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CTR076357

April 1st, 2025

Request for Proposal under A.R.S. § 41-2534

Notice Page

Arizona Department of Administration State Procurement Office 1802 W. Jackson, #100

Phoenix, AZ 85007

Solicitation Number: BPM006756

Description: Cleaner Burning Gasoline (CBG) Compliance Audit Services

Solicitation Due Date and Time: As indicated in APP

Pre-Offer Conference: Pre-Offer Conference will not be conducted

Proposals will only be accepted online in the “State’s eProcurement System”, Arizona Procurement Portal (APP), at https://app.az.gov until the “Bid/Offer Due Date” indicated in the “State’s eProcurement System” for the Solicitation No. shown at the top of this page.

Proposals must be in the State Procurement Office’s possession online no later than that deadline.

Submit technical inquiries about navigating and/or submitting proposals in the State’s eProcurement System to the State’s eProcurement System Help Desk by phone at (602) 542-7600, option 2; or by email to app@azdoa.gov.

LATE PROPOSALS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED. No extension or grace period will be given for delays or incomplete proposals caused by internet connectivity problems, file uploading difficulties, or misunderstanding of the requirements or procedures for online submission in the “State’s eProcurement System”.

It is the responsibility of the Prospective Offeror to routinely check the APP website for Solicitation Amendments. Additional instructions for preparing an Offer are included in this solicitation.

Persons with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation, such as a sign language interpreter, by contacting the Solicitation contact person. Requests shall be made as early as possible to allow time to arrange for the accommodation.

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Table of Contents Request for Proposal under A.R.S. § 41-2534

Solicitation No. BPM006756 Cleaner Burning Gasoline (CBG) Compliance

Audit Services

Arizona Department of Administration State Procurement Office

Notice Page

Table of Contents

Solicitation Summary 3

Scope of Work 5

Special Terms and Conditions 10

Addendum A to the Special Terms and Conditions 37

Addendum B to the Special Terms and Conditions 43

Uniform Terms and Conditions 10.5 48

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Solicitation Summary

Solicitation No. BPM006756 Cleaner Burning Gasoline (CBG) Compliance

Audit Services

Arizona Department of Administration State Procurement Office

1. What is the State Soliciting?

The Arizona Department of Administration, State Procurement Office (the State), as authorized under A.R.S. § 41-2501 et seq. is seeking to establish one or more single-agency Contracts on behalf of Arizona Department of Agriculture, and for their sole use, to provide Cleaner Burning Gasoline (CBG) Compliance Audit Services.

The State anticipates awarding contract(s) with the intent to secure service coverage statewide.

Whether or not it actually enters into any contracts, how many contracts it enters into, and how the work is awarded between those contracts are all at the State’s discretion. Furthermore, the State will use any awarded contracts on an as-needed basis, with no guarantee as to its actual spending under them.

The State reserves the right to accept any item or combination of items specified in the Solicitation, unless the Offeror expressly restricts an item or combination of items in its Offer, and conditions its response on receiving all items for which it provided a proposal. In the event of such restriction, the State will evaluate if an award on such a basis will result in the best value and is in the best interest for the State. The State may otherwise determine, at its sole discretion, that such restriction is non-responsive and deem the Offeror ineligible for further evaluation.

2. What is in the Solicitation?

2.1. At the time of publication, the following documents are included in the Solicitation:

2.1.1. Attachment: BPM006756 Solicitation Requirements

2.1.1.1. Notice / Cover Page

2.1.1.2. Table of Contents

2.1.1.3. Solicitation Summary

2.1.1.4. Scope of Work

2.1.1.5. Special Terms and Conditions

2.1.1.6. Addendum A to the Special Terms and Conditions

2.1.1.7. Addendum B to the Special Terms and Conditions

2.1.1.8. Uniform Terms and Conditions

2.1.2. Attachment: BPM006756 Solicitation Instructions

2.1.2.1. Special Instructions to Offerors

2.1.2.2. Standard Instructions to Offerors (RFP)

2.1.3. Solicitation Attachments

2.1.3.1. Offer and Acceptance

2.1.3.2. Boycott of Israel Disclosure

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2.1.3.3. Forced Labor of Ethnic Uyghurs Ban

2.1.3.4. Confidential Information Designation

○ Confidential Information Designation (for reference only)

2.1.3.5. Conformance Statements and Exceptions Requests

2.1.3.6. Key Personnel

2.1.3.7. Letter of Insurability

2.1.3.8. Organization Profile

2.1.3.9. Proposed Subcontractors

2.1.3.10. Experience and Capacity Response

2.1.3.11. Method of Approach

2.2. The State may issue a Solicitation Amendment at any time after Solicitation publication and before the Offer due date. It is the responsibility of the Prospective Offeror to routinely check the APP website for any Solicitation Amendments and revised documents.

