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

This contract (the "Contract") is made by and between,TO BE DETERMINED UPON AWARD (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. The Contractor and the State agree as follows: 1. Definitions The following definitions apply in this Contract, except to the extent modified in Exhibit A, Deliverables Document, in which case Exhibit A, Deliverables Document controls. a. Business Day A day of the week recognized by the Client Agency as a workday, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays and any State or federal holiday. b. Claims All actions, suits, claims, demands, investigations, and proceedings of any kind, open, pending, or threatened, whether mature, un-matured, contingent, known or unknown, at law or in equity in any forum. c. Client Agency The state of Connecticut, Department of Labor, who is authorized and chooses to make purchases under and pursuant to the terms of this Contract. d. Client Agency Data Any data or information of the Client Agency that Contractor receives or creates by any means and in any form in connection with this Contract, Deliverables or Performance, including data and information with respect to any one or more of the following: databases, systems, operations, facilities, and regulatory compliance. e. Confidential Information Any name, number or other information that may be used, alone or in conjunction with any other information, to identify a specific individual including, but not limited to, such individual's name, date of birth, mother's maiden name, motor vehicle operator's license number and residential address, Social Security number, employee identification number, employer or taxpayer identification number, alien registration number, government passport number, health insurance identification number, demand deposit account number, savings account number, credit card number, debit card number or unique biometric data such as fingerprint, voice print, retina or iris image, or other unique physical representation. Without limiting the foregoing, Confidential Information shall also include any information that DAS classifies as "confidential" or "restricted." Confidential Information shall not include information that may be lawfully obtained from publicly available sources or from federal, state, or local government records which are lawfully made available to the general public. f. Confidential Information Breach Generally, an instance where an unauthorized person or entity accesses Confidential Information in any manner, including but not limited to the following occurrences: (1) any Confidential Information that is not encrypted or protected is misplaced, lost, stolen or in any way compromised; (2) one or more third parties have had access to or taken control or possession of any Confidential Information that is not encrypted or protected without prior written authorization from the State; (3) the unauthorized acquisition of encrypted or protected Confidential Information together with the confidential process or key that is capable of compromising the integrity of the Confidential Information; or (4) if there is a substantial risk of identity theft or fraud to the Client Agency, the Contractor, or State. g. Contractor Parties Contractor's members, principals, directors, officers, shareholders, partners, managers, representatives, agents, servants, consultants, employees or any one of them or any other person or entity with whom the Contractor is in privity or with whom Contractor contracts to Perform under this Contract in any capacity. h. Corrective Action Plan, or CAP A detailed written plan produced by Contractor at the request of the Client Agency to correct or resolve a Breach identified by the Client Agency in accordance with the Breach section of this Contract. i. Deliverable Each (1) Good, Service, 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. j. Deliverables Document Exhibit A and Attachment 1, Task Schedule Checklist and Attachment 2, Inspection Form, Attachment 3, Floor Plan which sets forth and describes the Deliverables that are to be provided or made available to the State under this Contract or in a Statement of Work, as applicable, and the specific requirements and terms applicable to those Deliverables. k. Force Majeure Event Strikes, lockouts, riot, sabotage, rebellion, insurrection, acts of war, acts of terrorism, failure of or inadequate permanent power, fire, flood, earthquake, epidemics, natural disasters, and acts of God. l. Goods All things which are movable, including, but not limited to, supplies, materials, equipment, hardware, software, specially manufactured things, a component incorporated into another thing and things that are attached to real property and that may be severed from the real property without material harm to the things. m. Perform All acts and things of the Contractor and Contractor Parties, severally and collectively, that are necessary or appropriate to fulfill or accomplish this Contract fully, including the Deliverables and all other Contract obligations. The word "Perform" includes all parts of speech. n. Price Schedule Exhibit B to this Contract which when read in conjunction with Exhibit A, Deliverables Document, lists the Deliverables available under this Contract and establishes the components, unit pricing and price schedules for each Deliverable. o. Purchase Order A written or electronic document that the Client Agency issues for one or more Deliverables in accordance with the terms of this Contract. p. Records All working papers and such other information and materials furnished or prepared by the Contractor in Performing including but not limited to, documents, data, plans, books, computations, drawings, specifications, notes, reports, records, estimates, summaries, memoranda and correspondence, kept or stored in any form. q. Services The labor or work, necessary or appropriate for the Contractor to Perform. r. Site Location(s) specified by the Client Agency where Deliverables are to be installed, Services rendered, or materials furnished. s. Solicitation A State request, in whatever form issued, inviting bids, proposals or quotes for Deliverables, typified by, but not limited to, an invitation to bid, request for proposal, requests for information or request for quotes. The Solicitation and this Contract shall be governed by the statutes, regulations and procedures of DAS. The Solicitation is incorporated into and made a part of this Contract as if it had been fully set forth in it if, but only if, the Solicitation is in the form of an invitation to bid, request for information or request for quotes. A Solicitation in the form of a request for proposal is not incorporated into this Contract in its entirety, but, rather, it is incorporated into this Contract only to the extent specifically stated in Exhibit A, Deliverables Document. t. Solicitation Response A submittal in response to a Solicitation. u. Specifications Contractor's published technical and non-technical detailed descriptions of each Deliverable's capabilities, or intended use or both, as more fully set forth in this Contract or a Statement of Work, as applicable. v. State The State of Connecticut, including DAS, the Client Agency and any office, department, board, council, commission, institution or other agency of the State. w. Statement of Work ("SOW") Statement issued in connection with a Purchase Order for a Deliverable available under this Contract which sets forth all work and payment requirements for Contractor's Performance in connection with said Purchase Order. x. Term The original term of this Contract plus any extensions exercised under this Contract. y. Termination An end to this Contract prior to the end of its Term. z. Title All ownership, title, licenses, rights and interest, including, but not limited to, perpetual use, of and to the Deliverable. 2. Term of Contract; Contract Extension This Contract will be in effect from May 1, 2025 (the "Effective Date") through April 30, 2028. DAS, in its sole discretion, may extend this Contract for additional terms beyond the Term, prior to Termination or expiration, one or more times for a combined total period not to exceed the complete length of the original Term. Melissa Marzano 450 Columbus Blvd Hartford CT, 06103 United States melissa.marzano@ct.gov Late Arrivals (10 minutes or more) will not be given credit for attendance nor allowed to participate in the Solicitation process. Vendors will not be admitted to state buildings without a valid photo ID. Failure to attend this meeting will result in the rejection of your response. This Solicitation has been reserved for participation by only Connecticut DAS - certified small (SBE), minority (MBE) businesses. Respondents are required to provide a copy of the company's current certification certificate. Responses received by companies that are not certified will be rejected.