Common use of Good Standing Certification Clause in Contracts

Good Standing Certification. (Act 154 of 2016): If this Agreement is a State-funded grant, Party hereby represents: (i) that it has signed and provided to the State the form prescribed by the Secretary of Administration for purposes of certifying that it is in good standing (as provided in Section 13(a)(2) of Act 154) with the Agency of Natural Resources and the Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets, or otherwise explaining the circumstances surrounding the inability to so certify, and (ii) that it will comply with the requirements stated therein. (End of Standard Provisions) Attachment D1: Form Statement of Work RFP (SOW-RFP) STATE OF VERMONT - STATEMENT OF WORK (SOW) Request for Proposal (RFP) Request for Proposal Month DD, YYYY ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION AGENCY/DEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR SOW-RFP AND SOW AGREEMENT Name the person/s and Agency/Dept. This SOW RFP is being issued in accordance with the Master Agreement between the Contractor and the State of Vermont, Department of Buildings and General Services, Office of Purchasing and Contracting. After an evaluation of Contractor’s response to this SOW RFP, the Contracting Agency may elect to enter into a specific SOW Agreement which will outline all SOW Agreement requirements and payment provisions. SOW PROPOSAL SUBMISSIONS All SOW Proposals are due no later than: (Date) and Time Proposals must be submitted by email to: (State Agency Contact e-mail) The SOW RFP Response is to be submitted to the contact set forth above via e-mail as four attachments. The “subject” line in the e-mail submission shall state the SOW-RFP Project Name. The first file, to be submitted in Word and pdf formats, will be the technical response to this SOW-RFP and titled, “SOW-RFP Project Name Technical”. The second file, to be submitted in Word or Excel and pdf formats, will be the financial response to this SOW-RFP and titled, “SOW-RFP Project Name Financial”. All SOW RFP Responses become the property of the State and, once the resulting SOW Agreement is finalized, are subject to disclosure under the State’s Public Records Act, 1

Good Standing Certification. (Act 154 of 2016): If this Agreement is a State-funded grant, Party hereby represents: (i) that it has signed and provided to the State the form prescribed by the Secretary of Administration for purposes of certifying that it is in good standing (as provided in Contract #33881 Amendment #1 Section 13(a)(2) of Act 154) with the Agency of Natural Resources and the Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets, or otherwise explaining the circumstances surrounding the inability to so certify, and (ii) that it will comply with the requirements stated therein. (End of Standard Provisions) Attachment D1: Form Statement of Work RFP (SOW-RFP) Contract #33881 Amendment #1 STATE OF VERMONT - STATEMENT OF WORK (SOW) Request for Proposal (RFP) IT Service Category: Request for Proposal Month DD, YYYY CIO APPROVAL This SOW RFP is approved for issuance by the Vermont Chief Information Officer/Secretary of the Agency of Digital Services. CIO Approval Date ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION AGENCY/DEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR SOW-RFP AND SOW AGREEMENT Name the person/s and Agency/Dept. This SOW RFP is being issued in accordance with the Master Agreement between the Contractor and the State of Vermont, Department of Buildings and General Services, Office of Purchasing and Contracting. After an evaluation of Contractor’s response to this SOW RFP, the Contracting Agency may elect to enter into a specific SOW Agreement which will outline all SOW Agreement requirements and payment provisions. SOW XXX PROPOSAL SUBMISSIONS All SOW Proposals are due no later than: (Date) and Time Proposals must be submitted by email to: (State Agency Contact eXXX.XXXxxxxxxxxxxxxxXxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxx.xxx. The email submission must reference the procurement name “SOW-mail) RFP Project Name”. • The SOW RFP Response is to be submitted to the contact set forth above via e-mail as four attachments. The “subject” line in the e-mail submission shall state the SOW-SOW- RFP Project Name. The first file, to be submitted in Word and pdf formats, will be the technical response to this SOW-RFP and titled, “SOW-RFP Project Name Technical”. The second file, to be submitted in Word or Excel and pdf formats, will be the financial response to this SOW-RFP and titled, “SOW-RFP Project Name Financial”. Contract #33881 Amendment #1 • There is an attachment size limit of 25 MB. It is the Bidder’s responsibility to compress the PDF file containing its bid if necessary in order to meet this size limitation. All SOW RFP Responses become the property of the State and, once the resulting SOW Agreement is finalized, are subject to disclosure under the State’s Public Records Act, 1

