Linking Agreement with American Ramp Company
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MASTER AGREEMENT # 090425
CATEGORY: ^ŬĂƚĞƉĂƌŬ͕ŝŬĞWĂƌŬ͕WƵŵƉdƌĂĐŬ͕ĂŶĚDydƌĂĐŬ^ŽůƵƟŽŶƐ
ǁŝƚŚZĞůĂƚĞĚ ƋƵŝƉŵĞŶƚ͕ĐĐĞƐƐŽƌŝĞƐĂŶĚ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ
SUPPLIER: American Ramp Company, Inc.
This Master Agreement (Agreement) is between Sourcewell, ĂDŝŶŶĞƐŽƚĂƐĞƌǀŝĐĞĐŽŽƉĞƌĂƟǀĞlocated at
202 12th Street Northeast, P.O. Box 219, Staples, MN 56479 (Sourcewell) and American Ramp Company,
Inc., 601 S. McKinley Ave., Joplin, MO 64801 (Supplier).
Sourcewell is a ůŽĐĂůŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚĂŶĚƐĞƌǀŝĐĞĐŽŽƉĞƌĂƟǀĞĐƌĞĂƚĞĚƵŶĚĞƌƚŚĞůĂǁƐŽĨƚŚĞ^ƚĂƚĞŽĨ
DŝŶŶĞƐŽƚĂ;DŝŶŶĞƐŽƚĂ^ƚĂƚƵƚĞƐ^ĞĐƟŽŶϭϮϯ͘ϮϭͿŽīĞƌŝŶŐ a CŽŽƉĞƌĂƟǀĞPurchasing Program to eligible
ƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƟŶŐŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚĞŶƟƟĞƐ.
Under this Master Agreement entered with Sourcewell, Supplier will provide /ŶĐůƵĚĞĚ^ŽůƵƟŽŶƐ to
WĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƟŶŐ ŶƟƟĞƐƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ^ŽƵƌĐĞǁĞůů͛ƐCŽŽƉĞƌĂƟǀĞPurchasing Program.
ƌƟĐůĞϭ͗
'ĞŶĞƌĂůdĞƌŵƐ
dŚĞ'ĞŶĞƌĂůdĞƌŵƐŝŶƚŚŝƐƌƟĐůĞϭĐŽŶƚƌŽůƚŚĞŽƉĞƌĂƟŽŶŽĨƚŚŝƐDĂƐƚĞƌŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚďĞƚǁĞĞŶ^ŽƵƌĐĞǁĞůů
ĂŶĚ^ƵƉƉůŝĞƌĂŶĚĂƉƉůLJƚŽĂůůƚƌĂŶƐĂĐƟŽŶƐĞŶƚĞƌĞĚďLJ^ƵƉƉůŝĞƌĂŶĚWĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƟŶŐ ŶƟƟĞƐ͘^ƵďƐĞƋƵĞŶƚ
ƌƟĐůĞƐƚŽƚŚŝƐDĂƐƚĞƌŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚĐŽŶƚƌŽůƚŚĞƌŝŐŚƚƐ ĂŶĚŽďůŝŐĂƟŽŶƐĚŝƌĞĐƚůLJďĞƚǁĞĞŶ^ŽƵƌĐĞǁĞůůĂŶĚ
^ƵƉƉůŝĞƌ;ƌƟĐůĞϮͿ͕ĂŶĚďĞƚǁĞĞŶ^ƵƉƉůŝĞƌĂŶĚWĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƟŶŐ ŶƟƚLJ;ƌƟĐůĞϯͿ͕ƌĞƐƉĞĐƟǀĞůLJ͘dŚĞƐĞƌƟĐůĞϭ
'ĞŶĞƌĂůdĞƌŵƐĐŽŶƚƌŽůŽǀĞƌĂŶLJĐŽŶŇŝĐƟŶŐƚĞƌŵƐ͘tŚĞƌĞƚŚŝƐDĂƐƚĞƌŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚŝƐƐŝůĞŶƚŽŶĂŶLJƐubject,
WĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƟŶŐ ŶƟƚLJĂŶĚ^ƵƉƉůŝĞƌƌĞƚĂŝŶƚŚĞĂďŝůŝƚLJƚŽŶĞŐŽƟĂƚĞŵƵƚƵĂůůLJĂĐĐĞƉƚĂďůĞƚĞƌŵƐ.
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WƵƌƉŽƐĞ͘ Pursuant to Minnesota law, tŚĞ^ŽƵƌĐĞǁĞůůŽĂƌĚŽĨŝƌĞĐƚŽƌƐŚĂƐĂƵƚŚŽƌŝnjĞĚ ĂŽŽƉĞƌĂƟǀĞ
Purchasing Program designed to provide PĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƟŶŐ ŶƟƟĞƐǁŝƚŚĂĐĐĞƐƐƚŽĐŽŵƉĞƟƟǀĞůLJĂǁĂƌĚĞĚ
ĐŽŽƉĞƌĂƟǀĞƉƵƌĐŚĂƐŝŶŐagreements͘dŽĨĂĐŝůŝƚĂƚĞƚŚĞWƌŽŐƌĂŵ͕^ŽƵƌĐĞǁĞůůhas awarded Supplier this
ĐŽŽƉĞƌĂƟǀĞƉƵƌĐŚĂƐŝŶŐDĂƐƚĞƌŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐĂĐŽŵƉĞƟƟǀĞƉƌŽĐƵƌĞŵĞŶƚƉƌŽĐĞƐƐŝŶƚĞŶĚĞĚƚŽ
ŵĞĞƚĐŽŵƉůŝĂŶĐĞƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚƐŝŶĂĐĐŽƌĚĂŶĐĞǁŝƚŚDŝŶŶĞƐŽƚĂůĂǁĂŶĚƚŚĞƌĞƋƵŝƌĞŵĞŶƚƐĐŽŶƚĂŝŶĞĚ
herein.
2)
Intent. dŚĞŝŶƚĞŶƚŽĨƚŚŝƐDĂƐƚĞƌŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚŝƐƚŽĚĞĮŶĞƚŚĞƌŽůĞƐŽĨ^ŽƵƌĐĞǁĞůů͕^ƵƉƉůŝĞƌ͕ĂŶĚ
WĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƟŶŐ ŶƟƚLJĂƐŝƚƌĞůĂƚĞƐƚŽ^ŽƵƌĐĞǁĞůů͛ƐŽŽƉĞƌĂƟǀĞWƵƌĐŚĂƐŝŶŐWƌŽŐƌĂŵ͘
ϯͿ WĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƟŶŐ ŶƟƚLJĐĐĞƐƐ͘ ^ŽƵƌĐĞǁĞůů͛ƐCŽŽƉĞƌĂƟǀĞPurchasing Program Master Agreements are
ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞƚŽĞůŝŐŝďůĞƉƵďůŝĐĂŐĞŶĐŝĞƐ;WĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƟŶŐ ŶƟƟĞƐͿ. WĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƟŶŐ ŶƟƚLJ͛ƐĂƵƚŚŽƌŝƚLJƚŽĂĐĐĞƐƐ
^ŽƵƌĐĞǁĞůů͛ƐCŽŽƉĞƌĂƟǀĞPurchasing PƌŽŐƌĂŵŝƐĚĞƚĞƌŵŝŶĞĚƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƚŚĞůĂǁƐŽĨŝƚƐƌĞƐƉĞĐƟǀĞ
ũƵƌŝƐĚŝĐƟŽŶ͘
4)
^ƵƉƉůŝĞƌĐĐĞƐƐ͘ dŚĞ/ŶĐůƵĚĞĚ^ŽůƵƟŽŶƐŽīĞƌĞĚƵŶĚĞƌƚŚŝƐŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚŵĂLJďĞŵĂĚĞĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞƚŽĂŶLJ
WĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƟŶŐ ŶƟƚLJ͘^ƵƉƉůŝĞƌƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚƐƚŚĂƚĂWĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƟŶŐ ŶƟƚLJ͛ƐƵƐĞŽĨƚŚŝƐŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚŝƐĂƚƚŚĞ
WĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƟŶŐ ŶƟƚLJ͛ƐƐŽůĞĐŽŶǀĞŶŝĞŶĐĞ͘^ƵƉƉůŝĞƌǁŝůůĞĚƵĐĂƚĞŝƚƐƐĂůĞƐĂŶĚƐĞƌǀŝĐĞĨŽƌĐĞƐĂďŽƵƚ
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^ŽƵƌĐĞǁĞůůĞůŝŐŝďŝůŝƚLJƌĞƋƵŝƌĞŵĞŶƚƐĂŶĚƌĞƋƵŝƌĞĚĚŽĐƵŵĞŶƚĂƟŽŶ͘^ƵƉƉůŝĞƌǁŝůůďĞƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďůĞĨŽƌ
ĞŶƐƵƌŝŶŐƐĂůĞƐĂƌĞǁŝƚŚWĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƟŶŐ ŶƟƟĞƐ.
5) Term. dŚŝƐŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚŝƐĞīĞĐƟǀĞƵƉŽŶƚŚĞĚĂƚĞŽĨƚŚĞĮŶĂůƐŝŐŶĂƚƵƌĞďĞůŽǁ͘dŚĞƚĞƌŵŽĨƚŚŝƐ
ŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚŝƐĨŽƵƌ;ϰͿLJĞĂƌƐĨƌŽŵƚŚĞĞīĞĐƟǀĞĚĂƚĞ͘dŚĞŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚĞdžƉŝƌĞƐĂƚϭϭ͗ϱϵW͘D͘ĞŶƚƌĂů
Time on October 20, 2029͕ƵŶůĞƐƐŝƚŝƐĐĂŶĐĞůůĞĚŽƌĞdžƚĞŶĚĞĚĂƐĚĞĮŶĞĚŝŶƚŚŝƐŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚ͘
a) džƚĞŶƐŝŽŶƐ͘ Sourcewell and Supplier may agree to up to three ;ϯͿ ĂĚĚŝƟŽŶĂůŽŶĞ-year extensions
ďĞLJŽŶĚƚŚĞŽƌŝŐŝŶĂůĨŽƵƌ-LJĞĂƌƚĞƌŵ͘dŚĞƚŽƚĂůƉŽƐƐŝďůĞůĞŶŐƚŚŽĨƚŚŝƐŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚǁŝůůďĞƐĞǀĞŶ(7)
LJĞĂƌƐĨƌŽŵƚŚĞĞīĞĐƟǀĞĚĂƚĞ͘
b) džĐĞƉƟŽŶĂůŝƌĐƵŵƐƚĂŶĐĞƐ͘ ^ŽƵƌĐĞǁĞůůƌĞƚĂŝŶƐƚŚĞƌŝŐŚƚƚŽĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĂĚĚŝƟŽŶĂůĞdžƚĞŶƐŝŽŶƐĂƐ
ƌĞƋƵŝƌĞĚƵŶĚĞƌĞdžĐĞƉƟŽŶĂůĐŝƌĐƵŵƐƚĂŶĐĞƐ͘
6) ^ƵƌǀŝǀĂůŽĨdĞƌŵƐ͘ EŽƚǁŝƚŚƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐƚŚĞƚĞƌŵŝŶĂƟŽŶŽĨƚŚŝƐŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚ͕ƚŚĞŽďůŝŐĂƟŽŶƐŽĨƚŚŝƐ
ŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚǁŝůůĐŽŶƟŶƵĞƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƚŚĞƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞƉĞƌŝŽĚŽĨĂŶLJƚƌĂŶƐĂĐƟŽŶĞŶƚĞƌĞĚbetween
^ƵƉƉůŝĞƌĂŶĚĂŶLJWĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƟŶŐ ŶƟƚLJďĞĨŽƌĞƚŚĞƚĞƌŵŝŶĂƟŽŶĚĂƚĞ͘
7) Scope. ^ƵƉƉůŝĞƌŝƐĂǁĂƌĚĞĚĂDĂƐƚĞƌŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚƚŽƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƚŚĞƐŽůƵƟŽŶƐŝĚĞŶƟĮĞĚŝŶRFP #090425
ƚŽWĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƟŶŐ ŶƟƟĞƐ͘/Ŷ^ĐŽƉĞƐŽůƵƟŽŶƐŝŶĐůƵĚĞ ƚŚĞĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐŵĂĚĞǁŝƚŚmade with concrete,
ĂƐƉŚĂůƚ͕ŵĞƚĂů͕ǁŽŽĚ͕ƐLJŶƚŚĞƟĐ͕ĐŽŵƉŽƐŝƚĞ͕ŽƌŽƌŐĂŶŝĐŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐ͕ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ͕ďƵƚŶŽƚůŝŵŝƚĞĚƚŽ͗ƉƌĞ-
cast, poured, cast-in-ƉůĂĐĞ͕ĂŶĚŚLJďƌŝĚƐŽůƵƟŽŶƐ͗
a) Skatepark;
b) Bike Park;
c) Pump Track;
d) BMX Track – sanctioned and non-sanctioned; and
e) ƋƵŝƉŵĞŶƚ͕ĐĐĞƐƐŽƌŝĞƐ͕ĂŶĚ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞƐƌĞůĂƚĞĚƚŽƚŚĞŽĨĨĞƌŝŶŐŽĨƚŚĞƐŽůƵƚŝŽŶƐĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞĚŝŶ
Sections 1. a. – d. above, including design-build services, site assessment, site preparation,
installation, maintenance or repair, and warranty programs.