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Scope of Work

Solicitation No. BPM006756 Cleaner Burning Gasoline (CBG) Compliance

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1. Purpose and Background

1.1. The State of Arizona requests sealed proposals from qualified firms to provide cleaner burning gasoline compliance audit services for the Arizona Department of Agriculture (AZDA), Weights and Measures Services Division (hereinafter referred to as the “State Agency”). The Arizona Cleaner Burning Gasoline (CBG) program was established in response to findings that air quality in Maricopa County was not in compliance with National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for ozone, carbon monoxide, and particulate matter (PM10) as mandated under the federal Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990.

1.2. Under the CBG program, the State Agency conducts “audits” at various points in the Arizona fuel distribution system. These audits are primarily of, but not limited to, refineries located in Southern California, West Texas and New Mexico, and oxygenate blending facilities within the state of Arizona. These audits serve as a tool that is used to help enforce Arizona rules and statutes relative to CBG. The goal of the CBG program is the enforcement of statutes and rules governing the distribution and consumption of high quality cleaner burning gasoline within Arizona, and specifically Maricopa County, resulting in cleaner air for the citizens of the state of Arizona.

1.3. AZDA is responsible for fuel quality throughout the state of Arizona. There are two (2) Transmix facilities within the state supplying both gasoline and diesel to service stations throughout the state. Additionally, the State Agency regulates facilities that blend or produce biofuels. In an effort to ensure fuel quality throughout the state, auditing these facilities may be required.

1.4. Both the CBG program and biofuels regulations require submittal of Quality

Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC) plans for review and approval by the State Agency. The State Agency may request assistance in review of plan submittals.

2. Scope of Work

Mandatory Requirements:

2.1. Throughout each year of the contractual period, the Contractor shall perform up to ten (10) audits subject to the direction of the State Agency as stated in the scope of work.

2.1.1. AZDA staff may attend an audit.

2.2. AZDA will develop an audit schedule that is coordinated with the contractor for acceptance prior to conducting audits. Each audit is expected to consume approximately two to four days, of which one to

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Arizona Department of Administration State Procurement Office two days may be used specifically for final report generation. The amount of time spent on each audit is expected to range from ten (10) to sixty (60) hours.

2.3. AZDA may request a proposal from the Contractor for conducting audits of facilities outside the CBG audit program or for review of QA/QC Plan submittals. The requested proposal shall state the hours, all-inclusive cost, and expense estimated to conduct the work. If the proposal is acceptable to the State Agency, a purchase order shall be issued to the Contractor.

2.4. Audits performed under the CBG program shall be primarily performed at refining facilities that produce, certify, and transport Arizona Cleaner Burning Gasoline (CBG). CBG audits may be expanded to include importer, oxygenate blender, pipeline, third party terminal facilities, and independent laboratories.

2.5. Audits not related to CBG that may be conducted include biofuels producers/blenders and transmix processors.

2.6. Audit locations shall be primarily located within the Southern California, New Mexico, and West Texas areas. However, other audit locations may include, but are not limited to, Northern California, Central or Northern Arizona, and East Texas. The audits shall be conducted on-site at facilities identified by AZDA on dates that are specified by AZDA or remotely via virtual meetings. The number of audited locations within a given audit may vary due to the location of relevant records, business offices, and facilities associated with the subject of the audit.

2.7. Most audits will be conducted remotely where the facility will provide documentation to the contractor for review and communications will occur via conference calls, emails, and similar remote communications.

Pricing shall reflect options of in-person and remote audits.

2.8. The Contractor shall address all questions/issues regarding the report to the satisfaction of AZDA

2.9. The Contractor shall be familiar with Arizona Administrative Code (A.A.C.) Title 3, Chapter 7, Article 7, applicable Arizona Revised Statutes (ARS), Federal Reformulated Gasoline (RFG) rules and regulations including, but not limited to, 40 CFR Part 80, subparts D, and E, 40 CFR 1090, and applicable California Air Resources Board (CARB) reformulated gasoline regulations set forth within Title 13, California Code of Regulations, Section 2250-2272, as related to CARB Phase 2 gasoline.

2.10. Each audit may consist of a compliance audit, a laboratory review, or

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2.11. The Contractor shall develop, and update as necessary, an Audit Protocol document solely for AZDA ownership, that shall be used for the evaluation of compliance with the CBG rules. All audit protocols shall be based on the current rules and statutes in the Arizona Administrative Code Title 3, Chapter 7, Article 7 and the Arizona Revised Statutes, Title 3, Chapter 19. The Audit Protocol document shall be approved by AZDA, prior to conducting an audit.

