Vexing Media Amendments.pdf
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This document is a Second Amendment to Contract No. 20422 between the State of Washington, acting through the Department of Enterprise Services, and Vexing Media, a Washington Limited Liability Company. The amendment is dated June 1, 2025, and modifies a previous contract originally effective March 1, 2024, with a prior first amendment dated August 1, 2024.
The amendment extends the contract term by thirty-six (36) months, with the new end date set for February 28, 2029. It also adds a new provision requiring pay equality for 'similarly employed' individuals, mandating that the contractor ensures comparable compensation for employees performing similar jobs with comparable skill, effort, and responsibility. The contract covers Communication and Marketing Services, and allows for differentials in compensation based on factors such as seniority, merit, production quantity/quality, job-related factors, or regional compensation differences. The amendment includes provisions for potential contract suspension or termination if the pay equality requirements are not met.
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Tim Foitzik
Procurement Supervisor
August 28, 2024
CONTRACT NO. 20422 - AMENDMENT NO. 02
(Rev. 2024-08-15)
State of Washington Contracts & Procurement Division Department of Enterprise Services P.O. Box 41411 Olympia, WA 98504-1411
CONTRACT AMENDMENT
Contract No.: 20422
Vexing Media 905 W Riverside, Suite 610 Spokane, WA 99201
Amendment No.: 02
Effective Date: June 1, 2025
SECOND AMENDMENT
TO
CONTRACT NO. 20422
COMMUNICATION & MARKETING SERVICES
This Second Amendment (“Amendment”) to Contract No. 20422 is made and entered into by and between the State of Washington acting by and through the Department of Enterprise Services, a Washington State governmental agency (“Enterprise Services”) and Vexing Media, a Washington Limited Liability Company (“Contractor”) and is dated as of June 1, 2025.
R E C I T A L S
A. Enterprise Services and Contractor (collectively the “Parties”) entered into that certain Contract No. 20422 dated effective as of March 1, 2024 (“Contract”).
B. The Parties have previously amended the Contract as follows:
i. Amendment 1 – Dated August 1, 2024 (Pass Through Costs provision added).
C. The Parties now desire to amend the Contract to extend the term and to include a ‘pay equality provision’ as required by the Washington State Legislature. See LAWS OF 2023, ch. 475, § 919(4).
D. The amendment set forth herein is within the scope of the Contract.
A G R E E M E N T
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements set forth herein, the Parties hereby agree to amend the Contract, as previously amended, as follows:
1. TERM. The Contract term is amended to extend the term thirty-six (36) months, ending February 28, 2029.
2. PAY EQUALITY. The following provision is added to the end of section 18 (General Provisions) as a new subsection:
18.25 WASHINGTON STATE PAY EQUALITY FOR ‘SIMILARLY EMPLOYED’ INDIVIDUALS. Contractor represents and warrants that, among Contractor’s employees, ‘similarly https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2023-24/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Laws/Senate/5187-S.SL.pdf?q=20240813082326 https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2023-24/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Laws/Senate/5187-S.SL.pdf?q=20240813082326 employed’ individuals are compensated as equals. For purposes of this provision, employees are similarly employed if the individuals work for the same employer, the performance of the job requires comparable skill, effort, and responsibility, and the jobs are performed under similar working conditions. Job titles alone are not determinative of whether employees are similarly employed. Contractor may allow differentials in compensation for Contractor’s workers based in good faith on any of the following: a seniority system; a merit system; a system that measures earnings by quantity or quality of production; a bona fide job-related factor or factors; or a bona fide regional difference in compensation levels. A bona fide job-related factor or factors may include, but is not limited to, education, training, or experience that is: consistent with business necessity; not based on or derived from a gender-based differential; and accounts for the entire differential. A bona fide regional difference in compensation level must be consistent with business necessity; not based on or derived from a gender-based differential; and account for the entire differential. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, upon breach of warranty and Contractor’s failure to provide satisfactory evidence of compliance within thirty (30) days, Enterprise Services may suspend or terminate this Contract and any Purchaser hereunder similarly may suspend or terminate its use of the Contract and/or any agreement entered into pursuant to this Contract.
3. NO CHANGE OTHER THAN AMENDMENT. Except as amended herein, the Contract is unaffected and remains in full force and effect.
4. INTEGRATED AGREEMENT; MODIFICATION. This Amendment constitutes the entire agreement and understanding of the Parties with respect to the subject matter and supersedes all prior negotiations and representations. In the event of any conflict between this Amendment and the Contract or any earlier amendment, this Amendment shall control and govern. This Amendment may not be modified except in writing signed by the Parties.
5. AUTHORITY. Each party to this Amendment, and each individual signing on behalf of each party, hereby represents and warrants to the other that it has full power and authority to enter into this Amendment and that its execution, delivery, and performance of this Amendment has been fully authorized and approved, and that no further approvals or consents are required to bind such party.
6. ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES. An electronic signature or electronic record of this Amendment or any other ancillary agreement shall be deemed to have the same legal effect as delivery of an original executed copy of this Amendment or such other ancillary agreement for all purposes.
7. COUNTERPARTS. This Amendment may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, and all of which counterparts together shall constitute the same instrument which may be sufficiently evidenced by one counterpart. Execution of this Amendment at different times and places by the parties shall not affect the validity thereof so long as all the parties hereto execute a counterpart of this Amendment.
EXECUTED AND EFFECTIVE as of the day and date first above written.
VEXING MEDIA,
A WASHINGTON LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY
By:
Name:
Title:
Date:
STATE OF WASHINGTON
DEPARTMENT OF ENTERPRISE SERVICES
Name: Tim Foitzik
Title: Procurement Supervisor 11/05/2025
Date:
20422 - Vexing Media Amendment 2 Term Extension - signed (004) Final Audit Report 2025-11-05
"20422 - Vexing Media Amendment 2 Term Extension - signed ( 004)" History
Document created by Lawrence Lim (Lawrence.Lim@des.wa.gov)
2025-11-05 - 11:45:51 PM GMT
Document emailed to Tim Foitzik (Tim.Foitzik@des.wa.gov) for signature
2025-11-05 - 11:45:54 PM GMT
Email viewed by Tim Foitzik (Tim.Foitzik@des.wa.gov)
2025-11-05 - 11:46:29 PM GMT
Document e-signed by Tim Foitzik (Tim.Foitzik@des.wa.gov)
Signature Date: 2025-11-05 - 11:46:39 PM GMT - Time Source: server
Agreement completed.
2025-11-05 - 11:46:39 PM GMT
Created:
Status:
2025-11-05
Lawrence Lim (Lawrence.Lim@des.wa.gov)
Signed
Transaction ID: CBJCHBCAABAA42NaFeuyODZyuUh3oANeDGqqJiO58UfI mailto:(Lawrence.Lim@des.wa.gov mailto:(Tim.Foitzik@des.wa.gov mailto:(Tim.Foitzik@des.wa.gov mailto:(Tim.Foitzik@des.wa.gov mailto:(Lawrence.Lim@des.wa.gov
| 20422 - Vexing Media Amendment 1 |
| 20422 - Vexing Media Amendment 2 Term Extension - signed |
| Second Amendment |
| Contract No. 20422 Communication & Marketing Services |
| R E C I T A L S |
| A G R E E M E N T |
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