Exhibit 10.2
STATE OF NEW YORK
NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
AMENDMENT NO. 6 TO
COMPTROLLER'S CONTRACT NO. C000857
WITH CLEARBLUE TECHNOLOGIES MANAGEMENT, INC.
THIS AGREEMENT is made this 24TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2003 by and between
the People of the State of New York, acting by and through Xxxxx Xxxxxxx, the
Commissioner of Labor, whose office is at the 0xx Xxxxx xx Xxxxxxxx 00, Xxxxxxxx
X. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
(hereinafter referred to as "Labor" or "State") and ClearBlue Technologies
Management, Inc., a corporation authorized to do business in the State of New
York, with an office at 000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx, X.X. 00000 (hereinafter
referred to as "ClearBlue" or "Contractor").
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, the parties entered into Comptroller's Contract No. C000857
(hereinafter "Contract") approved by the State Comptroller on November 30, 2000,
for the provision of Software development and maintenance, Web Hosting and Help
Desk services (hereinafter "Software Services"); and
WHEREAS, the Contract provided for expenditures of up to Eighty Two
Million Dollars ($82,000,000.00) during the 5 year term of the Agreement
(hereinafter "Contract Total"), subject to the periodic extension of funding
from the United States Department of Labor; and
WHEREAS, the Contract made available Nineteen Million Dollars
($19,000,000.00) for expenditure through June 14, 2001 (hereinafter "Contract
Funding"); and
WHEREAS, Amendment No. 1 increased the Contract Funding $4,833,407 to
provide additional Software Services; and
WHEREAS, Amendment No. 2 increased the Contract Funding $25,540,000 to
provide additional Software Services; and
WHEREAS, Amendment No. 3 increased the Contract Funding $4,384,994 to
provide additional Software Services, increased the hourly billable rates in
accordance with the Consumer Price Index for Syracuse, and assigned the Contract
from Applied Theory Corporation, Inc. to ClearBlue Technologies Management,
Inc.; and
WHEREAS, Amendment No. 4 increased the Contract Funding $18,952,142 to
provide additional Software Services; and
WHEREAS, Amendment No. 5 increased the Contract Total by $1,006,278.00
from $82,000,000.00 to $83,006,278.00 and the Contract Funding by $1,006,278.00
from $72,710,543.00 to $73,716,821.00 to permit the Department to provide
Software Services on behalf of the Rhode Island Department of Labor and
Training; and
WHEREAS, the parties wish to amend the contract to increase the
Contract Funding and Contract Total amounts; to incorporate the requirements of
Executive Order 127; and to decrease hourly billable rates.
WHEREAS, the parties are ready, willing and able to enter into such an
amendment (hereinafter "Contract Amendment No. 6").
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual undertakings and
covenants herein contained the parties agree as follows:
1. The Contract Funding is hereby increased to permit the
Department to spend an additional $2,399,880.00 for Software
Services in accordance with the rates and terms contained in
the Contract and the Scope of Services, as set forth in
Exhibit A-1 and Exhibit A-2, copies of which are attached
hereto and incorporated herein.
2. The Contract Total is hereby increased by $52,000,000.00 from
$83,006,278.00 to $135,006,278.00 to provide Labor with
sufficient
latitude for meeting projected contract needs up to the
expiration of the contract.
3. The Contract is hereby amended to require Contractor to
disclose persons or organizations retained, employed, or
designated by or on behalf of the Contractor to attempt to
influence the procurement process in accordance with Executive
Order 127.
4. The Contract is hereby amended to require Contractor to
complete and execute the Contractor Certification of
Compliance with Executive Order 127 form attached hereto.
Labor reserves the right to terminate this contract in the
event it is found that the certification filed by the
Contractor in accordance with New York State Executive Order
Number 127, signed by Governor Xxxxxx on June 16, 2003, was
intentionally false or intentionally incomplete. Upon such
finding, Labor may exercise its termination right by providing
written notification to the Contractor in accordance with the
written notification terms of the contract.
5. Pursuant to Article 4, Compensation and Payment Terms of the
Contract, the hourly billable rates shall be decreased, in
accordance with good faith negotiations conducted with
Contractor, as set forth in Exhibit B.
