Cell Phone Free Classroom RFP-24-105.pdf

Request for Proposals

Cell Phone-Free Classroom Solution

Solicitation No. 24-105

Proposal Due: April 24, 2024, 2:00 PM Pacific Time

North Clackamas School District No. 12 12400 SE Freeman Way, Milwaukie, Oregon 97222

NORTH CLACKAMAS SCHOOL DISTRICT No. 12

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

Introduction

The North Clackamas School District 12 (“District” or “NCSD”) requests proposals from qualified and experienced providers to provide a solution to the issue of students using their personal cell phones during class. The desired outcome is to prevent students from using their cell phones during the school day, which may include passing times and lunches, while allowing them to retain possession of their devices.

See Project Overview/Scope of Work/Specifications for additional information.

About the District North Clackamas School District is Oregon’s sixth-largest school district and spans more than 40 square miles just southeast of Portland, Oregon. The District services the communities of Milwaukie and Happy Valley, along with other parts of Clackamas county.

NCSD is a Pre-K through twelfth grade district serving 32 schools and approximately 17,000 students. The seven-member School Board has the oversight, responsibility, and control over all activities related to the District. NCSD is committed to examining and improving our system by affirming students’ many identities while building inclusive, barrier free schools and workplaces.

For more information on the District, please visit www.nclack.k12.or.us.

Single Point of Contact/Issuing Officer

The Issuing Officer for this Request for Proposal (RFP) is Megan Jelley, Senior Purchasing Specialist and the Single Point of Contact (SPC) for the District for all process and contract questions as well as technical requirements, protests, and any other provision.

SPC/Issuing Officer: Megan Jelley

Senior Purchasing Specialist 12400 SE Freeman Way Milwaukie, Oregon 97222 Phone: 503-353-6032 E-mail: jelleym@nclack.k12.or.us

Anticipated RFP Schedule

The District anticipates the following general timeline for this RFP. The District reserves the right to change the schedule for dates prior to Notice of Intent to Award through a written addendum. The anticipated dates for the Notice of Intent to Award and subsequent dates are approximate and subject to change at the discretion of the District.

Issuance of RFP documents April 10, 2024 Deadline for Proposal Submission April 24, 2024 2:00 PM PST

Notice of Intent to Award May 1, 2024 Commencement of Contract May 27, 2024 Implementation June 2024

A pre-proposal meeting will not be held for this solicitation.

Project Overview/Scope of Work/Specifications

The following describes the scope of services and performance standards that the selected vendor will be expected to meet.

NCSD requires a solution to the issue of students using their personal cell phones during class. The desired outcome is to prevent students from using their cell phones during the school day, which may include passing times and lunches, while allowing them to retain possession of their devices.

The awarded vendor must be responsible for the implementation as well as provide sample language for District communication around the rationale for such a move. The solution should not be heavily dependent on staff workload. District hopes to avoid the actual collection and redistribution of phones each day.

The District is interested in a solution that is cost-effective as well as scalable so it can be implemented across multiple schools and grade levels.

Proposed solution should minimize potential equity issues.

Solutions that have implemented successful similar projects are desired.

Submission Date and Location

Proposals shall be submitted to jelleym@nclack.k12.or.us and the email subject line and file names should include the Proposer’s name and solicitation number and may include any additional identifying information.

If the Proposer is declaring any information included in the Proposal as Proprietary (see Public Record section of this RFP for details), an additional copy with all identified Proprietary information redacted shall also be included in PDF format.

The proposals must be received by the District by 2:00 PM on April 24, 2024.

mailto:jelleym@nclack.k12.or.us

Proposals received after the specified date and time will not be given further consideration.

Obtaining Solicitation Documents and Addenda

The RFP and any attachments or supporting documents are available from Oregon Buys at www.oregonbuys/gov. RFP documents will not be mailed to prospective Proposers.

The Issuing Officer can also be contacted with questions regarding document access or to view a hard copy of the solicitation documents.

Any modifications, clarifications or revisions will be addressed and issued in addenda; District must receive requests for changes in writing a minimum of seven working days prior to the deadline for submitting proposals. Responses to questions received after this date will be at the discretion of the District.

Proposers are solely responsible for checking OregonBuys for the issuance of any addenda prior to submitting a proposal. Proposer will still be held responsible for all addenda/changes to the documents and may be considered non-responsive if their proposal does not reflect those addenda/changes. Addenda are incorporated into the RFP by this reference.