2.11.1. Laboratory audits shall not require an Audit Protocol document.

They shall be based on ASTM International standards contained in current rules and laboratory practices.

2.12. In the case of any audit revealing evidence of a violation of the CBG program standards and/or requirements that apply to the subject of the audit, the Contractor shall expand the audit to fully document the violation(s) upon approval of AZDA. This audit expansion shall at minimum, include documenting the full extent of the violation, including related parties who may be in violation, or any parties who may have caused the subject of the audit to be in violation. The Contractor shall obtain all documents and any other evidence required to prosecute the violation(s).

2.13. The Contractor shall provide a team consisting of one (1) to three (3) to conduct the CBG audits.

2.14. The contractor shall provide technical support required by AZDA to obtain any necessary search warrants and, if necessary, appear before the magistrate to answer any technical questions, and provide technical assistance to AZDA.

2.15. At least one (1) Contractor audit team member shall have experience in the areas of accounting, bookkeeping, and knowledge of the petroleum industry practices for documenting product quality, quantity, purchase, sale, transportation, financing and blending. This member shall possess knowledge of the CBG rules, and other applicable regulations, and the methods used by the petroleum industry to compile the necessary information to prepare a final report under these regulations.

2.16. If a laboratory audit is conducted, the Contractor shall have at least one member of the audit team who has a thorough knowledge of, and experience in, the chemical processes of the petroleum industry;

analytical laboratory procedures; good laboratory practices; ASTM International and CARB test methods; as well as expertise in laboratory

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QA/QC programs.

2.17. AZDA shall schedule meetings with the Contractor for each audit that may include an opening, interim, and closing meeting, for each audit. The Contractor shall continue to provide the requested services/documents to assist with the meeting requirements for the audit.

3. Non-Compliance

3.1. If the Contractor finds evidence of possible non-compliance, the

Contractor shall, unless otherwise directed AZDA, collect and provide AZDA all evidence that will be needed to determine the cause and extent of the non-compliance and to determine liability for the non-compliance.

AZDA may direct the Contractor to investigate the non-compliance by means other than an inspection/investigation performed by the Contractor.

3.2. If AZDA decides to bring an enforcement action based upon the information provided by the Contractor, the Contractor personnel who conducted the inspection and/or investigation shall, if so directed by AZDA, provide testimony during resulting depositions, hearings or other judicial proceedings. These proceedings may occur as much as five years or more after the date of the inspection/investigation.

4. Work Product

For all audits/work performed, the Contractor shall submit a draft of the work product to the State Agency for review and approval. The Contractor shall address all questions/issues regarding the report to the satisfaction of AZDA. Once approved, the Contractor shall submit the final report.

5. Additional Services

The State Agency may require an audit outside the CBG program. When requested the Contractor shall submit a proposal which breaks down the hours needed to accomplish the task, personnel to be used, the expenses anticipated, and a total cost of the audit.

The State Agency shall review the proposal, negotiate hours and personnel if necessary, and if approved, the State Agency will issue a purchase order authorizing the audit. No audit may be performed without prior authorization from the State Agency.

6. Contractor Deliverables

6.1. For all audits/work performed, the Contractor shall submit a draft of the work product to the State Agency for review and approval. within thirty (30) days.

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6.1.1. Once approved, the Contractor shall submit the final report fourteen

(14) days after the draft has been approved by AZDA.

6.1.1.1. Additional time may be allowed if approved by AZDA.

7. Agency Deliverables

7.1. AZDA shall ensure access to the refiner or import facility, in order to review appropriate records and documents, conduct interviews and any additional review that may be required to complete the audit.

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Special Terms and Conditions

Solicitation No. BPM006756 Cleaner Burning Gasoline (CBG) Compliance

Audit Services

Arizona Department of Administration State Procurement Office

The Special Terms and Conditions modify the Uniform Terms and Conditions. It can modify them by replacing, deleting, appending to, or revising the text of an existing provision or by inserting a new paragraph into an existing article. No other document modifies or adds to the Uniform Terms and Conditions, except as may subsequently be otherwise and expressly agreed and incorporated by Contract Amendment.

1. Definition of Terms: As used in the Contract, the terms listed below are defined as follows:

1.1. Acceptance: The document titled “Offer and Acceptance Form” bearing the state contract number once Procurement Officer has signed it to signify (1) State’s formal acceptance of the Accepted Offer and (2) the formation of the Contract. For clarity of intent, the foregoing is not to be confused with the term “acceptance” used throughout the Contract in the context of delivery, inspection, etc., with respect to Materials or Services.

1.2. Accepted Offer:

1.2.1. If State did not request a Revised Offer, then “Accepted Offer” means the Initial Offer.

1.2.2. If State requested a Revised Offer but not a Best and Final Offer, then “Accepted Offer” means the latest Revised Offer.

