Common use of Purchasing by State and other State Entities Clause in Contracts

Purchasing by State and other State Entities. State may use the Solution and/or Services purchased under this Agreement on its own behalf and for the benefit of all other State Entities, in accordance with the terms and conditions hereof. Contractor acknowledges and agrees that this Agreement is intended to be subject to an intergovernmental agreement between State and the other State Entities, and, therefore, that State or any other State Entity may purchase the Solution and/or any of the Services directly under this Agreement by issuing a valid purchase order and entering into a Solution Order or Services Order, as applicable. Any State Entity directly purchasing a Solution and/or Services under this Agreement (i) shall be solely responsible for payment of the Solution or Services purchased by such State Entity, (ii) shall be entitled to all of the rights and benefits afforded to State under this Agreement, and (iii) may enforce this Agreement in its own name with respect to such Solution and/or Services as if this Agreement, in its entirety, had been executed by Contractor and the applicable State Entity, and (iv) subject to Section 17.6.1, shall only be held responsible by Contractor for the performance of its obligations (including payment obligations) with respect to the specific Solution and/or Services purchased by such State Entity as set forth in the applicable Solution Order or Services Order.