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SECTION I 
 
 
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1. 
EFFECT 
 
To the extent the Special Provisions conflict with the General Provisions, the Special 
Provisions shall control.  To the extent the Work Statement(s) and the Special or General 
Provisions conflict, the Work Statement(s) shall control. 
 
2. 
DEFINITIONS 
 
As used throughout this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings: 
 
 
A. 
Agreement means this document and all attachments and amendments hereto. 
 
 
B. 
Contractor means the person, firm or organization listed on the Cover Page of 
this Agreement. 
 
 
C. 
County means Maricopa County, Arizona. 
     
D. 
Department means the Maricopa County Department of Public Health. 
 
E. 
Funding Source means any federal, state, or private agency funding source, 
which may impose conditions on the funding that will be passed on to the 
Contractor. 
 
F.  
Contractor Staff, Employee, or Faculty means a person or persons employed 
by, contracted with, or retained by the Contractor for the purpose of providing the 
services and responsibilities contained in this Contract. 
 
G.  
HIPAA means the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (PL 
104-191) and the United States Department of Health and Human Services 
 
 
3. 
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS 
 
 
A. 
The terms of this Agreement shall be governed by Arizona law.  Any lawsuit arising 
out of this Agreement shall be brought in the appropriate court in Arizona. 
 
 
B. 
The Contractor shall, without limitation, obtain and maintain all licenses, permits, 
and authority necessary to do business, render services, and perform work under 
this Agreement, and shall comply with all laws regarding unemployment insurance, 
pensation. 
 
 
C. 
The Contractor is an independent contractor in the performance of work and the 
provision of services under this Agreement and is not to be considered an officer, 
employee, or agent of the County. 
 
4. 
AMENDMENTS 
 
All amendments to this Agreement must be in writing and signed by authorized persons 
for both Parties.  All amendments shall clearly state the effective date of the action.

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5. 
ASSIGNMENT AND SUBCONTRACTING 
 
No rights, liability, obligations, or duties under this Agreement may be assigned, 
delegated, or subcontracted without the prior written approval of the County and 
Contractor. 
 
6. 
RECORDS, AUDITS, AND DISALLOWANCES 
 
A.  
This provision applies to all financial and programmatic records, supporting 
documents, statistical records, and other records of the County and Contractor that 
relate to this Agreement. 
 
B. 
As required by A.R.S. § 35-124, the County and Contractor shall retain all financial 
books, records, and other documents related to this Agreement for five (5) years 
after final payment or until after the resolution of any audit questions, which could 
be more than five (5) years, whichever is longer.  County, federal, or state auditors, 
and any other persons duly authorized by the County, shall have full access to and 
the right to examine, copy and make use of any such financial books, records, and 
other documents.  The records will be provided during standard business hours at 
University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, or another location designated by Contractor 
on reasonable notice to the County.  
 
C.  
If the Contractor's books, records, and other documents related to this Agreement 
are not reasonably sufficient to support and document that allowable services were 
provided to eligible clients, the Contractor shall reimburse the County for the 
services not adequately supported and documented. 
 
 
D. 
The Contractor shall, upon written demand, therefore, reimburse the County for 
any payments made under this Agreement that are disallowed, by a federal, state 
or County audit in the amount of the disallowance, as well as court costs and 
attorney fees the County incurs to pursue legal action relating to a disallowance. 
 
 
E. 
If the County determines that a cost for which payment has been made is a 
disallowed cost, the County shall notify the Contractor in writing of the disallowance 
and the required course of action, which shall be at the option of the County either 
to adjust any future claim submitted by the Contractor by the amount of the 
disallowance or to require repayment of the disallowed amount by the Contractor. 
 
 
F.  
The County shall, upon review and agreement of the Parties, remit to the 
Contractor any payments determined to have been insufficiently paid, in the 
amount of the payment shortfall, as well as court costs and attorney fees the 
Contractor incurs to pursue legal action relating to such short payment. 
 