1.2.3. If State requested a Best and Final Offer, then “Accepted Offer” means the Best and Final Offer.

1.3. “AI” means the science and engineering of making machines capable of performing tasks that are typically associated with human intelligence, such as learning and problem-solving, and includes without limitation: AI systems, classic AI, external AI, generative AI, and large language model (LLM) AI.

1.4. Arizona Procurement Code: The Arizona Procurement Code consists of Arizona Revised Statutes (A.R.S.) §§ 41-2501 et seq. and Arizona Administrative Code (A.A.C.)

R2-7-101 et seq. There is additional information in the Solicitation Instructions regarding how to access these state statutes and rules.

1.5. Arizona Risk and Authorization Management Program (AZRAMP): is used by the Arizona Department of Homeland Security to evaluate Cloud services and Contractors that will transfer, process, or store state data outside of state-managed or controlled networks, and has three levels of control review:

1.5.1. AZRAMP Level 1 Prerequisite: 35 Controls

1.5.2. AZRAMP Level 2 Low Impact: Public Data Classification

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1.5.3. AZRAMP Level 3 Moderate Impact: Confidential Data Classification

1.6. Arizona Transaction Privilege Tax (TPT): For information, refer to the Arizona Department of Revenue (DOR) website at: https://azdor.gov/transaction-privilege-tax-tpt

1.7. Attachment. Any item that:

1.7.1. The Solicitation required Offeror to submit as part of the Offer (e.g., Initial Offer, Revised Offer, or Best and Final Offer);

1.7.2. Was attached to an Offer when submitted; and

1.7.3. Was included in the Accepted Offer.

1.8. Cloud Services: Cloud or Cloud Services means any Software as a Service (SaaS), Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), or Platform as a Service (Paas) involving the transfer, processing, or storage of state Data outside the control of state-managed and controlled networks.

1.9. Contract Terms and Conditions: The Special Terms and Conditions and the Uniform Terms and Conditions taken collectively.

1.10. Contractor: The Person identified on the Accepted Offer who has entered into the Contract with the State.

1.11. Contractor Indemnitor: Contractor or any of its owners, officers, directors, agents, employees, or Subcontractors.

1.12. Co-Op Buyer: A member of the State Purchasing Cooperative that has entered into a “Cooperative Purchasing Agreement” with the Arizona Department of Administration State Procurement Office under A.R.S. § 41-2632. Unless there is an applicable Cooperative Purchasing Agreement in effect at the time, a State Purchasing Cooperative member cannot be a Co-Op Buyer. For reference, “Co-Op Buyer” is to be construed as encompassing an “eligible procurement unit” under A.A.C. R2-7-101(23).

NOTE: Membership in the State Purchasing Cooperative is open to all Arizona political subdivisions, including cities, counties, school districts, and special districts. Membership is also available to non-profit organizations, other state governments, the federal government and tribal nations. For reference, “non-profit organizations” are defined in A.R.S. § 41-2631(4) as any nonprofit corporation as designated by the I.R.S. under Section 501(c)(3) through 501(c)(6) of the tax code.

1.13. Data Breach: Data Breach is used herein as defined as stated in A.R.S. Title 18, chapter 5, article 4 (Data Security Breaches), or in any relevant state or federal standard, to indicate an unauthorized acquisition of and unauthorized access that materially

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Arizona Department of Administration State Procurement Office compromises the security or confidentiality of unencrypted and unredacted computerized personal information maintained as part of a database of personal information regarding multiple individuals.

1.14. Eligible Agency:

1.14.1. If the Special Terms and Conditions indicate that the Contract is a “single-agency” contract, then “Eligible Agency” means the particular State of Arizona agency, university, commission, or board identified therein.

1.14.2. If the Special Terms and Conditions indicate that the Contract is a mandatory statewide contract, then “Eligible Agency” means any State of Arizona department, agency, university, commission, or board.

1.14.3. If the Special Terms and Conditions indicate that the Contract is a “cooperative” contract available for use by Co-Op Buyers, then “Eligible Agency” means any State of Arizona department, agency, university, commission, board, or any Co-Op Buyer.

1.15. Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP): A federal government program that provides a standardized approach to security assessment, authorization, and continuous monitoring specifically for Cloud products and services relied upon by federal entities that store, process and transmit federal information.

1.16. Instructions to Offerors: The Solicitation Instructions document of the Solicitation.

1.17. NIST: NIST is the National Institute of Standards and Technology. For more information, see https://www.nist.gov/.

1.18. Order: The instrument by which the Eligible Agency or Co-Op Buyer authorizes a Contractor to perform some or all of the Work. Whether the Contract will have one Order or many Orders depends on the scope of the Contract and how the State will use it. The Special Terms and Conditions provide that information. Any of the following are construed as an “Order”: “Purchase order,” “task order,” “service order,” or “job order”.