8) /ŶĐůƵĚĞĚ^ŽůƵƟŽŶƐ͘ ^ƵƉƉůŝĞƌ͛ƐWƌŽƉŽƐĂůƚŽƚŚĞĂďŽǀĞƌĞĨĞƌĞŶĐĞĚZ&Wis incorporated into this Master
ŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚ͘KŶůLJƚŚŽƐĞ^ŽůƵƟŽŶƐŝŶĐůƵĚĞĚǁŝƚŚŝŶ^ƵƉƉůŝĞƌ͛ƐWƌŽƉŽƐĂůĂŶĚǁŝƚŚŝŶ^ĐŽƉĞ;/ŶĐůƵĚĞĚ
^ŽůƵƟŽŶƐͿĂƌĞŝŶĐůƵĚĞĚǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚĂŶĚŵĂLJďĞŽīĞƌĞĚƚŽWĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƟŶŐ ŶƟƟĞƐ.
9) /ŶĚĞĮŶŝƚĞYƵĂŶƟƚLJ͘ dŚŝƐDĂƐƚĞƌŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚĚĞĮŶĞƐĂŶŝŶĚĞĮŶŝƚĞƋƵĂŶƟƚLJŽĨƐĂůĞƐƚŽĞůŝŐŝďůĞ
WĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƟŶŐ ŶƟƟĞƐ.
10) WƌŝĐŝŶŐ͘ WƌŝĐŝŶŐŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ;ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐWƌŝĐŝŶŐĂŶĚĞůŝǀĞƌLJĂŶĚWƌŝĐŝŶŐKīĞƌĞĚtĂďůĞƐͿĨŽƌĂůů/ŶĐůƵĚĞĚ
^ŽůƵƟŽŶƐǁŝƚŚŝŶ^ƵƉƉůŝĞƌ͛ƐWƌŽƉŽƐĂůŝƐŝŶĐŽƌƉŽƌĂƚĞĚŝŶƚŽƚŚŝƐDĂƐƚĞƌŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚ͘
11) EŽƚƚŽ džĐĞĞĚWƌŝĐŝŶŐ͘ Suppliers may not exceed the prices listed in the current Pricing List ŽŶĮůĞ
with Sourcewell ǁŚĞŶŽīĞƌŝŶŐ/ŶĐůƵĚĞĚ^ŽůƵƟŽŶƐƚŽWĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƟŶŐ ŶƟƟĞƐ͘WĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƟŶŐ ŶƟƟĞƐŵĂLJ
ƌĞƋƵĞƐƚĂĚũƵƐƚŵĞŶƚƐƚŽƉƌŝĐŝŶŐĚŝƌĞĐƚůLJĨƌŽŵ ^ƵƉƉůŝĞƌĚƵƌŝŶŐƚŚĞŶĞŐŽƟĂƟŽŶĂŶĚĞdžĞĐƵƟŽŶŽĨĂŶLJ
ƚƌĂŶƐĂĐƟŽŶ.
12) Open Market. ^ƵƉƉůŝĞƌ͛ƐŽƉĞŶŵĂƌŬĞƚƉƌŝĐŝŶŐprocess is included within its Proposal.
ϭϯͿ ^ƵƉƉůŝĞƌZĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƟŽŶƐ͗
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i)
Compliance. Supplier represents and warrants it will provide all Included ^ŽůƵƟŽŶƐ
ƵŶĚĞƌƚŚŝƐŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚŝŶĨƵůůĐŽŵƉůŝĂŶĐĞǁŝƚŚĂƉƉůŝĐĂďůĞĨĞĚĞƌĂů͕ƐƚĂƚĞ͕ĂŶĚůŽĐĂůůĂǁƐĂŶĚ
ƌĞŐƵůĂƟŽŶƐ͘
ii)
>ŝĐĞŶƐĞƐ͘ ƐĂƉƉůŝĐĂďůĞ͕^ƵƉƉůŝĞƌǁŝůůŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶĂǀĂůŝĚƐƚĂƚƵƐŽŶĂůůƌĞƋƵŝƌĞĚĨĞĚĞƌĂů͕ƐƚĂƚĞ͕
ĂŶĚůŽĐĂůůŝĐĞŶƐĞƐ͕ďŽŶĚƐ͕ĂŶĚƉĞƌŵŝƚƐƌĞƋƵŝƌĞĚĨŽƌƚŚĞŽƉĞƌĂƟŽŶŽĨ^ƵƉƉůŝĞƌ͛ƐďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐǁŝƚŚ
WĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƟŶŐ ŶƟƟĞƐ͘WĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƟŶŐ ŶƟƟĞƐŵĂLJƌĞƋƵĞƐƚĂůůƌĞůĞǀĂŶƚĚŽĐƵŵĞŶƚĂƟŽŶĚŝƌĞĐƚůLJĨƌŽŵ
Supplier.
iii)
^ƵƉƉůŝĞƌtĂƌƌĂŶƚƐ͘ Supplier warrants that all Included ^ŽůƵƟŽŶƐĨƵƌŶŝƐŚĞĚƵŶĚĞƌƚŚŝƐ
ŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚĂƌĞĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵůŝĞŶƐĂŶĚĞŶĐƵŵďƌĂŶĐĞƐ͕ĂŶĚĂƌĞĨƌĞĞĨƌŽŵĚĞĨĞĐƚƐŝŶĚĞƐŝŐŶ͕ŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐ͕
ĂŶĚǁŽƌŬŵĂŶƐŚŝƉ͘/ŶĂĚĚŝƟŽŶ͕^ƵƉƉůŝĞƌǁĂƌƌĂŶƚƐƚŚĞ^ŽůƵƟŽŶƐĂƌĞƐƵŝƚĂďůĞĨŽƌĂŶĚǁŝůůƉĞƌĨŽƌŵ
in accordance with the ordinary uƐĞĨŽƌǁŚŝĐŚƚŚĞLJĂƌĞŝŶƚĞŶĚĞĚ͘
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Supplier has disclosed all current and completed bankruptcy proceedings within the past seven years
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ƉƌŽĐĞĞĚŝŶŐĂƚĂŶLJƟŵĞĚƵƌŝŶŐƚŚĞƚĞƌŵŽĨƚŚŝƐŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚ͘
15) ĞďĂƌŵĞŶƚĂŶĚ^ƵƐƉĞŶƐŝŽŶ͘ ^ƵƉƉůŝĞƌĐĞƌƟĮĞƐĂŶĚǁĂƌƌĂŶƚƐƚŚĂƚŶĞŝƚŚĞƌŝƚŶŽƌŝƚƐƉƌŝŶĐŝƉĂůƐĂƌĞ
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warrants that it will pƌŽǀŝĚĞŝŵŵĞĚŝĂƚĞǁƌŝƩĞŶŶŽƟĐĞƚŽ^ŽƵƌĐĞǁĞůůŝĨƚŚŝƐĐĞƌƟĮĐĂƟŽŶĐŚĂŶŐĞƐĂƚ
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ůĂďŽƌĞƌƐĂŶĚŵĞĐŚĂŶŝĐƐĂƚĂƌĂƚĞŶŽƚůĞƐƐƚŚĂŶƚŚĞƉƌĞǀĂŝůŝŶŐǁĂŐĞƐƐƉĞĐŝĮĞĚŝŶĂǁĂŐĞ
ĚĞƚĞƌŵŝŶĂƟŽŶŵĂĚĞďLJƚŚĞ^ĞĐƌĞƚĂƌLJŽĨ>ĂďŽƌ͘/ŶĂĚĚŝƟŽŶ͕ĐŽŶƚƌĂĐƚŽƌƐŵƵƐƚďĞƌĞƋƵŝƌĞĚƚŽƉĂLJ
wages not less than once a week. The non-ĨĞĚĞƌĂůĞŶƟƚLJŵƵƐƚƉůĂĐĞĂĐŽƉLJŽĨƚŚĞĐƵƌƌĞŶƚ
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ϰϬh͘^͘͘ΑΑϯϳϬϮĂŶĚϯϳϬϰ͕ĂƐƐƵƉƉůĞŵĞŶƚĞĚďLJĞƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚŽĨ>ĂďŽƌƌĞŐƵůĂƟŽŶƐ;Ϯϵ͘&͘Z͘ΑϱͿ͘
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ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƚŚĂƚŶŽůĂďŽƌĞƌŽƌŵĞĐŚĂŶŝĐŵƵƐƚďĞƌĞƋƵŝƌĞĚƚŽǁŽƌŬŝŶƐƵƌƌŽƵŶĚŝŶŐƐŽƌƵŶĚĞƌǁŽƌŬŝŶŐ
ĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶƐǁŚŝĐŚĂƌĞƵŶƐĂŶŝƚĂƌLJ͕ŚĂnjĂƌĚŽƵƐŽƌĚĂŶŐĞƌŽƵƐ͘dŚĞƐĞƌĞƋƵŝƌĞŵĞŶƚƐĚŽŶŽƚĂƉƉůLJƚŽ
the purchases ŽĨƐƵƉƉůŝĞƐ͕ŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐ͕ŽƌĂƌƟĐůĞƐŽƌĚŝŶĂƌŝůLJĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞŽŶƚŚĞŽƉĞŶŵĂƌŬĞƚ͕Žƌ
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ďLJƌĞĨĞƌĞŶĐĞŝŶƚŽƚŚŝƐŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚ͘^ƵƉƉůŝĞƌĐĞƌƟĮĞƐƚŚĂƚĚƵƌŝŶŐƚŚĞƚĞƌŵŽĨĂŶĂǁĂƌĚĨŽƌĂůů
ŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚƐďLJ^ŽƵƌĐĞǁĞůůƌĞƐƵůƟŶŐĨƌŽŵƚŚŝƐƉƌŽĐƵƌĞŵĞŶƚƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ͕^ƵƉƉůŝĞƌŵƵƐƚĐŽŵƉůLJǁŝƚŚ
ĂƉƉůŝĐĂďůĞƌĞƋƵŝƌĞŵĞŶƚƐĂƐƌĞĨĞƌĞŶĐĞĚĂďŽǀĞ͘
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RIGHTS TO INVENTIONS MADE UNDER A CONTRACT OR AGREEMENT. /ĨƚŚĞĨĞĚĞƌĂů
ĂǁĂƌĚŵĞĞƚƐƚŚĞĚĞĮŶŝƟŽŶŽĨ͞ĨƵŶĚŝŶŐĂŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚ͟ƵŶĚĞƌϯϳ͘&͘Z͘ΑϰϬϭ͘Ϯ;ĂͿĂŶĚƚŚĞƌĞĐŝƉŝĞŶƚ
ŽƌƐƵďƌĞĐŝƉŝĞŶƚǁŝƐŚĞƐƚŽĞŶƚĞƌŝŶƚŽĂĐŽŶƚƌĂĐƚǁŝƚŚĂƐŵĂůůďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐĮƌŵŽƌŶŽŶƉƌŽĮƚ
ŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĂƟŽŶƌĞŐĂƌĚŝŶŐƚŚĞƐƵďƐƟƚƵƟŽŶŽĨƉĂƌƟĞƐ͕ĂƐƐŝŐŶŵĞŶƚŽƌƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞŽĨĞdžƉĞƌŝŵĞŶƚĂů͕
ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚĂů͕ŽƌƌĞƐĞĂƌĐŚǁŽƌŬƵŶĚĞƌƚŚĂƚ͞ĨƵŶĚŝŶŐĂŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚ͕͟ƚŚĞƌĞĐŝƉŝĞŶƚŽƌƐƵďƌĞĐŝƉŝĞŶƚ
ŵƵƐƚĐŽŵƉůLJǁŝƚŚƚŚĞƌĞƋƵŝƌĞŵĞŶƚƐŽĨϯϳ͘&͘Z͘ΑϰϬϭ͕͞ZŝŐŚƚƐƚŽ/ŶǀĞŶƟŽŶƐDĂĚĞďLJEŽŶƉƌŽĮƚ
KƌŐĂŶŝnjĂƟŽŶƐĂŶĚ^ŵĂůůƵƐŝŶĞƐƐ&ŝƌŵƐhŶĚĞƌ'ŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ'ƌĂŶƚƐ͕ŽŶƚƌĂĐƚƐĂŶĚŽŽƉĞƌĂƟǀĞ
ŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚƐ͕͟ĂŶĚĂŶLJŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƟŶŐƌĞŐƵůĂƟŽŶƐŝƐƐƵĞĚďLJƚŚĞĂǁĂƌĚŝŶŐĂŐĞŶĐLJ͘^ƵƉƉůŝĞƌ
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ƉƌŽĐƵƌĞŵĞŶƚƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ͕^ƵƉƉůŝĞƌŵƵƐƚĐŽŵƉůLJǁŝƚŚĂƉƉůŝĐĂďůĞƌĞƋƵŝƌĞŵĞŶƚƐĂƐƌĞĨĞƌĞŶĐĞĚĂďŽǀĞ͘
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KEdZK>d;ϯϯh͘^͘͘ΑϭϮϱϭ-ϭϯϴϳͿ͘ ŽŶƚƌĂĐƚƐĂŶĚƐƵďŐƌĂŶƚƐŽĨĂŵŽƵŶƚƐŝŶĞdžĐĞƐƐŽĨ
ΨϭϱϬ͕ϬϬϬƌĞƋƵŝƌĞƚŚĞŶŽŶ-ĨĞĚĞƌĂůĂǁĂƌĚƚŽĂŐƌĞĞƚŽĐŽŵƉůLJǁŝƚŚĂůůĂƉƉůŝĐĂďůĞƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚƐ͕ŽƌĚĞƌƐ
ŽƌƌĞŐƵůĂƟŽŶƐŝƐƐƵĞĚƉƵƌƐƵĂŶƚƚŽƚŚĞůĞĂŶŝƌĐƚ;ϰϮh͘^͘͘ΑϳϰϬϭ- ϳϲϳϭƋͿĂŶĚƚŚĞ&ĞĚĞƌĂů
tĂƚĞƌWŽůůƵƟŽŶŽŶƚƌŽůĐƚĂƐĂŵĞŶĚĞĚ;ϯϯh͘^͘͘ΑϭϮϱϭ- ϭϯϴϳͿ͘sŝŽůĂƟŽŶƐŵƵƐƚďĞƌĞƉŽƌƚĞĚƚŽ
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; WͿ͘^ƵƉƉůŝĞƌĐĞƌƟĮĞƐƚŚĂƚĚƵƌŝŶŐƚŚĞƚĞƌŵŽĨƚŚŝƐŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚŝƚǁŝůůĐŽŵƉůLJǁŝƚŚĂƉƉůŝĐĂďůĞ
ƌĞƋƵŝƌĞŵĞŶƚƐĂƐƌĞĨĞƌĞŶĐĞĚĂďŽǀĞ͘
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ZD EdE^h^W E^/KE; y hd/s KZ Z^ϭϮϱϰϵEϭϮϲϴϵͿ͘ A contract
ĂǁĂƌĚ;ƐĞĞϮ͘&͘Z͘ΑϭϴϬ͘ϮϮϬͿŵƵƐƚŶŽƚďĞŵĂĚĞƚŽƉĂƌƟĞƐůŝƐƚĞĚŽŶƚŚĞŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚǁŝĚĞ
ĞdžĐůƵƐŝŽŶƐŝŶƚŚĞ^LJƐƚĞŵĨŽƌǁĂƌĚDĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚ;^DͿ͕ŝŶĂĐĐŽƌĚĂŶĐĞǁŝƚŚƚŚĞKDŐƵŝĚĞůŝŶĞƐ
ĂƚϮ͘&͘Z͘ΑϭϴϬƚŚĂƚŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚ džĞĐƵƟǀĞKƌĚĞƌƐϭϮϱϰϵ;ϯ͘&͘Z͘ΑϭϵϴϲŽŵƉ͕͘Ɖ͘ϭϴϵͿĂŶĚ
ϭϮϲϴϵ;ϯ͘&͘Z͘ΑϭϵϴϵŽŵƉ͕͘Ɖ͘ϮϯϱͿ͕͞ĞďĂƌŵĞŶƚĂŶĚ^ƵƐƉĞŶƐŝŽŶ͘͟^D džĐůƵƐŝŽŶƐĐŽŶƚĂŝŶƐ
ƚŚĞŶĂŵĞƐŽĨƉĂƌƟĞƐĚĞďĂƌƌĞĚ͕ƐƵƐƉĞŶĚĞĚ͕ŽƌŽƚŚĞƌǁŝƐĞĞdžĐůƵĚĞĚďLJĂŐĞŶĐŝĞƐ͕ĂƐǁĞůůĂƐƉĂƌƟĞƐ
declared ineligible under statutory or reŐƵůĂƚŽƌLJĂƵƚŚŽƌŝƚLJŽƚŚĞƌƚŚĂŶ džĞĐƵƟǀĞKƌĚĞƌϭϮϱϰϵ͘
^ƵƉƉůŝĞƌĐĞƌƟĮĞƐƚŚĂƚŶĞŝƚŚĞƌŝƚŶŽƌŝƚƐƉƌŝŶĐŝƉĂůƐĂƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚůLJĚĞďĂƌƌĞĚ͕ƐƵƐƉĞŶĚĞĚ͕ƉƌŽƉŽƐĞĚ
ĨŽƌĚĞďĂƌŵĞŶƚ͕ĚĞĐůĂƌĞĚŝŶĞůŝŐŝďůĞ͕ŽƌǀŽůƵŶƚĂƌŝůLJĞdžĐůƵĚĞĚĨƌŽŵƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƟŽŶďLJĂŶLJĨĞĚĞƌĂů
department or agency.
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BYRD ANTI->Kz/E'D ED Ed͕^D E ;ϯϭh͘^͘͘ΑϭϯϱϮͿ͘ Suppliers must
ĮůĞĂŶLJƌĞƋƵŝƌĞĚĐĞƌƟĮĐĂƟŽŶƐ͘^ƵƉƉůŝĞƌƐŵƵƐƚŶŽƚŚĂǀĞƵƐĞĚĨĞĚĞƌĂůĂƉƉƌŽƉƌŝĂƚĞĚĨƵŶĚƐƚŽƉĂLJ
ĂŶLJƉĞƌƐŽŶŽƌŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĂƟŽŶĨŽƌŝŶŇƵĞŶĐŝŶŐŽƌĂƩĞŵƉƟŶŐƚŽŝŶŇƵĞŶĐĞĂŶŽĸĐĞƌŽƌĞŵƉůŽLJĞĞŽĨ
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ƚŚĂƚƚĂŬĞƐƉůĂĐĞŝŶĐŽŶŶĞĐƟŽŶǁŝƚŚŽďƚĂŝŶŝŶŐĂŶLJĨĞĚĞƌĂůĂǁĂƌĚ͘^ƵĐŚĚŝƐĐůŽƐƵƌĞƐĂƌĞĨŽƌǁĂƌĚĞĚ
ĨƌŽŵƟĞƌƚŽƟĞƌƵƉƚŽƚŚĞŶŽŶ-ĨĞĚĞƌĂůĂǁĂƌĚ͘^ƵƉƉůŝĞƌƐŵƵƐƚĮůĞĂůůĐĞƌƟĮĐĂƟŽŶƐĂŶĚĚŝƐĐůŽƐƵƌĞƐ
ƌĞƋƵŝƌĞĚďLJ͕ĂŶĚŽƚŚĞƌǁŝƐĞĐŽŵƉůLJǁŝƚŚ͕ƚŚĞLJƌĚŶƟ->ŽďďLJŝŶŐŵĞŶĚŵĞŶƚ;ϯϭh͘^͘͘Αϭϯϱ2).
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ĐĞƌƟĮĞƐƚŚĂƚŝƚǁŝůůƌĞƚĂŝŶĂůůƌĞĐŽƌĚƐĂƐƌĞƋƵŝƌĞĚďLJϮ͘&͘Z͘ΑϮϬϬ͘ϯϯϯĨŽƌĂƉĞƌŝŽĚŽĨϯLJĞĂƌƐĂŌĞƌ
grantees or ƐƵďŐƌĂŶƚĞĞƐƐƵďŵŝƚĮŶĂůĞdžƉĞŶĚŝƚƵƌĞƌĞƉŽƌƚƐŽƌƋƵĂƌƚĞƌůLJŽƌĂŶŶƵĂůĮŶĂŶĐŝĂů
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ENERGY POLICY AND CONSERVATION ACT COMPLIANCE. To the extent applicable,
^ƵƉƉůŝĞƌŵƵƐƚĐŽŵƉůLJǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŵĂŶĚĂƚŽƌLJƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚƐĂŶĚƉŽůŝĐŝĞƐƌĞůĂƟŶŐƚŽĞŶĞƌŐLJĞĸĐŝĞŶĐLJ
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WŽůŝĐLJĂŶĚŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶĐƚ͘
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ŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚĨŽƌƚŚĞƉƵƌƉŽƐĞŽĨŵĂŬŝŶŐĂƵĚŝƚƐ͕ĞdžĂŵŝŶĂƟŽŶƐ͕ĞdžĐĞƌƉƚƐ͕ĂŶĚƚƌĂŶƐĐƌŝƉƟŽŶƐ͘dŚĞ
ƌŝŐŚƚĂůƐŽŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐƟŵĞůLJĂŶĚƌĞĂƐŽŶĂďůĞĂĐĐĞƐƐƚŽ^ƵƉƉůŝĞƌ͛ƐƉĞƌƐŽŶŶĞůĨŽƌƚŚĞƉƵƌƉŽƐĞŽĨ
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ĐŽŵƉůLJǁŝƚŚ^ĞĐƟŽŶϲϬϬϮŽĨƚŚĞ^ŽůŝĚtĂƐƚĞŝƐƉŽƐĂůĐƚ͕ĂƐĂŵĞŶĚĞĚďLJƚŚĞZĞƐŽƵƌĐĞ
ŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶĂŶĚZĞĐŽǀĞƌLJĐƚ͘dŚĞƌĞƋƵŝƌĞŵĞŶƚƐŽĨ^ĞĐƟŽŶϲϬϬϮŝŶĐůƵĚĞƉƌŽĐƵƌŝŶŐŽŶůLJŝƚĞŵƐ
ĚĞƐŝŐŶĂƚĞĚŝŶŐƵŝĚĞůŝŶĞƐŽĨƚŚĞ ŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂůWƌŽƚĞĐƟŽŶŐĞŶĐLJ; WͿĂƚϰϬ͘&͘Z͘ΑϮϰϳƚŚĂƚ
ĐŽŶƚĂŝŶƚŚĞŚŝŐŚĞƐƚƉĞƌĐĞŶƚĂŐĞŽĨƌĞĐŽǀĞƌĞĚŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐƉƌĂĐƟĐĂďůĞ͕ consistent with maintaining a
ƐĂƟƐĨĂĐƚŽƌLJůĞǀĞůŽĨĐŽŵƉĞƟƟŽŶ͕ǁŚĞƌĞƚŚĞƉƵƌĐŚĂƐĞƉƌŝĐĞŽĨƚŚĞŝƚĞŵĞdžĐĞĞĚƐΨϭϬ͕ϬϬϬŽƌƚŚĞ
ǀĂůƵĞŽĨƚŚĞƋƵĂŶƟƚLJĂĐƋƵŝƌĞĚĚƵƌŝŶŐƚŚĞƉƌĞĐĞĚŝŶŐĮƐĐĂůLJĞĂƌĞdžĐĞĞĚĞĚΨϭϬ͕ϬϬϬ͖ƉƌŽĐƵƌŝŶŐ
solid waste management services in a mĂŶŶĞƌƚŚĂƚŵĂdžŝŵŝnjĞƐĞŶĞƌŐLJĂŶĚƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƌĞĐŽǀĞƌLJ͖
ĂŶĚĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚŝŶŐĂŶĂĸƌŵĂƟǀĞƉƌŽĐƵƌĞŵĞŶƚƉƌŽŐƌĂŵĨŽƌƉƌŽĐƵƌĞŵĞŶƚŽĨƌĞĐŽǀĞƌĞĚŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐ
ŝĚĞŶƟĮĞĚŝŶƚŚĞ WŐƵŝĚĞůŝŶĞƐ͘
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ŽƌƌĞƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶƐŽĨŇĂŐƐŽƌůŝŬĞŶĞƐƐĞƐŽĨ&ĞĚĞƌĂůĂŐĞŶĐLJŽĸĐŝĂůƐǁŝƚŚŽƵƚƐƉĞĐŝĮĐƉƌĞ-approval.