7. 
AGREEMENT COMPLIANCE MONITORING 
 
County may monitor the Contractor's compliance with, and performance under, the terms 
and conditions of this Agreement.  On-site visits for compliance monitoring may be made 
by the County and/or its grantor agencies at any time during the Contractor's normal 
business hours, with reasonable prior notice to Contractor.  During an on-site visit, the 
Contractor shall make its records and documents related to work performed or services 
provided under this Agreement available to the County for inspection and copying.

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8. 
AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS 
 
 
A. 
The provisions of this Agreement relating to the payment for services shall become 
effective when funds assigned for the purpose of compensating the Contractor, as 
provided herein, are available to the County for disbursement. The Department 
shall be the sole authority in determining the availability of funds under this 
Agreement and the County shall keep the Contractor fully informed as to the 
availability of funds.  The County shall refer no clients to Contractor for periods of 
time for which funding is not available unless at the discretion of both parties, an 
alternate source of funds is made available to continue the medical service.  The 
County will not authorize any services under this Agreement unless it has funds 
available to pay for such services and County will remain responsible for payment 
of all services so authorized. 
 
 
B. 
If any action is taken by any state agency, federal department, or any other agency 
or instrumentality to suspend, decrease, or terminate its fiscal obligations under or 
in connection with this Agreement, the County may amend, suspend, decrease, or 
terminate its obligations under or in connection with this Agreement. If this 
Agreement is terminated, the County shall be liable for payment only for services 
rendered prior to the effective date of the termination, provided that such services 
are performed in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.  The County 
shall give written notice of the effective date of any suspension, amendment, or 
termination under this section at least ten (10) days in advance. 
 
 
C.  
In accordance with A.R.S. § 35-154, if Contr
Agreement depends on the appropriation of funds by the Arizona Legislature, and 
if the Legislature fails to appropriate the funds necessary for performance, then 
Contractor may provide written notice of this to County and cancel this Agreement 
without further obligation of either Party.  Appropriation is a legislative act and 
beyond the control of the Contractor. 
 
9. 
CONTINGENCY RELATING TO OTHER CONTRACTS AND GRANTS 
 
 
A. 
The Contractor shall, during the term of this Agreement, immediately inform the 
County in writing of the award of any other contract or grant that may affect either 
the direct or indirect costs being paid or reimbursed under this Agreement.   
 
 
B. 
Upon request the Contractor shall provide within 10 working days, a copy of such 
other contract or grant, when, in the opinion of the County, the award of the 
contract or grant may affect the costs being paid or reimbursed under this 
Agreement. 
 
 
C. 
If the County determines that the award of such other contract or grant has affected 
the costs being paid or reimbursed under this Agreement, the County shall prepare 
an amendment to this Agreement effecting a cost adjustment.  If the Contractor 
disputes the proposed cost adjustment, the dispute shall be resolved pursuant to 
the Disputes clause, Section II, Subsection 2. 
 
10. 
DEFAULT 
 
The County may suspend, modify, or terminate this Agreement immediately by giving 
written notice to the Contractor for: 1) material breach of any contractual obligation, or 2) 
upon any event that would jeopardize the ability of the Contractor to perform its contractual

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obligations.  Unless expressly stated otherwise in this Agreement, such determination will 
not be made until such time as the disputes process under Section II, Subsection 2, has 
been exhausted.   
 
11. 
TERMINATION 
 
 
A. 
Either Party may terminate this Agreement at any time with 30 days prior written 
notice made by personal delivery or by registered or certified mail, postage 
prepaid, return receipt requested.  Additionally, the terminating Party shall send a 
courtesy email per the Notices section. 
 
 
B. 
This Agreement may be terminated by mutual written agreement of the Parties 
specifying the termination date. 
 
 
C. 
The County may terminate this Agreement upon 24 hours notice when the County 
deems the health or welfare of a patient is endangered or the Contractor non-
compliance jeopardizes funding source financial participation.   
 
 
D.  
Either Party has the right to terminate this Agreement for cause upon 14 business 
days written notice and if more than one activity is funded by this Agreement the 
County may terminate any part of the Work Statement obligations without impairing 
the remaining obligations, for any of the following reasons: 
 
(1) 
Breach of this Contract which is not corrected within 14 business days after 
written notice thereof or registered mail, return receipt requested. 
 
