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The document is an attachment to a Request for Proposal (RFP) Solicitation No. BPM006379 issued by the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ), focusing on a certification requirement related to forced labor of ethnic Uyghurs. The solicitation involves AARC Consultants, LLC, a company based in Houston, Texas, and addresses compliance with Arizona Revised Statutes (A.R.S.) 35-394 regarding labor practices.

The solicitation appears to be for capacity development and technical assistance to small public drinking water systems, with a specific requirement for contractors to certify they do not use forced labor of ethnic Uyghurs in the People's Republic of China. The document provides exemptions for sole proprietorships, companies with fewer than ten employees, and non-profit organizations. AARC Consultants, LLC, represented by Rick Chainani, President, is required to attest to their labor practices as part of the contract process, with the certification being a mandatory component of the procurement.

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Request for Proposal

Solicitation No. BPM006379

Capacity Development/Technical Assistance to Small Public Drinking Water Systems Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) 1110 W. Washington Street Phoenix, AZ 85007

Attachment 3 – Forced Labor of Ethnic Uyghurs Ban

Please note that if any of the following apply to the Contractor, then the Contractor shall select the “Exempt Contractor” option below:

· Contractor is a sole proprietorship;

· Contractor has fewer than ten (10) employees; OR

· Contractor is a non-profit organization.

Pursuant to A.R.S. § 35-394, written certification is required to show that the company entering into a contract with a public entity does not use the forced labor, or use any contractors, subcontractors or suppliers that use the forced labor or any goods or services produced by the forced labor or any goods or services produced by the forced labor, of ethnic Uyghurs in the People's Republic of China.

Under A.R.S. § 35-394:

1. "Company" means an organization, association, corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, limited liability company or other entity or business association, including a wholly owned subsidiary, majority-owned subsidiary, parent company or affiliate, that engages in for-profit activity and that has ten or more full-time employees.

2. "Public entity" means this State, a political subdivision of this State or an agency, board, commission or department of this State or a political subdivision of this State.

In compliance with A.R.S. § 35-394, all Contractors must select one of the following:

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Company does not use, and agrees not to use during the term of the contract, any of the following:

· Forced labor of ethnic Uyghurs in the People’s Republic of China;

· Any goods or services produced by the forced labor of ethnic Uyghurs in the People’s Republic of China; or

· Any Contractors, Subcontractors, or suppliers that use the forced labor or any goods or services produced by the forced labor of ethnic Uyghurs in the People’s Republic of China.

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The Company does participate in the use of Forced Uyghurs Labor as described in A.R.S. § 35-394.
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Exempt Contractor: Select all statements that apply to the Contractor:
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Contractor is a sole proprietorship;
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Contractor has fewer than ten (10) employees; and/or
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Contractor is a non-profit organization.

AARC Consultants, LLC

Company name

Signature of person authorized to sign

2000 W Sam Houston Pkwy S #850

Rick Chainani, President

Address

Printed name and Title

Houston, TX 77042 rchainani@aarcgroup.com (833)493-2272

City, State, ZIP

Contact email address
Contact phone number

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