ECONOMIC ADJUSTMENT Beginning twelve (12) months after the effective date of this Statewide Contract and for every annual anniversary thereafter, the prices set forth in Exhibit B – Prices for Services shall be adjusted, based upon the percent changes (whether up or down) in the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor and Statistics (BLS) indices described below, for the most recent year. Economic adjustment will lag one (1) calendar quarter past the Contract commencement date to allow for publication of BLS data. All calculations for the index shall be based upon the latest version of data published as of one year of the effective date each year. Prices shall be adjusted on February 1st. If an index is recoded (i.e., the recoded index is a direct substitute for the prior index according to the BLS), this Statewide Contract will use the recoded index, as applicable. If an index becomes unavailable, Enterprise Services shall substitute a proxy index. If there is not a direct substitute, the next higher aggregate index available will be used. The economic adjustment shall be calculated as follows: New Price = Old Price x (Current Period Pricing/Base Period Index)
