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HomeMy WebLinkAboutC10-298 Sipa Agreement Regarding the Transmission of Electronic Info S i p a
ELIGIBLE GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY AGREEMENT BETWEEN
THE STATEWIDE INTERNET PORTAL AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF
COLORADO AND EAGLE COUNTY, COLORADO REGARDING THE
TRANSMISSION OF ELECTRONIC INFORMATION
This Eligible Governmental Entity Agreement (this "EGE ") by and between The
Statewide Internet Portal Authority of the State of Colorado ( "SIPA "), and Eagle County,
Colorado (the "County "), is made and entered into on this i2- day of L7_,, j( X' , 2010.
Capitalized terms used but not defined in this EGE shall have the meanings ascribed to them in
the Master Agreement (as defined below).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, SIPA and the County wish to enter into a cooperative agreement as to the
transmission of electronic information; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to § 24 -37.7 -105 C.R.S., SIPA operates to provide electronic
access for members of the public to electronic information; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to § 24- 37.7 -104 C.RS., SIPA operates as a political subdivision
of the State of Colorado; and
WHEREAS, § 29 -1 -203, C.R.S., authorizes local governments to cooperate or contract
with each other to provide any function or service lawfully authorized to each other; and
WHEREAS, § 24- 37.7 -104 (1)(q) authorizes SIPA and the County, to make and execute
agreements, contracts, or instruments necessary or convenient to the exercise of the powers and
function of SIPA with the County, as an Eligible Governmental Entity, as set forth in § 24 -37.7-
101 through 113;
WHEREAS, all Eligible Governmental Entities under § 24- 37.7- 104(1)(q) who enter into
an Eligible Governmental Entity Agreement are intended beneficiaries under the Master
Agreement dated May 2, 2005 between NIC, Inc., and SIPA, as amended by a First Amendment
to the Master Agreement dated January 31, 2006 (both attached as Exhibit A and incorporated
herein by reference) (the "Master Agreement ");
WHEREAS, NIC, Inc., does business in Colorado through its wholly owned subsidiary,
Colorado Interactive LLC (hereinafter "Portal Contractor ");
WHEREAS, SIPA by this EGE will provide applications and services to the County
pursuant to Task Orders and work orders; and
WHEREAS, a work order will be prepared for each application involving Portal Services.
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NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and promises contained
herein, SIPA and the County agree as follows:
1. The County shall make available to SIPA electronic information maintained in the
general conduct of the County's business. As mutually agreed upon in subsequent work orders,
Task Orders, or corresponding statements of work, the County will provide reasonable levels of
support in placing online with SIPA certain County -owned electronic information, as mutually
agreed by the County and SIPA, with due regard to the workload and priorities of the County,
SIPA and its Portal Contractor.
2. SIPA shall make such information available to the general public through the
officially recognized statewide internet portal created pursuant to §24 -37.7 -105, C.R.S. and as
set forth in the Master Agreement.
3. As established by future scope of work or Task Order executed between the
parties SIPA shall charge Transaction Fees and Statutory Fees in its normal course of business.
SIPA shall make timely distribution of Statutory Fees received (and, if called for in a given
situation, the County's portion of any Transaction Fee received), to the County Treasurer in a
manner mutually agreed by the parties.
4. SIPA and the County may enter into work orders and Task Orders under this
EGE. Work orders shall describe specific Portal Services to be provided to the County, and the
County acknowledges that such Portal Services shall be provided to the County pursuant to the
terms of Article 1.B. of the Master Agreement. Task Orders shall cover the purchase of goods
and services from SIPA through the use of County funds. All work orders and Task Orders may
be approved by the Board of County Commissioners or County Manager in accordance with
County policy. Task Orders shall contain specific time or performance milestones for the Portal
Contractor, timelines for completion of relevant Task Orders, statements of work, design
specifications and other criteria relevant to the completion of an applicable Task Order, criteria
and procedures for acceptance by the County and remedying incomplete or inaccurate work for
each phase of a relevant Task Order. Notwithstanding Article 30(b) of the Master Agreement, as
amended, the County shall be a principal beneficiary of, and entitled to enforce all covenants,
representations and warranties set forth in, a Task Order when the County purchases goods and
services from SIPA through the use of County funds.
5. SIPA shall be responsible for the operation of, and all costs and expenses
associated with, establishing and maintaining electronic access to County databases or other
software applications, including but without limitation, the cost of purchasing, developing and
maintaining programs used to interface with County software applications that provide access to
County -owned data. The County's maximum financial obligation shall be limited to the amount
set forth and appropriated pursuant to each individual work order or Task Order.
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6. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, no charges
shall be made to the County nor shall any payment be made to SIPA in excess of the amount for
any work done in respect of any period after December 31s of the calendar year for the term of
this Agreement, without the written approval in accordance with a budget adopted by the Board
of County Commissioners in compliance with the provisions of Article 25, Title 30 of the
Colorado revised Statutes, the Local Government Budget Law (C.R.S. § 29 -1 -101 et. seq.) and
the TABOR Amendment (Colorado Constitution, Article X, Sec. 20).
7. Subject to Section 14 below, each party shall have the right to terminate this EGE
and any scope of work or task order by giving the other party 60 days' written notice. Unless
otherwise specified in such notice, this EGE will terminate at the end of such 60 -day period, and
the liabilities of the parties hereunder for further performance of the terms of this EGE shall
thereupon cease, but the parties shall not be released from any duty to perform up to the date of
termination.
8. None of the terms or conditions of this EGE gives or allows any claim, benefit, or
right of action by any third person not a party hereto. Nothing in this EGE shall be deemed as
any waiver of immunity or liability limits granted to the County or SIPA by the Colorado
Governmental Immunity Act or any similar statutory provision.
9. This EGE constitutes the entire agreement of the parties hereto and supersedes all
prior negotiations, representations or agreements, either written or oral. This EGE may be
amended, modified, or changed, in whole or part, only by written agreement approved by each
party.