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ƚŽƚŚŝƐŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚŽƌĂŶLJƉƵƌĐŚĂƐĞďLJĂWĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƟŶŐ ŶƟƚLJĂŶĚŝƐŶŽƚƐƵďũĞĐƚƚŽĂŶLJŽďůŝŐĂƟŽŶƐ
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PROGRAM FRAUD AND FALSE OR FRAUDULENT STATEMENTS OR RELATED ACTS. The
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WĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƟŶŐ ŶƟƚLJ͘
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FEDERAL DEBT. dŚĞ^ƵƉƉůŝĞƌĐĞƌƟĮĞƐƚŚĂƚŝƚŝƐŶŽŶ-ĚĞůŝŶƋƵĞŶƚŝŶŝƚƐƌĞƉĂLJŵĞŶƚŽĨĂŶLJ
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CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. dŚĞ^ƵƉƉůŝĞƌŵƵƐƚŶŽƟĨLJƚŚĞh͘^͘KĸĐĞŽĨ'ĞŶĞƌĂů^ĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ͕
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WĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƟŶŐ ŶƟƚLJĂƌĞĂďůĞƚŽĂƐƐĞƐƐƚŚĞĂĐƚƵĂůŽƌƉŽƚĞŶƟĂůĐŽŶŇŝĐƚ͖ĂŶĚƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĂŶLJĂĚĚŝƟŽŶĂů
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Timely response to all Sourcewell ĂŶĚWĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƟŶŐ ŶƟƚLJŝŶƋƵŝƌŝĞƐ͖ĂŶĚ
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WĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƟŽŶŝŶƌĞǀŝĞǁƐǁŝƚŚ^ŽƵƌĐĞǁĞůů͘
^ŽƵƌĐĞǁĞůůΖƐƵƚŚŽƌŝnjĞĚZĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƟǀĞŝƐŝƚƐŚŝĞĨWƌŽĐƵƌĞŵĞŶƚKĸĐĞƌ.
4) WĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞZĞǀŝĞǁƐ͘ Supplier will ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŵŝŶŝŵƵŵŽĨŽŶĞƌĞǀŝĞǁǁŝƚŚ^ŽƵƌĐĞǁĞůů per
ĂŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚLJĞĂƌ͘dŚĞƌĞǀŝĞǁǁŝůůĐŽǀĞƌƚƌĂŶƐĂĐƟŽŶƐƚŽWĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƟŶŐ ŶƟƟĞƐ͕ƉƌŝĐŝŶŐĂŶĚƚĞƌŵƐ͕
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ĂĚŵŝŶŝƐƚƌĂƟǀĞĨĞĞƐ͕ƐĂůĞƐĚĂƚĂƌĞƉŽƌƚƐ͕ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞŝƐƐƵĞƐ͕ƐƵƉƉůLJ chain issues, customer issues, and
ĂŶLJŽƚŚĞƌŶĞĐĞƐƐĂƌLJŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ͘
5) ^ĂůĞƐZĞƉŽƌƟŶŐZĞƋƵŝƌĞĚ͘ ^ƵƉƉůŝĞƌŝƐƌĞƋƵŝƌĞĚĂƐĂŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůĞůĞŵĞŶƚƚŽƚŚŝƐDĂƐƚĞƌŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚƚŽ
ƌĞƉŽƌƚĂůůĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞĚƚƌĂŶƐĂĐƟŽŶƐǁŝƚŚWĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƟŶŐ ŶƟƟĞƐƵƟůŝnjŝŶŐƚŚŝƐŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚ͘&ĂŝůƵƌĞƚŽ
provide complete and accurate ƌĞƉŽƌƚƐĂƐĚĞĮŶĞĚŚĞƌĞŝŶǁŝůůďĞĂŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůďƌĞĂĐŚŽĨƚŚĞŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚ
ĂŶĚ^ŽƵƌĐĞǁĞůůƌĞƐĞƌǀĞƐƚŚĞƌŝŐŚƚƚŽƉƵƌƐƵĞĂůůƌĞŵĞĚŝĞƐĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞĂƚůĂǁŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐĐĂŶĐĞůůĂƟŽŶŽĨ
this Agreement.
6) ZĞƉŽƌƟŶŐZĞƋƵŝƌĞŵĞŶƚƐ͘ ^ƵƉƉůŝĞƌŵƵƐƚƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ^ŽƵƌĐĞǁĞůůĂŶĂĐƟǀŝƚLJƌĞƉŽƌƚŽĨĂůůƚƌĂŶƐĂĐƟŽŶƐ
ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞĚƵƟůŝnjŝŶŐƚŚŝƐŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚ͘ZĞƉŽƌƚƐĂƌĞĚƵĞĂƚůĞĂƐƚŽŶĐĞĞĂĐŚĐĂůĞŶĚĂƌƋƵĂƌƚĞƌ;ZĞƉŽƌƟŶŐ
WĞƌŝŽĚͿ͘ZĞƉŽƌƚƐŵƵƐƚďĞƌĞĐĞŝǀĞĚŶŽůĂƚĞƌƚŚĂŶϰϱĐĂůĞŶĚĂƌĚĂLJƐĂŌĞƌƚŚĞĞŶĚŽĨĞĂch calendar
ƋƵĂƌƚĞƌ͘^ƵƉƉůŝĞƌŵĂLJƌĞƉŽƌƚŽŶĂŵŽƌĞĨƌĞƋƵĞŶƚďĂƐŝƐŝŶŝƚƐĚŝƐĐƌĞƟŽŶ͘ZĞƉŽƌƚƐŵƵƐƚďĞƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĚ
ƌĞŐĂƌĚůĞƐƐŽĨƚŚĞĂŵŽƵŶƚŽĨĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞĚƚƌĂŶƐĂĐƟŽŶƐĚƵƌŝŶŐƚŚĂƚƋƵĂƌƚĞƌ;ŝ͘Ğ͕͘ŝĨƚŚĞƌĞĂƌĞŶŽƐĂůĞƐ͕
Supplier must submit a ƌĞƉŽƌƚŝŶĚŝĐĂƟŶŐŶŽƐĂůĞƐǁĞƌĞŵĂĚĞͿ͘
dŚĞZĞƉŽƌƚŵƵƐƚĐŽŶƚĂŝŶƚŚĞĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐĮĞůĚƐ͗
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WĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƟŶŐ ŶƟƚLJEĂŵĞ;Ğ͘Ő͕͘ŝƚLJŽĨ^ƚĂƉůĞƐ,ŝŐŚǁĂLJĞƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚͿ͖
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WĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƟŶŐ ŶƟƚLJWŚLJƐŝĐĂů^ƚƌĞĞƚĚĚƌĞƐƐ͖
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WĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƟŶŐ ŶƟƚLJŝƚLJ͖
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WĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƟŶŐ ŶƟƚLJ^ƚĂƚĞͬWƌŽǀŝŶĐĞ͖
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WĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƟŶŐ ŶƟƚLJŝƉͬWŽƐƚĂůŽĚĞ͖
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^ŽƵƌĐĞǁĞůůWĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƟŶŐ ŶƟƚLJAccount Number;
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dƌĂŶƐĂĐƟŽŶĞƐĐƌŝƉƟŽŶ͖
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dƌĂŶƐĂĐƟŽŶWƵƌĐŚĂƐĞĚWƌŝĐĞ͖
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^ŽƵƌĐĞǁĞůůĚŵŝŶŝƐƚƌĂƟǀĞ&ĞĞƉƉůŝĞĚ͖ĂŶĚ
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ĂƚĞdƌĂŶƐĂĐƟŽŶǁĂƐŝŶǀŽŝĐĞĚͬƐĂůĞǁĂƐƌĞĐŽŐŶŝnjĞĚĂƐƌĞǀĞŶƵĞďLJ^ƵƉƉůŝĞƌ͘
/Ĩcollected by Supplier, ƚŚĞZĞƉŽƌƚŵĂLJŝŶĐůƵĚĞƚŚĞĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐĮĞůĚƐĂƐĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ͗
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WĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƟŶŐ ŶƟƚLJŽŶƚĂĐƚEĂŵĞ͖
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WĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƟŶŐ ŶƟƚLJŽŶƚĂĐƚ ŵĂŝůĚĚƌĞƐƐ͖
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WĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƟŶŐ ŶƟƚLJŽŶƚĂĐƚdĞůĞƉŚŽŶĞEƵŵďĞƌ͖
7) ĚŵŝŶŝƐƚƌĂƟǀĞ&ĞĞ͘ /ŶĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĂƟŽŶĨŽƌƚŚĞƐƵƉƉŽƌƚĂŶĚƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĚďLJ^ŽƵƌĐĞǁĞůů͕^ƵƉƉůŝĞƌ
ǁŝůůƉĂLJĂŶĚŵŝŶŝƐƚƌĂƟǀĞ&ĞĞƚŽ^ŽƵƌĐĞǁĞůůŽŶĂůůĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞĚƚƌĂŶƐĂĐƟŽŶƐƚŽWĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƟŶŐ ŶƟƟĞƐ
ƵƟůŝnjŝŶŐƚŚŝƐŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚ͘^ƵƉƉůŝĞƌǁŝůůŝŶĐůƵĚĞŝƚƐĚŵŝŶŝƐƚƌĂƟǀĞ&ĞĞǁŝƚŚin its proposed pricing.