Good Standing Certification. (Act 154 of 2016): If this Agreement is a State-funded grant, Party hereby represents: (i) that it has signed and provided to the State the form prescribed by the Secretary of Administration for purposes of certifying that it is in good standing (as provided in Contract #33881 Amendment #1 Section 13(a)(2) of Act 154) with the Agency of Natural Resources and the Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets, or otherwise explaining the circumstances surrounding the inability to so certify, and (ii) that it will comply with the requirements stated therein. (End of Standard Provisions) Attachment D1: Form Statement of Work RFP (SOW-RFP) Contract #33881 Amendment #1 STATE OF VERMONT - STATEMENT OF WORK (SOW) Request for Proposal (RFP) IT Service Category: Request for Proposal Month DD, YYYY CIO APPROVAL This SOW RFP is approved for issuance by the Vermont Chief Information Officer/Secretary of the Agency of Digital Services. CIO Approval Date ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION AGENCY/DEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR SOW-RFP AND SOW AGREEMENT Name the person/s and Agency/Dept. This SOW RFP is being issued in accordance with the Master Agreement between the Contractor and the State of Vermont, Department of Buildings and General Services, Office of Purchasing and Contracting. After an evaluation of Contractor’s response to this SOW RFP, the Contracting Agency may elect to enter into a specific SOW Agreement which will outline all SOW Agreement requirements and payment provisions. SOW PROPOSAL SUBMISSIONS All SOW Proposals are due no later than: (Date) and Time Proposals must be submitted by email to: (State Agency Contact eXXX.XXXxxxxxxxxxxxxxXxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxx.xxx. The email submission must reference the procurement name “SOW-mail) RFP Project Name”. • The SOW RFP Response is to be submitted to the contact set forth above via e-mail as four attachments. The “subject” line in the e-mail submission shall state the SOW-SOW- RFP Project Name. The first file, to be submitted in Word and pdf formats, will be the technical response to this SOW-RFP and titled, “SOW-RFP Project Name Technical”. The second file, to be submitted in Word or Excel and pdf formats, will be the financial response to this SOW-RFP and titled, “SOW-RFP Project Name Financial”. Contract #33881 Amendment #1 • There is an attachment size limit of 25 MB. It is the Bidder’s responsibility to compress the PDF file containing its bid if necessary in order to meet this size limitation. All SOW RFP Responses become the property of the State and, once the resulting SOW Agreement is finalized, are subject to disclosure under the State’s Public Records Act, 1

Good Standing Certification. (Act 154 of 2016): If this Agreement is a State-funded grant, Party hereby represents: (i) that it has signed and provided to the State the form prescribed by the Secretary of Administration for purposes of certifying that it is in good standing (as provided in Contract #33921 Amendment #1 Section 13(a)(2) of Act 154) with the Agency of Natural Resources and the Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets, or otherwise explaining the circumstances surrounding the inability to so certify, and (ii) that it will comply with the requirements stated therein. (End of Standard Provisions) Attachment D1: Form Statement of Work RFP (SOW-RFP) Contract #33921 Amendment #1 STATE OF VERMONT - STATEMENT OF WORK (SOW) Request for Proposal (RFP) IT Service Category: Request for Proposal Month DD, YYYY CIO APPROVAL This SOW RFP is approved for issuance by the Vermont Chief Information Officer/Secretary of the Agency of Digital Services. CIO Approval Date ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION AGENCY/DEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR SOW-RFP AND SOW AGREEMENT Name the person/s and Agency/Dept. This SOW RFP is being issued in accordance with the Master Agreement between the Contractor and the State of Vermont, Department of Buildings and General Services, Office of Purchasing and Contracting. After an evaluation of Contractor’s response to this SOW RFP, the Contracting Agency may elect to enter into a specific SOW Agreement which will outline all SOW Agreement requirements and payment provisions. SOW XXX PROPOSAL SUBMISSIONS All SOW Proposals are due no later than: (Date) and Time Proposals must be submitted by email to: (State Agency Contact eXXX.XXXxxxxxxxxxxxxxXxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxx.xxx. The email submission must reference the procurement name “SOW-mail) RFP Project Name”. • The SOW RFP Response is to be submitted to the contact set forth above via e-mail as four attachments. The “subject” line in the e-mail submission shall state the SOW-SOW- RFP Project Name. The first file, to be submitted in Word and pdf formats, will be the technical response to this SOW-RFP and titled, “SOW-RFP Project Name Technical”. The second file, to be submitted in Word or Excel and pdf formats, will be the financial response to this SOW-RFP and titled, “SOW-RFP Project Name Financial”. Contract #33921 Amendment #1 • There is an attachment size limit of 25 MB. It is the Bidder’s responsibility to compress the PDF file containing its bid if necessary in order to meet this size limitation. All SOW RFP Responses become the property of the State and, once the resulting SOW Agreement is finalized, are subject to disclosure under the State’s Public Records Act, 1

