This is a service / maintenance or supply contract in New Haven, Connecticut. Contact the soliciting agency for additional information.

This contract (the "Contract") is made by and between, (the "Contractor") and the State of Connecticut, acting by its Department of Administrative Services ("DAS") in accordance with sections 4a-2 and 4a-51 of the Connecticut General Statutes. Each (1) Good, Service, Maintenance Services, Improvement, Material, Documentation, System, process or information of any type, whether stand-alone or intended as part of the integration of the System with existing hardware or software of the State, and whether or not used for administrative, maintenance, consulting, training, data warehousing, operations, support, hosting, or fulfillment of Performance; and (2) warranty of a Deliverable(s) that is listed in the Pricing Schedule or provided by Contractor as an element of Contractor's overall approach and solution to the requirements of this Contract. Any one of them or a combination of any of them may be developed or produced by Contractor or by a third party as a supplier or subcontractor to Contractor. Prices for Deliverables listed in Exhibit B shall remain unchanged for twelve (12) months following the Effective Date of this Contract. The Contractor shall have the right to request a price adjustment only during the thirty (30) days immediately preceding the annual anniversary dates of the Effective Date of this Contract during the Term of this Contract. During this thirty (30) day period, the Contractor may submit a request in writing to DAS for a price adjustment that is consistent with and relative to price changes originating with and compelled by manufacturer and/or market trends and which changes are outside of the Contractor's control. The Contractor must fully document its request, attaching to the request, without limitation, such manufacturer and market data, as support for the requested adjustment. DAS may, in its sole discretion, approve or disapprove the requested adjustment, in whole or in part. Any approved adjustment shall be final and shall remain unchanged until the next annual anniversary date of the Effective Date of this Contract. The Contractor shall submit all requests in accordance with Contract Section Notice. A request made to the Client Agency shall not be valid and the parties shall treat it as if the Contractor had not made the request at all. A request made to the Client Agency shall not be considered timely and shall not toll or extend the running of the thirty (30) days. The right of the Contractor to request a particular price adjustment shall lapse upon the expiration of the applicable thirty (30) days. If the Contractor fails to make a timely request, then the price shall remain unchanged from the previous year and shall continue through the next succeeding twelve (12) months and until the second annual anniversary of the Effective Date of this Contract, if approved, price adjustments shall become effective ten (10) days after the date of the approval. The Contractor shall honor any purchase orders issued prior to the effective date of the approval at the price in effect at the time of the issuance of the Purchase Order. Some or all of the Performance may be subject to prevailing wages. Accordingly, the following provision is included in accordance with the requirements of Conn. Gen. Stat. Sec. 31-53(a): The wages paid on an hourly basis to any person performing the work of any mechanic, laborer or worker on the work herein contracted to be done and the amount of payment or contribution paid or payable on behalf of each such person to any employee welfare fund, as defined in subsection (i) of Conn. Gen. Stat. Sec. 31-53(a), shall be at a rate equal to the rate customary or prevailing for the same work in the same trade or occupation in the town in which such public works project is being constructed, see Exhibit C- Prevailing Wage Schedule. Any Contractor who is not obligated by agreement to make payment or contribution on behalf of such persons to any such employee welfare fund shall pay to each mechanic, laborer or worker as part of such person's wages the amount of payment or contribution for such person's classification on each pay day. The Contractor shall be responsible for maintaining a tranquil working relationship between the Contractor work force, the Contractor Parties, their work force, State employees, and any other contractors present at the work site. The Contractor shall quickly resolve all labor disputes which result from the Contractor's or Contractor Parties' presence at the work site, or other action under their control. Labor disputes shall not be deemed to be sufficient cause to allow the Contractor to make any claim for additional compensation for cost, expenses or any other loss or damage, nor shall those disputes be deemed to be sufficient reason to relieve the Contractor from any of its obligations under this Contract. The Contractor and Contractor Parties shall submit to and incur the cost of fingerprint supported federal and state criminal history background checks as may be required by the State, the State of Connecticut Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection, or as provided for in any State document that governs procedures for background checks. The Contractor and Contractor Parties shall cooperate fully as necessary or reasonably requested with the State and its agents in connection with such background checks. The Contractor and Contractor Parties shall submit to and incur the cost of fingerprint supported federal and state criminal history background checks as may be required by the State, the State of Connecticut Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection, or as provided for in any State document that governs procedures for background checks. The Contractor and Contractor Parties shall cooperate fully as necessary or reasonably requested with the State and its agents in connection with such background checks. The Contractor shall be responsible for the entire Performance under this Contract regardless of whether the Contractor itself Performs. The Contractor shall be the sole point of contact concerning the management of this Contract, including Performance and payment issues. The Contractor is solely and completely responsible for adherence by the Contractor Parties to all applicable provisions of this Contract. b. The Contractor shall exercise all reasonable care to avoid damage to the State's property or to property being made ready for the State's use, and to all property adjacent to any work site. The Contractor shall promptly report any damage, regardless of cause, to the State.