^ƵƉƉůŝĞƌŵĂLJŶŽƚĚŝƌĞĐƚůLJĐŚĂƌŐĞWĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƟŶŐ ŶƟƟĞƐƚŽŽīƐĞƚƚŚĞĚŵŝŶŝƐƚƌĂƟǀĞ&ĞĞ͘
8) &ĞĞĂůĐƵůĂƟŽŶ͘ ^ƵƉƉůŝĞƌ͛ƐĚŵŝŶŝƐƚƌĂƟǀĞ&ĞĞƉĂLJĂďůĞƚŽ^ŽƵƌĐĞǁĞůůǁŝůůďĞĐĂůĐƵůĂƚĞĚĂƐĂƐƚĂƚĞĚ
ƉĞƌĐĞŶƚĂŐĞ;ůŝƐƚĞĚŝŶ^ƵƉƉůŝĞƌ͛ƐWƌŽƉŽƐĂůͿŽĨĂůůĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞĚƚƌĂŶƐĂĐƟŽŶƐƵƟůŝnjŝŶŐƚŚŝƐDĂƐƚĞƌ
ŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞƉƌĞĐĞĚŝŶŐZĞƉŽƌƟŶŐWĞƌŝŽĚ͘ For certain categories, a ŇĂƚĨĞĞ may be
proposed. dŚĞĚŵŝŶŝƐƚƌĂƟǀĞ&ĞĞǁŝůůďĞƐƚĂƚĞĚŝŶ^ƵƉƉůŝĞƌ͛ƐWƌŽƉŽƐĂů.
9) &ĞĞZĞŵŝƩĂŶĐĞ͘ ^ƵƉƉůŝĞƌǁŝůůƌĞŵŝƚĨĞĞƚŽ^ŽƵƌĐĞǁĞůůŶŽůĂƚĞƌƚŚĂŶϰϱĐĂůĞŶĚĂƌĚĂLJƐĂŌĞƌƚŚĞĐůŽƐĞ
ŽĨƚŚĞƉƌĞĐĞĚŝŶŐĐĂůĞŶĚĂƌƋƵĂƌƚĞƌŝŶĐŽŶũƵŶĐƟŽŶǁŝƚŚ^ƵƉƉůŝĞƌ͛ƐZĞƉŽƌƟŶŐWĞƌŝŽĚŽďůŝŐĂƟŽŶƐ
ĚĞĮŶĞĚŚĞƌĞŝŶ͘WĂLJŵĞŶƚƐƐŚŽƵůĚŶŽƚĞƚŚĞ^ƵƉƉůŝĞƌ͛ƐŶĂŵĞĂŶĚ^ŽƵƌĐĞǁĞůů-assigned Agreement
number in the memo; and must be either mailed to Sourcewell ĂďŽǀĞ͞ƩŶ͗ĐĐŽƵŶƚƐZĞĐĞŝǀĂďůĞ͟Žƌ
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ƌĞŵŝƩĞĚĞůĞĐƚƌŽŶŝĐĂůůLJƚŽ^ŽƵƌĐĞǁĞůů͛ƐďĂŶŬŝŶŐŝŶƐƟƚƵƟŽŶƉĞƌ^ŽƵƌĐĞǁĞůů͛Ɛ&ŝŶĂŶĐĞĚĞƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚ
ŝŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶƐ͘
10) Noncompliance. Sourcewell reserves the right to seek all remedies available ĂƚůĂǁĨŽƌƵŶƉĂŝĚŽƌ
ƵŶĚĞƌƉĂŝĚĚŵŝŶŝƐƚƌĂƟǀĞ&ĞĞƐĚƵĞƵŶĚĞƌƚŚŝƐŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚ͘&ĂŝůƵƌĞƚŽƌĞŵŝƚƉĂLJŵĞŶƚ͕ĚĞůŝŶƋƵĞŶƚ
payments͕ƵŶĚĞƌƉĂLJŵĞŶƚƐ͕ŽƌŽƚŚĞƌĚĞǀŝĂƟŽŶƐĨƌŽŵƚŚĞƌĞƋƵŝƌĞŵĞŶƚƐŽĨƚŚŝƐŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚŵĂLJďĞ
ĚĞĞŵĞĚĂŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůďƌĞĂĐŚĂŶĚŵĂLJƌĞƐƵůƚŝŶĐĂŶĐĞůůĂƟŽŶŽĨƚŚŝƐŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚĂŶĚĚŝƐďĂƌŵĞŶƚĨƌŽŵ
ĨƵƚƵƌĞŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚƐ͘
11) ƵĚŝƚZĞƋƵŝƌĞŵĞŶƚƐ͘ Pursuant to Minn. Stat. Α 16C.05, subdivision 5, the books, records,
ĚŽĐƵŵĞŶƚƐ͕ĂŶĚĂĐĐŽƵŶƟŶŐƉƌŽĐĞĚƵƌĞƐĂŶĚƉƌĂĐƟĐĞƐƌĞůĞǀĂŶƚƚŽƚŚŝƐŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚĂƌĞƐƵďũĞĐƚƚŽ
ĞdžĂŵŝŶĂƟŽŶďLJ^ŽƵƌĐĞǁĞůůand ƚŚĞDŝŶŶĞƐŽƚĂ^ƚĂƚĞƵĚŝƚŽƌĨŽƌĂŵŝŶŝŵƵŵŽĨƐŝdžLJĞĂƌƐĨƌŽŵƚŚĞĞŶĚ
ŽĨƚŚŝƐŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚ͘^ƵƉƉůŝĞƌĂŐƌĞĞƐƚŽĨƵůůLJĐŽŽƉĞƌĂƚĞǁŝƚŚ^ŽƵƌĐĞǁĞůůŝŶĂƵĚŝƟŶŐƚƌĂŶƐĂĐƟŽŶƐƵŶĚĞƌ
ƚŚŝƐŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚƚŽĞŶƐƵƌĞĐŽŵƉůŝĂŶĐĞǁŝƚŚƉƌŝĐŝŶŐƚĞƌŵƐ͕ĐŽƌƌĞĐƚĐĂůĐƵůĂƟŽŶĂŶĚƌĞŵŝƩĂŶĐĞŽĨ
ĚŵŝŶŝƐƚƌĂƟǀĞ&ĞĞƐ͕ĂŶĚǀĞƌŝĮĐĂƟŽŶŽĨƚƌĂŶƐĂĐƟŽŶƐĂƐŵĂLJďĞƌĞƋƵĞƐƚĞĚďLJĂWĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƟŶŐ ŶƟƚLJŽƌ
Sourcewell.
12) ƐƐŝŐŶŵĞŶƚ͕dƌĂŶƐĨĞƌ͕and ĚŵŝŶŝƐƚƌĂƟǀĞŚĂŶŐĞƐ͘^ƵƉƉůŝĞƌŵĂLJŶŽƚĂƐƐŝŐŶŽƌŽƚŚĞƌǁŝƐĞƚƌĂŶƐĨĞƌŝƚƐ
ƌŝŐŚƚƐŽƌŽďůŝŐĂƟŽŶƐƵŶĚĞƌƚŚŝƐŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚǁŝƚŚŽƵƚƚŚĞƉƌŝŽƌǁƌŝƩĞŶĐŽŶƐĞŶƚŽĨ^ŽƵƌĐĞǁĞůů͘^ƵĐŚ
consent will not be unreasonably withheld. Sourcewell reserves the right to unilaterally assign all or
ƉŽƌƟŽŶƐŽĨƚŚŝƐŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚǁŝƚŚŝŶŝƚƐƐŽůĞĚŝƐĐƌĞƟŽŶƚŽĂĚĚƌĞƐƐĐŽƌƉŽƌĂƚĞƌĞƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌŝŶŐƐ͕ŵĞƌŐĞƌƐ͕
ĂĐƋƵŝƐŝƟŽŶƐ͕ŽƌŽƚŚĞƌĐŚĂŶŐĞƐƚŽƚŚĞResponsible Party and named in the Agreement. Any prohibited
assignment is ŝŶǀĂůŝĚ͘hƉŽŶƌĞƋƵĞƐƚ ^ŽƵƌĐĞǁĞůůŵĂLJŵĂŬĞĂĚŵŝŶŝƐƚƌĂƟǀĞĐŚĂŶŐĞƐƚŽĂŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚ
ĚŽĐƵŵĞŶƚĂƟŽŶƐƵĐŚĂƐŶĂŵĞĐŚĂŶŐĞƐ͕ĂĚĚƌĞƐƐĐŚĂŶŐĞƐ͕ĂŶĚŽƚŚĞƌŶŽŶ-material updates as
determined ǁŝƚŚŝŶŝƚƐƐŽůĞĚŝƐĐƌĞƟŽŶ͘
ϭϯͿ ŵĞŶĚŵĞŶƚƐ͘ ŶLJŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůĐŚĂŶŐĞƚŽƚŚŝƐŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚŵƵƐƚďĞĞdžĞĐƵƚĞĚŝŶǁƌŝƟŶŐƚŚƌŽƵŐŚĂŶ
ĂŵĞŶĚŵĞŶƚĂŶĚǁŝůůŶŽƚďĞĞīĞĐƟǀĞƵŶƟůŝƚŚĂƐďĞĞŶĚƵůLJĞdžĞĐƵƚĞĚďLJƚŚĞƉĂƌƟĞƐ.
14) tĂŝǀĞƌ͘ Failure by Sourcewell to ĞŶĨŽƌĐĞany right under this Agreement will not be deemed a waiver
ŽĨƐƵĐŚƌŝŐŚƚŝŶƚŚĞĞǀĞŶƚŽĨƚŚĞĐŽŶƟŶƵĂƟŽŶŽƌƌĞƉĞƟƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞĐŝƌĐƵŵƐƚĂŶĐĞƐŐŝǀŝŶŐƌŝƐĞƚŽƐƵĐŚ
right.
15) ŽŵƉůĞƚĞŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚ͘ dŚŝƐŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚƐƚŚĞĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞĂŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚďĞƚǁĞĞŶƚŚĞƉĂƌƟĞƐ ĨŽƌ
ƚŚĞƐĐŽƉĞĂƐĚĞĮŶĞĚŚĞƌĞŝŶ͘^ƵƉƉůŝĞƌĂŶĚ^ŽƵƌĐĞǁĞůůŵĂLJĞŶƚĞƌŝŶƚŽƐĞƉĂƌĂƚĞǁƌŝƩĞŶĂŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚƐ
ƌĞůĂƟŶŐƐƉĞĐŝĮĐĂůůLJƚŽƚƌĂŶƐĂĐƟŽŶƐŽƵƚƐŝĚĞŽĨƚŚĞƐĐŽƉĞŽĨƚŚŝƐŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚ͘
16) ZĞůĂƟŽŶƐŚŝƉŽĨ^ŽƵƌĐĞǁĞůůĂŶĚ^ƵƉƉůŝĞƌ͘ This Agreement does not create a partnership, joint
ǀĞŶƚƵƌĞ͕ŽƌĂŶLJŽƚŚĞƌƌĞůĂƟŽŶƐŚŝƉƐƵĐŚĂƐĞŵƉůŽLJĞĞ͕ŝŶĚĞƉĞŶĚĞŶƚĐŽŶƚƌĂĐƚŽƌ͕ŵĂƐƚĞƌ-servant, or
principal-agent.