(2) 
Inability to discharge the duties and responsibility under this Contract for a 
continual period of 30 days or more. 
 
 
E.  
If County terminates this Agreement prior to the expiration date, County will remain 
responsible for payment to Contract for all work and services performed through 
the date of termination and for reimbursement to Contractor of all non-cancellable 
commitments incurred in the performance of the work or services.   
 
F. 
Upon termination or expiration, the property purchased in furtherance of this 
Agreement will remain the property of the purchasing Party, unless expressly 
specified otherwise. 
 
12. 
SEVERABILITY 
 
If a court finds that any provision of this Agreement is invalid, all the remaining provisions 
shall remain in full force and effect. 
 
13. 
STRICT COMPLIANCE 
 
The waiver of a breach may only be made by a writing signed by the waiving Party and 
will not constitute a waiver of any other or subsequent breach to affect in any way the 
effectiveness or enforceability of the provision in question. 
 
14. 
INDEMNITY 
 
A. Each party (as "indemnitor") agrees to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the other 
party (as "indemnitee") from and against any and all claims, losses, liability, costs, or

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expenses (including reasonable attorney's fees) (collectively referred to as "claims") 
arising out of bodily injury of any person (including death) or property damage, but only to 
the extent that such claims which result in vicarious or derivative liability to the indemnitee 
are caused by the act, omission, negligence, misconduct, or other fault of the indemnitor, 
its officers, officials, agents, employees, or volunteers. The State of Arizona, (University 
of Arizona, Arizona Board of Regents) is self-insured per A.R.S. 41-621. 
 
15. 
COVENANT AGAINST CONTINGENT FEES 
 
The Contractor certifies that it has not utilized any person or entity to solicit this Agreement 
for a commission or contingent fee.  The County may immediately terminate this 
Agreement without liability for breach of this certification. 
 
16. 
SAFEGUARDING CLIENT INFORMATION 
 
The use or disclosure by any Party of any information concerning an eligible individual 
served under this Agreement is directly limited to the performance of this Agreement. 
County and Contractor shall safeguard Protected Health Information 
 
the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act ( HIPAA ) at 45 CFR 160.103 as 
well as identifiable private information defined at 45 CFR 46, and shall only disclose PHI 
in accordance with HIPAA. The use or disclosure by any Party of any PHI served under 
this Agreement or any other applicable payer contract is directly limited to research 
activities under this Agreement subject to applicable federal, state, and local laws, rules 
PHI shall exist 
after termination or expiration of this Contract to the extent HIPAA requires.  County shall 
assist Contractor regarding 
igation to comply with applicable federal, state, 
and local laws, rules and/or regulations, including HIPAA. 
  
17. 
RIGHTS IN DATA 
 
The Parties may use all data and reports resulting from this Agreement without cost or 
other restriction, except as otherwise restricted by this Agreement or by law.  Each Party 
shall supply to the other Party, upon request, any available information known to the 
supplying Party that is relevant to this Agreement and to the performance hereunder. 
 
18. 
NON-DISCRIMINATION 
 
The Parties will comply with all applicable laws, rules, regulations, and executive orders 
governing equal employment opportunity, immigration, and nondiscrimination, including 
the Americans with Disabilities Act.  If applicable, the Parties will abide by the requirements 
of 41 CFR §§ 60- 1.4(a), 60-300.5(a) and 60-741.5(a).  These regulations prohibit 
discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or 
individuals with disabilities and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on their 
race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin.   Moreover, 
these regulations require that covered prime contractors and subcontractors take 
affirmative action to employ and advance in employment individuals without regard to 
race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin.  
 