10. Neither SIPA nor Portal Contractor have responsibility for the accuracy or
completeness of the data contained within the County databases. SIPA and Portal Contractor
shall be responsible only for the accurate and complete transmission of data to and from such
County databases, in accordance with the specifications of any County -owned software.
11. This EGE and any written amendments thereto may be executed in counterpart,
each of which shall constitute an original and together, which shall constitute one and the same
agreement. Delivery of an executed signature page of this EGE by facsimile or email
transmission will constitute effective and binding execution and delivery of this EGE.
12. The books and records accounting for all Transaction Fees and Statutory Fees due
the County shall be made available to the County for it to audit, inspect and copy during
reasonable business hours, at its own expense, upon reasonable prior notice to SIPA.
13. Confidential information for the purpose of this EGE is information relating to
SIPA's, the County's or the Portal Contractor's research, development, trade secrets, business
affairs, internal operations, management procedures, and information not disclosable to the
public under the Colorado Open Records Act. Confidential information does not include
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information lawfully obtained through third parties, which is in the public domain, or which is
developed independently without reference to a party's confidential information. Neither party
shall use or disclose, directly or indirectly, without prior written authorization, any confidential
information of the other or confidential information of the Portal Contractor. SIPA shall use its
reasonable best efforts to ensure that the Portal Contractor protects County confidential
information from unauthorized disclosure. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein,
each party acknowledges that given the subject matter of this EGE, such party shall not disclose
confidential information of the other (whether in written or electronic form) to any third party,
except as required by law or as necessary to carry out the specific purpose of this EGE; provided,
however, that if such disclosure is necessary, any third party who receives such confidential
information shall also be bound by the nondisclosure provisions of this Section 13. Upon
termination of this EGE, the parties shall return or destroy (at the other party's request) all
confidential information of the other and if such information is destroyed, each party shall
demonstrate evidence of such destruction to the other.
14. Upon termination of this EGE, all rights and obligations of the parties shall
terminate except that the obligations set forth in Sections 3 (concerning payment of fees due the
County), 4 (last sentence), 5, 8, 9, 11, 12 (but survival of this provision is limited to 12 months
after termination), 12 (except if records or information is readily available after 12 months SIPA
shall make them available upon request), 15.A and 15.D., shall survive any such expiration or
termination. In addition, if the Master Agreement is terminated, the provisions of Article 8 and
Section 1 of the Special Provisions of the Master Agreement shall also survive for one year,
except this one -year limitation shall not apply as to intentional fraud with respect to County
matters by Portal Contractor or any of its employees in the course of their employment.
15. Miscellaneous Provisions
A. Independent Authority. SIPA SHALL PERFORM ITS DUTIES
HEREUNDER AS AN INDEPENDENT AUTHORITY AND NOT AS AN
EMPLOYEE OF THE COUNTY. NEITHER SIPA NOR ANY AGENT OR
EMPLOYEE OF SIPA SHALL BE OR SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE AN AGENT OR
EMPLOYEE OF THE COUNTY. SIPA AND ITS AGENTS SHALL PAY WHEN
DUE ALL REQUIRED EMPLOYMENT TAXES AND INCOME TAX AND LOCAL
HEAD TAX ON ANY MONIES PAID BY THE COUNTY PURSUANT TO THIS
EGE. SIPA ACKNOWLEDGES THAT SIPA AND ITS EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS
ARE NOT ENTITLED TO COUNTY EMPLOYMENT OR UNEMPLOYMENT
BENEFITS UNLESS SIPA OR A THIRD PARTY PROVIDES SUCH BENEFITS AND
THAT THE COUNTY DOES NOT PAY FOR OR OTHERWISE PROVIDE SUCH
BENEFITS. SIPA SHALL HAVE NO AUTHORIZATION, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED,
TO BIND THE COUNTY TO ANY AGREEMENTS, LIABILITY, OR
UNDERSTANDING EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY AUTHORIZED BY THE COUNTY.
SIPA AND ITS AGENTS SHALL PROVIDE AND KEEP IN FORCE WORKERS'
COMPENSATION (AND PROVIDE PROOF OF SUCH INSURANCE WHEN
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REQUESTED BY THE COUNTY) AND UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION
INSURANCE IN THE AMOUNTS REQUIRED BY LAW, AND SHALL BE SOLELY
RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ACTS OF SIPA, ITS EMPLOYEES AND AGENTS.
B. Non - discrimination. SIPA agrees to comply with the letter and the spirit
of all applicable state and federal laws respecting illegal discrimination and unfair
employment practices.
C. Illegal Aliens. SIPA shall not, and by signing this EGE certifies that it
does not, knowingly employ or contract with an illegal alien to perform work under this
EGE. SIPA shall not enter into a subcontract with a subcontractor that fails to certify to
SIPA that the subcontractor shall not knowingly employ or contract with an illegal alien
to perform work under this EGE. SIPA affirms that it has verified or attempted to verify
through participation in the Basic Pilot Employment Verification Program administered
by the United States Department of Homeland Security that SIPA does not employ illegal
aliens. In the event SIPA is not accepted into the Basic Pilot Program prior to entering
into this EGE, unless the Basic Pilot Program is discontinued by the federal government,
SIPA shall apply to the participate in the Basic Pilot Program every three months until
SIPA is accepted or this EGE has terminated, whichever is earlier. SIPA is prohibited
from using the Basic Pilot Program procedures to undertake pre- employment screening
of job applicants while this EGE is in effect.
In the event that SIPA obtains actual knowledge that a subcontractor performing work
under this EGE knowingly employs or contracts with an illegal alien, SIPA shall be
required to:
(i) Notify the subcontractor and the County within three days that SIPA has actual
knowledge that the subcontractor is employing or contracting with an illegal alien;
AND
(ii) Terminate the subcontract with the subcontractor if, within three days of receiving
such notice, the subcontractor does not stop employing or contracting with the
illegal alien; except that SIPA shall not terminate the contract with the subcontractor
if during such three days the subcontractor provides information to establish that the
subcontractor has not knowingly employed or contracted with an illegal alien.
