Konica Minolta Redacted Contract.pdf
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This is a NASPO ValuePoint Participating Addendum for Copiers & Managed Print Services, Master Agreement #140597, led by the State of Colorado. The participating entity is the State of Wisconsin, and the contractor is Konica Minolta Business Solutions USA, Inc. The agreement allows state agencies, institutions of higher education, political subdivisions, and other entities authorized to use statewide contracts in Wisconsin to purchase equipment and services under this cooperative contract.
The contract covers Group A (MFD, A3), Group B (MFD, A4), Group C (Production Equipment), Group E (Large/Wide Format Equipment), Group F (Scanners), and supplies. Notably excluded are Group D (Printers), Managed Print Services, stand-alone software, and professional technical services. The contractor must submit quarterly electronic usage reports and Service Level Agreement metrics reports to Wisconsin, with specific performance targets including 96% average uptime, 4-hour maximum on-site response time, and 80% first-time fix rate. Credits up to 4% of quarterly service and supplies billing may be applied for performance failures. The agreement includes comprehensive lease terms through a Master Premier Lease Agreement, with pricing subject to governmental and educational discounts where available. Wisconsin requires specific tax exemptions, and the contractor must provide timely billing with accurate meter readings and service level guarantees including equipment replacement options for underperforming units.
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NASPO ValuePoint
PARTICIPATING ADDENDUM
COPIERS & MANAGED PRINT SERVICES
Led by the State of Colorado
Master Agreement #: 140597
Contractor: KONICA MINOLTA BUSINESS SOLUTIONS USA, INC.
Participating Entity: STATE OF WISCONSIN
The following products and services are included in this contract portfolio:
Group A – MFD, A3
Group B – MFD, A4
Group C – Production Equipment
Group E – Large/Wide Format Equipment
Group F – Scanners
Supplies
Master Agreement Terms and Conditions:
1. Scope: This addendum covers the Copiers & Managed Print Services Contract, led by the
State of Colorado for use by state agencies and other entities located in the Participating
State [or State Entity] authorized by that State’s statutes to utilize State contracts with the prior approval of the State’s Chief Procurement Official.
Purchases under Group D (Printers), Managed Print Services, stand-alone software and professional technical services (Senior Consulting IT Architect, Senior IT Architect, Senior Project Manager, Project Manager, Senior Software Engineer and Associate Software Engineer) are NOT authorized under this Participating Addendum. The following items were excluded from the original solicitation: cameras, interactive white boards, micrographic equipment and overhead projectors.
2. Participation: This NASPO ValuePoint Master Agreement may be used by all state agencies, institutions of higher institution, political subdivisions and other entities authorized to use statewide contracts in the State of Wisconsin. Issues of interpretation and eligibility for participation are solely within the authority of the State Chief Procurement Official.
3. Primary Contacts: The primary contact individuals for this Participating Addendum are as follows (or their named successors):
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Contractor
Name: Desiree Mendro
Address:
1595 Spring Hill Road, Suite 410
Vienna, VA 22182
Telephone: 703-637-1527
Email: dmendro@kmbs.konicaminolta.us
Participating Entity
Name: Susanne Matschull
Address: 101 E. Wilson Street, 6th Floor
Telephone: 608-266-9796
Email: Susanne.matschull@wisconsin.gov
4. Participating Entity Modifications or Additions to The Master Agreement: Modifications or additions apply only to actions and relationships within the Participating Entity.
Participating Entity must check one of the boxes below.
[ ] No changes to the terms and conditions of the Master Agreement are required.
[X] The following changes are modifying or supplementing the Master Agreement terms and conditions.
4.1 Definitions: For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings defined below. Any other capitalized terms in this Participating Addendum not otherwise defined in this Participating Addendum shall have the meanings as the defined terms provided in the Master Agreement.
“Business Day” means any day on which the Contracting Agency is open for business.
“Confidential Information” means all tangible and intangible information and materials being disclosed in connection with this Contract, in any form or medium without regard to whether the information is owned by the State or by a third party, which satisfies at least one of the following criteria: (i) Personally Identifiable Information; (ii) Proprietary Information; (iii) non-public information related to the State’s employees, customers, technology (including data bases, data processing and communications networking systems), schematics, specifications, and all information or materials derived therefrom or based thereon; or (iv) information expressly designated as confidential in writing by the State. Confidential
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Information includes all information that is restricted or prohibited from disclosure by state or federal law.
“Contracted Personnel” means a Contractor’s employees or other personnel (including officers, agents and Subcontractors) provided by the Contractor to render Services under this Contract.
“Contracting Agency” means the Agency entering into this Contract on behalf of the State.