6. This Agreement shall be deemed executory only to the extent of
funding available to the State for the performance of the
terms hereof and no liability on account thereof shall be
incurred by the State of New York beyond monies available for
purpose thereof.
7. This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of
New York.
8. Appendix A, standard clauses for New York State contracts,
attached hereto, is hereby expressly made a part of this
Agreement as fully as if set forth at length herein.
9. In all respects not inconsistent with this Contract Amendment
No. 6, the terms of the Contract as originally entered into
shall remain in full force and effect and binding upon the
parties hereto.
10. This Contract Amendment No. 6, the Contract and any prior
amendments, constitute the entire Agreement between the
parties hereto and no statement, promise, condition,
understanding, inducement or representation, oral or written,
expressed or implied, which is not contained herein shall be
binding or valid and this Agreement shall not be changed,
modified or altered in any manner except by an instrument in
writing executed by both parties hereto.
11. This Contract Amendment No. 6 shall not be deemed executed,
valid or binding unless and until approved in writing by the
Attorney General and the State Comptroller.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as
of the date first above written.
CONTRACT NUMBER C000857
Agency Certification
"In addition to the acceptance of this
contract, I also certify that original
copies of this signature page will be
attached to all other exact copies of
this contract."
CLEARBLUE TECHNOLOGIES THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE
MANAGEMENT, INC. OF NEW YORK
BY: /S/ XXXXXX X. XXXXXX BY: /s/ XXXXXX X. XXXXXX
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NAME: XXXXXX X. XXXXXX NAME: XXXXXX X. XXXXXX
TITLE: CEO AND PRESIDENT TITLE: ASSOCIATE ACCOUNTANT
FEDERAL I.D. NO.:
APPROVED AS TO FORM APPROVED
XXXXX XXXXXXX XXXX X. XXXXXX
ATTORNEY GENERAL STATE COMPTROLLER
EXHIBIT A-1
STATEMENT OF WORK
The purposes of this grant are to obtain through the New York Department of
Labor the services, staff, and related non-personal services, such as computer
hardware and software, needed to develop and maintain a service for clearing
labor between the States, as authorized by the Xxxxxx-Xxxxxx Act, to assist
employers in the recruitment of workers, to assist job seekers in finding
appropriate employment, and to provide other information and services that
improve the efficiency of the labor market. Activities under this grant will be
performed by the America's Job Bank Service Center (AJBSC), and will be focused
on assisting the Workforce Investment System in providing value to its customers
by expanding the resources that the states can bring to the labor market and
facilitating greater access to those resources. In furtherance of these
objectives, $2,200,000 is requested to provide funding under this grant for the
period from July 1, 2002 through September 30, 2003 to enable the AJBSC to
develop/integrate the following new functionality/features:
1 Incorporating the "Skills Profiler" (currently available in America's
CareerInfoNet) into America's Job Bank's resume builder feature.
2 Integrating the "job profiles" feature developed by the National
Federation of the Blind (NFB) for their Jobline product into America's
Job Bank. This feature will allow businesses to create and maintain
specific questions job seekers must answer to apply for a specific
position (in addition to sending their resume).
3 Installing an expert system (that will be chosen in consultation with
the AJBSC) into the data processing of the batch jobs coming from the
states and PI employers. The expert system will assign an appropriate
O*NET code to each job making the coding much more accurate for job
matching purposes and associating appropriate labor market information
to openings.
4 Upon completion of the first three tasks described above, if any
financial resources made available to New York in this modification
remain, they shall be used to build any additional functionality
approved and prioritized by the AJB Committee (and the Assistant
Secretary for ETA) using the change control process established for all
of the CareerOneStop products.
America's Job Bank Service Center has been provided with an additional
$2,200,000 from the U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training
Administration for use in sustaining contracted development services in support
of America's Job Bank. This money will be used for the following tasks as
defined in ClearBlue Technologies Management, Inc contract C000857 as follows:
Task Cost
1. Consulting/Applications Development Services- AJB $ 1,700,000
Requirements and functional specifications, applications development,
testing, systems maintenance and enhancements for AJB Version 4.X-9.X
with O*Net Integration, AJB Association Version, WINS Version 1.X, OSOS
Version 1.X-5.X, and Integration with ACINet and ALX.