SIPA is required under this EGE to comply with any reasonable request by the County
made in the course of an investigation the County is undertaking pursuant to its legal
authority.
Violation of this Section 15.C. of this EGE shall constitute a breach of this EGE and may
result in termination by the County. SIPA shall be liable to the County for actual and
consequential damages resulting from such breach pursuant to §8- 17.5- 101(3) C.RS.
The County shall also report any such breach to the Office of the Secretary of State.
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SIPA acknowledges that the County may investigate whether SIPA is complying with
this Section 15.C. This may include on -site inspections and the review of documentation
that proves the citizenship of any person performing work under this EGE and any other
reasonable steps necessary to determine compliance with the provisions of this Section.
D. Choice of Law. The laws of the State of Colorado (except Colorado laws
related to choice of law or conflict of law) and rules and regulations issued pursuant
thereto shall be applied in the interpretation, execution, and enforcement of this EGE.
Any provision, whether or not incorporated herein by reference, which provides for
arbitration by any extra judicial body or person or which is otherwise in conflict with this
EGE shall be considered null and void. Nothing contained in any provision incorporated
herein by reference which purports to negate this or any other special provision, in whole
or in part, shall be valid or enforceable or available in any action at law whether by way
of complaint, defense, or otherwise. Any provision rendered null and void by the
operation of this provision will not invalidate the remainder of this EGE to the extent that
this EGE is capable of being performed.
At all times during the performance of this EGE, SIPA shall strictly adhere to all
applicable federal and state laws, rules, and regulations that have been or may hereafter
be established.
E. Software Piracy Prohibition. No State or other public funds payable under
this EGE shall knowingly be used for the acquisition, operation, or maintenance of
computer software in violation of United States copyright laws or applicable licensing
restrictions. SIPA hereby certifies that, for the term of this EGE and any extensions,
SIPA has in place appropriate systems and controls to prevent such improper use of
public funds. If the County determines that SIPA is in violation of this paragraph, the
County may exercise any remedy available at law or equity or under this EGE, including,
without limitation, immediate termination of the EGE and any remedy consistent with
United States copyright laws or applicable licensing restrictions.
F. Notices. All notices required or permitted under this EGE shall be in
writing and delivered personally, by facsimile, by email or by first class certified mail,
return receipt. If delivered personally, notice shall be deemed given when actually
received. If delivered by facsimile or email, notice shall be deemed given upon full
transmission of such notice and confirmation of receipt during regular business hours. If
delivered by mail, notice shall be deemed given at the date and time indicated on the
return receipt. Notices shall be delivered to:
If to SIPA:
Statewide Internet Portal Authority
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Attn: John D. Conley, Executive Director
633 17` Street, Suite 1610
Denver, CO 80202
Phone: (303) 866 -4211
Fax: (303) 866 -3995
Email: sipa @www.colorado.gov
If to the County:
Eagle County
Name: Scott Lingle
Title: IT Director
Address: 500 Broadway, PO Box 850
Phone: 970 - 328 -3581
Email: Scott.Lingle @eaglecounty.us
And to other address or addresses as the parties may designate in writing.
G. Employee Financial Interest. The signatories aver that to their knowledge,
no employee of the State of Colorado has any personal or beneficial interest whatsoever
in the service or property described herein.
This EGE is entered into as of the day and year set forth above.
7Z i . Date: /i'�lLG� iO
ohn D. Conley, Executive Dire or
Statewide Internet Portal A is . • y
COUNTY OF EAGLE, STATE OF COLORADO,
By and Through Its BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
By:
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Sara Fisher, Chair an
Attest: 0* 1144 Co
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State of Colorado
Statewide Internet Portal Authority
Master Contract
with Integration Contractor
To
:Design, Build, Operate, Maintain and Enhance
A
Statewide Internet Web Portal
Version 3.0
May 2, 2405
Preamble
This is a contract ( "the Contract ") between NIC (hereinafter referred to as the
"Contractor'), a company organized and existing under the laves of Kansas, with its
registered office at Olathe, Kansas and the Statewide Internet Portal Authority (hereinafter
referred to as "SIPA ") established pursuant to G.R.S. Sections 24- 37.7 - 101 -113, with its
office at Denver, Colorado 80202.
In this Contract unless the context requires otherwise or the Contract specifically
states, SIPA shall act through its Executive Director. The Executive' Director and Board
shall have the same definitions as provided in the Statute. As related to the Contract, the
Board shall approve:
A. Portal policy;
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B. Wine fees and fee changes;
C. EGE Agreements; and
D. Annual Business Plans.
Definitions:
"Authorized Contractor" means a contractor who is engaged by SIPA following termination
of this contract to assist in State Portal maintenance, and who has signed a
confidentiality agreement in form satisfactory to the Contractor.
" Contractor Confidential Information" means the confidential, proprietary, or trade secret
information of Contractor or its corporate patent, affiliates, and subsidiaries,
which includes, without limitation, Contractor Reew s which are non-public,
Source Mode and Contractor Software. The disclosure of such information under
transition assistance to a successor contractor selected by SIPA shall not affect the
confidential nature of Contractor Confidential Information.
"Contractor Records" means all books, records, documents, and electronic files that
pertain to Contractor's business or operation or to that of its corporate parent,
affiliate, or subsidiary (as contrasted to Contractor's operation of the State Portal).
"Contractor Software" means the latest versions of software applications originally
developed by Contractor or the NICUSA affiliated companies which are in use
with the State Portal, together with any new applications, software updates or
upgrades made by Contractor or the NICUSA affiliated companies and used.on
the State Portal, as of the date of termination of the Contract, but excludes Third
Party Software.
"Eligible Government Entity Agreement" means the agreement among SIPA and a
particular state agency or other Eligible Government Entity, in consultation with
Contractor for the delivery of e- government services and transactions through the
State Portal.
"Eligible Government Entity" means departments, agencies and political subdivisions
within the State which enter into agreement with SIPA and Contractor with
respect to the State Portal in accordance with the Statute.