“Day” means calendar day unless otherwise specified in this Contract.
“Deliverables” mean the tangible work product originally created in the performance of the
Contractor Services and required to be delivered pursuant to mutually agreed Statements of Work.
“Personally Identifiable Information” means an individual’s last name and the individual’s first name or first initial, in combination with and linked to any of the following elements, if that element is not publicly available information and is not encrypted, redacted, or altered in any manner that renders the element unreadable: (a) the individual’s Social Security number; (b) the individual’s driver’s license number or state identification number; (c) the number of the individual’s financial account, including a credit or debit card account number, or any security code, access code, or password that would permit access to the individual’s financial account;
(d) the individual’s DNA profile; or (e) the individual’s unique biometric data, including fingerprint, voice print, retina or iris image, or any other unique physical representation, and any other information protected by state or federal law.
“Proprietary Information” means information, including a formula, pattern, compilation, program, device, method, technique or process to which all of the following apply:
a. The information derives independent economic value, actual or potential, from not being generally known to, and not being readily ascertainable by proper means by, other persons who can obtain economic value from its disclosure or use.
b. The information is the subject of efforts to maintain its secrecy that are reasonable under the circumstances.
“Properly-submitted Invoice” is one that is submitted in accordance with instructions contained on the State’s Purchase Order, includes a reference to the proper Purchase Order number, and is submitted to the proper address for processing.
“Subcontractor(s)” means Contractor’s subcontractors used in the delivery of Contractor
Services and excludes Cloud Hosting Providers.
“State Information” means data, technical information, and materials that, originate with the
State, or are developed, or prepared, or provided by the State or which Contractor obtains or gathers from the State in the performance of this Agreement, including, but not limited to, reports, surveys, plans, charts, literature, brochures, mailings, recordings (video and/or
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4.2 Governing Law; Venue: This Participating Addendum and its amendments and exhibit thereto, shall be governed by Wisconsin Law. Venue for all legal proceedings arising out of the Participating Addendum, or breach thereof, shall be in the State or federal court with competent jurisdiction in Dane County, Wisconsin. In the event that any provision of this Participating Addendum is contrary to Wisconsin law, such provision shall be null and void.
The Contractor shall at all times comply with and observe all applicable federal and state laws, local laws, ordinances, and regulations which are in effect during the period of this Participating Addendum and which in any manner affect the work or its conduct.
4.3 Order of Precedence:
a) A Participating Entity’s Participating Addendum;
b) NASPO ValuePoint Master Agreement Terms & Conditions, including all Exhibits and attachments;
c) An Order issued against the Master Agreement;
d) The Solicitation, RFP-NP-18-001, Copiers and Managed Print Services;
e) The Contractor’s response to the Solicitation, as revised (if permitted) and accepted by the Lead State; and
f) The Contractor’s Supplemental Documents, which are not part of the Master Agreement.
4.4 Usage Reports: The manufacturer must submit electronic reports on a quarterly basis and one annual summary report on all sales, including service/maintenance, made against this Participating Addendum to the Participating Entity primary contact listed in Section 8 or designee.
a. Reports must include the reporting listed in Attachment P of the RFP. The column denoting the “Customer Type” shall indicate either “State” or “Municipality.”
b. The report file format shall be Microsoft Excel compatible format and shall easily be sorted for various data and inclusion into a pivot table.
c. The quarterly reports will be filed using the schedule in Section f below. The annual report shall contain all data within the quarterly reports and include an annual sum total with any additional description notes.
d. Such reports shall retain the same format throughout the life of the contract unless mutually agreed upon.
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e. The Contractor agrees to provide additional reports if requested by the State of Wisconsin in a format and frequency as mutually agreed upon by both parties.
f. Period End Report Received By June 30 July 31 September 30 October 31 December 31 January 31 March 31 April 30
The annual summary report is provided after four (4) quarters of data is collected from the start of the Participating Addendum.
4.5 Service Level Agreement (SLA) Report.
a. The Contractor must submit SLA metrics reports on a quarterly basis to the Participating State primary contact or designee.
b. The Contractor must submit, upon request of the Purchasing Entity, SLA metrics reports on a quarterly basis to the Purchasing Entity.
c. SLA reports must include reporting on each SLA and credit listed in Exhibit C. If no credit was required, such shall be indicated.
d. Such reports shall retain the same format throughout the life of the Participating
Addendum unless mutually agreed upon.
e. The report file format shall be Microsoft Excel compatible format and shall easily be sorted for various data and inclusion into a pivot table.
f. The quarterly reports will be filed using the schedule in Section f below. The annual SLA shall contain all data within the quarterly reports and include an annual sum total with any additional description notes.
g. Period End Report Received By June 30 July 31 September 30 October 31 December 31 January 31 March 31 April 30
The annual SLA report is provided after four (4) quarters of data is collected from the start of the Participating Addendum.
4.6 Hard Drive: With respect to any Konica Minolta manufactured Products which contain a hard drive, the options for hard drive security are as set forth in Section 4.6.5. of the Master Agreement. If desired, Purchasing Entity may engage Contractor to perform the following hard drive services, and the PO shall detail the service:
a. Hard Drive Erasure. The Purchasing Entity can perform this function without assistance
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b. Hard Drive Removal. Purchasing Entity may engage Contractor to perform the removal of the hard drive. If the Purchasing Entity elects to buy out the hard drive, Purchasing Entity shall pay Contractor a hard drive replacement fee of no more than $200 per unit of Product.
This fee may be negotiated between the Contractor and Purchasing Entity to be less. The Contractor service technician will remove the hard drive from the applicable Product (set forth on an Order) and provide Purchasing Entity with custody of the hard drive before the Product is removed from the Purchasing Entity’s location, moved to another department or any other disposition of the Product. The Purchasing Entity will have the responsibility of destroying the hard drive in this case. The hard drive erasure fee may be assessed if such service was performed.
c. Data Overwrite Security System (DOSS). For any Konica Minolta manufactured Product containing a hard drive, such Product will include Data Overwrite Security System (DOSS).
DOSS is a Konica Minolta product designed to overwrite the sector of the hard drive used for data processing after the completion of each job to prevent recovery. Additionally, DOSS also offers the option of overwriting the entire hard drive up to nine (9) times. There is no cost for the Data Overwrite Security System (DOSS).
The Purchasing Entity and Contractor shall agree prior to hard drive handling what the Purchasing Entity needs are.
4.7 Trial or Demonstration of Device or Equipment: In addition to Section 4.7 of the solicitation, a written agreement between the Purchasing Entity and the Contractor shall occur prior to any trial or demonstration.
4.8 Contractor’s Representation: Contractor warrants that qualified personnel shall provide
Contractor Services in a workmanlike manner. Contractor shall not enter any agreement with a third party that it knows might abridge any rights of the State under this Agreement.
Contractor shall serve as the prime contractor under this Agreement for the Contractor Services. Should Contractor engage any Subcontractor(s) to deliver Contractor Services pursuant to an SOW under this Agreement, the Contractor shall be legally responsible for the performance and payment of the Subcontractor(s). Subject to any applicable terms of use, Trade Rules and Practices applicable to the Cloud Hosting Services and any software provided under a SOW, the Participating Entity is not agreeing to and is not responsible for any terms and conditions with third parties. Names of any third-party Subcontractors of Contractor may appear for purposes of convenience in this Agreement and shall not limit
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Contractor’s obligations hereunder. Contractor shall retain responsibility for functional and technical expertise as needed in order to incorporate any work by third party Subcontractor(s) in the delivery of Contractor Services.
a. Intellectual Property. Contractor represents to the best of its knowledge that it has the right to provide the Contractor Services and Deliverables without violating or infringing any law, rule, regulation, copyright, patent, trade secret or other proprietary right of any third party and that Contractor Services and Deliverables are not the subject of any actual or threatened actions arising from, or alleged under, any intellectual property rights of any third party.
b. Inherent Services. Unless otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, Contractor shall furnish all of its own necessary management, supervision, labor, facilities, furniture, computer and telecommunications equipment, software, supplies and materials necessary for the Contractor to provide and deliver the Contractor Services and Deliverables.
c. Contractor represents, as of the date of this Participating Addendum, that it has the financial capacity to perform and to continue perform its obligations under this Agreement; that Contractor has no constructive or actual knowledge of an actual or potential legal proceeding being brought against Contractor that will materially adversely affect performance of this Agreement; and that entering into this Agreement is not prohibited by any contract, or order by any court of competent jurisdiction.
4.9 Rendering of Services: The Contractor shall render services will all due skill, care, and diligence, in accordance with accepted industry practices and legal requirements, and to the requirements set forth in the Participating Addendum and a Purchase Order. The Purchasing Entity and/or Participating State may inspect, observe and examine the performance of the services rendered under this contract on the Purchasing Entity’s premises at reasonable times, without notice. If the Purchasing Entity notifies the Contractor that any part of the services rendered are inadequate or in any way differ from the Participating Addendum requirements for any reason other than as a result of the Purchasing Entity’s default or negligence, the Contractor shall at its own expense re-schedule and perform the work correctly within such reasonable times as the Purchasing Entity specifies. This remedy shall in be in addition to any other remedies available to the Purchasing Entity and/or Participating State by law or in equity.