2. Consulting/Systems Integration Services- AJB $ 500,000
Analysis, design, development, project coordination and management,
including hosting services, for implementation of AJB Version 4.X-9.X
and related systems including Association Version, WINS Version 1.X,
OSOS Version 1.X-5.X, ACINet, ALX, O*Net, data collection, existing
batch conversion, and AJBSC on-line application.
TOTAL: $ 2,200,000
EXHIBIT A-2
STATEMENT OF WORK
The purposes of this grant are to obtain through the New York Department of
Labor the services, staff, and related non-personal services, such as computer
hardware and software, needed to develop and maintain the America's One-Stop
Operating System, a self-service and mediated case management tool used by
One-Stop staff in assisting employers in the recruitment of workers, job seekers
in finding appropriate employment, and providing other information and services
that improve the efficiency of the labor market. Activities under this grant
will be performed by the America's Job Bank Service Center (AJBSC), and will be
focused on assisting the implementing Consortium states in providing value to
its customers by expanding the resources that the states can bring to the labor
market and facilitating greater access to those resources. In furtherance of
these objectives, $199,880 is requested to provide funding under this grant for
the period from July 1, 2002 through September 30, 2003 to enable the AJBSC to
carry out the following activities:
1. Providing implementation and support services for existing Consortium
states to bring up the America's One-Stop Operating System (AOSOS) in a
state-maintained or hosted environment.
America's Job Bank Service Center has been provided with an additional $199,880
from the U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration for use
in sustaining contracted development services in support of America's One-Stop
Operating System. This money will be used for the following tasks as defined in
ClearBlue Technologies Management, Inc contract C000857 as follows:
Task Cost
1. Consulting/Applications Development Services- OSOS $ 174,880
Requirements and functional specifications, applications
development, testing, systems maintenance and enhancements
for AJB Version 4.X-9.X with O*Net Integration, AJB Association Version, WINS
Version 1.X, OSOS Version 1.X-5.X, and Integration with ACINet and ALX.
2. Consulting/Systems Integration Services- OSOS $ 25,000
Analysis, design, development, project coordination and management,
including hosting services, for implementation of AJB Version 4.X-9.X and
related systems including Association Version, WINS Version 1.X, OSOS Version
1.X-5.X, ACINet, ALX, O*Net, data collection, existing batch conversion, and
AJBSC on-line application.
TOTAL: $ 199,880
STANDARD CLAUSES FOR NYS CONTRACTS APPENDIX A
STANDARD CLAUSES FOR NYS CONTRACTS
The parties to the attached contract, license, lease, amendment or other
agreement of any kind (hereinafter, "the contract" or "this contract") agree to
be bound by the following clauses which are hereby made a part of the contract
(the word "Contractor" herein refers to any party other than the State, whether
a contractor, licenser, licensee, lessor, lessee or any other party):
1. EXECUTORY CLAUSE. In accordance with Section 41 of the State Finance Law,
the State shall have no liability under this contract to the Contractor or to
anyone else beyond funds appropriated and available for this contract.
2. NON-ASSIGNMENT CLAUSE. In accordance with Section 138 of the State Finance
Law, this contract may not be assigned by the Contractor or its right, title or
interest therein assigned, transferred, conveyed, sublet or otherwise disposed
of without the previous consent, in writing, of the State and any attempts to
assign the contract without the State's written consent are null and void. The
Contractor may, however, assign its right to receive payment without the State's
prior written consent unless this contract concerns Certificates of
Participation pursuant to Article 5-A of the State Finance Law.