19. 
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY 
 
Neither Party will discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because 
of race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, childbirth or medical conditions related to 
pregnancy or childbirth, political affiliation or religious affiliation or ideas, culture, creed,

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social origin or condition, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or 
expression, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, military service or veteran status, or 
marital status.  The Contractor shall take affirmative action to ensure that applicants are 
employed and that employees are treated during employment without regard to their race, 
color, religion, sex, pregnancy, childbirth or medical conditions related to pregnancy or 
childbirth, political affiliation or religious affiliation or ideas, culture, creed, social origin or 
condition, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national 
origin, ancestry, age, disability, military service or veteran status, or marital status. Such 
action shall include, but is not limited to, the following:  employment, upgrading, demotion 
or transfer, recruitment, or recruitment advertising, lay-off or termination, rates of pay or 
other forms of compensation, and selection for training, including apprenticeship.  The 
Contractor shall, to the extent such provisions apply, comply with Titles VI and VII of the 
Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended (42 U.S.C. §§ 2000a, et seq.); the Rehabilitation Act 
of 1973, as amended (29 U.S.C. §§ 701, et seq.); the Age Discrimination in Employment 
Act of 1967, as amended (29 U.S.C. §§ 621, et seq.); the Immigration Reform and Control 
Act of 1986 (Pub. L. No. 99-603) ( IRCA ); and Arizona Executive Order 2009-09, as 
amended by Executive Order 2023-01, which mandates that all persons shall have equal 
access to employment opportunities.  The Contractor shall also comply with all applicable 
provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. §§ 12101, et seq.). 
 
20. 
RIGHT TO EXTEND AGREEMENT 
 
Subject to the availability of funds and acceptable Contractor performance, the Parties 
may by a mutually signed writing extend this Agreement for additional one-year periods, 
not to exceed a total extended term of 5 years, except that the cost will be subject to 
renegotiation.   
 
21. 
CERTIFICATION REGARDING DEBARMENT AND SUSPENSION 
 
A.  
The undersigned, an authorized representative of the Contractor, certifies, to the 
best of his or her knowledge and belief, that the Contractor, defined as the primary 
participant in accordance with 2 C.F.R. Part 180, and its principals: 
 
1)  are not presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, declared 
ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from covered transactions by any federal 
department or agency; 
 
2)  have not within the 3-year period preceding this Agreement been convicted of 
or had a civil judgment entered against them for the commission of fraud or a 
criminal offense in connection with obtaining, attempting to obtain, or performing a 
public (federal, state or local) transaction or contract under a public transaction; 
violation of federal or state antitrust statutes or commission of embezzlement, theft, 
forgery, bribery, falsification or destruction of records, making false statements, or 
receiving stolen property;  
 
3)  are not presently indicted or otherwise criminally or civilly charged by a 
government entity (federal, state, or local) with the commission of any of the 
offenses enumerated in paragraph (2) of this certification; and 
 
4)  have not within the 3-year period preceding this Agreement had one or more 
public transactions (federal, state, or local) terminated for cause or default. 
 
B.   
If the Contractor is not able to provide this certification, an explanation as to why

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shall be attached to this Agreement. 
 
C.   
The Contractor shall include, without modification, this Paragraph in all lower tier 
covered transactions (i.e., transactions with subcontractors) and in all solicitations 
for lower tier covered transactions related to this Agreement. 
 
22. 
E-VERIFICATION OF EMPLOYEES 
 
The Contractor warrants that it is in compliance with A.R.S. § 41-4401 and further 
acknowledges: 
  
A. 
That the Contractor and its subcontractors, if any, warrant their compliance with all 
federal immigration laws and regulations that relate to their employees and their 
compliance with A.R.S. § 23-214; 
  
B. 
That a breach of the warranty under subsection A above shall be deemed a 
material breach of this Agreement that entitles the County to, among other things, 
immediately terminate this Agreement without liability; 
  
C.  
That the County and any authorized government entity retains the legal right to 
inspect the papers of any employee of any contractor or subcontractor who works 
under this Agreement to ensure compliance with the warranty provided under 
subsection A above and that the Contractor agrees to make all papers and 
employment records of said employee(s) available during normal working hours in 
order to facilitate such an inspection;  
 
D.   
That nothing herein shall make any contractor or subcontractor an agent or 
employee of the County or contracting government entity. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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1. 
EFFECT 
 
To the extent that the Special Provisions conflict with the General Provisions, the Special 
Provisions shall control. To the extent that the Work Statement(s) conflict with the Special 
or General Provisions, the Work Statement(s) shall control. 
 