"Not Revenue" means Total Fees less Statutory Fees and merchant fees required to
process credit cards and Automated Clearing House (ACH) transactions. .
"Portal Records" means all books, records, documents and electronic files related to the
operation of the State Portal (excluding Contractor Records).
"Portal Resources" means the resources, including, without limitation, staffing and
capital assets, available to the Contractor for application development,
deployment, management, marketing and operation of the Portal, together with
associated costs, expenses, reserves and margin, funded through the Contractor's
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portion of the Transaction Fees collected. The Portal Resources will be projected
annually in the Portal Business Plan and updated in monthly reports.
"Portal Services" are intended to be continuous services including those pursuant to an
EGE Agreement, fimded with Total Fees, and are contrasted with Task Order
services throughout the Contract in Paragraphs that contain A and B (defined in
Scope of Work below), where Article 1.B represents Portal Services work-
"Source Cow, means the source code for the Contractor Software.
"Statute" means C.R.S. 24 -37.7- 101 -113.
"'Statutory Fees" are, those fees, taxes and assessments established by statute, ordinance,
resolution, or other law or regulation (excluding Transaction Fees), charged by a
relevant EGE to obtain a copy of a record, obtain a license or permit, or otherwise
to engage in a transw ion with an agency.
"State Portal" means Internet based, electronic gateway owned by the S1P'A that permits
online access to certain government information and services presently located at
www.Colorado.gov. The State Portal is developed and managed by Colorado
Interactive pursuant to the authority granted to SIPA according to its Statute and
the terms of this Contract.
"Task Order" meats tasks or projects intended to be funded with State- appropriated
funds or federal funds, not Total Fees generated by portal services and are
contrasted with portal Services throughout the Contract in Paragraph that contain
A (as defined in Portal Services above) and B, where Article I (as defined in
Scope- of Work below) represents the Task Order work.
"Third Party", for ,purposes of Software definition, means any person or entity other that
Contractor and its affiliated subsidiaries.
"Transaction Foes" include transaction, electronic access, or electronic delivery charges
associated with .- electronic delivery of a record, or electronic Sling of a.
transaction, through the State Portal, which are established in connection with the
State Portal or otherwise specifically identified in an EOE Agreement as a
Transaction Fee.
"Total Fees" equal, for any Partictilar electronic record delivery or electronic trarmotion
filing, Statutory Fees plus Transaction Fees.
" USW' means end users of Portal Services, Users = mean those who use online
services for a fee or use flee services depending on the context.
Article 1: Scope of Work
This contract contemplates two types of work to be perforated by the Contractor,
ConftwWr will perform the services and provide the hardware and sow associated. with
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the following areas of work: communication and collaboration toolset (email, calendar,
etc.), content management, identity management and enterprise directory and such other
matters in the fixture as the parties mutually agree should be covered by Task Orders and
as detailed in the Cost Proposal updated by the Contractor as is authorized by SIPA pursuant
to Task Orders prepared by Contractor and approved by SIPA. The Contractor shall
perform the services and provide the hardware and software required for Portal Services
relating to set up, operation and improvement of the State Portal based upon the revenues
generated by the State Portal operations, as more particularly specified below.
A. Task Orders
The Contractor shall progress all activities, including reports and all related services, m
accordance with all the requirements of this Contract, the Statement of Work negotiated,
agreed upon, and attached herewith at Attachment A, and the respective authorized Task
Orders issued by SIPA and negotiated as provided below. Each Task Order shall specify the
Work to be perfrm ed, objectives, level of effort, third party activities, appropriate State -
related IT policies, standards and guidelines, costs, business case, funding source, Ivey
personnel, deliverables, acceptance criteria and performance schedule. Additionally, if
mutually agreed to, the Task Orders issued under this Section 1A may include pmvisions
under which the Contractor may be liable for liquidated damages as a result of failure to
meet specified milestones; provided, however, in no event will such liquidated damages be
assessed for delays or failures used by a force maje ue event, (as defined in Section 12(B))
or delays bmfond the reasonable control of Contractor, including, without limitation, those
resulting from acts or omissions of the State. If the State .elects to receive liquidated
damages under a Task Order, such remedy shall be in lieu of recovery of actual damages.
Tasks included within Task Orders will -be defined, negotiated, and ordered by agrcement
of the parties based on the rates established in Attachment B and are subject to the same
terms and conditions established in this Contract. The Contractor understands 9W there is
no guaranteed minimum commitment by SIPA to issue Task Orders pursuant to this
Contract. Changes to term., conditions, and prices specified, or other provisions of the
contract shall be completed by formal amendment and signed by SIPA and the
Contractor. Task orders processed in accordance with -this paragraph shall occur, as
follows:
If SIPA has need of services, and the Contractor agrees to provide those services, $IPA
shall provide a definition of the requirements to the Contractor.. The Contractor will
propose a price for the task using the rates agreed to and identified as Attachment E to
the Contract and attached to the Contractor's proposal. The proposal shall include the
estimated number of hours, material costs, and amount of other elements of cast priced
by the parties in the crates established in Attachment B. as well as the proposed time of
performance, in a form acceptable to SIPA.
'Upon negotiation and agreement of the parties concerning the Statement of Work, the
price, and the time of performance, the Task Order attached as Exhibit I to the Contract
shall be prepared and signed by both parties. Performance of the work and payment for
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that work shall be governed by the standards and procedures set forth in this Contract.
Upon negotiation and acceptance of the Task Order, the Contractor warrants that
performance will be successfully completed within the time frame and price stated in the
Task Order. SIPA's fimancial commitment stated in the respective Task Order shall not
be considered valid until SIPA executes the Task Order.
This Contract will be offered to political subdivisions. SIPA, Article 33 below, must
approve all Task Orders or other requests regarding this Contract from political
subdivisions.
B. Portal. Services
1. Portal Services. Contractor will provide hardware and provide' or develop
software as enumerated and described in Contractor's Proposal and the
Annual Business Plan (as described below), and such other bardware and
software necessary to make the State Portal fully operational in
accordance with this Contract and EGE Agreements between •S1PA and
Eligible Government Entities to the extent of Portal Resources.
