Statement of Work - SOW - Template~1.doc

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS

STATEWIDE CONTRACT ITS77STAFFAUG CAT1/CAT2

STATEMENT OF WORK (SOW)

GENERAL INFORMATION

This Statement of Work (SOW) incorporates all the terms and conditions and hierarchy of documents negotiated under ITS77StaffAugCat1 (the IT Staff Augmentation Full Service contracts) or ITS77StaffAugCat2 (the IT Staff Augmentation Lower Overhead contracts), as applicable. The Consultant (or Resource) is provided to the Commonwealth Agency (“Agency”) in compliance with the terms of the Contract. At no time shall the Resource be considered an employee of the Agency or the Commonwealth, but shall at all times be considered a temporary Resource assigned by the ITS77StaffAug vendor (“the vendor”) to the Agency under the Contract as an employee of the Vendor or the Vendor’s Subcontractor.

This SOW is under the terms of: ___ITS77StaffAugCat1 (Full Service) ___ITS77StaffAugCat2 (Lower Overhead) The ITS77 Vendor ____________________________ shall assign the following Consultant to this work effort for the hours and rates identified below:

Consultant Name:

Total hours:

Hourly Rate:

Start Date:

End Date:

ITS77 Rate Card Job Title:

Maximum Obligation:

Detailed Description of Services:

ACCESS

If appropriate, and subject to the applicable laws and regulations, agency will be responsible for providing Consultant with access to all program files, libraries, personal computer based systems, software packages, network systems, security systems, and hardware as required to complete this work order.

PAYMENT TERMS

This is an hourly rate contract. Invoices will be submitted timely. Invoices will be paid upon approval of the Commonwealth Agency (“Agency”) staff responsible for such approvals.

Agency shall reimburse the Contactor at the hourly rate set forth above. Upon receipt of a completed invoice and supporting timesheets, Agency shall process the transaction so that payment is in accordance with the terms of ITS77 and the Commonwealth's bill paying policy.

Consultants shall not work in excess of ___hours in any week without prior written approval by the Agency. Payment for any approved increase in maximum weekly hours will be at the Hourly Rate shown above. Payment will only be made for hours worked.

No payments beyond the maximum obligation amount will be made unless this SOW is amended in writing.

TERMINATION

The Agency may terminate this SOW at any time for any reason. Notice of termination will be given by the Agency to the Vendor. Notice of termination shall include a termination date upon which the Consultant must vacate agency premises and discontinue use of agency resources. The Vendor shall be responsible for ensuring that the Consultant adheres to this date and returns any and all Agency property prior to or on the termination date.

CONFLICT OF INTEREST

The Vendor shall ensure that the Consultant employed under this SOW does not have a direct or indirect financial interest in any contract for information technology related services by a state agency, other than the Consultant’s employment as a Consultant under this SOW.

ADDITIONAL AGENCY CONDITIONS (if applicable) The Parties agree to this engagement as of the last executed date below:

AUTHORIZING SIGNATURE FOR THE VENDOR:

X: _____________________________________________________ Date: _____________________

(Signature and date must be handwritten at the time of signature)

Printed Name:

Printed Title:

AUTHORIZING SIGNATURE FOR THE AGENCY:

X: _____________________________________________________ Date: _____________________

(Signature and date must be handwritten at the time of signature)

Printed Name:

Printed Title:

OPTIONAL AUTHORIZING SIGNATURE FOR THE AGENCY:

X: _____________________________________________________ Date: _____________________

(Signature and date must be handwritten at the time of signature)

Printed Name:

Printed Title: