Amendment+7+_Executed.pdf

CONTRACT AMENDMENT

CONTRACT NAME AND NUMBER: Employee Verification Services – SC 247

AMENDMENT NUMBER: 7

This amendment is made to state contract 247, Employee Verification Services (Contract) between the State of North Dakota, acting through its State Procurement Office in conjunction with OMB Fiscal Management (STATE), and UConfirm (CONTRACTOR).

The parties agree to the following terms and conditions and expressly agree that if any of the following terms and conditions conflict with any of the terms and conditions of the Contract, then, notwithstanding any term in the Contract, the following terms and conditions govern and control the rights and obligations of the parties.

The parties agree to amend the Contract as follows:

Renewal and Extensions Contract Section 3, Term of Contract. The Contract commenced on March 09, 2020 for a period of 12 months with an option to renew the contract for up to 4 years.

The Contract has been previously renewed for 12 months.

The parties have agreed to renew the Contract for an additional year; therefore, the contract is amended to change the expiration date to 5/09/2025. The Contract has 0 renewals remaining. The Contract can be extended for an additional 10 months.

Insurance Pursuant to 2021 House Bill 1057, the statutory caps on State liability (N.D.C.C. § 32-12.2-02) increase each year starting July 1, 2022 through July 1, 2026. Therefore, the insurance requirements for this contract are being amended.

Contract Section 7, Insurance. Insurance requirements are hereby amended as follows, listed by subsection:

1) Subsection a: Commercial general liability, including premises or operations, contractual, and products or completed operations coverages (if applicable), with minimum liability limits of $2,000,000 per occurrence and aggregate. The Commercial General Liability limit required may be satisfied by a combination of primary, excess and/or umbrella coverage.

2) Subsection b: Automobile liability insurance is removed.

Third-Party Risk Management Program The Third-Party Risk Management (TPRM) program helps to classify, evaluate, and monitor all third-party Vendors to provide reasonable assurance that inherent and overall risk associated with each third-party Vendor relationship is understood and aligned to the overall security objectives at NDIT.

TPRM went into effect on July 1, 2023. The contract is hereby amended to include the following TPRM section:

CONTRACTOR shall undergo the third-party security questionnaire on an annual basis at no cost to the STATE, unless CONTRACTOR has received FedRAMP, StateRAMP, or HiTrust certification.

CONTRACTOR shall provide complete questionnaire within twenty-one (21) calendar days of receiving a written request. CONTRACTOR shall undergo the third-party security questionnaire when a breach

The parties agree that the terms and conditions of the Contract and this Amendment govern and control the rights and obligations of the parties.

All other terms of the Contract remain in effect. This Contract Amendment is not effective until fully executed by all parties.

EXECUTION

CONTRACTOR STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA

uConfirm Acting through its 0MB Fiscal Management

BY: BY:

Joe Goplin

Date: Date:

STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA

Acting through its State Procurement Office

BY:

Sara Bilden

State Procurement Officer

Date: 05/03/2024

05/03/2024