1.19. State’s eProcurement System: The State’s official electronic procurement system, established pursuant to A.A.C. R2-7-201 as set forth in the Arizona Department of Administration State Procurement Office policy document Technical Bulletin No. 020, The State’s eProcurement System–The Official State eProcurement System. Technical Bulletin No. 020 is available online at:

https://spo.az.gov/sites/default/files/documents/files/TB_020_APP_20181024.pdf

1.20. State: With respect to the Contract generally, “State” means the State of Arizona and its department, agency, university, commission, or board that has executed the Contract.

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With respect to administration or rights, remedies, obligations and duties under the Contract for a given Order, “State” means each Eligible Agency or Co-Op Buyer who has issued the Order.

1.21. State Indemnitees: Collectively, the State of Arizona, its departments, agencies, universities, commissions, and boards and, and their respective officers, agents, and employees.

1.22. StateRAMP: A non-profit organization that provides a uniform approach to verifying that the cybersecurity of Cloud service providers (CSPs) meets the standards and regulations needed to do business with state and local governments.

1.23. Work: The totality of the Materials and the Services and all the acts of administration, creation, production, and performance necessary to fulfill and incidental to fulfilling all of Contractor's obligations and duties under the Contract in conformance with the Contract and applicable laws.

2. Contract Interpretations

2.1. Usage. Where the Contract:

2.1.1. assigns obligations to Contractor, any reference to “Contractor” is to be construed to be a reference to the Contractor and all Subcontractors, whether they are first-tier Subcontractors, sub-subcontractors, suppliers, sub-suppliers, consultants, or sub-consultants, as well as all of Contractor’s and the Subcontractor’s respective agents, representatives, and employees in every instance unless the context plainly requires that it is a reference only to Contractor as apart from Subcontractors.

2.1.2. uses the permissive “may” with respect to a party’s actions, determinations, etc., the terms is to be interpreted as in A.A.C. R2-7-101(32) [Definitions]. For clarity of intent, any right given to State using “State may” or a like construction denotes discretion and freedom to act so far as any regulatory or operative constraints permit in the relevant circumstances, provided that: (a) where written “may, at its discretion,” the discretion extends to whatever is most advantageous to State; and (b) where written only as “may,” the discretion is constrained by what is fair, reasonable, and as accommodating of the respective best interests of both parties as practicable under the circumstances;

2.1.3. uses the imperative “shall” with respect to a party’s actions, duties, etc., the term is to be interpreted as in A.A.C. R2-7-101(44) [Definitions]. Conversely, the phrase “shall not” is to be interpreted as an imperative prohibition.

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2.1.4. uses the term “must” with respect to a requirement, criterion, etc., the term is to be interpreted as conveying compulsion or strict necessity;

2.1.5. uses the term “might” with respect to an event, outcome, action, etc., the term is to be interpreted as conveying contingency or non-discretionary conditionality; and

2.1.6. uses the term “will” or the phrases “is to be” or “are to be” with respect to an event, outcome, action, etc., the term or phrase is to be interpreted as conveying such certainty or imperativeness that “shall” is either unnecessary or irrelevant in that instance.

2.2. Contract Order of Precedence

2.2.1. Complementary Documents. All of the documents forming the Contract are complementary. If certain work, requirements, obligations, or duties are set out only in one but not in another, Contractor shall carry out the Work as though the relevant Work, requirements, obligations, or duties had been fully described in all, consistent with the other documents forming the Contract and as is reasonably inferable from them as being necessary to produce complete results.

2.2.2. Conflicts. In case of any inconsistency, conflict, or ambiguity among the documents forming the Contract and their provisions, they are to prevail in the following order, descending from most dominate to most subordinate, provided that, among categories of documents or provisions having the same rank, the document or provision with the latest date prevails. Information being identified in one document, but not in another, is not to be considered a conflict or inconsistency.

2.2.2.1. Contract Amendments;

2.2.2.2. The final Solicitation Documents, in the following order:

(1) Special Terms and Conditions;

(2) Exhibits to the Special Terms and Conditions;

(3) Uniform Terms and Conditions;

(4) Scope of Work;

(5) Exhibits to the Scope of Work;

(6) Specifications; and

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(7) Any other documents referenced or included in the

Solicitation;

2.2.2.3. Orders, in reverse chronological order; and

2.2.2.4. Accepted Offer.

2.2.3. Attachments and Exhibits. For clarity of intent, if an item was an Attachment in the Solicitation Documents or an Offer (either Initial, Revised, Best and Final, or Accepted) and was subsequently made into an Exhibit, or its content was incorporated into one of the other Contract documents, then that Attachment no longer exists contractually as an “Attachment” since it has at that point been made into some other Contract document. In every other case, an Attachment and the Offeror Data therein remain part of the Accepted Offer for purposes of precedence and contractual effect.