2. 
DISPUTES 
 
Except as otherwise provided by law, any dispute not involving a question of law arising 
out of this Agreement that is not resolved between the Parties within 120 days, shall be 
resolved as follows:  
 
A. Disputes must be filed with the person administering this Agreement for the 
County, if one has been appointed, or, if not, with the Procurement Officer, 
within 10 days from the date the Contractor knew or should have known the 
basis of the dispute.  
 
B. The person administering this Agreement or the Procurement Officer, as 
applicable, shall respond in writing to the dispute within 14 days.  
 
C. The Contractor may abide by the decision or may appeal the decision to the 
Director of the Department within 7 days.  
 
This Paragraph shall not apply to claims arising from bodily injury, death, or property 
damage. 
 
As required by A.R.S. § 12-1518, the Parties agree to make use of arbitration in disputes 
that are subject to mandatory arbitration pursuant to A.R.S. § 12-133. 
 
3. 
CHANGES 
 
A. 
The Department may, at any time, by written order, make changes within the 
general scope of this Agreement in any one or more of the following areas: 
 
1. 
Work Statement activities reflecting changes in funding source or County 
regulations, policies, or requirements.   
 
2. 
Administrative requirements, such as changes in reporting periods, 
frequency of reports, or report formats, required by funding source or 
County regulations, policies, or requirements. 
 
3. 
Contractor reimbursement schedules and program budgets. 
  
B. 
The order will not increase or decrease the maximum reimbursable amount to be 
paid the Contractor.  Additionally, the order will not direct substantive changes in 
services to be rendered by the Contractor. 
 
C. 
Any dispute or disagreement caused by such order shall constitute a "Dispute" 
within the meaning of the Disputes Clause of the Special Provisions of this 
Agreement and shall be administered accordingly.

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4. 
INSURANCE 
 
 
The Parties are each self-insured. 
 
5. 
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS 
 
A. 
If the use of subcontractors is approved by the County, the Contractor agrees to 
use written subcontracts or consultant agreements that conform to federal and 
state laws and regulations and the requirements of this Agreement appropriate to 
the service or activity covered by the subcontract.  These provisions apply with 
equal force to the subcontract as if the subcontractor were the Contractor.  The 
Contractor is responsible for performance under this Agreement whether or not 
any subcontractors are used.  The Contractor shall submit a copy of each 
subcontract to the County upon written request. 
 
B. 
The Contractor shall include in any subcontracts a provision allowing the County 
to 
documents, and records of the subcontractor involving transactions related to the 
subcontract, and that such books, documents, and records shall not be disposed 
of except as provided herein. 
 
6. 
REPORTING REQUIREMENTS 
 
If requested by the County, the Contractor shall submit annual progress reports on or 
before the third (3rd) day of the month following the end of the reporting period.   
 
7. 
STATUTORY RIGHT OF CANCELLATION FOR CONFLICT OF INTEREST 
 
Pursuant to A.R.S. § 38-511, the County may cancel this Agreement without penalty or 
further obligation, within three years after execution of this Agreement, if any person 
significantly involved in initiating, negotiating, securing, drafting, or creating this 
Agreement on behalf of the County is, at any time while this Agreement or any extension 
of this Agreement is in effect, an employee or agent of any other Party to this Agreement 
in any capacity or is a consultant to any other Party to this Agreement with respect to the 
subject matter of this Agreement.   
 
8. 
POLICY ON CONFIDENTIALITY 
 
The Contractor and the County understand and agree that this Agreement is subject to all 
state and federal laws protecting client confidentiality of medical, behavioral health, and 
drug treatment information. 
 
As public institutions, the Parties are subject to A.R.S. §§ 39-121 through 39-127 
regarding public records. Accordingly, notwithstanding any other provision of this 
Agreement, any provision regarding confidentiality is limited to the extent necessary to 
comply with Arizona law. 
 
