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29 SECTION 2: MASTER AGREEMENT TERMS AND CONDITIONS | 2014_0122 <br /> <br />SECTION 2: MASTER AGREEMENT TERMS AND CONDITIONS <br />C. MINNESOTA TERMS AND CONDITIONS <br /> <br />1. ACCEPTANCE OF PROPOSAL CONTENT. The contents of this RFP and selected portions of response of the <br />successful Proposer will become contractual obligations, along with the final Master Agreement, if acquisition action <br />ensues. The Lead State is solely responsible for rendering the decision in matters of interpretation of all terms and <br />conditions. <br /> <br />2. ACCESSIBILITY STANDARDS. The State of Minnesota has developed IT Accessibility Standards effective <br />September 1, 2010, which entails, in part, the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 (Level AA) and <br />Section 508 Subparts A-D which can be viewed at http://www.mmd.admin.state.mn.us/pdf/accessibility_standard.pdf <br /> <br />Responders must complete the WCAG VPAT form included in the FORMS section of the RFP. The completed VPAT <br />form will be scored based on its compliance with the Accessibility Standards. The requested WCAG VPAT applies to <br />the responder’s website to be offered under the Contract. For products offered, VPATS are only to be provided upon <br />request by the participating entity. <br /> <br />Upon request by the participating entity, the responder must make best efforts to provide Voluntary Product <br />Accessibility Templates (VPATS) for all products offered in its response. Click here for link to VPATS for both Section <br />508 VPAT and WCAG 2.0 VPAT http://mn.gov/oet/policies-and-standards/accessibility/#. <br /> <br />3. ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL CHANGES. The Contract Vendor must notify the Contract Administrator of <br />changes in the Contract Vendor’s key administrative personnel, in advance and in writing. Any employee of the <br />Contract Vendor who, in the opinion of the State of Minnesota, is unacceptable, shall be removed from the project <br />upon written notice to the Contract Vendor. In the event that an employee is removed pursuant to a written request <br />from the Acquisition Management Specialist, the Contract Vendor shall have 10 working days in which to fill the <br />vacancy with an acceptable employee. <br /> <br />4. AMENDMENT(S). Master Agreement amendments shall be negotiated by the Lead State with the Contract Vendor <br />whenever necessary to address changes in the terms and conditions, costs, timetable, or increased or decreased <br />scope of work. An approved Master Agreement amendment means one approved by the authorized signatories of the <br />Contract Vendor and the Lead State as required by law. <br /> <br />5. AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT (ADA). Products provided under the Master Agreement must comply with <br />the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The Contract Vendor’s catalog and other marketing <br />materials utilized to offer products under the Master Agreement must state when a product is not in compliance. If <br />any descriptive marketing materials are silent as to these requirements, the Contract Vendor agrees that the customer <br />can assume the product meets or exceeds the ADA requirements. <br /> <br />6. AWARD OF RELATED CONTRACTS. In the event the Lead State undertakes or awards supplemental Contracts for <br />work related to the Master Agreement or any portion thereof, the Contract Vendor shall cooperate fully with all other <br />Contract Vendors and the State in all such cases. All Master Agreements between subcontractors and the Contract <br />Vendor shall include a provision requiring compliance with this section. <br /> <br />7. AWARD OF SUCCESSOR CONTRACTS. In the event the State undertakes or awards a successor for work related <br />to the Contract or any portion thereof, the current Contract Vendor shall cooperate fully during the transition with all <br />other Contract Vendors and the State in all such cases. All Master Agreements between subcontractors and the <br />Contract Vendor shall include a provision requiring compliance with this section. <br /> <br />8. CERTIFICATION REGARDING DEBARMENT, SUSPENSION, INELIGIBILITY AND VOLUNTARY EXCLUSION <br />a. Certification regarding Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility and Voluntary Exclusion – Lower Tier Covered <br />Transactions. <br />Instructions for certification: <br />1. By signing and submitting this proposal, the prospective lower tier participant [responder] is providing the <br />certification set out below. <br /> <br />2. The certification in this clause is a material representation of fact upon which reliance was placed when this <br />transaction was entered into. If it is later determined that the prospective lower tier participant knowingly