Contractor shall provide services relating to the following areas for the
State Portal ( the "Portal Services ") including;
a. Provide support for the operation and enhano=ent of the State
Portal;
b. Provide Portal applications for government transactions in which
Total. Fees are . to. be collected to be integrated within the State
Portal;
0. provide for the design, construction, implementation, operation,
maintenance, and enhamcement of selected new State Portal
applications as agreed to between SIPA and the Contractor, and, as
applicable, Eligible Government Entities;
d. Participate in a governance structure for the 'State Portal activities
that fosters high - quality content, orgatuZation and structure, State
Portal management prra asses, user interface, and opportunities for
improvement;
G. Provide support for the management, implementation and
main of Contractor's applications;
f. Market with assistance of SIPA the State Portal's capabilities and
Services to Eligible Government Entities and Users of portal
services;
g. Negedate EGE Agreements with Eligible Government Entities for
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the provision of Portal Services subject to the approval of SIPA.
2. Annual Business__Plan . for. Portal Services. Contractor will prepare an
Annual Business Plan for approval by the Board.. The initial Annual
Business Plan will be presented for approval within 120 days of signing of
the Contract. Any material change in the Annual Business Plan requires
Board approval. Between .Board approvals, the Contractor shall execute
the Annual Business Plan and obtain any required approvals from the
]Executive Director. The Annual Business Plan reflects the vision and
goals for the Portal for the upcoming year, including: staffing plans for
the Portal; expectations and assumptions relating to the Portal; a proposed
work plan for content and applications development and implementation,
as well as Portal redesign; Portal Improvement Plan including a Disaster
Recovery Plan, portal applications infrastructure planning; Marketing
Plan; .and the proposed Portal Resources budget based upon anticipated
Net Revenue, An outline of the topics and organization of the Annual
Business Plan is attached as Exhibit IL It is agreed by the parties that
such plan is a goad faith estimate with respect to the Project and is subject
to such modifications or amendments as the parties may from time to time
agree. The Annual Business Plan will be subject to the Portal Resources
available for development, deployment, managememt and marketing of the
Portal. Such resources are provided through Net Revenue generated
through the Portal. Portal Resources will be projected by Contractor in its
Annual Business Plan. Contractor will provide SIPA with monthly
reports regarding the progress with respect to the Annual Business Plan
and Net Revenue.
3. Eligible Government Entities. Contractor sbati offer applications from a
library of existing, or newly developed applications that will allow Eligible
Government Entities to conduct business with Users through the State
Portal. Such applications may be previously created or may be developed
by Contractor or its affiliates. No application developed for the State
Portal will be deployed without a signed and approved EGE Agreement.
4. hnRJqma#gfion of A licati for . Contractor will work
with EGEs to identify and create a queue of applications for
implementation. Contractor will work with SIPA or Executive Director to
establish Portal priorities for application implementation. SIPA has final
approval of the priorities. The implementation schedule for applications
will be based on approved portal priorities and available Portal Resources.
An application may or may not be subject to a Transaction Fee.
Contractor, in consultation with the. EGE, will make recommendations to
$IPA as to the need for a Transaction Fee during the evaluation of each
application. Any allocation of Net Revenue for an application carrying a
Transaction Fee shall be agreed in an addendum to the EGE Agreement.
S. The 'Portal Services will not be subject to the provisions of Article 1.A.
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6. Oaring the decision making proem for any material decision regarding this
Contract or the project, the Hoard or the Executive Director as the can may
be shad consult the Contractor.
Article 2: Dwmtiou, litenewal, and Non- Exclu&e Contract
A. The effective date of this contract shad be the date signed by the Chairperson of the $IPA
or his or her designee, or May 02, 2005, whichever is later. Subject to the rights of either of
the parties to terminate this Contract as ebewhere set forth herein, this Contract shall expire
five years from the date of execution of" Contract unless rawwod by SIPA as provided
heroin. This Contract may be renewed. by SIPA for two (2) two -year additional
periods as agreed by the parties. $IPA agrees to give not • less than six month's
notice prior to the end of the then curremt tern of its decision to exercise such
renewal.
B. The Portal Project, under the Statute, is intended to be the state's single
comprehensive delivery channel for "overnment services.
Article 3: Task Order Consideration and Portal Funding
A. Task Orders
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1. In consideration for the respective
Contractor, the Contractor shall
stipulated in the 'Task Order. .
Task Order wont camed out by the
receive the agreed compensation as
2. SIPA shall establish billing procedures in accordance with the agreed Task
Orders, and requirements for invoicing and payment dine the Couftetor in
providing performance pursuant to Task Orders issued under this Contract,
The Contractor shall comply with the established billing procedures and
requirements for submission of billing statements.
Portal Services Fees and Charges
1. Collwcn, of__Fees., .ar�d.,T.mmadon Char M Contractor, shall collect
Statutory Fees and Transaction Fees from Users of services approved for
assessment of a Transwtion Fee (e.g., fees for electronic record delivery
or electronic transaction filing); such fees shall be recommended by
Contractor in consultation with EGE, but are subject to the approval of
SIPA. Contractor shall establish an accounting capability for Total Fee
collection and distribution functions. This accoua tiug capability shall
include a numbered chart of accounts, books of original entry of all
ttansactions, appropriate subsidiary ledgers, a general ledger that includes
to-date postings, and an audit trail through financial statements.
2. EQMt Accounts.
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IL Contractor shall • establish and maintain one or more accounts
( "Portal. Accounts") in federally insured banks or thrifts having one
or more offices in Colorado, for the collection and deposit of Total
Fees. Contractor shall be responsible for the timely billing and
collection of Statutory Fees and for the billing and collection
efforts for Transaction Fees associated with the Portal Services.
