Terms and Conditions for Goods (Agency Contract).docx

ATTACHMENT A: STATE OF UTAH STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR GOODS

This is for a contract for goods, meaning all things (including specially manufactured goods) which are tangible, including but not limited to materials, supplies, and equipment; and usually movable.

1. DEFINITIONS: The following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:

a) “Confidential Information” means information that is deemed as confidential under applicable state and federal laws, including personal information. The State Entity reserves the right to identify, during and after this Contract, additional reasonable types of categories of information that must be kept confidential under federal and state laws.

b) “Contract” means the Contract Signature Page(s), including all referenced attachments and documents incorporated by reference. The term “Contract” may include any purchase orders that result from this Contract.

c) “Contract Signature Page(s)” means the State of Utah cover page(s) that the State Entity and Contractor signed.

d) “Contractor” means the individual or entity delivering the Goods identified in this Contract. The term “Contractor” shall include Contractor’s agents, officers, employees, and partners.

e) “Custom Deliverable” means the Work Product that Contractor is required to deliver to the State Entity under this Contract.

f) “Goods” means all types of tangible personal property (commodities), including but not limited to materials, supplies, Custom Deliverable, and equipment that Contractor is required to deliver to the State Entity under this Contract. To the extent this Contract entails delivery or performance of services (including maintenance, installation, or product support) such services will be deemed “Goods” within the meaning of the Utah Uniform Commercial Code when reasonable to do so.

g) “Proposal” means Contractor’s response to the State Entity’s Solicitation.

h) “Solicitation” means the documents used by the State Entity to obtain Contractor’s Proposal.

i) “State Entity” means the department, division, office, bureau, agency, or other organization identified on the Contract Signature Page(s).

j) “State of Utah” means the State of Utah, in its entirety, including its institutions, agencies, departments, divisions, authorities, instrumentalities, boards, commissions, elected or appointed officers, employees, agents, and authorized volunteers.

k) “Subcontractors” means subcontractors or subconsultants at any tier that are under the direct or indirect control or responsibility of the Contractor, and includes all independent contractors, agents, employees, authorized resellers, or anyone else for whom the Contractor may be liable at any tier, including a person or entity that is, or will be, providing or performing an essential aspect of this Contract, including Contractor’s manufacturers, distributors, and suppliers.

l) “Work Product” means every invention, modification, discovery, design, development, customization, configuration, improvement, process, software program, work of authorship, documentation, formula, datum, technique, know how, secret, or intellectual property right whatsoever or any interest therein (whether patentable or not patentable or registerable under copyright or similar statutes or subject to analogous protection) that is specifically made, conceived, discovered, or reduced to practice by Contractor or Contractor’s Subcontractors (either alone or with others) pursuant to this Contract. Work Product shall be considered a work made for hire under federal, state, and local laws; and all interest and title shall be transferred to and owned by the State Entity. Notwithstanding anything in the immediately preceding sentence to the contrary, Work Product does not include any State Entity intellectual property, Contractor’s intellectual property (that it owned or licensed prior to this Contract) or Third Party intellectual property.

On termination of this Contract, all accounts and payments will be processed according to the financial arrangements set forth herein for approved and conforming Goods ordered prior to date of termination. In no event shall the State Entity be liable to the Contractor for compensation for any Good neither requested nor accepted by the State Entity. In no event shall the State Entity’s exercise of its right to terminate this Contract for convenience relieve the Contractor of any liability to the State Entity for any damages or claims arising under this Contract.

13. NONAPPROPRIATION OF FUNDS, REDUCTION OF FUNDS, OR CHANGES IN LAW: Upon thirty (30) days written notice delivered to the Contractor, this Contract may be terminated in whole or in part at the sole discretion of the State Entity, if the State Entity reasonably determines that: (i) a change in Federal or State legislation or applicable laws materially affects the ability of either party to perform under the terms of this Contract; or (ii) that a change in available funds affects the State Entity’s ability to pay under this Contract. A change of available funds as used in this paragraph includes, but is not limited to a change in Federal or State funding, whether as a result of a legislative act or by order of the President or the Governor.

If a written notice is delivered under this section, the State Entity will reimburse Contractor for the Goods properly ordered until the effective date of said notice. The State Entity will not be liable for any performance, commitments, penalties, or liquidated damages that accrue after the effective date of said written notice.

14. SALES TAX EXEMPTION: The Goods under this Contract will be paid for from the State Entity’s funds and used in the exercise of the State Entity’s essential functions as a State of Utah entity. Upon request, the State Entity will provide Contractor with its sales tax exemption number. It is Contractor’s responsibility to request the State Entity’s sales tax exemption number. It also is Contractor’s sole responsibility to ascertain whether any tax deduction or benefits apply to any aspect of this Contract.

15. WARRANTY: Contractor warrants, represents and conveys full ownership and clear title, free of all liens and encumbrances, to the Goods delivered to the State Entity under this Contract. Contractor warrants for a period of one (1) year that: (i) the Goods perform according to all specific claims that Contractor made in its Proposal to the Solicitation; (ii) the Goods are suitable for the ordinary purposes for which such Goods are used; (iii) the Goods are suitable for any special purposes identified in the Proposal and the Solicitation; (iv) the Goods are designed and manufactured in a commercially reasonable manner; (v) the Goods are manufactured and in all other respects create no harm to persons or property; and (vi) the Goods are free of defects. Unless otherwise specified, all Goods provided shall be new and unused of the latest model or design.