4.10 Contractor Personnel:
a. Identification: If requested by the Purchasing Entity, the Contractor shall provide a list of the names and addresses of all Contractor’s employees, Contractor personnel, or subcontractor’s employees who may at any time require admission to the Purchasing Entity’s premises in connection with the rendering of services, specifying each such person’s connection to the Contractor, the role the person is to take in the performance of the Participating Addendum, and other particulars as the Purchasing Entity may require. The Purchasing Entity reserves the right to refuse to admit to the Purchasing Entity’s premises any person employed or contracted by the Contractor whose admission, in the sole opinion of the Purchasing Entity, would be undesirable.
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b. Identification of Contracted Personnel: The Contractor shall furnish each Contractor personnel with a means of identifying themselves as agents, subcontractors, or employees of the Contractor assigned to perform services under the Participating Addendum and furnish the Purchasing Entity with security credentials on these Contractor personnel, if requested.
c. Background or Criminal History Investigation: When the Purchasing Entity business needs require a background or criminal history investigation, and prior to the commencement of any services under this Participating Addendum, the Purchasing Entity may request that Contractor provide a certification that a background or criminal history investigation of Contractor personnel, and subcontractor’s employees, who will be providing services to the Purchasing Entity under the Participating Addendum has been performed on such personnel through either (a) Contractor’s standard pre-employment screening processes or (b) a screening requested by the Purchasing Entity. If any of the stated personnel providing services to the Purchasing Entity under this Participating Addendum is not acceptable to the Purchasing Entity in its sole opinion as a result of the background or criminal history results, the Purchasing Entity may request immediate replacement of the person. If a replacement is not possible the Participating Entity may terminate any related Purchase Order. Purchasing Entity may not request that Contractor take action because of race, religion, gender, age, disability, or any other legally-prohibited basis under federal, state or local law.
4.11 Repair or Service Refusal; Replacement Parts:
a. Contractor will repair or replace in accordance with the terms and conditions of the
Participating Addendum and the manufacturer’s specifications any part of the Products being services under a Purchase Order (“Serviced Products”) that becomes unserviceable due to normal usage (other than consumable supplies).
b. If the Purchasing Entity refuses repair or Serviced Products repair, a statement shall be placed in writing from the Purchasing Entity to Contractor as such. In an event where the Purchasing Entity does not permit Contractor to repair or replace the Serviced Products, such action shall excuse Contractor from any and all future performance hereunder.
c. Replacement parts on leased or rental machines will be furnished on an exchange basis and will be new, reconditioned or used. Replacement parts for Purchasing Entity-owned equipment will be furnished as new equipment unless the Purchasing Entity accepts in writing replacement parts which are not new in exchange for an additional discount for such reconditioned or used parts, and to the extent such reconditioned or used parts will not adversely impact machine performance as determined by the operation of the machine in accordance with manufacturer’s specifications.
d. Except for hard drives on Purchasing Entity-owned equipment, all parts on leased or rental equipment removed due to replacement will become the property of the
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Contractor. Except for hard drives on Purchasing Entity-owned equipment, all parts on Purchasing Entity-owned equipment removed due to replacement may become the property of the Contractor if the Purchasing Entity does not want the equipment removed.
4.12 Services not included under the Participating Addendum: The Services provided by Contractor under a Purchase Order will not include the following:
a. Contractor is responsible for communicating to the Purchasing Entity prior to a transaction any equipment requirements. Repairs resulting from Purchasing Entity misuse (including without limitation intentional improper voltage or the use of supplies that do not conform to the manufacturer’s specifications) or the intentional failure to provide, adequate electrical power, air conditioning or humidity control;
b. Repairs made necessary by service performed by persons other than Contractor representatives;
c. Service calls or work which Purchasing Entity requests to be performed outside of Normal Business Hours (unless covered under an extended hour service contract) and service calls or work which Purchasing Entity requests to be performed on State Observed Holidays;
d. Removable cassette, copy cabinet, exit trays, or any item not related to the mechanical or electrical operation of the Serviced Products;
e. Consumable paper supplies, unless expressly provided for in a Purchase Order;
f. Repairs and/or service calls resulting from accessories not purchased from Contractor;
g. Any software, system support or related connectivity unless specified in writing by Contractor;
h. Parts no longer available from the applicable manufacturer;
i. Electrical work external to the Serviced Products, including problems resulting from overloaded or improper circuits;
j. Installation or de-installation and/or movement of the Serviced Products from one location to another unless specified in writing by Contractor; and
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k. Repairs of damage or increase in service time caused by force majeure events.