Contractor shall make all disbursements from the Portal
Account(s) in accordance with the following.
b. Contractor shall pay, from Total Fees collected fbr electronic
access to records and for transactions through the State Portal:
i. All Statutory Fees as provided in the respective agreements
with Eligible Government Entities. Where there is no
Statutory Fee, the amount of the fee to be charged for
electronic access to the record or to conduct the Umisaction
will vary according to (a) the needs of the State Portal and
(b) the recommendation, based on market research, of
Contractor.
ii. Contract administration charge to SWA shall be a
percentage of Net revenue to be determined by the first
Annual Business Plan process....
iii. All operating and administrative expenses for the State
Portal.
iv. Contractor will be entitled to retain any sums rem
after payment of the amounts identified above, as its fee for
services... -
3. Audit of Portal Accounts. Booms and records of the Portal Accounts,
accounts receivable, and proceeds therefrom (whether or not &bursed.by
the Contractor), which are generated from Portal Services operations
conducted by Contractor., shall be made available to SIPA for it to audit,
inspecrt and copy 'during reasonable business hours and upon reasonable
prior notice to Contractor.
4. .. Factors for Determination_ ._„ of _ Trans on acti _ Fe_ M in establUing or
recommending Wr1DVa1 of Transaction Fees, the parties shall consider the
following factors. _
a. The entrepreneurial and startup nature of the business and
attendant risk of capital for Contractor.
b. The need to invest in the reasonable expansion of and
improvement in network and information services.
C. The need of Contractor to earn a reasonable fee for its services.
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d. A commitment to the publie policy requirement to provide
electronic access to public records and electronic transactions at
the most reasonable rate possible.
C. That the rates to be charged may be adjusted to permit funding of
special projects and enhancement of public service.
f. Any other reasonable factor that in the opinion of SYPA should be
considered.
In the event the Statutory Fees or taxes on services are reduced or
increased as result of revisions to Colorado law or regulation, such
reductions or increases shall be passed on directly to Users.
S. Pgy=ent GQicle. Total Fees generated by Portal Services operations
through transactions involving monthly billing accounts (including batch
or bulk services) and other Portal. Services transactions shall be deposited
in the Portal Account(s). The Contractor shall pay and deliver all
Statutory Fees received through transactions involving monthly billing
accounts (including batch and bulk services) due not later than within the
next following thirty (30) day payment period or cycle (established by the
EGE Agreement) immediately after actual receipt of said fees by the
.Contractor (and in any event, within sixty (60) calendar days from the
usage or sale date). Where Statutory Fees are paid through transactions
involving the haunt payment of fees at the time of the transa don, by
credit card, debit card, or ACH transaction, Contractor shall pay and
deliver all such Statutory Pees due within the timeframe prescribed by
each individual EGE Agreement. Under no shall the
timeframe for remitting received Statutory Fees exceed sixty (60) calendar
days from the usage or sale date. Any fiords in the Portal Account(s)
deemed by Contractor to be "idle" or "excess" funds (defined as those
funds not required to meet immediate needs) may be deposited or invested
by Contractor in such money market accounts, treasury bills, or other
suitable investment vehicles as may be permitted under the State of
Colorado's Short Term Investment Guidelines, until such funds are
needed. Interest earned will be reported separately in portal Financials and
devoted to portal operations in the same manner as other portal proceeds.
Article 4: • Aemptmcm
A. Task Orders.
1. The Contractor shall submit a Notice of Completion and an invoice to SIPA
when the cony sponding Task Order or part thereof has been completed.
Each invoice shall contain or be accompanied by a written notification from
the Contrwtor that the Task Order or part thereof has been completed.
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2. SIPA shall, within thirty (30) stays from the date of receipt of the notice of
Completion, notify the Contractor in writing of those particulars, if any, in
which the Work does not meet the requirements of the relevant Task
Order(s), Failure of SIPA to so notify the Contractor shall be deemed
acceptance of the* Work.
3. If any work does not conform with Contract requirements ("Defects'),
SIPA may require the Contractor to perform the services again in
conformity with contract requirements, with no additional payment.
When Defects in the service cannot be corrected by re- performance, SIPA
may (1) require the Contractor to take necessary action to ensure that the
future performance conforms to Contract requirements and (2) equitably
reduce the agreed consideration due the Contractor to reflect the reduced
value of the work. 'these remedies in no way limit the remedies available
to SIPA in the termination prevision of the Contract, or remedies
otherwise available at law.
B. Portal Services shall be subject to a continuous or rolling process of acceptance as
portal work proceeds.
Article S: Taxes and Duties
A. SIPA, as purchaser, is exempt from all federal excise taxes under Chapter 32 of the
internal Revenue Code [No. 84- 730123K) and from all state and local government
use taxes [C.R.S. 39- 26- 114(a) and 203, as amended). The Contractor is hereby
notified that when materials are purchased for the benefit of SIPA, such
exemptions apply except that •in certain political subdivisions the vendor may be
required to pay sales or use taxes even though the ultimate product or service is
provided to WA. These sales or use taxes will not be reimbursed by SIPA.
1 . The Contractor shall be responsible for, and shall hold SIPA harmless ftrn, all taxes,
duties, and similar liabilities of Contractor arising under the Contraetces national,
federal, state, or local laws, and which become due by reason of the perfor n± me of
the work under this Contract or any subcontract hereunder, and shall comply with any
requirements of such laws as may be necessary to effectuate this C,owra,ct.
Article 6: Warranty
The Contractor warrants that site work to be performed he UIK1er shall be carried out with
reasonable Ad% care and diligence. This warranty is without prejudice to, or forfeiture of
any other rights and remedies SIPA may have under this Contract or at law or equity.
Contractor, mmsents and wannuo to SWA that (i) Contractor is a Colorado limited liability
company; (ii) Contractor has the power and authority to enter into this Agreement and to
perform frilly its obligations hereunder, ( iii) Contractor is under no conhwtual or other legal
obligation which shall in any way interfere with its prompt and complete performance
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.hereunder; and (iv) the performance under this Contract will not violate the rights of any
third party.
