Standard Contract Form~5.pdf

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RFR-27-05773 Work Authorization Counsel Support
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BD-27-1060-ITD00-ITD00-134455
Issued by
Massachusetts

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This is a Standard Contract Form issued jointly by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Office of the Comptroller, the Executive Office for Administration and Finance, and the Operational Services Division for use as the default contract template for all Commonwealth departments. The form serves as the governing document for state procurement activities and establishes the framework for contractor engagement across various procurement types, including statewide contracts, emergency contracts, interim contracts, and collective purchases. The contract specifies that performance obligations may commence on the effective date (the latest signature date of authorized signatories), on a specified later date, or retroactively to a prior date with appropriate justification and documentation. Contract performance shall terminate on a specified date with no new obligations incurred thereafter unless the contract is properly amended, though contractual terms survive termination for purposes of resolving claims, completing warranties, transition performance, and final invoicing.

The form accommodates two primary compensation structures: rate contracts with no maximum obligation and maximum obligation contracts specifying total authorized spending for the contract duration. Commonwealth payments are issued through Electronic Funds Transfer within 45 days of invoice receipt, with contractors able to request accelerated payments through prompt payment discounts at rates of 10, 15, 20, or 30 days. The contract incorporates by reference the applicable Commonwealth Terms and Conditions (standard, Human and Social Services, or Information Technology), the Standard Contract Form Instructions and Contractor Certifications, and the solicitation documentation, with a defined hierarchy establishing document precedence. The Supplier Diversity Program applies conditionally based on department designation. All contractors must certify compliance with incorporated terms under penalty of perjury and provide supporting documentation upon request, with the contract subject to intercept for any Commonwealth-owed debts under regulatory authority 815 CMR 9.00.

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Statewide Contract (OSD or an OSD-designated department.)

Department Procurement - Includes all Grants 815 CMR 2.00.

(Attach Solicitation Notice or RFR, and Response or other procurement supporting documentation.)

Emergency Contract (Attach justification for emergency, scope, and budget.)

Contract Employee (Attach Employee Status Form, scope, and budget.)

Interim Contract with new Contractor (Attach justification for Interim Contract and updated scope/budget.)

Other Procurement Exception (Attach authorizing language, legislation with specific exemption or earmark, and exception justification, scope, and budget.)

Contract Employee (Attach any updates to scope or budget.)

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS | STANDARD CONTRACT FORM

This form is jointly issued and published by the Office of the Comptroller, the Executive Office for Administration and Finance, and the Operational Services Division as the default contract for all Commonwealth Departments when another form is not prescribed by regulation or policy. The Commonwealth deems void any changes made on or by attachment (in the form of addendum, engagement letters, contract forms or invoice terms) to the terms in this published form or to the Standard Contract Form Instructions and Contractor Certifications, the Commonwealth Terms and Conditions, the Commonwealth Terms and Conditions for Human and Social Services, or the Commonwealth IT Terms and Conditions which are incorporated by reference herein. Additional non-conflicting terms may be added by Attachment.

Contractors are required to access forms at macomptroller.org/forms or mass.gov/lists/osd-forms.

CONTRACTOR INFORMATION COMMONWEALTH INFORMATION

Contractor Legal Name Department MMARS Code d/b/a Contract Manager Name

Legal Address As entered on Form W-9 or Form W-4

Business Mailing Address

Contract Manager Name Billing Address If Different

Phone Fax Phone Fax

Email Email

Vendor Code

VC

MMARS Doc ID(s)

Vendor Code Address ID e.g. “AD001”. AD

Note: The Address ID must be set up for Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) payments.

RFR/Procurement or Other ID Number

NEW CONTRACT CONTRACT AMENDMENT

Procurement or Exception Type (Check one option only)

Collective Purchase (Attach OSD approval, scope, and budget.)

Current Contract End Date PRIOR to Amendment

Amendment Amount Or Enter “No Change”

Amendment Type Check one option only. Attach details of amendment changes.

Amendment to Date, Scope, or Budget (Attach updated scope and budget.)

Interim Contract with Current Contractor (Attach justification for Interim Contract and updated scope/budget.)

Other Procurement Exception (Attach authorizing language/justification and updated scope/budget.)

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

The Standard Contract Form Instructions and Contractor Certifications and the following document are incorporated by reference into this Contract and are legally binding.

Check ONE option:

Commonwealth Terms and Conditions Commonwealth Terms and Conditions for Human and Social Services Commonwealth IT Terms and Conditions

COMPENSATION

Check ONE option.

The Department certifies that payments for authorized performance accepted in accordance with the terms of this Contract will be supported in the state accounting system by sufficient appropriations or other non-appropriated funds, subject to intercept for Commonwealth owed debts under 815 CMR 9.00.

Rate Contract (No Maximum Obligation). (Attach details of all rates, units, calculations, conditions or terms and any changes if rates or terms are being amended.)