Damage to Serviced Products or parts arising from causes beyond the control of Contractor are not covered by this Participating Addendum.
4.13 Service Termination: Contractor may terminate its Service obligations under any Purchase Order at no additional cost to the Purchasing Entity for Serviced Products that have been modified, damaged, altered or serviced by personnel other than those authorized to perform service under this Participating Addendum.
4.14 Service Calls: Service calls will be made during Normal Business Hours. Purchasing Entity and Contractor can agree upon any exceptions in writing in advance before Contractor order acceptance or anytime thereafter. Service does not include coverage on State Observed Holidays. Travel and labor-time for the service calls after Normal Business Hours, on weekends and on State Observed Holidays, if and when available and only in the event and to the extent that Contractor agrees to provide such non-standard coverage, will be charged at overtime rates per the Master Agreement in effect at the time the service call is made. Purchasing Entity is responsible for disconnecting, repairing and re-connecting unauthorized attachments or components.
4.15 Use of Recommended Supplies; Meter Readings:
a. It is not a condition of this Participating Addendum that Purchasing Entity use only Contractor-provided supplies on Participating Entity owned equipment. If Purchasing Entity uses other than manufacturer-recommended supplies, including developer, toner, and fuser oil, and if such supplies are defective or not acceptable for use on the Serviced Product or cause abnormally frequent service calls or service problems, then Contractor may, at its option, assess a surcharge or terminate the applicable Purchase Order with respect to such Serviced Product. If so terminated, Purchasing Entity will be offered Service on a “Per Call” basis at Contractor’s contract time and material rates.
b. Purchasing Entity agrees to provide Contractor true and accurate meter readings monthly and in any reasonable manner requested by Contractor, whether via telephone, email or otherwise. If accurate meter readings are not provided on a timely basis, Contractor reserves the right to estimate the meter readings from previous meter readings and Purchasing Entity agrees to pay service charges based on such estimated meter reads. Appropriate adjustments will be made to subsequent billing cycles following receipt of actual and accurate meter readings.
c. As part of its services and upon written mutual agreement between Purchasing Entity and Contractor, Contractor may provide electronic remote meter reading and equipment monitoring services using technology such as its Vcare. This may allow for automated meter reading and submission, automatic placement of low toner
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d. The meter count and other information collected by Vcare (“Data”) is sent via the internet to remote servers some of which may be located outside the U.S. Vcare cannot and does not collect Purchasing Entity document content or user information. Contractor uses reasonably available technology to maintain the security of the Data; however, Purchasing Entity acknowledges that no one can guaranty security of information maintained on computers and on the internet.
Contractor retains full rights to the Data (but not Purchasing Entity documents or information), which it or its authorized third parties may use to service the Serviced Products. Contractor may also use the Data for its normal business purposes including product development and marketing research; however, the Data will not be provided to market research consultants in a form that personally identifies the Purchasing Entity nor will such data be sold. Contractor may dispose of the Data upon following Wisconsin Statutes Chapter 19, Subchapter II, Public Records and Property and with notice to the Purchasing Entity. The Vcare technology is the confidential and proprietary information of Contractor and/or its licensors protected by copyright, trade secret and other laws and treaties. Contractor retains full title, ownership and all intellectual property rights in and to Vcare.
4.16 Basic Connectivity Services: If any software, system support or related connectivity services are specifically set forth on a Purchase Order and accepted by Contractor, Contractor shall provide any such services at the Purchasing Entity’s location set forth in the Purchase Order, as applicable, or on a remote basis. Purchasing Entity shall provide Contractor with such access to its facilities, networks and systems as may be reasonably necessary for Contractor to perform such Services. Purchasing Entity shall provide any special security requirements for the location prior to service. Purchasing Entity acknowledges that Contractor’s performance of any such services is dependent upon Purchasing Entity’s timely and effective performance of its responsibilities as set forth in the Purchase Order, as applicable. Unless connectivity services are specifically identified in the Purchase Order as part of the services to be performed by Contractor, Contractor shall have no obligation to perform and no responsibility for the connection of any hardware or software to any Purchasing Entity network or system.
4.17 Purchasing Entity Obligations: Purchasing Entity agrees to provide a proper place for the use of the Serviced Products, including but not limited to, electric service, as specified by the manufacturer. Purchasing Entity will provide adequate facilities (at no charge) for use by Contractor representatives in connection with the service of the Serviced Products under a Purchase Order within a reasonable distance of the Serviced Products. Purchasing Entity agrees to provide appropriate access to its facilities, networks and systems as may be reasonably necessary for Contractor to perform its services. Prior to service, Contractor may
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4.18 Delivery; Acceptance: Purchasing Entity agrees to confirm delivery of all Products covered by each Purchase Order when the same is delivered by signing a delivery acknowledgement. By signing a delivery acknowledgement, it is not certifying acceptance of the equipment. Unless otherwise agreed upon by both parties in writing, signing the delivery acknowledgement only certifies equipment has arrived to the location delivered.