Requests for Change of Requirements or Contract Terms

Proposers shall promptly notify the District of any ambiguity, inconsistency, or error which they may discover upon examination of the Request for Proposal documents. Any request for an explanation regarding the meaning or interpretation of requirements, contract document or other documents must be in writing, with sufficient time for the District to reply before proposal due date. The District may choose not to provide an explanation.

Explanations shall be made in the form of addenda and shall be published to OregonBuys.

Oral explanations and comments shall not be binding.

Any Proposer that believes a requirement or contract term is unnecessarily restrictive or limits competition may submit a protest setting out the language for which change is sought and indicating the document title, page and, Section or Subsection where the language is located. To be considered, the protest must include a detailed statement of the legal and factual grounds for the protest, a description of the resulting prejudice to the Proposer if the protest is not granted, and the proposed change. A Proposer who fails to submit a protest relating to contract terms at least 7 days before due date may not request different contract terms if awarded the contract.

Protests

Protest regarding this solicitation must be submitted not less than 7 calendar days prior to closing, except that protests of an addendum are due 5 calendar days after the issuance of the addendum. A request for a change to any portion of this Request for Proposals is considered a protest.

Protests of Notice of Intent to Award or the final Award must be in writing and made within 7 calendar days of the issuance of each respective notification. If a Proposer does not protest the Notice of Intent to Award, they will not be able to protest the Award. Protests shall be delivered to North Clackamas School District No. 12, Attn: Megan Jelley, 12400 SE Freeman Way, Milwaukie, Oregon 97222. Protest procedures are set forth in NCSD Public Contracting Rule 47-0730. Protests shall be handled in accordance with applicable laws and rules.

Modification / Withdrawal

Unless otherwise specified, modification of a Proposal will not be permitted; however, a Proposer may withdraw the Proposal at any time prior to the scheduled closing date and time for receipt of Proposals (Proposal due date). Proposals may be withdrawn in person or by written request to the Issuing Officer as described below. Withdrawal of Proposal shall not disqualify the Proposer from submitting a Proposal prior to the Proposal due date defined in this RFP.

A Proposer may withdraw its Proposal prior to the Proposal due date by submitting written notice on Proposer’s letterhead signed by an authorized representative. The notice must include the name and telephone number of the Proposer’s representative that will be contacted to arrange for the Proposer to retrieve the withdrawn Proposal.

A Proposer may withdraw its Proposal in person prior to the Proposal due date upon presentation of identification and evidence of authorization to act for Proposer. If possible, the District will return all Proposal materials at the time an in-person withdrawal is presented.

Responsiveness, Rejection/Cancellation

The District may, at its discretion, reject any Proposal that does not substantially comply with the requirements set forth in the RFP. The District may reject any Proposal not in compliance with all prescribed public proposal procedures and requirements, and may reject for good cause any or all Proposals or cancel the RFP at any time before execution of the contract by both parties if rejection or cancelation is deemed to be in the public interest as determined by the District.

If a Proposal is entirely or predominately labeled as “Proprietary”, the Proposal may in the sole discretion of the District, be deemed non-responsive. Unless the District, in its discretion, determines that a submitted Proposal is not in substantial compliance with RFP requirements, unintentionally incomplete, qualified, or omitted responses to Proposal sections will be dealt with as a matter of Proposal scoring as opposed to responsiveness.

The District may waive minor informalities and irregularities.

Duration of Proposals

Proposals must remain valid for at least 60 days. Proposals must be signed by an official authorized to bind the proposer.

Public Record and Property of the District

With the exception of Proposals that are withdrawn prior to the Proposal due date or Proposals submitted past the Proposal due date, all information submitted by a Proposer in response to this RFP shall become the property of the District and will not be returned to the Proposer. All copies of properly-withdrawn or late Proposals will be returned to the Proposer unopened.

All documents received by the District are subject to public disclosure after the District completes the selection process. Information deemed by the Proposer as exempt under Oregon’s public records law should be clearly marked by the proposer as “Proprietary”.

Marked pages should be placed in a group separate from the remainder of the proposal.

The District will make an independent determination regarding exemptions applicable to information that has been properly marked and segregated. The District will attempt to maintain the confidentiality of materials clearly marked “Proprietary” to the extent allowable under Oregon public records law.

Incurring Costs

The District is not liable for any cost incurred by Proposers prior to issuance of a contract.