17) /ŶĚĞŵŶŝĮĐĂƟŽŶ͘ ^ƵƉƉůŝĞƌŵƵƐƚŝŶĚĞŵŶŝĨLJ͕ĚĞĨĞŶĚ͕ƐĂǀĞ͕ĂŶĚŚŽůĚ^ŽƵƌĐĞǁĞůů͕ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐƚŚĞŝƌĂŐĞŶƚƐ
ĂŶĚĞŵƉůŽLJĞĞƐ͕ŚĂƌŵůĞƐƐĨƌŽŵĂŶLJĐůĂŝŵƐŽƌĐĂƵƐĞƐŽĨĂĐƟŽŶ͕ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐĂƩŽƌŶĞLJƐ͛ĨĞĞƐŝŶĐƵƌƌĞĚďLJ
^ŽƵƌĐĞǁĞůů͕ĂƌŝƐŝŶŐŽƵƚŽĨĂŶLJĂĐƚŽƌŽŵŝƐƐŝŽŶŝŶƚŚĞƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞŽĨƚŚŝƐ Agreement by the Supplier
ŽƌŝƚƐĂŐĞŶƚƐŽƌĞŵƉůŽLJĞĞƐ͖ƚŚŝƐŝŶĚĞŵŶŝĮĐĂƟŽŶŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐŝŶũƵƌLJŽƌĚĞĂƚŚƚŽƉĞƌƐŽŶ;ƐͿŽƌƉƌŽƉĞƌƚLJ
ĂůůĞŐĞĚƚŽŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶĐĂƵƐĞĚďLJƐŽŵĞĚĞĨĞĐƚŝŶĚĞƐŝŐŶ͕ĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶ͕ŽƌƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞŽĨ/ŶĐůƵĚĞĚ
^ŽůƵƟŽŶƐƵŶĚĞƌƚŚŝƐŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚ͘^ŽƵƌĐĞǁĞůů͛ƐƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďŝůŝƚLJǁŝůůďĞŐŽǀĞƌŶĞĚďLJƚŚĞ^ƚĂƚĞŽĨ
DŝŶŶĞƐŽƚĂ͛ƐdŽƌƚ>ŝĂďŝůŝƚLJĐƚ;DŝŶŶĞƐŽƚĂ^ƚĂƚƵƚĞƐŚĂƉƚĞƌϰϲϲͿĂŶĚŽƚŚĞƌĂƉƉůŝĐĂďůĞůĂǁ͘
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18) ĂƚĂWƌĂĐƟĐĞƐ͘ Supplier and Sourcewell acknowledge Sourcewell is subject to the Minnesota
'ŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚĂƚĂWƌĂĐƟĐĞƐĐƚ͕DŝŶŶĞƐŽƚĂ^ƚĂƚƵƚĞƐŚĂƉƚĞƌϭϯ͘ƐŝƚĂƉƉůŝĞƐƚŽĂůůĚĂƚĂĐƌĞĂƚĞĚĂŶĚ
ŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶĞĚŝŶƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞŽĨƚŚŝƐŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚ͕^ƵƉƉůŝĞƌŵĂLJďĞƐƵďũĞĐƚƚŽƚŚĞƌĞƋƵŝƌĞŵĞŶƚƐŽĨƚŚŝƐ
chapter.
19) 'ƌĂŶƚŽĨ>ŝĐĞŶƐĞ͘
a) ƵƌŝŶŐƚŚĞƚĞƌŵŽĨƚŚŝƐŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚ͗
i)
^ƵƉƉůŝĞƌWƌŽŵŽƟŽŶ͘ Sourcewell grants to Supplier a royalty-ĨƌĞĞ͕ǁŽƌůĚǁŝĚĞ͕ŶŽŶ-exclusive
ƌŝŐŚƚĂŶĚůŝĐĞŶƐĞƚŽƵƐĞƚŚĞƚƌĂĚĞŵĂƌŬ;ƐͿƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĚƚŽ^ƵƉƉůŝĞƌďLJ^ŽƵƌĐĞǁĞůůŝŶĂĚǀĞƌƟƐŝŶŐ͕
ƉƌŽŵŽƟŽŶĂůŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐ͕ĂŶĚŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶĂůƐŝƚĞƐĨŽƌƚŚĞƉƵƌƉŽƐĞŽĨŵĂƌŬĞƟŶŐ^ŽƵƌĐĞǁĞůů͛Ɛ
Agreement with Supplier.
ii) ^ŽƵƌĐĞǁĞůůWƌŽŵŽƟŽŶ͘ Supplier grants to Sourcewell a royalty-ĨƌĞĞ͕ǁŽƌůĚǁŝĚĞ͕ŶŽŶ-
ĞdžĐůƵƐŝǀĞƌŝŐŚƚĂŶĚůŝĐĞŶƐĞƚŽƵƐĞ^ƵƉƉůŝĞƌ͛ƐƚƌĂĚĞŵĂƌŬƐŝŶĂĚǀĞƌƟƐŝŶŐ͕ƉƌŽŵŽƟŽŶĂů
ŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐ͕ĂŶĚŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶĂůƐŝƚĞƐĨŽƌƚŚĞƉƵƌƉŽƐĞŽĨŵĂƌŬĞƟŶŐ^ƵƉƉůŝĞƌ͛ƐŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚǁŝƚŚ
Sourcewell.
b) >ŝŵŝƚĞĚZŝŐŚƚŽĨ^ƵďůŝĐĞŶƐĞ͘ dŚĞƌŝŐŚƚĂŶĚůŝĐĞŶƐĞŐƌĂŶƚĞĚŚĞƌĞŝŶŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐĂůŝŵŝƚĞĚƌŝŐŚƚŽĨĞĂĐŚ
ƉĂƌƚLJƚŽŐƌĂŶƚƐƵďůŝĐĞŶƐĞƐƚŽƚŚĞŝƌƌĞƐƉĞĐƟǀĞƐƵďƐŝĚŝĂƌŝĞƐ͕ĚŝƐƚƌŝďƵƚŽƌƐ͕ĚĞĂůĞƌƐ͕ƌĞƐĞůůĞƌƐ͕
ŵĂƌŬĞƟŶŐƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƟǀĞƐ͕ƉĂƌƚŶĞƌƐ͕ŽƌĂŐĞŶƚƐ;ĐŽůůĞĐƟǀĞůLJ͞WĞƌŵŝƩĞĚ^ƵďůŝĐĞŶƐĞĞƐ͟ͿŝŶ
ĂĚǀĞƌƟƐŝŶŐ͕ƉƌŽŵŽƟŽŶĂů͕ŽƌŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶĂůŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐĨŽƌƚŚĞƉƵƌƉŽƐĞŽĨŵĂƌŬĞƟŶŐƚŚĞWĂƌƟĞƐ͛
ƌĞůĂƟŽŶƐŚŝƉ͘ŶLJƐƵďůŝĐĞŶƐĞŐƌĂŶƚĞĚǁŝůůďĞƐƵďũĞĐƚƚŽƚŚĞƚĞƌŵƐĂŶĚĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶƐŽĨƚŚŝƐƌƟĐůĞ͘
ĂĐŚƉĂƌƚLJǁŝůůďĞƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďůĞĨŽƌĂŶLJďƌĞĂĐŚŽĨƚŚŝƐƐĞĐƟŽŶ ďLJĂŶLJŽĨƚŚĞŝƌƌĞƐƉĞĐƟǀĞ
sublicensees.
c) hƐĞ͖YƵĂůŝƚLJŽŶƚƌŽů͘
i)
EĞŝƚŚĞƌƉĂƌƚLJŵĂLJĂůƚĞƌƚŚĞŽƚŚĞƌƉĂƌƚLJ͛ƐƚƌĂĚĞŵĂƌŬƐĨƌŽŵƚŚĞĨŽƌŵƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĚĂŶĚŵƵƐƚ
ĐŽŵƉůLJǁŝƚŚƌĞŵŽǀĂůƌĞƋƵĞƐƚƐĂƐƚŽƐƉĞĐŝĮĐƵƐĞƐŽĨŝƚƐƚƌĂĚĞŵĂƌŬƐŽƌůŽŐŽƐ.
ii) ĂĐŚƉĂƌƚLJĂŐƌĞĞƐƚŽƵƐĞ͕ĂŶĚƚŽĐĂƵƐĞŝƚƐWĞƌŵŝƩĞĚ^ƵďůŝĐĞŶƐĞĞƐƚŽƵƐĞ͕ƚŚĞŽƚŚĞƌƉĂƌƚLJ͛Ɛ
ƚƌĂĚĞŵĂƌŬƐŽŶůLJŝŶŐŽŽĚĨĂŝƚŚĂŶĚŝŶĂĚŝŐŶŝĮĞĚŵĂŶŶĞƌĐŽŶƐŝƐƚĞŶƚǁŝƚŚƐƵĐŚƉĂƌƚLJ͛ƐƵƐĞŽĨ
ƚŚĞƚƌĂĚĞŵĂƌŬƐ͘ ĂĐŚƉĂƌƚLJŵĂLJŵĂŬĞǁƌŝƩĞŶŶŽƟĐĞƚŽƚŚĞŽƚŚĞƌƌĞŐĂƌĚŝŶg misuse under
ƚŚŝƐƐĞĐƟŽŶ͘dŚĞŽīĞŶĚŝŶŐƉĂƌƚLJǁŝůůŚĂǀĞϯϬĚĂLJƐŽĨƚŚĞĚĂƚĞŽĨƚŚĞǁƌŝƩĞŶŶŽƟĐĞƚŽĐƵƌĞ
ƚŚĞŝƐƐƵĞŽƌƚŚĞůŝĐĞŶƐĞͬƐƵďůŝĐĞŶƐĞǁŝůůďĞƚĞƌŵŝŶĂƚĞĚ͘
d) dĞƌŵŝŶĂƟŽŶ͘ hƉŽŶƚŚĞƚĞƌŵŝŶĂƟŽŶŽĨƚŚŝƐŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚĨŽƌĂŶLJƌĞĂƐŽŶ͕ĞĂĐŚƉĂƌƚLJ͕ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ
WĞƌŵŝƩĞĚ^ƵďůŝĐĞŶƐĞĞƐ͕ǁŝůůŚĂǀĞϯϬĚĂLJƐƚŽƌĞŵŽǀĞĂůůdƌĂĚĞŵĂƌŬƐĨƌŽŵƐŝŐŶĂŐĞ͕ǁĞďƐŝƚĞƐ͕ĂŶĚ
ƚŚĞůŝŬĞďĞĂƌŝŶŐƚŚĞŽƚŚĞƌƉĂƌƚLJ͛ƐŶĂŵĞŽƌůŽŐŽ;ĞdžĐĞƉƟŶŐ^ŽƵƌĐĞǁĞůů͛ƐƉƌĞ-printed ĐĂƚĂůŽŐŽĨ
ƐƵƉƉůŝĞƌƐǁŚŝĐŚŵĂLJďĞƵƐĞĚƵŶƟůƚŚĞŶĞdžƚƉƌŝŶƟŶŐͿ͘^ƵƉƉůŝĞƌŵƵƐƚƌĞƚƵƌŶĂůůŵĂƌŬĞƟŶŐĂŶĚ
ƉƌŽŵŽƟŽŶĂůŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐ͕ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐƐŝŐŶĂŐĞ͕ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĚďLJ^ŽƵƌĐĞǁĞůů͕ŽƌĚŝƐƉŽƐĞŽĨŝƚĂĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐƚŽ
^ŽƵƌĐĞǁĞůů͛ƐǁƌŝƩĞŶĚŝƌĞĐƟŽŶƐ͘
20) sĞŶƵĞĂŶĚ'ŽǀĞƌŶŝŶŐůĂǁďĞƚǁĞĞŶ^ŽƵƌĐĞǁĞůůĂŶĚ^ƵƉƉůŝĞƌKŶůLJ͘ dŚĞƐƵďƐƚĂŶƟǀĞĂŶĚƉƌŽĐĞĚƵƌĂů
ůĂǁƐŽĨƚŚĞ^ƚĂƚĞŽĨDŝŶŶĞƐŽƚĂǁŝůůŐŽǀĞƌŶƚŚŝƐŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚďĞƚǁĞĞŶ^ŽƵƌĐĞǁĞůůĂŶĚ^ƵƉƉůŝĞƌ͘sĞŶƵĞ
ĨŽƌĂůůůĞŐĂůƉƌŽĐĞĞĚŝŶŐƐĂƌŝƐŝŶŐŽƵƚŽĨƚŚŝƐŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚďĞƚǁĞĞŶ^ŽƵƌĐĞǁĞůůĂŶĚ^ƵƉƉůŝĞƌǁŝůůďĞŝŶ
ĐŽƵƌƚŽĨĐŽŵƉĞƚĞŶƚũƵƌŝƐĚŝĐƟŽŶǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞ^ƚĂƚĞŽĨDŝŶŶĞƐŽƚĂ͘dŚŝƐƐĞĐƟŽŶĚŽĞƐŶŽƚĂƉƉůLJƚŽĂŶLJ
ĚŝƐƉƵƚĞďĞƚǁĞĞŶ^ƵƉƉůŝĞƌĂŶĚWĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƟŶŐ ŶƟƚLJ͘dŚŝƐŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚƌĞƐĞƌǀĞƐƚŚĞƌŝŐŚƚĨŽƌ^ƵƉƉůŝĞƌĂŶĚ
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WĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƟŶŐ ŶƟƚLJƚŽŶĞŐŽƟĂƚĞƚŚŝƐƚĞƌŵƚŽǁŝƚŚŝŶĂŶLJƚƌĂŶƐĂĐƟŽŶĚŽĐƵŵĞŶƚƐ.