A good or service furnished under this Contract shall function in accordance with the specifications identified in this Contract and Solicitation. If the goods or services do not conform with the specifications identified in this Contract and Solicitation (“Defects”), the Purchasing Entity shall within thirty (30) calendar days of the delivery date (“Acceptance Period”) to notify Contractor in writing of the Defect. Contractor agrees that upon receiving such notice, it shall use reasonable efforts to correct the Defects within fifteen (15) calendar days (“Cure Period”).
Once equipment is installed and successfully operational, the Purchasing Entity shall sign an acceptance certificate which shows acceptance of the Product(s) and allows Contractor to invoice for the Product(s). Purchasing Entity agrees to sign and return to Contractor the acceptance certificate (which, at mutual agreement, may be done electronically) within three
(3) business days after any Product is installed.
Purchase Orders may only be cancelable by Purchasing Entity following acceptance by Contractor per the terms of the Participating Addendum. Any lease or rental Early Termination will result in termination charges equal to the maximum allowed in section 4.5.7
h) of Master Agreement 140597. With respect to the Equipment, the termination charge will not exceed the balance of remaining Equipment Payments (including any current and past due amounts), and with respect to Service or maintenance obligations, the termination charge shall not exceed four (4) months of the Service and Supply base charge or twenty-five percent (25%) of the remaining Maintenance Agreement term, whichever is less.
Contractor reserves the right to make Product deliveries in installments. All such installments for purchases (as opposed to leasing) shall be invoiced and paid for when all delivery and installation are completed so that Purchasing Entity can accept equipment.
Delay in delivery of any installment may relieve Purchasing Entity of its obligation to accept remaining installments and may temporarily relieve the obligation to remit payments as invoiced by Contractor for any equipment that has yet to be delivered and shall be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. Contractor reserves the right at any time to revoke any credit extended to Purchasing Entity because of Purchasing Entity’s failure to pay for any Products when due per the terms of this Participating Addendum.
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4.19 Returns; Damaged Products: No Products may be returned without Contractor’s prior written consent. Only consumable goods invoiced within sixty (60) days will be considered for return. Products returned without written authorization from Contractor may not be accepted by Contractor and is the sole responsibility of Purchasing Entity. All nonsaleable merchandise (that has been opened or partially used) will be deducted from any credit due to Purchasing Entity. All claims for damaged Products or delay in delivery shall be deemed waived unless made in writing and delivered to Contractor within ten (10) business days after receipt of Products.
4.20 Patent, Copyright, And Trade Secret Protection:
a. Contractor and/or its third-party Subcontractors has or have created, acquired or otherwise has or have rights in, and may, in connection with the performance of Contractor Services for the State, employ, provide, create, acquire or otherwise obtain rights in various concepts, ideas, methods, methodologies, procedures, processes, know-how, techniques, models, templates and general purpose consulting and software tools, utilities and routines (collectively, the “Contractor Technology”). Contractor Technology is and remains the property of Contractor and its licensors To the extent that any Contractor Technology is contained in any of the Deliverables including any derivative works, and upon payment by the State to Contractor for any such accepted Deliverable, the Contractor hereby grants the State a royalty-free, fully paid, worldwide, perpetual, non-exclusive license to use, access and benefit from use of such Contractor Technology solely as part of and in connection with the State’s use of such accepted Deliverables for the State’s use.
b. Contractor shall not acquire any right, title and interest in or to the copyrights for any goods provided by the State or any and all software, technical information, specifications, drawings, records, documentation, data or derivative works thereof, or other work products provided by the State to Contractor (the “State’s Information”). The State hereby grants Contractor a royalty-free, fully paid, worldwide license to use the State’s Information provided to the Contractor for delivery of Services to the State.
c. The Contractor, at its own expense, shall defend any action brought against the State to the extent that such action is based upon a third- party claim that the Contractor Services or Deliverables supplied by the Contractor, or the operation of such Deliverables pursuant to a current version of Contractor-supplied technology or documentation, infringes a patent, or copyright or violates a trade secret in the United States. The Contractor shall pay those costs and damages finally awarded against the State in any such action. Such defense and payment shall be conditioned on the following: i) That the Contractor shall be notified within ten (10) business days in writing by the State of any such claim; and, ii) That the Contractor shall have the sole control of the defense of any action on such claim and all negotiations for its settlement or compromise provided, however, that the State shall have the option to participate in such action at its own expense. To the extent available from the applicable Cloud Hosting Provider for pass through to the State, Contractor will pass through to the State any infringement indemnities provided by the Cloud Hosting Provider for the Cloud Services.