Maximum Obligation Contract. Total maximum obligation for total duration of this contract (or new total if contract is being amended):

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10 days 15 days 20 days 30 days

% PPD.

If YES, the Contractor’s annual SDP commitment for this Contract is

NO If NO, and the department is an Executive Department, enter the appropriate exemption:

MMARS Doc ID(s)

PROMPT PAYMENT DISCOUNTS (PPD)

Commonwealth payments are issued through Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) 45 days from invoice receipt. See Prompt Pay Discounts Policy.

Contractors requesting accelerated payments must identify a PPD as follows:

Payment issued within:

If PPD percentages are left blank, identify reason:

Statutory/legal Ready Payments (M.G.L. c. 29, § 23A) Agree to standard 45-day cycle Only initial payment

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF CONTRACT PERFORMANCE or REASON FOR AMENDMENT Enter the Contract title, purpose, fiscal year(s) and a detailed description of the scope of performance or what is being amended for a Contract Amendment.

Attach all supporting documentation and justifications.

SUPPLIER DIVERSITY PROGRAM (SDP) PLAN

Does the Supplier Diversity Program apply?

YES

ANTICIPATED START DATE (Complete ONE option only.)

The Department and Contractor certify for this Contract, or Contract Amendment, that Contract obligations:

1. may be incurred as of the Effective Date (latest signature date below) and no obligations have been incurred prior to the Effective Date.

2. may be incurred as of , 20 , a date LATER than the Effective Date below and no obligations have been incurred prior to the Effective Date.

3. were incurred as of , 20 , a date PRIOR to the Effective Date below, and the parties agree that payments for any obligations incurred prior to the Effective Date are authorized to be made either as settlement payments or as authorized reimbursement payments, and that the details and circumstances of all obligations under this Contract are attached and incorporated into this Contract. Acceptance of payments forever releases the Commonwealth from further claims related to these obligations.

CONTRACT END DATE

Contract performance shall terminate as of , 20 , with no new obligations being incurred after this date unless the Contract is properly amended, provided that the terms of this Contract and performance expectations and obligations shall survive its termination for the purpose of resolving any claim or dispute, for completing any negotiated terms and warranties, to allow any close out or transition performance, reporting, invoicing or final payments, or during any lapse between amendments.

CERTIFICATIONS

Notwithstanding verbal or other representations by the parties, the “Effective Date” of this Contract or Amendment shall be the latest date that this Contract or Amendment has been executed by an authorized signatory of the Contractor, the Department, or a later Contract or Amendment Start Date specified above, subject to any required approvals. The Contractor certifies that they have accessed and reviewed all documents incorporated by reference as electronically published and the Contractor makes all certifications required under the Standard Contract Form Instructions and Contractor Certifications under the pains and penalties of perjury, and further agrees to provide any required documentation upon request to support compliance, and agrees that all terms governing performance of this Contract and doing business in Massachusetts are attached or incorporated by reference herein according to the following hierarchy of document precedence, the applicable Commonwealth Terms and Conditions, this Standard Contract Form, the Standard Contract Form Instructions and Contractor Certifications, the Request for Response (RFR) or other solicitation, the Contractor’s Response (excluding any language stricken by a Department as unacceptable), and additional negotiated terms, provided that additional negotiated terms will take precedence over the relevant terms in the RFR and the Contractor’s Response only if made using the process outlined in 801 CMR 21.07, incorporated herein, provided that any amended RFR or Response terms result in best value, lower costs, or a more cost effective Contract.

AUTHORIZING SIGNATURE FOR THE CONTRACTOR

Signature and date must be captured at time of signature.

AUTHORIZING SIGNATURE FOR THE DEPARTMENT

Signature and date must be captured at time of signature.

Signature Date Signature Date

Print Name Print Title Print Name Print Title

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COMMONWEALTH INFORMATION
CONTRACTOR INFORMATION
CONTRACT AMENDMENT
NEW CONTRACT
Procurement or Exception Type (Check one option only)
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
COMPENSATIONCheck ONE option.
MMARS Doc ID(s)
PROMPT PAYMENT DISCOUNTS (PPD)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF CONTRACT PERFORMANCE or REASON FOR AMENDMENT
SUPPLIER DIVERSITY PROGRAM (SDP) PLAN
CONTRACT END DATE
CERTIFICATIONS
AUTHORIZING SIGNATURE FOR THE DEPARTMENT
AUTHORIZING SIGNATURE FOR THE CONTRACTOR Signature and date must be captured at time of signature.
Signature and date must be captured at time of signature.
Contractor Legal Name:
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Contract Manager Name:
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RFRProcurement or Other ID Number:
Current Contract End Date PRIOR to Amendment:
Amendment Amount Or Enter No Change:
MMARS Doc IDs_2:
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