3. COMPTROLLER'S APPROVAL. In accordance with Section 112 of the State Finance
Law (or, if this contract is with the State University or City University of New
York, Section 355 or Section 6218 of the Education Law), if this contract
exceeds $15,000 (or the minimum thresholds agreed to by the Office of the State
Comptroller for certain S.U.N.Y. and C.U.N.Y. contracts), or if this is an
amendment for any amount to a contract which, as so amended, exceeds said
statutory amount, or if, by this contract, the State agrees to give something
other than money when the value or reasonably estimated value of such
consideration exceeds $10,000, it shall not be valid, effective or binding upon
the State until it has been approved by the State Comptroller and filed in his
office. Comptroller's approval of contracts let by the Office of General
Services is required when such contracts exceed $30,000 (State Finance Law
Section 163.6.a).
4. WORKERS' COMPENSATION BENEFITS. In accordance with Section 142 of the State
Finance Law, this contract shall be void and of no force and effect unless the
Contractor shall provide and maintain coverage during the life of this contract
for the benefit of such employees as are required to be covered by the
provisions of the Workers' Compensation Law.
5. NON-DISCRIMINATION REQUIREMENTS. To the extent required by Article 15 of the
Executive Law (also known as the Human Rights Law) and all other State and
Federal statutory and constitutional non-discrimination provisions, the
Contractor will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for
employment because of race, creed, color, sex, national origin, sexual
orientation, age, disability, genetic predisposition or carrier status, or
marital status. Furthermore, in accordance with Section 220-e of the Labor Law,
if this is a contract for the construction, alteration or repair of any public
building or public work or for the manufacture, sale or distribution of
materials, equipment or supplies, and to the extent that this contract shall be
performed within the State of New York, Contractor agrees that neither it not
its subcontractors shall, by reason of race, creed, color, disability, sex, or
national origin: (a) discriminate in hiring against any New York State citizen
who is qualified and available to perform the work; or (b) discriminate against
or intimidate any employee hired for the performance of work under this
contract. If this is a building service contract as defined in Section 230 of
the Labor Law, then, in accordance with Section 239 thereof, Contractor agrees
that neither it nor its subcontractors shall by reason of race, creed, color,
national origin, age, sex or disability: (a) discriminate in hiring against any
New York State citizen who is qualified and available to perform the work; or
(b) discriminate against or intimidate any employee hired for the performance of
work under this contract. Contractor is subject to fines of $50.00 per person
per day for any violation of Section 220-e or Section 239 as well as possible
termination of this contract and forfeiture of all moneys due hereunder for a
second or subsequent violation.
6. WAGE AND HOURS PROVISIONS. If this is a public work contract covered by
Article 8 of the Labor Law or a building service contract covered by Article 9
thereof, neither Contractor's employees nor the employees of its subcontractors
may be required or permitted to work more than the number of hours or days
stated in said statutes, except as otherwise provided in the Labor Law and as
set forth in prevailing wage and supplement schedules issued by the State Labor
Department. Furthermore, Contractor and its subcontractors must pay at least the
prevailing wage rate and pay or provide the prevailing supplements, including
the premium rates for overtime pay, as determined by the State Labor Department
in accordance with the Labor Law.
7. NON-COLLUSIVE BIDDING CERTIFICATION. In accordance with Section 139-d of the
State Finance Law, if this contract was awarded based upon the submission of
bids, Contractor warrants, under penalty of perjury, that its bid was arrived at
independently and without collusion aimed at restricting competition. Contractor
further warrants that, at the time Contractor submitted its bid, an authorized
and responsible person executed and delivered to the State a non-collusive
bidding certification on Contractor's behalf.
8. INTERNATIONAL BOYCOTT PROHIBITION. In accordance with Section 220-f of the
Labor Law and Section 139-h of the State Finance Law, if this contract exceeds
$5,000, the Contractor agrees, as a material condition of the contract, that
neither the Contractor nor any substantially owned or affiliated person, firm,
partnership or corporation has participated, is participating, or shall
participate in an international boycott in violation of the federal Export
Administration Act of 1979 (50 USC App. Sections 2401 et seq.) or regulations
thereunder. If such Contractor, or any of the aforesaid affiliates of
Contractor, is convicted or is otherwise found to have violated said laws or
regulations upon the final determination of the United States Commerce
Department or any other appropriate agency of the United States subsequent to
the contract's execution, such contract, amendment or modification thereto shall
be rendered forfeit and void. The Contractor shall so notify the State
Comptroller within five (5) business days of such conviction, determination or
disposition of appeal (2NYCRR 105.4).