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d. Should any, Deliverable, Contractor Services or software supplied by Contractor, or the operation thereof become, or in the Contractor’s opinion are likely to become, the subject of a third party claim of infringement of a patent, copyright, or a trade secret in the United States, the State shall permit the Contractor, at its option and expense, either to procure for the State the right to continue using the Deliverable or Contractor Services or software, or to replace or modify the same to become non-infringing and continue to meet procurement specifications as stated in this Agreement and in any SOW, in all material respects, provided that if neither of these options can reasonably be taken, or if the use of such Deliverable or Contractor Services by the State shall be prevented by legal action, the Contractor shall take back such Deliverable and/or software and cease performing the infringing Services, and refund any sums the State has pre-paid Contractor therefor, less any reasonable amount for use of or damage to any such returned Deliverables, software or discontinued Contractor Services , and make commercially reasonable efforts to assist the State in procuring substitutes for such Deliverables and Contractor Services or software. Contractor shall not be required to defend or indemnify the State if any claim by a third party against the State for infringement or misappropriation (i) results from the State’s alteration of any Contractor Deliverable, Service or software, (ii) results from the State’s supplied information or materials or (iii) results from the continued use of the same after receiving notice they infringe a trade secret of a third party.
4.21 IP Rights: Proprietary materials licensed to the State in the delivery of Contractor Services shall be identified to the State prior to use or provision of Contractor Services hereunder and shall remain the property of the Contractor. Software or firmware embedded in a Deliverable shall not be a severable Deliverable unless specifically indicated in an SOW. All Software source and object code is the property of Contractor or Contractors Subcontractors and is only licensed to the State on a nonexclusive basis as provided in the applicable Statement of Work, in consideration for the license fee paid by the State, pursuant to the terms of the respective governing software license.
4.22 Representations: By submitting a Deliverable, the Contractor represents that, to the best of its knowledge, it has performed the associated tasks in a manner so that the Deliverables will, as delivered meet the specifications stated or referred to in this Agreement or SOW. The parties acknowledge and agree that the State’s Acceptance of a Deliverable indicates only that the State has reviewed the Deliverable and detected no material deviations from the agreed specifications (“Deficiencies”) at that time and that the State’s Acceptance of a Deliverable does not discharge any of the Contractor’s obligations under this Agreement for the provision of Contractor Services and Deliverables per the specifications of a SOW.
4.23 Contractor Personnel: The State may request the Contractor to remove or reassign
Contractor personnel assigned to perform Contractor Services (“Contractor Personnel”) at the State’s discretion for any lawful reason or if the performance or conduct of such personnel is unsatisfactory. The State may request that such Contractor Personnel be replaced within fifteen (15) business days from such removal. The State’s contract administrator shall notify the Contractor in writing and the exclusion of a designated individual(s) shall take effect as
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4.24 Warranty: Contractor agrees to perform its Services in a professional manner, consistent with applicable industry standards. For any Products manufactured by Contractor (“Contractor Equipment”), Contractor’s warranty is as set forth in Section 4.11 of the Master Agreement, Contractor’s response to the solicitation, and the Participating Addendum.
PURCHASING ENTITY ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THE LIMITED WARRANTY CONTAINED
HEREIN AND THEREIN DOES NOT ASSURE UNINTERRUPTED OPERATION AND USE
OF THE CONTRACTOR EQUIPMENT. In connection with any other Product sale, Contractor shall transfer to Purchasing Entity any Product warranties made by the applicable Product manufacturer, to the extent transferable and without recourse. Physical or electronic copies of any applicable Product warranty will be delivered by Contractor to Purchasing Entity upon Purchasing Entity’s written request. EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THIS
PARTICIPATING ADDENDUM, CONTRACTOR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES AND
REPRESENTATIONS, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, OF ANY NATURE WHATSOEVER,
INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR USE, OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
CONTRACTOR SHALL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE AND SHALL HAVE NO LIABILITY FOR
LOST PROFITS, LOSS OF REVENUE, OR ANY SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, INDIRECT,
INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO
DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY MANNER CONNECTED WITH THIS
PARTICIPATING ADDENDUM OR ANY PO, OR THE SUBJECT MATTER HEREOF, OR
THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THE CONTRACTOR EQUIPMENT OR THE LOSS OF
USE OF THE CONTRACTOR EQUIPMENT, REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF ACTION
AND WHETHER OR NOT SUCH PARTY HAS BEEN INFORMED OF, OR OTHERWISE
MIGHT HAVE ANTICIPATED THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. CONTRACTOR'S
TOTAL AGGREGATE LIABILITY TO ANY PURCHASING ENTITY, IF ANY, UNDER ANY
PO, SHALL IN NO EVENT EXCEED THE TOTAL FEES PAID TO CONTRACTOR
THEREUNDER DURING THE ONE-YEAR PERIOD PRECEDING THE DATE ON WHICH
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THE CLAIM AROSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL CONTRACTOR BE LIABLE TO ANY
PURCHASING ENTITY FOR ANY DAMAGES RESULTING FROM OR RELATED TO ANY
FAILURE OF ANY SOFTWARE PROVIDED UNDER AN PO, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
LIMITED TO, LOSS OF DATA, OR DELAY OF DELIVERY OF SERVICES UNDER THE PO.