Proposers responding to this RFP do so at their own expense and the District will not reimburse any expense incurred by Proposers or any other party in the preparation or submission of a response to this RFP.

Business Inclusion and Diversity

Minority-owned, Women-owned, Emerging Small and Veteran Owned business enterprises are encouraged to submit a proposal. Proposers are encouraged to involve participation of small, minority-owned, women-owned and service-disabled veteran business enterprises. A directory is available from the Certification Office for Business Inclusion and Diversity (COBID) by telephone, 503-986-0075, or web site at:

https://www.oregon.gov/biz/programs/COBID/Pages/default.aspx.

Negotiations and Contract

The District reserves the right to negotiate a final Contract that is in the best interest of the District. At completion of the evaluation process, the District will notify Proposers of its intent to award a contract. The District will attempt to reach final agreement, including a detailed scope, project schedule and fee schedule with the highest scoring Proposer. If it appears agreement cannot be reached, the District, in its sole discretion, may terminate negotiations and reject the Proposal. The District may then attempt to reach a final agreement with the second highest scoring Proposer. The negotiation process may continue in this manner through successive Proposers until an agreement is reached or the District terminates the contracting process.

Selection Process

The District reserves the right to select one or more service provider(s) on the basis of the proposals or to conduct interviews with the highest qualified proposers following evaluation and scoring of the proposals, whichever is determined to best serve the needs of the District. The District reserves the right to seek clarifications of any or all proposals.

Failure to respond in a timely manner to any such questions or requests may be grounds https://www.oregon.gov/biz/programs/COBID/Pages/default.aspx for elimination of the Proposer from further consideration. The District may request additional information or make such independent investigations that, in the District’s sole discretion, it deems necessary or advisable to determine the responsiveness and responsibility of any Proposer. The District may obtain information from any legal source for clarification of any Proposal or for information regarding any Proposer. The District reserves the right to research and investigate references, including customers other than those listed in the Proposer’s submission.

Proposal Evaluation Criteria and Scoring

The evaluation and scoring will be based on how well the proposed solution meets the needs of the project as well as the technical and administrative capabilities of the proposal. The Proposer with the highest total score shall be recommended to Board by the Evaluation Committee for award assuming all other applicable criteria are met. If interviews are conducted, there will be an additional 200 points available. The following criteria will be used in scoring the proposals:

• Project Understanding and Approach Max. Points: 200 Score ___

Evaluate the Proposer’s project understanding and approach taking into account the extent to which it meets the District’s requirements. Consider proposer’s recognition and options for addressing potential equity issues.

• Communication Support and Roll Out Max. Points: 200 Score Evaluate the firm’s communication and roll out plan. How will the firm support the District in communication out to families, students and staff and what type of ongoing support will be available.

• Firm, Experience and Quality of Service Max. Points: 200 Score Evaluate the firm’s experience and ability to perform the work. Consider references and any knowledge of firm provided by other clients which may not have been listed as references.

• Cost Max. Points: 200 Score The proposal that accomplishes the stated objectives and tasks at the lowest cost will receive the highest points for this criterion.

• Interview Score If an interview is held, the District will recalculate the entire proposal and add points for interview performance (200 points available, if held).

TOTAL SCORE

Proposal Contents

Proposals are to include, but not necessarily be limited to, the content listed below. The volume, or size of the proposal, should be consistent with the relative size of the project.

Concise proposals without needless duplication are encouraged. Ensure responses address how the minimum qualifications are met.

1. Letter of transmittal. The proposal must include an introductory letter attesting to the accuracy of the proposal and signed by an individual authorized to execute binding legal documents on behalf of the proposer. The letter should include name of firm, RFP contract person, email address, mailing address, telephone number, and must be signed by person authorized to bind the firm.

2. Proposer Information and Certifications. Place a signed copy of Attachment

B – Proposer Information and Certifications immediately behind the letter of transmittal.

3. Project Understanding and Approach. Articulate plan and ability to provide delivery of proposed solution and support to meet the scope of work, including information regarding communication and implementation timeline. Describe the proposed process for addressing and resolving issues, including lost/damaged product. Include discussion of potential equity issues, if applicable.

4. Communication Support and Roll Out. Provide a detailed description of an implementation and communication support plan, including what sample implementation materials and ongoing support are included. Provide examples of communication to families, students and staff regarding the rationale.