9. SET-OFF RIGHTS. The State shall have all of its common law, equitable and
statutory rights of set-off. These rights shall include, but not be limited to,
the State's option to withhold for the purposes of set-off any moneys due to
the Contractor under this contract up to any amounts due and owing to the State
with regard to this contract, any other contract with any State department or
agency, including any contract for a term commencing prior to the term of this
contract, plus any amounts due and owing to the State for any other reason
including, without limitation, tax delinquencies, fee delinquencies or monetary
penalties relative thereto. The State shall exercise its set-off rights in
accordance with normal State practices including, in cases of set-off pursuant
to an audit, the finalization of such audit by the State agency, its
representatives, or the State Comptroller.
10. RECORDS. The Contractor shall establish and maintain complete and accurate
books, records, documents, accounts and other evidence directly pertinent to
performance under this contract (hereinafter, collectively, "the Records"). The
Records must be kept for the balance of the calendar year in which they were
made and for six (6) additional years thereafter. The State Comptroller, the
Attorney General and any other person or entity authorized to conduct an
examination, as well as the agency or agencies involved in this contract, shall
have access to the Records during normal business hours at an office of the
Contractor
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within the State of New York or, if no such office is available, at a mutually
agreeable and reasonable venue within the State, for the term specified above
for the purposes of inspection, auditing and copying. The State shall take
reasonable steps to protect from public disclosure any of the Records which are
exempt from disclosure under Section 87 of the Public Officers Law (the
"Statute") provided that: (i) the Contractor shall timely inform an appropriate
State official, in writing, that said records should not be disclosed; and (ii)
said records shall be sufficiently identified; and (iii) designation of said
records as exempt under the Statute is reasonable. Nothing contained herein
shall diminish, or in any way adversely affect, the State's right to discovery
in any pending or future litigation.
11. IDENTIFYING INFORMATION AND PRIVACY NOTIFICATION. (a) FEDERAL EMPLOYER
IDENTIFICATION NUMBER and/or FEDERAL SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER. All invoices or New
York State standard vouchers submitted for payment for the sale of goods or
services or the lease of real or personal property to a New York State agency
must include the payee's identification number, i.e., the seller's or lessor's
identification number. The number is either the payee's Federal employer
identification number or Federal social security number, or both such numbers
when the payee has both such numbers. Failure to include this number or numbers
may delay payment. Where the payee does not have such number or numbers, the
payee, on its invoice or New York State standard voucher, must give the reason
or reasons why the payee does not have such number or numbers.
(b) PRIVACY NOTIFICATION. (1) The authority to request the above personal
information from a seller of goods or services or a lessor of real or personal
property, and the authority to maintain such information, is found in Section 5
of the State Tax Law. Disclosure of this information by the seller or lessor to
the State is mandatory. The principal purpose for which the information is
collected is to enable the State to identify individuals, businesses and others
who have been delinquent in filing tax returns or may have understated their tax
liabilities and to generally identify persons affected by the taxes administered
by the Commissioner of Taxation and Finance. The information will be used for
tax administration purposes and for any other purpose authorized by law.
(2) The personal information is requested by the purchasing unit of the agency
contracting to purchase the goods or services or lease the real or personal
property covered by this contract or lease. The information is maintained in New
York State's Central Accounting System by the Director of Accounting Operations,
Xxxxxx xx xxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxx, XXXXX, Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000.
12. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR MINORITIES AND WOMEN. In accordance with
Section 312 of the Executive Law, if this contract is: (i) a written agreement
or purchase order instrument, providing for a total expenditure in excess of
$25,000.00, whereby a contracting agency is committed to expend or does expend
funds in return for labor, services, supplies, equipment, materials or any
combination of the foregoing, to be performed for, or rendered or furnished to
the contracting agency; or (ii) a written agreement in excess of $100,000.00
whereby a contracting agency is committed to expend or does expend funds for the
acquisition, construction, demolition, replacement, major repair or renovation
of real property and improvements thereon; or (iii) a written agreement in
excess of $100,000.00 whereby the owner of a State assisted housing project is
committed to expend or does expend funds for the acquisition, construction,
demolition, replacement, major repair or renovation of real property and
improvements thereon for such project, then:
(a) The Contractor will not discriminate against employees or applicants for
employment because of race, creed, color, national origin, sex, age, disability
or marital status, and will undertake or continue existing programs of
affirmative action to ensure that minority group members and women are afforded
equal employment opportunities without discrimination. Affirmative action shall
mean recruitment, employment, job assignment, promotion, upgradings, demotion,
transfer, layoff, or termination and rates of pay or other forms of
compensation;
(b) at the request of the contracting agency, the Contractor shall request each
employment agency, labor union, or authorized representative of workers with
which it has a collective bargaining or other agreement or understanding, to
furnish a written statement that such employment agency, labor union or
representative will not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color,
national origin, sex, age, disability or marital status and that such union or
representative will affirmatively cooperate in the implementation of the
contractor's obligations herein; and
(c) the Contractor shall state, in all solicitations or advertisements for
employees, that, in the performance of the State contract, all qualified
applicants will be afforded equal employment opportunities without
discrimination because of race, creed, color, national origin, sex, age,
disability or marital status.
Contractor will include the provisions of "a", "b", and "c" above, in every
subcontract over $25,000.00 for the construction, demolition, replacement, major
repair, renovation, planning or design of real property and improvements thereon
(the "Work") except where the Work is for the beneficial use of the Contractor.
Section 312 does not apply to: (i) work, goods or services unrelated to this
contract; or (ii) employment outside New York State; or (iii) banking services,
insurance policies or the sale of securities. The State shall consider
compliance by a contractor or subcontractor with the requirements of any federal
law concerning equal employment opportunity which effectuates the purpose of
this section. The contracting agency shall determine whether the imposition of
the requirements of the provisions hereof duplicate or conflict with any such
federal law and if such duplication or conflict exists, the contracting agency
shall waive the applicability of Section 312 to the extent of such duplication
or conflict. Contractor will comply with all duly promulgated and lawful rules
and regulations of the Governor's Office of Minority and Women's Business
Development pertaining hereto.
13. CONFLICTING TERMS. In the event of a conflict between the terms of the
contract (including any and all attachments thereto and amendments thereof) and
the terms of this Appendix A, the terms of this Appendix A shall control.
14. GOVERNING LAW. This contract shall be governed by the laws of the State of
New York except where the Federal supremacy clause requires otherwise.
15. LATE PAYMENT. Timeliness of payment and any interest to be paid to
Contractor for late payment shall be governed by Article 11-A of the State
Finance Law to the extent required by law.
16. NO ARBITRATION. Disputes involving this contract, including the breach or
alleged breach thereof, may not be submitted to binding arbitration (except
where statutorily authorized), but must, instead, be heard in a court of
competent jurisdiction of the State of New York.
17. SERVICE OF PROCESS. In addition to the methods of service allowed by the
State Civil Practice Law & Rules ("CPLR"), Contractor hereby consents to service
of process upon it by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested.
Service hereunder shall be complete upon Contractor's actual receipt of process
or upon the State's receipt of the return thereof by the United States Postal
Service as refused or undeliverable. Contractor must promptly notify the State,
in writing, of each and every change of address to which service of process can
be made. Service by the State to the last known address shall be sufficient.
Contractor will have thirty (30) calendar days after service hereunder is
complete in which to respond.
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18. PROHIBITION ON PURCHASE OF TROPICAL HARDWOODS. The Contractor certifies and
warrants that all wood products to be used under this contract award will be in
accordance with, but not limited to, the specifications and provisions of State
Finance Law Section 165. (Use of Tropical Hardwoods) which prohibits purchase
and use of tropical hardwoods, unless specifically exempted, by the State or any
governmental agency or political subdivision or public benefit corporation.
Qualification for an exemption under this law will be the responsibility of the
contractor to establish to meet with the approval of the State.