21) ^ĞǀĞƌĂďŝůŝƚLJ͘ /ĨĂŶLJƉƌŽǀŝƐŝŽŶŽĨƚŚŝƐŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚŝƐĨŽƵŶĚďLJĂĐŽƵƌƚŽĨĐŽŵƉĞƚĞŶƚũƵƌŝƐĚŝĐƟŽŶƚŽďĞ
ŝůůĞŐĂů͕ƵŶĞŶĨŽƌĐĞĂďůĞ͕ŽƌǀŽŝĚƚŚĞŶďŽƚŚƉĂƌƟĞƐǁŝůůďĞƌĞůŝĞǀĞĚĨƌŽŵĂůůŽďůŝŐĂƟŽŶƐĂƌŝƐŝŶŐĨƌŽŵƚŚĂƚ
ƉƌŽǀŝƐŝŽŶ͘/ĨƚŚĞƌĞŵĂŝŶĚĞƌŽĨƚŚŝƐŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚŝƐĐĂƉĂďůĞŽĨďĞŝŶŐƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĞĚ͕ŝƚǁŝůůŶŽƚďĞĂīĞĐƚĞĚ
ďLJƐƵĐŚĚĞƚĞƌŵŝŶĂƟŽŶŽƌĮŶĚŝŶŐĂŶĚŵƵƐƚďĞĨƵůůLJƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĞĚ͘
22) /ŶƐƵƌĂŶĐĞŽǀĞƌĂŐĞ͘ At its own expense, Supplier must maintain valid insurance policy(ies) during
ƚŚĞƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞŽĨƚŚŝƐŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚǁŝƚŚŝŶƐƵƌĂŶĐĞĐŽŵƉĂŶLJ;ŝĞƐͿůŝĐĞŶƐĞĚŽƌĂƵƚŚŽƌŝnjĞĚƚŽĚŽ
ďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐŝŶƚŚĞ^ƚĂƚĞŽĨDŝŶŶĞƐŽƚĂŚĂǀŝŶŐĂŶ͞D ^d͟ƌĂƟŶŐŽĨ- ŽƌďĞƩĞƌ͕ǁŝƚŚĐŽverage and
ůŝŵŝƚƐŽĨŝŶƐƵƌĂŶĐĞŶŽƚůĞƐƐƚŚĂŶƚŚĞĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐ͗
a) ŽŵŵĞƌĐŝĂů'ĞŶĞƌĂů>ŝĂďŝůŝƚLJ/ŶƐƵƌĂŶĐĞ͘ ^ƵƉƉůŝĞƌǁŝůůŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶŝŶƐƵƌĂŶĐĞĐŽǀĞƌŝŶŐŝƚƐŽƉĞƌĂƟŽŶƐ͕
with coverage on an occurrence basis, and must be subject to terms no less broad than the
/ŶƐƵƌĂŶĐĞ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞƐKĸĐĞ;͞/^K͟ͿŽŵŵĞƌĐŝĂů'ĞŶĞƌĂů>ŝĂďŝůŝƚLJ&Žƌŵ'ϬϬϬϭ;ϮϬϬϭŽƌŶĞǁĞƌ
ĞĚŝƟŽŶͿ͕ŽƌĞƋƵŝǀĂůĞŶƚ͘ƚĂŵŝŶŝŵƵŵ͕ĐŽǀĞƌĂŐĞŵƵƐƚŝŶĐůƵĚĞůŝĂďŝůŝƚLJĂƌŝƐŝŶŐĨƌŽŵƉƌĞŵŝƐĞƐ͕
ŽƉĞƌĂƟŽŶƐ͕ďŽĚŝůLJŝŶũƵƌLJĂŶĚƉƌŽƉĞƌƚLJĚĂŵĂŐĞ͕ŝŶĚĞƉĞŶĚĞŶƚĐŽŶƚƌĂĐƚŽƌƐ͕ƉƌŽĚƵĐƚƐ-completed
ŽƉĞƌĂƟŽŶƐŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶĚĞĨĞĐƚ͕ĐŽŶƚƌĂĐtual liability, blanket contractual liability, and
ƉĞƌƐŽŶĂůŝŶũƵƌLJĂŶĚĂĚǀĞƌƟƐŝŶŐŝŶũƵƌLJ͘ůůƌĞƋƵŝƌĞĚůŝŵŝƚƐ͕ƚĞƌŵƐĂŶĚĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶƐŽĨĐŽǀĞƌĂŐĞŵƵƐƚ
ďĞŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶĞĚĚƵƌŝŶŐƚŚĞƚĞƌŵŽĨƚŚŝƐAgreement.
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Ψϭ͕ϱϬϬ͕ϬϬϬĞĂĐŚŽĐĐƵƌƌĞŶĐĞŽĚŝůLJ/ŶũƵƌLJĂŶĚWƌŽƉĞƌƚLJĂŵĂŐĞ
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Ψϭ͕ϱϬϬ͕ϬϬϬWĞƌƐŽŶĂůĂŶĚĚǀĞƌƟƐŝŶŐ/ŶũƵƌLJ
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b) ĞƌƟĮĐĂƚĞƐŽĨ/ŶƐƵƌĂŶĐĞ͘ WƌŝŽƌƚŽĞdžĞĐƵƟŽŶŽĨƚŚŝƐŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚ͕^ƵƉƉůŝĞƌŵƵƐƚĨƵƌŶŝƐŚƚŽ
^ŽƵƌĐĞǁĞůůĂĐĞƌƟĮĐĂƚĞŽĨŝŶƐƵƌĂŶĐĞ͕ĂƐĞǀŝĚĞŶĐĞŽĨƚŚĞŝŶƐƵƌĂŶĐĞƌĞƋƵŝƌĞĚƵŶĚĞƌƚŚŝƐ
ŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚ͘WƌŝŽƌƚŽĞdžƉŝƌĂƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞƉŽůŝĐLJ;ŝĞƐͿ͕ƌĞŶĞǁĂůĐĞƌƟĮĐĂƚĞƐŵƵƐƚďĞŵĂŝůĞĚƚŽ
Sourcewell, 202 12th Street Northeast, P.O. Box 219, Staples, MN 56479 or provided to in an
ĂůƚĞƌŶĂƟǀĞŵĂŶŶĞƌĂƐĚŝƌĞĐƚĞĚďLJ^ŽƵƌĐĞǁĞůů͘dŚĞĐĞƌƟĮĐĂƚĞƐŵƵƐƚďĞƐŝŐŶĞĚďLJĂƉĞƌƐŽŶ
ĂƵƚŚŽƌŝnjĞĚďLJƚŚĞŝŶƐƵƌĞƌ;ƐͿƚŽďŝŶĚĐŽǀĞƌĂŐĞŽŶƚŚĞŝƌďĞŚĂůĨ͘ &ĂŝůƵƌĞŽĨ^ƵƉƉůŝĞƌƚŽŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶƚŚĞ
ƌĞƋƵŝƌĞĚŝŶƐƵƌĂŶĐĞĂŶĚĚŽĐƵŵĞŶƚĂƟŽŶŵĂLJĐŽŶƐƟƚƵƚĞĂŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůďƌĞĂĐŚ͘
c) ĚĚŝƟŽŶĂů/ŶƐƵƌĞĚ ŶĚŽƌƐĞŵĞŶƚĂŶĚWƌŝŵĂƌLJĂŶĚEŽŶ-ĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƚŽƌLJ/ŶƐƵƌĂŶĐĞůĂƵƐĞ͘ Supplier
ĂŐƌĞĞƐƚŽůŝƐƚ^ŽƵƌĐĞǁĞůů͕ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐŝƚƐŽĸĐĞƌƐ͕ĂŐĞŶƚƐ͕ĂŶĚĞŵƉůŽLJĞĞƐ͕ĂƐĂŶĂĚĚŝƟŽŶĂůŝŶƐƵƌĞĚ
ƵŶĚĞƌƚŚĞ^ƵƉƉůŝĞƌ͛ƐĐŽŵŵĞƌĐŝĂůŐĞŶĞƌĂůůŝĂďŝůŝƚLJŝŶƐƵƌĂŶĐĞƉŽůŝĐLJǁŝƚŚƌĞƐƉĞĐƚƚŽůŝĂďŝůŝƚLJĂƌŝƐŝŶŐ
ŽƵƚŽĨĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐ͕͞ŽƉĞƌĂƟŽŶƐ͕͟Žƌ͞ǁŽƌŬ͟ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĞĚďLJŽƌŽŶďĞŚĂůĨŽĨ^ƵƉƉůŝĞƌ͕ĂŶĚƉƌŽĚƵĐƚƐ
ĂŶĚĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞĚŽƉĞƌĂƟŽŶƐŽĨ^ƵƉƉůŝĞƌ͘dŚĞƉŽůŝĐLJƉƌŽǀŝƐŝŽŶ;ƐͿŽƌĞŶĚŽƌƐĞŵĞŶƚ;ƐͿŵƵƐƚĨƵƌƚŚĞƌ
provide that coverage is primary and not excess over or contributory with any other valid,
ĂƉƉůŝĐĂďůĞ͕ĂŶĚĐŽůůĞĐƟďůĞŝŶƐƵƌĂŶĐĞŽƌƐĞůĨ-ŝŶƐƵƌĂŶĐĞŝŶĨŽƌĐĞĨŽƌƚŚĞĂĚĚŝƟŽŶĂůŝŶƐƵƌĞĚƐ͘
d) tĂŝǀĞƌŽĨ^ƵďƌŽŐĂƟŽŶ͘ ^ƵƉƉůŝĞƌǁĂŝǀĞƐĂŶĚŵƵƐƚƌĞƋƵŝƌĞ;ďLJĞŶĚŽƌƐĞŵĞŶƚŽƌŽƚŚĞƌǁŝƐĞͿĂůůŝƚƐ
ŝŶƐƵƌĞƌƐƚŽǁĂŝǀĞƐƵďƌŽŐĂƟŽŶƌŝŐŚƚƐĂŐĂŝŶƐƚ^ŽƵƌĐĞǁĞůůĂŶĚŽƚŚĞƌĂĚĚŝƟŽŶĂůŝŶƐƵƌĞĚƐĨŽƌůŽƐƐĞƐ
ƉĂŝĚƵŶĚĞƌƚŚĞŝŶƐƵƌĂŶĐĞƉŽůŝĐŝĞƐƌĞƋƵŝƌĞĚďLJƚŚŝƐŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚŽƌŽƚŚĞƌŝŶƐƵƌĂŶĐĞĂƉƉůŝĐĂble to
ƚŚĞ^ƵƉƉůŝĞƌŽƌŝƚƐƐƵďĐŽŶƚƌĂĐƚŽƌƐ͘dŚĞǁĂŝǀĞƌŵƵƐƚĂƉƉůLJƚŽĂůůĚĞĚƵĐƟďůĞƐĂŶĚͬŽƌƐĞůĨ-insured
ƌĞƚĞŶƟŽŶƐĂƉƉůŝĐĂďůĞƚŽƚŚĞƌĞƋƵŝƌĞĚŽƌĂŶLJŽƚŚĞƌŝŶƐƵƌĂŶĐĞŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶĞĚďLJƚŚĞ^ƵƉƉůŝĞƌŽƌŝƚƐ
ƐƵďĐŽŶƚƌĂĐƚŽƌƐ͘tŚĞƌĞƉĞƌŵŝƩĞĚďLJůĂǁ͕^ƵƉƉůŝĞƌŵƵƐƚƌĞƋƵŝƌĞƐŝŵŝůĂƌǁƌŝƩĞŶĞdžƉƌĞƐƐǁĂŝǀĞƌƐ
ŽĨƐƵďƌŽŐĂƟŽŶĂŶĚŝŶƐƵƌĂŶĐĞĐůĂƵƐĞƐĨƌŽŵĞĂĐŚŽĨŝƚƐƐƵďĐŽŶƚƌĂĐƚŽƌƐ͘
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e) hŵďƌĞůůĂͬ džĐĞƐƐ>ŝĂďŝůŝƚLJͬ^ >&-INSURED RETENTION. dŚĞůŝŵŝƚƐƌĞƋƵŝƌĞĚďLJƚŚŝƐAgreement can