Remedies available to the State Entity under this section include, but are not limited to, the following: Contractor will repair or replace Goods at no charge to the State Entity within ten (10) days of any written notification informing Contractor of the Goods not performing as required under this Contract. If the repaired and/or replaced Goods prove to be inadequate, or fail its essential purpose, Contractor will refund the full amount of any payments that have been made. Nothing in this warranty will be construed to limit any rights or remedies the State Entity may otherwise have under this Contract.

16. CONTRACTOR’S INSURANCE RESPONSIBILITY. The Contractor shall maintain the following insurance coverage:

a. Workers’ compensation insurance during the term of this Contract for all its employees and any Subcontractor employees related to this Contract. Workers’ compensation insurance shall cover full liability under the workers’ compensation laws of the jurisdiction in which the work is performed at the statutory limits required by said jurisdiction.

b. Commercial general liability [CGL] insurance from an insurance company authorized to do business in the State of Utah. The limits of the CGL insurance policy will be no less than one million dollars ($1,000,000.00) per person per occurrence and three million dollars ($3,000,000.00) aggregate.

c. Commercial automobile liability [CAL] insurance from an insurance company authorized to do business in the State of Utah. The CAL insurance policy must cover bodily injury and property damage liability and be applicable to all vehicles used in your performance of Services under this Agreement whether owned, non-owned, leased, or hired. The minimum liability limit must be $1 million per occurrence, combined single limit. The CAL insurance policy is required if Contractor will use a vehicle in the performance of this Contract.

d. Other insurance policies required in the Solicitation.

Certificate of Insurance, showing up-to-date coverage, shall be on file with the State Entity before the Contract may commence.

The State reserves the right to require higher or lower insurance limits where warranted. Failure to provide proof of insurance as required will be deemed a material breach of this Contract. Contractor’s failure to maintain this insurance requirement for the term of this Contract will be grounds for immediate termination of this Contract.

17. RESERVED.

27. REMEDIES: Any of the following events will constitute cause for the State Entity to declare Contractor in default of this Contract: (i) Contractor’s non-performance of its contractual requirements and obligations under this Contract; or (ii) Contractor’s material breach of any term or condition of this Contract. The State Entity may issue a written notice of default providing a ten (10) day period in which Contractor will have an opportunity to cure. Time allowed for cure will not diminish or eliminate Contractor's liability for damages. If the default remains after Contractor has been provided the opportunity to cure, the State Entity may do one or more of the following: (i) exercise any remedy provided by law or equity; (ii) terminate this Contract; (iii) impose liquidated damages, if liquidated damages are listed in this Contract; (iv) debar/suspend Contractor from receiving future contracts from the State Entity or the State of Utah; or (v) demand a full refund of any payment that the State Entity has made to Contractor under this Contract for Goods that do not conform to this Contract.

28. FORCE MAJEURE: Neither party to this Contract will be held responsible for delay or default caused by fire, riot, act of God, and/or war which is beyond that party's reasonable control. The State Entity may terminate this Contract after determining such delay will prevent successful performance of this Contract.

29. CONFIDENTIALITY: If Confidential Information is disclosed to Contractor, Contractor shall: (i) advise its agents, officers, employees, partners, and Subcontractors of the obligations set forth in this Contract; (ii) keep all Confidential Information strictly confidential; and (iii) not disclose any Confidential Information received by it to any third parties. Contractor will promptly notify the State Entity of any potential or actual misuse or misappropriation of Confidential Information.

Contractor shall be responsible for any breach of this duty of confidentiality, including any required remedies and/or notifications under applicable law. Contractor shall indemnify, hold harmless, and defend the State Entity and the State of Utah, including anyone for whom the State Entity or the State of Utah is liable, from claims related to a breach of this duty of confidentiality, including any notification requirements, by Contractor or anyone for whom the Contractor is liable.

Upon termination or expiration of this Contract, Contractor will return all copies of Confidential Information to the State Entity or certify, in writing, that the Confidential Information has been destroyed. This duty of confidentiality shall be ongoing and survive the termination or expiration of this Contract.

30. PUBLICITY: Contractor shall submit to the State Entity for written approval all advertising and publicity matters relating to this Contract. It is within the State Entity’s sole discretion whether to provide approval, which approval must be in writing.

31. CONTRACT INFORMATION: During the duration of this Contract the State of Utah Division of Purchasing is required to make available contact information of Contractor to the State of Utah Department of Workforce Services. The State of Utah Department of Workforce Services may contact Contractor during the duration of this Contract to inquire about Contractor’s job vacancies.

40. ANTI-BOYCOTT ACTIONS: In accordance with Utah Code 63G-27 et seq., Contractor certifies that it is not currently engaged in any “economic boycott” nor a “boycott of the State of Israel” as those terms are defined in Section 102. Contractor further certifies that it has read and understands 63G-27 et. seq., that it will not engage in any such boycott action during the term of this Contract, and that if it does, it shall promptly notify the State in writing.

(Revision Date: 7/20/2023)