In addition, when any portion of this contract involving the use of xxxxx,
whether supply or installation, is to be performed by any subcontractor, the
prime Contractor will indicate and certify in the submitted bid proposal that
the subcontractor has been informed and is in compliance with specifications and
provisions regarding use of tropical hardwoods as detailed in Section 165 State
Finance Law. Any such use must meet with the approval of the State; otherwise,
the bid may not be considered responsive. Under bidder certifications, proof of
qualification for exemption will be the responsibility of the Contractor to meet
with the approval of the State.
19. XXXXXXXX FAIR EMPLOYMENT PRINCIPLES. In accordance with the XxxXxxxx Fair
Employment Principles (Chapter 807 of the Laws of 1992), the Contractor hereby
stipulates that the Contractor either (a) has no business operations in Northern
Ireland, or (b) shall take lawful steps in good faith to conduct any business
operations in Northern Ireland in accordance with the XxxXxxxx Fair Employment
Principles (as described in Section 165 of the New York State Finance Law), and
shall permit independent monitoring of compliance with such principles.
20. OMNIBUS PROCUREMENT ACT OF 1992. It is the policy of New York State to
maximize opportunities for the participation of New York State business
enterprises, including minority and women-owned business enterprises as bidders,
subcontractors and suppliers on its procurement contracts.
Information on the availability of New York State subcontractors and suppliers
is available from:
NYS Department of Economic Development
Division for Small Business
00 Xxxxx Xxxxx Xx -- 0xx Xxxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Telephone: 000-000-0000
A directory of certified minority and women-owned business enterprises is
available from:
NYS Department of Economic Development
Division of Minority and Women's Business Development
00 Xxxxx Xxxxx Xx -- 0xx Xxxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
xxxx://xxx.xxxxxx.xxxxx.xx.xx
The Omnibus Procurement Act of 1992 requires that by signing this bid proposal
or contract, as applicable, Contractors certify that whenever the total bid
amount is greater than $1 million:
(a) The Contractor has made reasonable efforts to encourage the participation of
New York State Business Enterprises as suppliers and subcontractors, including
certified minority and women-owned business enterprises, on this project, and
has retained the documentation of these efforts to be provided upon request to
the State;
(b) The Contractor has complied with the Federal Equal Opportunity Act of 1972
(P.L. 92-261), as amended;
(c)The Contractor agrees to make reasonable efforts to provide notification to
New York State residents of employment opportunities on this project through
listing any such positions with the Job Service Division of the New York State
Department of Labor, or providing such notification in such manner as is
consistent with existing collective bargaining contracts or agreements. The
Contractor agrees to document these efforts and to provide said documentation to
the State upon request; and
(d) The Contractor acknowledges notice that the State may seek to obtain offset
credits from foreign countries as a result of this contract and agrees to
cooperate with the State in these efforts.
21. RECIPROCITY AND SANCTIONS PROVISIONS. Bidders are hereby notified that if
their principal place of business is located in a country, nation, province,
state or political subdivision that penalizes New York State vendors, and if the
goods or services they offer will be substantially produced or performed outside
New York State, the Omnibus Procurement Xxx 0000 and 2000 amendments (Chapter
684 and Chapter 383, respectively) require that they be denied contracts which
they would otherwise obtain. NOTE: As of May 15, 2002, the list of
discriminatory jurisdictions subject to this provision includes the states of
South Carolina, Alaska, West Virginia, Wyoming, Louisiana and Hawaii. Contact
NYS Department of Economic Development for a current list of jurisdictions
subject to this provision.
22. PURCHASES OF APPAREL. In accordance with State Finance Law 162 (4-a), the
State shall not purchase any apparel from any vendor unable or unwilling to
certify that: (i) such apparel was manufactured in compliance with all
applicable labor and occupational safety laws, including, but not limited to,
child labor laws, wage and hours laws and workplace safety laws, and (ii) vendor
will supply, with its bid (or, if not a bid situation, prior to or at the time
of signing a contract with the State), if known, the names and addresses of each
subcontractor and a list of all manufacturing plants to be utilized by the
bidder.
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