Launch Industries Amendments.pdf

The document is a Contract Amendment issued by the State of Washington's Department of Enterprise Services, specifically the Contracts & Procurement Division, involving Launch Industries LLC, a Washington Limited Liability Company located in Seattle. This is the Second Amendment to Contract No. 20422 for Communications & Marketing Services, originally dated March 1, 2024, with the current amendment dated June 1, 2025.

The amendment extends the contract term by thirty-six (36) months, with the new end date set as February 28, 2029. It also adds a new "Washington State Pay Equality" provision requiring the contractor to ensure that 'similarly employed' individuals are compensated equally, considering factors such as job performance, comparable skill, effort, responsibility, and working conditions. The amendment allows for minor compensation differentials based on legitimate factors like seniority systems, merit systems, quantity or quality of production, bona fide job-related factors, or regional differences, while explicitly prohibiting differentials based on gender. The contract maintains provisions for potential suspension or termination if the contractor fails to provide satisfactory evidence of compliance with the pay equality requirements within 30 days.