3. Contract Administration and Operation

3.1. Term of Contract. The term of the Contract will commence on the date indicated on the Acceptance and continue for twelve (12) months unless canceled, terminated, or permissibly extended.

3.2. Contract Extensions. State may at its discretion extend the initial Contract term in increments of one (1) or more months and do so one or more times, provided that the maximum aggregate term of the Contract including extensions cannot exceed the maximum aggregate term of five (5) years.

3.3. Notices and Correspondence

3.3.1. To Contractor. State shall address all Contract correspondence other than formal notices to the email address indicated as “Default for Type” for “General Mailing Address” in Contractor’s corresponding State’s eProcurement System Vendor Profile; and address any required notices to Contractor to the “Contact Name and Title” at the “Mailing Address” indicated on the Accepted Offer, as that address might have been amended during the term of the Contract.

3.3.2. To State. Contractor shall address all Contract correspondence other than formal notices to the email address indicated in “Contact Instructions” in the State’s eProcurement System Summary for State; and address any required notices to State via email to the Procurement Officer identified as “Purchaser” in the State’s eProcurement System and via mail to the following mailing address:

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Arizona Department of Administration State Procurement Office 1802 W. Jackson, #100,

3.3.3. Changes. State may change the designated Procurement Officer, update contact information, or change the applicable mailing address.

3.4. Signing of Contract Amendments. Contractor’s counter-signature (or “approval” in the State’s eProcurement System, in the case of an amendment) is not required to give effect if the Contract Amendment only covers either:

3.4.1. extension of the term of the Contract within the maximum aggregate term; or

3.4.2. modifications of a clerical nature that have no effect on terms, conditions, price, scope, or other material aspect of the Contract.

In every case other than those listed in 3.4.1 and 3.4.2 above, both parties’ signatures (or “approval” in the State’s eProcurement System in the case of an Amendment) are required to give it effect.

3.5. Click-through Terms and Conditions. If either party uses a web-based ordering system, an electronic purchase order system, an electronic order acknowledgement, a form of an electronic acceptance, or any software based ordering system with respect to the Contract (each an “Electronic Ordering System”), the parties acknowledge and agree that an Electronic Ordering System is for ease of administration only, and Contractor is hereby given notice that the persons using Electronic Ordering Systems on behalf of State do not have any actual or apparent authority to create legally binding obligations that vary from the terms and conditions of the Contract. Accordingly, where an authorized State user is required to “click through” or otherwise accept or be made subject to any terms and conditions in using an Electronic Ordering System, any such terms and conditions are deemed void upon presentation. Additionally, where an authorized State user is required to accept or be made subject to any terms and conditions in accessing or employing any Materials or Services, those terms and conditions will also be void.

3.6. Books and Records

3.6.1. Retain Records. In addition to the audit rights detailed in the Uniform Terms and Conditions, State also requires that, pursuant to A.R.S. § 41-2548(B), Contractor shall retain and shall contractually require each Subcontractor to

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3.6.2. Usage Information. Additionally, any and all information (including, but not limited to, documentation or Data) related to Eligible Agency and Co-Op Buyer usage retained solely within the Contractor’s system (for example, related to punch-out or Contractor catalog sales) shall be considered public information or information that can be shared with and distributed by the State freely and for any purpose under the State’s government purpose rights detailed in Section 3 of the Uniform Terms and Conditions [Ownership of Intellectual Property]. Any modifications to this Contract notwithstanding, the State shall have free use of any and all information related to Eligible Agency or Co-Op Buyer purchasing. Upon request by the State, Contractor shall promptly provide the State with any usage information requested and shall not attempt to limit the State's use in any way.

3.6.3. Right To Audit. The retained books and records are subject to audit by State during that period. Pursuant to A.R.S. § 41-2548(B), Contractor shall retain and shall contractually require each Subcontractor to retain books and records relating to performance under the Contract for the period specified in the statute and those retained books and records are subject to audit by State during that period.

3.6.4. Auditing. Contractor or Subcontractor shall either make all such books and records under subparagraphs 3.6.1 and 3.6.2 available to State at all reasonable times or produce the records at a designated State office on State’s demand, the choice of which being at State’s discretion. For the purpose of this paragraph, “reasonable times” are during normal business hours and in such a manner so as to not unreasonably interfere with normal business activities.