CONTRACTOR ASSUMES NO OBLIGATION TO PROVIDE OR INSTALL ANY ANTI-
VIRUS OR SIMILAR SOFTWARE AND THE SCOPE OF SERVICES CONTEMPLATED
UNDER A PO DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY SUCH SERVICES. Purchasing Entity must comply with any applicable license agreement or license terms relating to intangible property or associated services included in any Products, such as periodic software licenses and/or prepaid database subscription rights (“Software License”), whether pursuant to written, click-through, shrink-wrap or other agreements for such purpose, with the third party supplier of the software (“Software Supplier”). Contractor has no right, title or interest in any third-party software. Purchasing Entity is solely responsible for negotiating terms and entering into Software Licenses with the applicable Software Supplier. Contractor transfers to Purchasing Entity, for the term of each PO for lease or rental, any written warranties and the benefit of any indemnities made by the manufacturer or Software Supplier with respect to the Product leased or rented pursuant to such PO.
4.25 Warranty Of Third Party Products: The Parties agree that, because the Contractor is not the manufacturer or developer of third party vendors’ products or services, any third-party vendors’ products and services provided hereunder are not warranted by Contractor and any warranties shall solely under the terms and conditions of the third-party licenses or other agreements extended directly to the State by the third-party vendor and by which such products are governed. Contractor shall pass through to the State any warranty and indemnification rights available for pass through to the State from the manufacturers or vendors of such products and services comprising the Deliverables. Such third-party warranty coverage shall not relieve the Contractor from Contractor’s warranty obligations for Contractor’s Services as provided herein.
4.26 Payment Terms And Invoicing: Pricing shall be set forth in the individual Statements of
Work. Payments terms are as follows, unless otherwise agreed to a Statement of Work:
The State shall pay the Contractor’s Properly-submitted Invoices within thirty (30) Days of receipt, provided that the Deliverables or Services to be provided to the State have been delivered, rendered, or installed, and accepted as specified in the solicitation document, Statement of Work (SOW) or this Contract.
If the State fails to pay a Properly-submitted Invoice within thirty (30) Days of receipt, it shall pay a late payment penalty as provided in §16.528, Wis. Stats. However, if the State declares a good faith dispute in regard to an invoice pursuant to §16.528 (3)(e), Wis. Stats., it may pay any undisputed portion of said invoice, and will be exempt from the prompt payment requirement for the disputed portion.
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a. All purchase orders issued by Participating Entities under this Participating Addendum shall include the Participating State contract number: SPO Price List Contract No.
505ENT-M20-MFDCOPIER-01 and the Lead State, State of Colorado-State Cooperative Contract Number140597. Participating Entities may use a PCard, subject to its credit limit, or issue a purchase order, provided that any additional or different terms of such PCard or purchase order shall not apply.
b. Contractor shall forward invoice(s), directly to the ordering agency. Purchase Orders and
Payments shall be made to Contractor or for leased products, its financial assignee. All invoices for leased products shall include Contractor’s tax identification number and a detailed description of Services rendered. All invoices are due within forty five (45) days of invoice date. If the State fails to pay a properly submitted invoice within the forty five
(45) days, it shall pay a late payment penalty as provided in s. 16.528, Wis. Stats. Prompt payment discounts will not apply to leased products and payments shall not be subject to set off or withholding. The contractor shall accept credit card purchases with no additional cost for such payment method.
4.27 Taxes: The Participating State and its agencies are exempt from payment of all federal tax and Wisconsin state and local taxes on its purchases except Wisconsin excise taxes as described below. The Participating State, including all its agencies, is required to pay the Wisconsin excise or occupation tax on its purchase of beer, liquor, wine, cigarettes, tobacco products, motor vehicle fuel and general aviation fuel. However, it is exempt from payment of Wisconsin sales or use tax on its purchases.
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