The Parties may choose, from time to time, in connection with the work contemplated 
under this Agreement, to disclose proprietary or confidential information to each other 
( Confidential Information ). All such disclosures must be made in writing and marked as 
Confidential Information. The Parties will use reasonable efforts to prevent the disclosure 
to unauthorized third parties of any Confidential Information of the other Party and will use 
such information only for the purposes of this Agreement, and for 3 years after the

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termination of this Agreement, provided that Confidential Information does not include 
information that:  
 
a. was already known to the receiving party prior to the time of first disclosure;  
 
b. at the time of disclosure is in the public domain, or after the date of the 
disclosure, lawfully becomes a part of the public domain other than through 
breach of this Agreement by the receiving party;  
 
c. is received in good faith, without any obligation of confidentiality from a third 
party having a legal right to disclose the same;  
 
d. is independently developed by the receiving party by individuals without access 
to such information; or 
 
e. is required to be disclosed by the receiving party pursuant to a legally 
enforceable order, law, subpoena, or other regulation ( Order ). However, 
unless prohibited by law, regulation, or court order, the receiving party shall 
promptly notify the disclosing party in advance of such disclosure and discloses 
only that information necessary to comply with said Order. 
 
If Confidential Information is disclosed orally or visually, Confidential Information must be 
identified as confidential at the time of disclosure and reduced to writing, marked 
confidential, and transmitted to the receiving party within thirty (30) days of the initial 
disclosure.  Contractor shall retain the right to refuse acceptance of such Confidential 
Information which is not required for the purposes of this Agreement.  
 
9. 
LAWS, RULES, AND REGULATIONS 
 
The Contractor and the County understand and agree that this Agreement is subject to all 
State and federal laws, rules, and regulations that pertain hereto. 
 
10. 
SPONSORSHIP ACKNOWLEDGMENT 
 
 
All promotional materials prepared by the Contractor relating to this Agreement shall 
include the following statement,

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1. 
BACKGROUND 
 
The County provides the mandated service of identifying and responding to reportable 
conditions in Maricopa County.  Emergency responses to disease outbreaks (e.g., COVID-
19 pandemic, mpox outbreak) strain internal investigations capacity, and the County relies 
on agreements with the Contractor to scale-up the workforce and maintain operations. 
The goals of the 
Student Aid for Field Epidemiology Response (SAFER) 
Team are to provide public health and epidemiology students, as well as select students 
in related fields (microbiology, food safety, one health, etc.) with experiential learning 
opportunities with Maricopa County Department of Public Health (MCDPH). Benefits to 
SAFER team members include gaining public health experience and conducting tasks 
relevant to the mission of MCDPH. 
 
2. 
PURPOSE 
 
 
SAFER is a team of students who will provide infectious disease case investigations and 
response aid including during outbreaks and public health emergencies and will receive 
practical experience to public health and epidemiology students. The SAFER students 
function under the 
Division of Epidemiology and Informatics (DEI). 
   
3. 
RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE CONTRACTOR 
  
 
The Contractor will assist with communicable disease case investigations, including 
training of staff and students to conduct investigations, collect data, and provide faculty, 
staff, teaching assistants, and students to support case investigations.  SAFER will ensure 
that all students sign a confidentiality agreement and take appropriate confidentiality 
training.  
 
 
The Contractor shall provide the following: 
 
A. SAFER will use reasonable efforts to collect complete data from each case interviewed 
including disease-specific observations (DSO). 
 
B. SAFER will not collect any data beyond DEI approved forms.  If there is a request for 
SAFER to collect data beyond what is included in the original DEI form, then an 
amendment to the form will be processed and mutually agreed upon between SAFER 
and DEI.   
 
C. The County shall have full access to and the right to examine, copy, and make use of 
all such data.  
 
D. SAFER will follow current DEI processes and complete real-time data entry in 
MEDSIS. 
 
E. SAFER will provide education to cases using DEI public-facing educational resources. 
 
F. SAFER will attempt to maintain Spanish-speaking capability. 
 
G. SAFER will provide year-round case investigation coverage. 
 
H. SAFER will comply with all applicable laws, rules, and regulation of all governmental 
authorities relating to the performance of services.

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I. 
SAFER will assist the County with emergency public health response investigation 
activities, as needed. Activities and routine investigations workload will be discussed 
and mutually agreed upon between SAFER and DEI.  
 
