Common use of REPLACEMENT PRODUCT AND PRODUCT ADDITIONS Clause in Contracts

REPLACEMENT PRODUCT AND PRODUCT ADDITIONS. ‌ The State may permit the Contractor to offer a replacement Product if the Base Item, Optional Equipment or Additional Body Sections awarded is discontinued, replaced, or made unavailable by the OEM during the life of the Contract. The Contractor must offer replacement Product at net prices that are equal to the NYS Contract Price for the applicable Base Item, Optional Equipment or Additional Body Section that was awarded, or less Requests to offer replacement Product shall be submitted to OGS using Appendix C -Contract Modification Procedure) and shall include the following: 1. Complete identification of the Product it is offering by trade name, brand and/or model number; 2. Descriptive literature and data with respect to the substitute Product it proposes to furnish; and 3. Indication any known specification deviations from the awarded Product. The State may permit the Contractor to add School Buses additional fuel type Base Items, and Optional Equipment to the Contract Pricelist during the life of the Contract. Such Product additions shall be limited to: 1. Additional fuel types, (e.g., LPG, CNG, hybrid), for an OEM Chassis Model/Body Model combination awarded to the Contractor for an Item; 2. OEM Chassis Model/Body Model combinations that have not previously been awarded for an Item to any Contractor. Product additions must meet the minimum requirements and specifications of IFB #23254; and 3. Optional Equipment not previously awarded to the Contractor for an Item. A Contractor may request OGS consideration of Product additions by submitting a Contract Modification Form (see Appendix C -Contract Modification Procedure) to the OGS Contract Administrator identified in the Contract.