ďĞŵĞƚďLJĞŝƚŚĞƌƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐĂƉƌŝŵĂƌLJƉŽůŝĐLJŽƌŝŶĐŽŵďŝŶĂƟŽŶǁŝƚŚƵŵďƌĞůůĂͬĞdžĐĞƐƐůŝĂďŝůŝƚLJ
ƉŽůŝĐLJ;ŝĞƐͿ͕ŽƌƐĞůĨ-ŝŶƐƵƌĞĚƌĞƚĞŶƟŽŶ͘
ϮϯͿ dĞƌŵŝŶĂƟŽŶĨŽƌŽŶǀĞŶŝĞŶĐĞ͘ Sourcewell or Supplier may terminate this Agreement upon 60
ĐĂůĞŶĚĂƌĚĂLJƐΖǁƌŝƩĞŶŶŽƟĐĞƚŽƚŚĞŽƚŚĞƌWĂƌƚLJ͘dĞƌŵŝŶĂƟŽŶƉƵƌƐƵĂŶƚƚŽƚŚŝƐƐĞĐƟŽŶǁŝůůŶŽƚƌĞůŝĞǀĞ
ƚŚĞ^ƵƉƉůŝĞƌ͛ƐŽďůŝŐĂƟŽŶƐƵŶĚĞƌƚŚŝƐŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚĨŽƌany ƚƌĂŶƐĂĐƟŽŶƐĞŶƚĞƌĞĚǁŝƚŚWĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƟŶŐ
ŶƟƟĞƐƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƚŚĞĚĂƚĞŽĨƚĞƌŵŝŶĂƟŽŶ͕ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐƌĞƉŽƌƟŶŐĂŶĚƉĂLJŵĞŶƚŽĨĂƉƉůŝĐĂďůĞ
ĚŵŝŶŝƐƚƌĂƟǀĞ&ĞĞƐ͘
24) dĞƌŵŝŶĂƟŽŶĨŽƌĂƵƐĞ͘ ^ŽƵƌĐĞǁĞůůŵĂLJƚĞƌŵŝŶĂƚĞƚŚŝƐŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚƵƉŽŶƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐǁƌŝƩĞŶŶŽƟĐĞŽĨ
ŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůďƌĞĂĐŚƚŽ^ƵƉƉůŝĞƌ͘EŽƟĐĞŵƵƐƚĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞƚŚĞďƌĞĂĐŚŝŶƌĞĂƐŽŶĂďůĞĚĞƚĂŝůĂŶĚƐƚĂƚĞƚŚĞ
ŝŶƚĞŶƚƚŽƚĞƌŵŝŶĂƚĞƚŚĞŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚ͘hƉŽŶƌĞĐĞŝƉƚŽĨEŽƟĐĞ͕ƚŚĞ^ƵƉƉůŝĞƌǁŝůůŚĂǀĞϯϬĐalendar days
ŝŶǁŚŝĐŚŝƚŵƵƐƚĐƵƌĞƚŚĞďƌĞĂĐŚ͘dĞƌŵŝŶĂƟŽŶƉƵƌƐƵĂŶƚƚŽƚŚŝƐƐĞĐƟŽŶǁŝůůŶŽƚƌĞůŝĞǀĞƚŚĞ^ƵƉƉůŝĞƌ͛Ɛ
ŽďůŝŐĂƟŽŶƐƵŶĚĞƌƚŚŝƐŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚĨŽƌany ƚƌĂŶƐĂĐƟŽŶƐĞŶƚĞƌĞĚǁŝƚŚWĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƟŶŐ ŶƟƟĞƐƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƚŚĞ
ĚĂƚĞŽĨƚĞƌŵŝŶĂƟŽŶ͕ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐƌĞƉŽƌƟŶŐĂŶĚƉĂLJŵĞŶƚŽĨĂƉƉůŝĐĂďůĞĚŵŝŶŝƐƚƌĂƟǀĞ&ĞĞƐ͘
ƌƟĐůĞϯ͗
^ƵƉƉůŝĞƌKďůŝŐĂƟŽŶƐƚŽWĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƟŶŐ ŶƟƟĞƐ
dŚĞdĞƌŵƐŝŶƚŚŝƐƌƟĐůĞϯƌĞůĂƚĞƐƉĞĐŝĮĐĂůůLJƚŽ^ƵƉƉůŝĞƌĂŶĚĂWĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƟŶŐ ŶƟƚLJǁŚĞŶĞŶƚĞƌŝŶŐ
ƚƌĂŶƐĂĐƟŽŶƐƵƟůŝnjŝŶŐƚŚĞ'ĞŶĞƌĂůdĞƌŵƐĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚĞĚŝŶƚŚŝƐDĂƐƚĞƌŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚ͘ƌƟĐůĞϭ'ĞŶĞƌĂůdĞƌŵƐ
ĐŽŶƚƌŽůŽǀĞƌĂŶLJĐŽŶŇŝĐƚǁŝƚŚƚŚŝƐƌƟĐůĞ ϯ͘tŚĞƌĞƚŚŝƐDĂƐƚĞƌŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚŝƐƐŝůĞŶƚŽŶĂŶLJƐƵďũĞĐƚ͕
WĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƟŶŐ ŶƟƚLJĂŶĚ^ƵƉƉůŝĞƌƌĞƚĂŝŶƚŚĞĂďŝůŝƚLJƚŽŶĞŐŽƟĂƚĞŵƵƚƵĂůůLJĂĐĐĞƉƚĂďůĞƚĞƌŵƐ.
1) YƵŽƚĞƐƚŽWĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƟŶŐ ŶƟƟĞƐ͘ ^ƵƉƉůŝĞƌƐĂƌĞĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐĞĚƚŽƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĂůůƉƌŝĐŝŶŐŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ
ƌĞŐĂƌĚŝŶŐƚŚĞƚŽƚĂůĐŽƐƚŽĨĂĐƋƵŝƐŝƟŽŶǁŚĞŶƋƵŽƟŶŐƚŽĂWĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƟŶŐ ŶƟƚLJ͘^ƵƉƉůŝĞƌƐĂŶĚ
WĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƟŶŐ ŶƟƟĞƐĂƌĞĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐĞĚƚŽŝŶĐůƵĚĞĂůůĐŽƐƚƐƉĞĐŝĮĐĂůůLJĂƐƐŽĐŝĂƚĞĚǁŝƚŚŽƌŝŶĐůƵĚĞĚǁŝthin
ƚŚĞ^ƵƉƉůŝĞƌƐƉƌŽƉŽƐĂůĂŶĚ/ŶĐůƵĚĞĚ^ŽůƵƟŽŶƐ ǁŝƚŚŝŶƚƌĂŶƐĂĐƟŽŶĚŽĐƵŵĞŶƚƐ.
2) ^ŚŝƉƉŝŶŐ͕ĞůŝǀĞƌLJ͕ĐĐĞƉƚĂŶĐĞ͕ZĞũĞĐƟŽŶ͕ĂŶĚtĂƌƌĂŶƚLJ͘ ^ƵƉƉůŝĞƌ͛ƐƉƌŽƉŽƐĂůŵĂLJŝŶĐůƵĚĞƉƌŽƉŽƐĞĚ
ƚĞƌŵƐƌĞůĂƟŶŐƚŽƐŚŝƉƉŝŶŐ͕ĚĞůŝǀĞƌLJ͕ŝŶƐƉĞĐƟŽŶ͕ĂŶĚĂĐĐĞƉƚĂŶĐĞͬƌĞũĞĐƟŽŶ and other relevant terms
ŽĨƚĞŶĚĞƌĞĚ^ŽůƵƟŽŶƐ͘^ƵƉƉůŝĞƌĂŶĚWĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƟŶŐ ŶƟƚLJŵĂLJŶĞŐŽƟĂƚĞĮŶĂůƚĞƌŵƐĂƉƉƌŽƉƌŝĂƚĞĨŽƌƚŚĞ
ƐƉĞĐŝĮĐƚƌĂŶƐĂĐƟŽŶƌĞůĂƟŶŐƚŽnon-ĂƉƉƌŽƉƌŝĂƟŽŶ͕ƐŚŝƉƉŝŶŐ͕ĚĞůŝǀĞƌLJ͕ŝŶƐƉĞĐƟŽŶ͕
ĂĐĐĞƉƚĂŶĐĞͬƌĞũĞĐƟŽŶŽĨƚĞŶĚĞƌĞĚ ^ŽůƵƟŽŶƐ͕ĂŶĚǁĂƌƌĂŶƚLJĐŽǀĞƌĂŐĞĨŽƌ/ŶĐůƵĚĞĚ^ŽůƵƟŽŶƐ͘^ƵĐŚ
terms may include, but are not lŝŵŝƚĞĚƚŽ͕ĐŽƐƚƐ͕ƌŝƐŬŽĨůŽƐƐ͕ƉƌŽƉĞƌƉĂĐŬĂŐŝŶŐ͕ŝŶƐƉĞĐƟŽŶƌŝŐŚƚƐĂŶĚ
ƟŵĞůŝŶĞƐ͕ĂĐĐĞƉƚĂŶĐĞŽƌƌĞũĞĐƟŽŶƉƌŽĐĞĚƵƌĞƐ͕ĂŶĚƌĞŵĞĚŝĞƐĂƐŵƵƚƵĂůůLJĂŐƌĞĞĚŝŶĐůƵĚĞŶŽƟĐĞ
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5) dƌĂŶƐĂĐƟŽŶŽĐƵŵĞŶƚƐ͘ WĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƟŶŐ ŶƟƚLJŵĂLJƌĞƋƵŝƌĞƚŚĞƵƐĞŽĨŝƚƐŽǁŶĨŽƌŵƐƚŽĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞ
ƚƌĂŶƐĂĐƟŽŶƐĚŝƌĞĐƚůLJǁŝƚŚ^ƵƉƉůŝĞƌƵƟůŝnjŝŶŐƚŚĞƚĞƌŵƐĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚĞĚŝŶƚŚŝƐŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚ͘^ƵƉƉůŝĞƌ͛Ɛ
ƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚĨŽƌŵĂŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚƐŵĂLJďĞŽīĞƌĞĚĂƐƉĂƌƚŽĨŝƚƐWƌŽƉŽƐĂů͘^ƵƉƉůŝĞƌĂŶĚWĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƟŶŐ ŶƟƚLJ
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6) ĚĚŝƟŽŶĂůdĞƌŵƐĂŶĚŽŶĚŝƟŽŶƐ WĞƌŵŝƩĞĚ. WĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƟŶŐ ŶƟƚLJĂŶĚ^ƵƉƉůŝĞƌŵĂLJŶĞŐŽƟĂƚĞĂŶĚ
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terms may supplant or supersede this Master Agreement when necessary and as solely determined
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