Good Standing Certification. (Act 154 of 2016): If this Agreement is a State-funded grant, Party hereby represents: (i) that it has signed and provided to the State the form prescribed by the Secretary of Administration for purposes of certifying that it is in good standing (as provided in Section 13(a)(2) of Act 154) with the Agency of Natural Resources and the Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets, or otherwise explaining the circumstances surrounding the inability to so certify, and (ii) that it will comply with the requirements stated therein. (End of Standard Provisions) ATTACHMENT D OTHER PROVISIONS The following changes shall be made to the State’s Standard Attachment D1C: Form Statement In addition to the insurance required in Attachment C, Section 8 to this Contract, and before commencing work on this Contract and throughout the term of Work RFP this Contract, Contractor agrees to procure and maintain Professional Liability insurance for any and all services performed under this Contract, with minimum third-party coverage of $1,000,000.00 per claim, $1,000,000.00 aggregate. Before commencing work on this Contract, the Contractor must provide certificates of insurance to show that the foregoing minimum coverages are in effect. ATTACHMENT E BUSINESS ASSOCIATE AGREEMENT SOV CONTRACTOR: Green Mountain Accounting and Tax SOV CONTRACT No. 41644 CONTRACT EFFECTIVE DATE: August 1, 2021 THIS BUSINESS ASSOCIATE AGREEMENT (SOW-RFP“AGREEMENT”) IS ENTERED INTO BY AND BETWEEN THE STATE OF VERMONT - STATEMENT AGENCY OF WORK HUMAN SERVICES, OPERATING BY AND THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT OF VERMONT HEALTH ACCESS (SOW“COVERED ENTITY”) Request for Proposal AND PARTY IDENTIFIED IN THIS AGREEMENT AS CONTRACTOR OR GRANTEE ABOVE (RFP“BUSINESS ASSOCIATE”). THIS AGREEMENT SUPPLEMENTS AND IS MADE A PART OF THE CONTRACT OR GRANT (“CONTRACT OR GRANT”) Request for Proposal Month DD, YYYY ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION AGENCY/DEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR SOW-RFP AND SOW AGREEMENT Name the person/s TO WHICH IT IS ATTACHED. Covered Entity and Agency/Dept. This SOW RFP is being issued in accordance Business Associate enter into this Agreement to comply with the Master Agreement between standards promulgated under the Contractor Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”), including the Standards for the Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information, at 45 CFR Parts 160 and 164 (“Privacy Rule”), and the State Security Standards, at 45 CFR Parts 160 and 164 (“Security Rule”), as amended by Subtitle D of Vermontthe Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH), Department of Buildings and General Services, Office of Purchasing any associated federal rules and Contracting. After an evaluation of Contractor’s response to this SOW RFP, the Contracting Agency may elect to enter into a specific SOW Agreement which will outline all SOW Agreement requirements and payment provisions. SOW PROPOSAL SUBMISSIONS All SOW Proposals are due no later than: (Date) and Time Proposals must be submitted by email to: (State Agency Contact e-mail) The SOW RFP Response is to be submitted to the contact set forth above via e-mail as four attachmentsregulations. The “subject” line in the e-mail submission shall state the SOW-RFP Project Name. The first file, to be submitted in Word and pdf formats, will be the technical response to this SOW-RFP and titled, “SOW-RFP Project Name Technical”. The second file, to be submitted in Word or Excel and pdf formats, will be the financial response to this SOW-RFP and titled, “SOW-RFP Project Name Financial”. All SOW RFP Responses become the property of the State and, once the resulting SOW Agreement is finalized, are subject to disclosure under the State’s Public Records Act, 1parties agree as follows:

Good Standing Certification. (Act 154 of 2016): If this Agreement is a State-funded grant, Party hereby represents: (i) that it has signed and provided to the State the form prescribed by the Secretary of Administration for purposes of certifying that it is in good standing (as provided in Contract #33921 Amendment #1 Section 13(a)(2) of Act 154) with the Agency of Natural Resources and the Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets, or otherwise explaining the circumstances surrounding the inability to so certify, and (ii) that it will comply with the requirements stated therein. (End of Standard Provisions) Attachment D1: Form Statement of Work RFP (SOW-RFP) Contract #33921 Amendment #1 STATE OF VERMONT - STATEMENT OF WORK (SOW) Request for Proposal (RFP) IT Service Category: Request for Proposal Month DD, YYYY CIO APPROVAL This SOW RFP is approved for issuance by the Vermont Chief Information Officer/Secretary of the Agency of Digital Services. CIO Approval Date ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION AGENCY/DEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR SOW-RFP AND SOW AGREEMENT Name the person/s and Agency/Dept. This SOW RFP is being issued in accordance with the Master Agreement between the Contractor and the State of Vermont, Department of Buildings and General Services, Office of Purchasing and Contracting. After an evaluation of Contractor’s response to this SOW RFP, the Contracting Agency may elect to enter into a specific SOW Agreement which will outline all SOW Agreement requirements and payment provisions. SOW PROPOSAL SUBMISSIONS All SOW Proposals are due no later than: (Date) and Time Proposals must be submitted by email to: (State Agency Contact eXXX.XXXxxxxxxxxxxxxxXxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxx.xxx. The email submission must reference the procurement name “SOW-mail) RFP Project Name”. • The SOW RFP Response is to be submitted to the contact set forth above via e-mail as four attachments. The “subject” line in the e-mail submission shall state the SOW-SOW- RFP Project Name. The first file, to be submitted in Word and pdf formats, will be the technical response to this SOW-RFP and titled, “SOW-RFP Project Name Technical”. The second file, to be submitted in Word or Excel and pdf formats, will be the financial response to this SOW-RFP and titled, “SOW-RFP Project Name Financial”. Contract #33921 Amendment #1 • There is an attachment size limit of 25 MB. It is the Bidder’s responsibility to compress the PDF file containing its bid if necessary in order to meet this size limitation. All SOW RFP Responses become the property of the State and, once the resulting SOW Agreement is finalized, are subject to disclosure under the State’s Public Records Act, 1