5. Firm, Experience and Quality of Service. Provide a description of the company, including a brief history, size, locations, number of years in business. Disclose any employees or owners that may have a conflict of interest (financial or personal) and the nature of such conflict.

Provide reference contract descriptions, a minimum of three references similar in nature to the proposed work, including contract dates, measures that indicate quality and success, and a client reference name, contact person, and phone number.

6. Cost Proposal. Provide a cost proposal to perform the scope of work. Describe how District would be billed and what detail would be provided for those billings.

Clearly describe any deviation from the listed scope of work that would significantly affect costs. Separate the cost of any proposed optional services or products from the cost of services and goods required for implementation. The format for the cost proposal is to be selected by the Proposer.

Limitations:

• Proposal is limited to a total of 10 pages of text, including the letter of transmittal and certification sheet.

• The limitation does not apply to covers or dividers unless they are used to convey project information. Any 11 X 17 pages will be counted as two pages. A two-sided page counts as two pages.

• Pages beyond these page limitations will not be evaluated.

• Proposer shall number the pages in consecutive order.

• Proposal text shall be legible. Arial typeface is preferred, but not required.

Minimum font size of 11 point.

• The RFP name, Project Number, and Proposer shall be shown on the cover of Proposals.

This agreement is between the North Clackamas School District 12, hereafter called “District”, and XXXXX, hereafter called “Contractor”.

Administrators of this agreement are:

Contractor North Clackamas School District 12 (NCSD)

Administrator: Administrator:

Title: Title:

Organization: Unit:

Address: Address:

Phone: Phone:

Fax: Fax:

Email: Email:

Federal ID #:

1. Purpose The purpose of this agreement is to provide the contractual details between the Contractor and District regarding the XXXX in accordance with Exhibit A.

2. Effective Date and Duration This agreement shall become effective on the date all required signatures are obtained. Unless earlier terminated, amended or extended, this agreement shall expire when Contractor’s completed performance has been accepted by District or MONTH DAY, YEAR, whichever is sooner. This contract may be renewed upon mutual agreement of the parties for up to XX (XX) additional years.

3. Statement of Work The Statement of Work, including the delivery schedule for the work, is contained in Exhibit A attached hereto and by this reference made a part hereof.

4. Consideration A. District agrees to pay Contractor, from available and authorized funds as provided in paragraph 8, the sum of up to $X,XXX.00 for accomplishing the work required by this agreement. The maximum, not-to-exceed compensation payable to Contractor under this agreement, which includes any allowable expenses, is $X,XXX.00.

B. Any interim payments to Contractor shall be made only in accordance with the schedule and requirements in Exhibit A.

5. Subcontracts Contractor shall not enter into any subcontracts for any of the Work required by this Contract, or assign or transfer any of its interest in this Contract, without District's prior written consent. District’s consent to any subcontract shall not relieve Contractor of any of its duties or obligations under this Contract. The provisions of this Contract shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto, and their respective successors and permitted assigns, if any.

6. Amendments The terms of this Agreement shall not be waived, altered, modified, supplemented or amended, in any manner whatsoever, except by written amendment signed by the parties. The amendment shall be effective as of the date on which every party has signed the amendment and all requisite approvals are obtained. All amendments to this Agreement shall comply with applicable statutes and administrative rules.

7. Termination A. This agreement may be terminated by mutual consent of both parties, or by either party upon thirty (30) calendar day’s written notice.

B. The District may terminate this agreement effective upon delivery of written notice to the Contractor, or at such other date as may be established by the District under any of the following conditions:

1. If District funding is not obtained and continued at levels sufficient to allow for purchase of the specified services. When possible, and when agreed upon, the agreement may be modified to accommodate a reduction in funds.

2. If federal or state regulations or guidelines are modified, changed or interpreted in such a way that the services are no longer allowable or appropriate for purchase under this agreement, or are no longer eligible for the funding proposed for payments authorized by this agreement.

3. If the Contractor fails to perform the work specified herein, or so fails to pursue the work as to endanger performance of this agreement in accordance with its terms, and after receipt of written notice from the

District, fails to correct such failures within ten (10) days or such longer period as the District may authorize.

