure is required by State or Federal law.

E. Information Security Program Plan

1) Attestation and Review: Before Contractor is provided access to Confidential

Information or Personal Information, Contractor must attest, using a form provided by the Energy Commission, it has in place an Information Security Program Plan (ISPP) that meets or exceeds the minimum requirements as stated in the California State Administrative Manual Chapter 5300, Information Security (https://www.dgs.ca.gov/Resources/SAM), and any other applicable law. Further, the Energy Commission may, at its discretion, also request a copy of Contractor’s ISPP for review. After the Energy Commission’s review, the Energy Commission may choose whether to direct Contractor to perform work that involves Confidential Information or Personal Information.

2) Content: Contractor’s ISPP can be represented in a single document or a compilation of documents.

3) Implementation: Contractor must implement and maintain appropriate procedural safeguards to secure Confidential Information and Personal Information from Security Incidents and unauthorized use for the term of this Agreement. Contractor is responsible for the security and confidentiality of the Confidential Information and Personal Information under its control and the control of its employees, agents, subcontractors, and other project partners and follow the requirements of its ISPP.

F. Encryption All Confidential information and Personal Information accessed by Contractor must be encrypted in transit and at rest.

G. Computer Security Updates Contractor must use computer, software and network systems that are updated with the latest security patches, upgrades, and virus software at all times Contractor has access to Confidential Information or Personal Information.

H. Nondisclosure Agreements

1) Need to Access Confidential Information or Personal Information. Contractor agrees to release Confidential Information and Personal Information only to

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2) Maintain Current List of Individual Employees. Contractor must maintain a current list, and keep past versions…