Common use of Additional Requirements from Authorized Users Clause in Contracts

Additional Requirements from Authorized Users. An Authorized User may have distinct requirements that must be met by all individuals employed by or working at the Authorized User. The Contractor’s Consultants will be expected to comply with these requirements as a condition of the placement. 1. An Authorized User may at its discretion request additional background checks to be conducted by the Contractor, at the expense of the Authorized User, including, but not limited to, finger-printing and the signing of a confidentiality statement and/or a non-disclosure agreement. The Authorized User retains the responsibility to conduct any fingerprint-based background check within its legal authority. 2. An Authorized User may also conduct its own background checks at the expense of the Authorized User. 3. An Authorized User may require Candidates to provide photo identification such as a NYS Driver’s License, Non-Drivers Identification Card, Passport, etc. in order to receive a State or other applicable identification card used for entrance into the Authorized User’s building and/or facilities. 4. An Authorized User may require its Consultants to attend training, both for professional development and as required by State law or in accordance with the policy of the Authorized User. If required by an Authorized User, attendance at training sessions, during the course of a placement, will be mandatory. For trainings in which attendance will incur a cost on the attendee, the Authorized User shall pay for the Consultant’s attendance. Authorized User shall also be billed by the Contractor for the time the Consultant spends at such training. a. Authorized User-mandated training is intended to augment a Consultant’s skills in order to better perform on a current engagement. It is not intended to provide Consultants with the skills originally specified by the Authorized User in the Task Order Request Form. 5. Authorized Users may specify the manner and method by which the Consultant shall participate in Knowledge Transfer at the time of placement or at any time during the Consultant Engagement.