8. Funds Available and Authorized The District certifies at the time the agreement is written that sufficient funds are available and authorized for expenditure to finance costs of this agreement within the District’s current appropriation and limitation. Contractor understands and agrees that District’s payment of amounts under this agreement attributable to work performed after the last date of the current biennium is contingent on District receiving appropriations, limitations, or other expenditure authority sufficient to allow District, in the exercise of its reasonable administrative discretion, to continue to make payments under this agreement. In the event the District fails to have sufficient appropriations, limitations, or other expenditure authority, District may terminate this agreement without penalty or liability to the District, effective upon the delivery of written notice to the Contractor, with no further liability to Contractor.

9. Access to Records The District, and its duly authorized representatives shall have access to the books, documents, papers and records otherwise privileged under law of the Contractor which are directly pertinent to the specific agreement for the purpose of making audit, examination, excerpts, and transcript.

10. Compliance with Applicable Law Contractor will comply with all federal, state and local laws, regulations, executive orders and ordinances applicable to the Work under this Contract. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Contractor expressly agrees to comply with (i) Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; (ii) Section V or the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; (iii) the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and ORS 659.425; (iv) the Fair Labor Standards Act; (v) the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970; (vi) all regulations and administrative rules established pursuant to the foregoing laws; and (vii) all other applicable requirements of federal and state civil rights and rehabilitation statutes, rules and regulations.

11. Sensitive Information Except for information that is already a matter of public record, Contractor shall not publish or otherwise disclose, except to District or as otherwise required by law, any information or data obtained hereunder from private individuals, organizations, or public agencies in a publication wherein the information or data furnished by or about any particular person or establishment can be identified, except with the written consent of such person or establishment. Information concerning the business of the District, its financial affairs, and its relations with its clients and employees, as well as any other information that may be specifically classified as confidential by the District, shall be kept confidential. Contractor shall instruct its employees and subcontractors to keep such information confidential by using the same care and discretion that they use with similar information that the Contractor designates as confidential.

12. Alcohol/Drug/Firearm Policy District prohibits the use of drugs, tobacco, alcohol, or firearms on District property.

13. Indemnification

Contractor shall defend, indemnify, and hold District, its officers, agents, and employees harmless against all liability, loss, costs, or expenses, including attorney’s fees, and against all claims, actions, or judgments based upon or arising out of damage or injury (including death) to persons or property caused by any act or omission of an act sustained in any way in connection with the performance of this agreement or by conditions created thereby, or based upon violation of any statute, ordinance, or regulation. This contractual indemnity provision does not abrogate common law or statutory law liability and indemnification to District, but is in addition to such common law or statutory law provisions.

14. Insurance As evidence of the insurance coverage required by this contract, the Contractor shall furnish Certificate(s) of insurance to the District before final award can be authorized. The insurance coverage required under this contract shall be obtained from acceptable insurance companies or entities. The contractor shall be financially responsible for all deductibles, self-insured retention and/or self-insurance included hereunder. Contractor shall obtain, at Contractor's expense, and keep in effect during the term of this contract:

X Commercial General Liability Insurance covering bodily injury and property damage. Combined single limit per occurrence shall not be less than $1,000,000. Each annual aggregate limit shall not be less than $3,000,000.

Automobile Liability. Combined single limit per occurrence shall not be less than $1,000,000. Each annual aggregate limit shall not be less than $1,000,000.

Professional Liability. Combined single limit per occurrence shall not be less than $1,000,000. Each annual aggregate limit shall not be less than $1,000,000.

Abuse & Molestation. Contractor will obtain or update policy to have endorsement for abuse and molestation to the general liability insurance to the amount of $1,000,000 with aggregate limit of $2,000,000.

Data Security & Privacy “Cyber” Liability. Combined single limit per occurrence shall not be less than $1,000,000.

Each annual aggregate limit shall not be less than $1,000,000.

All subject employers working under this contract are either employers that will comply with ORS 656.017 which requires them to provide Oregon workers' compensation coverage that satisfies Oregon law for all their subject workers, or employers that are exempt under ORS 656.126. [2003 c.794 §76c] In addition, Contractor will obtain, at contractor's expense, and keep in effect during the term of this contract, Employers Liability insurance with a limit of not less than $1,000,000 per each occupational accident/disease. The Commercial General Liability and Automobile Liability insurance coverage required for performance of the contract shall include North Clackamas School District, its divisions, officers, and employees as Additional Insured but only with respect to the Contractor's activities to be performed under this contract.