3.7. Subcontract

3.7.1. Initial list. At the time of Contract execution, Contractor’s candidate Subcontractors were identified in Attachment Proposed Subcontractors to the Accepted Offer [Proposed Subcontractors]. Agreeing to them being included in the Accepted Offer signified Procurement Officer’s advance consent for Contractor to enter into a Subcontract with each candidate, which Contractor shall do as promptly as necessary to ensure its ability to carry out the Work in a timely manner.

3.7.2. Additional names. Contractor shall not enter into a Subcontract to perform Work under the Contract, without first obtaining Procurement Officer’s written

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Procurement Officer may request any additional information he or she determines is necessary to assess the submittal, and may withhold consent pending it. Approval of additional subcontractors shall be added to the Contract by a bilateral Contract Amendment.

3.7.3. Flow-down. Contractor shall incorporate the provisions, terms, and conditions of the Contract into every Subcontract by inclusion or by reference, as appropriate. When making any post-execution consent requests, Contractor shall include its warrant that it will do the same for the pending Subcontracts covered by the request. Entering into Subcontracts will not relieve Contractor of any of its obligations or duties under the Contract, including, among other things, the duty to supervise and coordinate the work of Subcontractors.

Nothing contained in any Subcontract will create or is to be construed as creating any contractual relationship between State and the Subcontractor.

3.8. Orders

3.8.1. Order Sufficiency. The Contract was awarded in accordance with the Arizona Procurement Code; the transactions and procedures required by the Arizona Procurement Code for competitive source selection have been met. An Order issued that cites the correct State contract number will suffice to authorize the Contractor to provide the Materials and perform the Services covered by that Order.

3.8.2. Order Terms. All Orders are subject to the Contract Terms and Conditions; an Order cannot modify the Contract Terms and Conditions. Any Contractor terms added to quotes or otherwise unilaterally added to Eligible Agency or Co-Op Buyer Orders are null and void.

3.8.3. Orders are Obligatory. Until the expiration or earlier termination of the Contract, State may issue and Contractor shall accept Orders that make proper reference to the Contract and are permissible hereunder, provided that, Contractor is not obliged to accept any Order that is not consistent with the then-current pricing, lead times, specifications, or payment provisions of the Contract. Contractor shall fulfill and complete any Orders that are begun

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3.8.4. No Minimums or Commitments. (a) Contractor shall not impose any minimum dollar amount, item count, services volume, or services duration on Orders;

(b) State makes no commitment of any kind concerning the quantity or monetary value of activity actually initiated or completed during the term of the Contract; (c) Contractor shall only deliver or perform as authorized by Orders; and (d) State is not limited as to the number of Orders it may issue for the Contract. For clarity of intent, the foregoing applies equally whether an Eligible Agency issues the Order or, if applicable, a Co-Op Buyer issues it.

3.8.5. Non-contracted Materials or Services. Any attempt to knowingly represent for sales, marketing, or related purposes that Materials or Services not specifically awarded are under a State contract is a violation of the Contract and law.

3.9. Order Cancellations. State may cancel Orders within a reasonable period after issuance and at its discretion. The same method used for ordering will be used for cancellation.

3.9.1. If State cancels an Order, then State shall:

3.9.1.1. pay Contractor for any portion of the Materials and Services from that Order that have been properly delivered or performed as of the cancellation effective date; and

3.9.1.2. reimburse Contractor for actual, documented costs incurred in fulfilling the Order up to the cancellation effective date and the cost of any obligations incurred in fulfilling the Order up to the cancellation effective date that demonstrably cannot be canceled or that have pre-established cancellation penalties specified in the relevant Subcontracts, to the extent the penalties are reasonable and customary for the work in question.

3.9.2. Contractor shall not charge or be entitled to charge State for any new costs it incurs after receiving the cancellation notice; State is not liable for any Materials that were produced, shipped, or delivered, or Services that were performed before Contractor had acknowledged the corresponding Order.

3.9.3. State shall also be able to cancel Orders freely and without any further obligation at any time prior to Contractor’s formal acknowledgement of the Order.

3.10. This contract is a single-agency contract for the sole use of AZDA.

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3.10.1. Contractor shall acknowledge each Order from Eligible Agencies within one

(1) business day after receipt by either: (a) “approving” the Order electronically in the State’s eProcurement System, which will indicate Contractor’s unqualified acceptance of the Order as‑issued; or (b) “rejecting” the Order electronically in the State’s eProcurement System, with a concurrent explanation by email to relevant originator as to the reason for rejecting it. By way of reminder, the only grounds on which the Contractor may reject or refuse an Order are those set out in subparagraph 3.8.3 [Orders are Obligatory]. Unless and until Contractor has approved the Order in the State’s eProcurement System, it will have no effect under the Contract and will not oblige either State or Contractor. If the relevant Eligible Agency explicitly instructs at the time that a verbal acceptance is sufficient because of urgency or other unusual circumstances and Contractor duly gives its verbal acceptance, then Contractor will be deemed to have accepted the Order immediately upon commencing performance, provided that, Contractor must follow-up its verbal acceptance by accepting the Purchase Order electronically in the State’s eProcurement System within three (3) business days. Contractor shall thereafter be barred from subsequently rejecting the Order in the State’s eProcurement System and if it does so the rejection will be void.