J. The SAFER annual report will be available to DEI for evaluation at the end of each 
fiscal year. 
 
4. RESPONSIBILITIES OF COUNTY 
A. The County shall provide funding up to the amount listed on the Cover Page of this 
Agreement. 
B. DEI shall coordinate MEDSIS access for designated SAFER personnel. 
C. DEI shall develop and provide protocols for conducting communicable disease 
investigations for the County. 
D. DEI shall provide training to SAFER faculty and staff to successfully perform 
communicable disease case investigations for the County. 
E. DEI shall provide troubleshooting support to SAFER faculty, staff, and students if 
they face challenges while conducting investigations for the County. 
F. DEI will follow-up with cases identified by SAFER as high risk to complete complex 
investigations. 
G. DEI will provide quality assurance and data analytic support using information 
entered into MEDSIS by SAFER. 
H. DEI shall communicate case investigation needs to SAFER faculty if the County 
needs support during an emergency public health response.

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1. 
COMPENSATION 
 
Subject to availability of funds, the County shall pay the Contractor for the services 
described not to exceed the amount listed on the Cover Page of this Agreement per year. 
Compensation will be reimbursed on a monthly fixed rate.   
 
2. 
METHOD OF PAYMENT 
 
 
 
A. 
The payment request must be on Contractor letterhead and contain a signature 
authorizing the reimbursement request.  Monthly invoices and reports are due no 
later than the 10th business day of the following month.  If an invoice does not arrive 
by the 10th business day of the following month, it may not be reimbursed until the 
following monthly cycle.  At a minimum, the invoice must provide the following 
information: 
 
Company name, address, and contact information 
 
County bill-to name and contact information 
 
Contract Serial Number 
 
County purchase order number 
 
Invoice number and date 
 
Payment terms 
 
Date of service or delivery 
 
Quantity 
 
Contract Item number(s)  
 
Description of Purchase (services) 
 
Pricing per unit of service 
 
Extended price 
 
Total Amount Due 
  
B. Subject to the availability of funds, the County will, within 30 days from the date of 
receipt of documents enumerated, process and remit to the Contractor a warrant for 
payment up to the maximum total allowable for services provided. Should the County 
make a disallowance in the claim, the claim shall be processed for the reduced 
amount.  If the Contractor protests the amount or the reason for a disallowance, the 
protest shall be construed as a dispute concerning a question of fact within the 
ns of this Contract. 
 
C. The Contractor understands and agrees that the County will not honor any claim for 
payment submitted 6 months after the date of service.  The Contractor understands 
and agrees that the County will not process any claim for payment for services 
rendered prior to the expiration date that is submitted 60 days after the expiration date 
without approval of the County. 
 
D. Payments made by the County to the Contractor are conditioned upon the timely 
receipt of applicable, accurate, and complete invoices submitted by the 
Contractor.  The Contractor forfeits the right to reimbursement for costs incurred in any 
month for which it fails to meet the deadline for submitting the monthly reports, except 
if such failure is beyond the reasonable control of the Contractor.  
 
E. The Contractor shall submit monthly invoices to: 
 
Maricopa County Department of Public Health 
Division of Epidemiology and Informatics

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4041 N Central Ave, Suite #600 
Phoenix, AZ 85012 
Email: Rebecca.Bustillos@maricopa.gov  
 
 
3.   
PAYMENTS 
 
A. 
Payments shall be sent to the following addresses: 
 
UArizona-Sponsored Projects Services 
P.O. Box 41867 
Tucson, AZ 85717-1867 
 
B. 
-2652689 
 
 
4.   
NOTICE 
 
Any notice given under this Agreement shall be sent to the attention of the following:  
 
Department 
Contractor 
Maricopa County Department of 
Public Health 
Attn:  Jessica White 
4041 N Central Ave., Suite 600 
Phoenix, AZ 85012 
Email: Jessica.White@maricopa.gov 
University of Arizona 
Sponsored Projects Services 
P.O. Box 210158B, Rm 538 
Tucson, AZ 85721-0158 
Public Health 
Grants and Contracts Unit 
Attn:  Grants Administrator 
4041 N. Central Ave., Suite 1400 
Phoenix, AZ 85012