15. Independent Contractor Status This Contract is not intended and nothing contained herein shall be construed to create the relationship of agent, servant, employee, partnership, joint venture, or association between District and Contractor, but is rather an agreement between independent parties, these being District and Contractor. Contractor shall provide information requested in Exhibit B.

16. Background Check Certification Contractor shall ensure that employees and agents with the opportunity for direct, unsupervised contact with students have successfully passed a nationwide background check. Employees or agents convicted, or arrested without resolution, of the crimes listed in ORS 342.143(3)(a), constitutes failure of the background check. Contractor must comply with all Senate Bill 155 requirements, including, but not limited to, providing District requested information for any of Contractor’s employees, volunteers, or agents, who have the potential for unsupervised contact with District students, and providing requested information for new employees, volunteers, or agents to be cleared by District before they begin work with District.

17. Merger Clause This agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties. No waiver, consent, modification or change of terms of this agreement shall bind either party unless in writing and signed by both parties. Such waiver, consent, modification or change, if made, shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose given.

There are no understandings, agreements or representations, oral or written, not specified herein regarding this agreement. Both parties, by the signature below of its authorized representative, hereby acknowledges that s/he has read this agreement, understands it and agrees to be bound by its terms and conditions.

SIGNATURES

North Clackamas School District XXXXXX

Name: Gwen Chapman Name:

Title: Director of Business Operations Title:

Signature: Signature:

Date: Date:

ATTACHMENT B — PROPOSER INFORMATION AND CERTIFICATIONS

Proposer’s Name (printed):

Address: City, State, Zip:

Proposer Clarification Contact Person: ___________________________ Telephone: _______________

Email:

Oregon Secretary of State Business Registry Number (if required): _____________________

Any individual signing below hereby certifies they are an authorized representative of Proposer and that:

1. Proposer understands and accepts the requirements of this RFP. By submitting a Proposal, Proposer agrees to be bound by the Contract terms and conditions in Attachment A, as modified by Addenda, if any.

2. Proposer acknowledges receipt of any and all Addenda to this RFP.

3. If awarded a Contract, Proposer agrees to comply with all provisions of the RFP and meet the performance standards set forth in the Contract.

4. Proposer has no undisclosed liquidated and delinquent debt owed to the State or any department or agency of the State.

5. They have knowledge regarding Proposer’s payment of taxes and by signing below hereby certify, to the best of their knowledge, Proposer is not in violation of any tax laws of the state or a political subdivision of the state, including, without limitation, ORS 305.620 and ORS chapters 316, 317 and 318.

6. Proposer does not and shall not discriminate in its employment practices with regard to race, creed, age, religious affiliation, gender, disability, sexual orientation, national origin. Proposer shall comply with Title Vi of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, with Section V of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and with all applicable requirements of federal and state civil rights and rehabilitation statutes, rules and regulations. Proposer shall comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended by the ADA Amendments Act (ADAAA) of 2008 and any subsequent amendments, ORS 659A, and all regulations and administrative rules established pursuant to those laws.

7. Proposer has not and shall not discriminate against a subcontractor in awarding a subcontract because the subcontractor is a minority-owned business, a woman-owned business, emerging small business, or a veteran owned business or controlled by or that employs veterans.

8. Proposer and Proposer’s employees, agents, and subcontractors are not included on:

A. the “Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons” list maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the United States Department of the Treasury found at:

https://www.treasury.gov/ofac/downloads/sdnlist.pdf, or

B. the government wide exclusions lists in the System for Award Management found at:

https://sam.gov/content/home

9. Proposer certifies all contents of the Proposal (including any other forms or documentation, if http://www.treasury.gov/ofac/downloads/sdnlist.pdf https://sam.gov/content/home required under this RFP), and this Proposal Cover Sheet are truthful and accurate and have been prepared independently from all other Proposers, and without collusion, fraud, or other dishonesty.

10. Proposer understands any statement or representation made in response to this RFP, if determined to be false or fraudulent, a misrepresentation, or inaccurate because of the omission of material information could result in a "claim" {as defined by the Oregon False Claims Act, ORS 180.750(1)}, made under Contract being a "false claim" {ORS 180.750(2)} subject to the Oregon False Claims Act, ORS 180.750 to 180.785, and to any liabilities or penalties associated with the making of a false claim under that Act.

11. Proposer acknowledges these certifications are in addition to any certifications required in the Contract at the time of execution.

Authorized Signature Date

(Printed Name and Title) Email Address