Article 7: Rights in Data, Documents and Computer Software or Other
Intellectual Property
A. License itift Following the Termination for Cafe o; ENpiggon. of the
Con . Upon the • termination of the Conbuct by SIPA for cause or upon
expiration of the full term of the Contract, Contractor "I grant 'to SIPA or any
successor State entity a perpetual, personal, cost -frce, fully paid -up, non -
exclusive, non-transferable license, without the right to grant sublicenses, to host
(in object code only), copy, modify, enhance, use, and execute the Contractor
Software and Source Code as necessary to provide government services and
information through the State Portal, including access to or completion of e-
government transactions, such as license applications and renewals, with Licensee
or Eligible Government Entities by users of the State Portal C'Permitted Uses").
Specifically, under such license SWA_.and its Authorized Contractor, if
appropriate under the circumstances will have the right to: (1) make copies of the
Contractor Software and Source Code, for back-up purposes, and for development
of modifications for the Permitted Uses; (2) modify the Contractor Software or
Source Code as may be required or desirable for the maintenance or enhancement
of the Contractor Software or the State Portal; (3) load the Contractor Software on
any State servers for the Permitted Uses; (4) use State employees or Authorized
Contractors to maintain, repair, modify or enhance the Contractor Software,
Source Code or the State Portal for the Permitted Uses; (S) allow Eligible
Government Entities to access and use the Contractor Software for the Permitted
Uses; and (6) allow end user access to the functions of the Contractor Software
(but not the Source Code) through the State Portal solely far Permitted Uses.
B. Qoon of SIPA after Other Forms of Termination. Upon the termination by
either party of the Contract pursuant to the terms thereof (other than termination
by SIPA pursuant to Section 7.A.. above), SIPA gray, at its sale option, purchase a
license to the Contract& Software upon the payment of the applicable license fee.
Ibis fee shall be calculated consmknft with fees charged other similerl ►�ituaated
des with which Contractor does business. Such license shall be a perpetual,
personal, fully paid-up, non - exclusive, non - transferable license, without the right
to grant subliaenses, to host (in object code only), copy, modify, enhance, use,
and execute the Contractor Software and Source Code for the Permitted Uses,
subject to the limitations of this Agreement. Specifically, under such license, if
purchased by SIPA, SIPA and its Authorized Contractor, if appropriate under the
circumstances will have the right to: (1) make copies of the Contractor Software
and Source Code, for brick -up purposes, and for development of modifications for
the Permitted Uses; (2) modify the Contractor Software or Source Code as may be
required or desirable for the maintenance or enimm eLnent of the Contractor
Software or the Stuff Portal; (3) load the Contractor Software on any State servers
for the Permitted Usm; (4) use State employees or Authorized Contractors to
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maintain, repair, modify or enhance the Contractor Software, Source Code or the
State Portal for the Permitted Uses; (5) allow Eligible Government Entities to
access and use the Contractor Software for the Permitted Uses; and (6) allow
Users access to the functions of the Contractor Software (but not the Source
Code) through the State Portal solely for Permitted Uses. The grant of the
perpetual license pursuant to this Section 7(B) and accesi to the Source Code
under such grant shall become effective upon payment of the license fee by SIPA.
C. Reservation of Ry;"
1. All intellectual property rights contained in the Contractor Software, and
Source Code, including all concepts, ideas, methods, methodologies,
procedures, processes, know -how shall be the sole property of Contractor.
Contractor reserves all rights not expressly licensed to SIPA under this
Agreement. Any and all copies of the Contractor Software or the Source
Code made by SIPA shall bear Contractor's notice of copyright, and other
restrictive legends contained on the Contractor Software and Source Code
provided by Contractor.
2. All State Portal Content and all properly, data and information furnished
by or on behalf of SIPA, or an Eligible Government Entity to Contractor to
facilitate Contractor's performance under the Contract or this Agreement
shall be and remain the sole property of SIPA or such Eligible
Government Entity.
D. &fate W&AdM. The Parries agree that if SIPA or any Authorized Contractor
makes any modifications or enhancements to the Contractor Software, SIPA's
right to use such modifications or enhancements developed by it or its Authorized
Contractors shall be the same as the rights and limitations to use the Contractor
Software for the Permitted Uses.
E. Deense rights to 'Third Party Software used to operate the State Portal shall be
transferred to SWA by Contractor to the extent permissible under the applicable
license terms. Software that is Third Party Software and, winch is not transferable
to SIPA shall be identified and described by Contractor on a list aged as an
Exhibit to this Contract or fi+om time to time within 30 days of the utilization of any
such new Third Party Software in connection with the State Portal. SIPA will take
any such Third Party software subject to the terms and conditions of the Third Party
lice= agreement Contractor shall. provide an updated inventory of programs and
versions of Third Party Software currently being used in the State Portal as part of
the Annual Business Plan.
F, Following the teunination or expiration of this Contract, Contractor has no
respansr"bihty or liability for the ice, updates or modifications to the
Contractor Software, and shall not be responsible for any changes to the Contractor
Software or the environment upon which it is run made by SIPA or by its
Authorized Conhwtoors.
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C. The- Contractor shall cooperate -in all ways necessary to ensue that SIPA. may
obtain, exercise, or protect its rights under this Article 7. The Contractor shall
ensure that any and all of its subcontractors or suppliers of any tier are obligated to
do what is necessary in order to fulfill SIPA's rights granted under this Article 7.
The Contracwr warrants that it has or will obtain full power and authority to carry
out the provisions of this Article 7 from all persons and other entities who perform
any work under this Contract or any subcontract related hereto,
H. Contractor shall deposit on a quartedy basis the source code for the most recent
version of all Cofactor Software (excluding Third Party Software) together with
the available program documentation and programmer's notes used in the State
Portal_,-in, in escrow with a neutral third party to be mutually chosen by Contractor
and SIPA (the "Source Cade") under the terms of an escrow agreement satisfactW
to SIPA, Contractor and the escrow agent. Over the Term of the Contract
Contractor will have the authority to remove superseded source code. The source
code shall be delivered to SIPA by the Escrow Agent in the event (1) Contractor is
declared bankrupt or is the subject of any liquidation or insolvency proceeding
whick is not dismissed within vinLty (90) days; or (2) Contractor is required to
deliver Source Code as provided in Article 7 above; or (3) as otherwise provided in
the agreement with the Escrow Agent.