3.11. Multiple-Use Provisions. Eligible Agencies may issue Orders for Services in several forms, all of which become final and effective by a Purchase Order in the State’s eProcurement System. Orders issued by Co-Op Buyers will be in whatever form the Co-Op Buyer normally uses. Regardless of origin, Orders must cite the State contract number to be valid. State may, at its discretion in each instance, determine the scope, schedule, and price for each Order in any of the following ways:

3.11.1. By choosing some or all of the Materials or Services items covered by the Contract for which a price is established in the Contract, then preparing an Order using those prices (e.g. filling out an order form), and sending it to the Contractor;

3.11.2. By instructing Contractor to provide a comprehensive proposal of item quantities, combinations, etc., or services hours, personnel, etc., for a defined scope using those established prices as a basis, then validating and negotiating the proposal with Contractor and issuing an Order if and when reaching agreement;

3.11.3. As described in 3.11.2 above but requesting the proposal from both Contractor and other vendors who are contracted within the applicable scope categories and locations, either sequentially or concurrently, then selecting the proposal or proposals combination that is most advantageous to State; or

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3.11.4. As described in 3.11.3 above but introducing ad-hoc commercial competition by making the selection and ordering conditional on obtaining more favorable prices than the contractually-established ones.

3.12. Work on State Premises

3.12.1. Compliance With Rules. Contractor is responsible for ensuring that its personnel comply with State’s rules, regulations, policies, documented practices, and documented operating procedures while delivering or installing Materials or performing Services on State’s grounds or in its facilities. For clarity of intent, the foregoing means that if Contractor is required to comply with certain security requirements in order to deliver, install, or perform at that particular location, then it shall do so nonetheless and without entitlement to any additional compensation or additional time for performance if those particular requirements are not expressly stated in the Contract. Contractor is reminded that violation of the prohibition under A.R.S. § 13-1502 against possession of weapons on State’s property by anyone for whom Contractor is responsible is a material breach of contract and grounds for termination for default.

3.12.2. Protection Of Grounds And Facilities. Contractor shall deliver or install the Materials and perform the Services without damaging any State grounds or facilities. Contractor shall repair or replace any damage it does cause promptly and at its own expense, subject to whatever instructions and restrictions State needs to make to prevent inconvenience or disruption of operations. If Contractor fails to make the necessary repairs or replacements in a timely manner, State will be entitled to exercise its remedies under paragraph 8.5 of the Uniform Terms and Conditions [Right of Offset].

3.13. Transitions

3.13.1. During commencement, Contractor shall attend transition meetings with any outgoing suppliers to coordinate and ease the transition so that the impact on State’s operations is kept to a minimum. State may elect to have outgoing suppliers complete some or all of their Work or Orders in progress, even if that Work could be covered under the incoming supplier’s Contract.

Conversely, the State may have a continued need for the same Materials and Services upon expiration or earlier termination of the Contract. Accordingly, Contractor shall work closely with any incoming supplier and State to ensure as smooth and complete a transition transfer as is practicable.

3.13.2. Eligible Agency or Co-Op Buyers representative will coordinate all transition activities and facilitate joint development of a comprehensive transition plan

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3.13.3. RESERVED [for additional transition needs including, but not limited to, the transfer of any required Data]

4. Costs and Payments

4.1. Type of Pricing. Offeror shall include only firm, fixed pricing in the Offer.

4.2. Contractor’s Best Pricing. Contractor warrants that, for the term of the Contract, the prices and discounts set out in the Attachments titled Pricing, including any subsequent agreed amendment to it (the “Contract Pricing”), shall be equal to or better than the lowest prices and largest discounts, both separately and in combination, at which Contractor sells equivalent services, items of equipment, and materials.

4.2.1. That price-plus-discount equivalence (“Contractor’s Best Pricing”) is intended to be irrespective of whether or not those other sales have special purchase terms, conditions, rebates, or allowances.

4.2.2. If Contractor’s Best Pricing for equivalent services, items of equipment, and materials is better than the Contract Pricing, then Contractor agrees to adjust the Contract Pricing to match the Contractor’s Best Pricing for all sales related to the Contractor made after the date when the Contractor’s Best Pricing was first better than the Contract Pricing.

4.2.3. For clarification of intent, that date is intended to be the date when the difference first occurred, which might have been before the difference was first identified.