Contractor acknowledges that it will deliver a copy of the softvv= escrow
agreement between Contractor and its Escrow Agent to SIPA. Contractor shall
obtain the consent of MPA in writing to any amendments to .,such agreement, any
change in Escrow Agent, or of any replacement or successor escrow arrangements.
113 --=A of the Source Code escrow shall be borne by Conhnctor, and paid out of
the Net Revenues as an operating expense. In dm event there are no Net Revenues,
Contractor shall bear the expense of the Source Code escrow: The Contractor shall
have the authority to terminate the escrow within a reasonable time after the
Contractor terminates. SIPA agrees that the Source Code shall be treated as tho
Confidential Information of Contractor notwitbstaading immaination or expiration of
the Contract.
Article 8: Intellectual Property Indemniffmation
A. Contractor shall defend, at its sole expense, any claim(s) or suit(s) brought against
SIPA alleging that the use by SIPA of any Contractor Software constitutes
infringement of any patent, copyr*K - trademark, or other proprietary rights,
provided that SIPA gives Contractor written notice within twenty (20) days of
receipt by SIPA of such notice of such claim or suit, provides assistance and
cooperation to Contractor in connection with such action, and Contractor has sole
authority to defend or settle the claim. Contractor shall consult SIPA regarding
such..defea4e and WA may,, at its dismv ion and expense, participate in any
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defense. Should SIPA not choose to participate, Contractor shall keep SIPA
advised of any settlement or defense.
13. Contractor shall have liability for all such claims or . suits, except as expressly
provided herein, and shall indemnify SIPA for all liability incurred by SIPA as a
result of such infringement. Contractor shall pay all reasonable out -of- pocket
costs and expenses, and damages finally awarded by a court of competent
jurisdiction, awarded or agreed to by Contractor regarding such claims or suits.
C. If the Contractor Software, or any part thereof, becomes the subject of lay claim,
suit or proeeeding for infringement of any patent, trademark or copyright, or in the
event of any adjudication that the Contractor Software, or any part thereof,
infringes any patent, trademark or copyright, or if the use of the Contractor
Software, or any part thereof, is enjoined, Contractor, after consultation with SIPA,
shall do one of the following at Contractor's expense in a commercially reasonable
time and in a commercially reasonable manner. (a) produce for SIPA the right
under such patent, trademark or copyright to use the Contractor Softvvw-or such
part thereof; or (b) replace the Contractor Software, or part themoia with other
suitable products or parts conforming to the original liege and SIPA
specifications; or (c) suitably modify the,. Contractor Software, or parts thereof.
Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, Contractor shall not be liable for
any casts or expenses incurred without its prior written authorization.
D. Contractor shall have no obligation to defend against or to pay any costs, damages
or attorney's fees with respecf to any claim based upon. (a) the use of any altered
release if Contractor had not consented to the -alteration, or (b) the combination,
operation or use of the Contractor. Software with programs or data which were not
furnished by Contractor, if such infringement would have been avoided if the
programs or data furnished by persons or entities other than Contractor had not
been combined, operated or used with the Contractor Software, or (c) the use of
Contractor Software on or in connection with equipment or software not permitted
under the Contract if such infringement would have been avoided by not using the
Contractor Software on or in connection with such other equipment or software.
Article 9: SIDPA4Fumbbed Documents, F.yryrmimation and Owna*Wp.
A. With respect to any documents that SIPA is required to provide or dues provide to
the Conhwtor pursuant to this Contract, the Contractor shall exercise due care to
ensure that such documents am sufficient for the performance of this Contract, and
that they contain no manifest arms; however, nothing in this provision shall make
the Contractor liable for errors in the materials of SIPA. The Contractor shall give
SIPA written notice within fifteen (15) days of the event that it discovers any error,
omission or anomaly in any such document at any time.
B. Any reports, studies, photographs, negatives or other documents or drawings
prepared by Contractor exclusively for SIPA in the performance of its obligations
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under this Contract (but excluding Contractor Software, and Contractor Records)
shall be the exclusive property of SIPA. The Contractor within thirty (30) days of
termination or cancellation of this contract shall deliver a copy of the Portal
Records to SIPA. Contractor shall be entitled to retain and use copies of the
same. Similarly, within thirty (30) days- of termination, SIPA shall return all
Confidential or Proprietary Information to Contractor that has been disclosed,
delivered or otherwise furnished to it, unless SIPA is receiving a license to
Contractor Software as provided in Section 7 above.
Article 10: Confidentiality
A. Confidential information for the purpose of this contract is information relating to
a party's research, development, trade secrets, business affairs, internal operations
and management procedures and those of its customers, clients or affiliates, but
does not include information lawfully obtained tbrough third parties, Which is in
the public domain, or which is developed independently.
Neither party shall use or disclose directly or indirectly without prior written
authorization any confidential information concerning the other party obtained as
a result of this contract. Any confidential information removed from SIPA's site
by the Contractor in the course of providing services under this contract will be
accorded at least the same precautions as are employed by the Contractor for
similar information in the course of its own business.
H. The Contractor shall have the following obligations with respect to the confidential
information contained in this Coata=4 including any work packago(s); all
confidential data of -SIPA; and any information supplied to the Contractor by or on
behalf of SIPA in connection with this Contract that is identified as confidential at
the time it is so supplied, Such identification shall be made or confirmed in writing.
1. The Contractor shall Ww all reasonable measures to protect the
confidentiality of such informadon_
2. The Contractor agrees that it shall use such information solely in connection
with this Contract, unless alternative uses are explicitly authorized by SIPA
with aspect to specifically designated information.
3. , The Contractor shall not disclose such information to third parties, or have it
disclosed, in any manner or form, so long as it remains confidential, without
the explicit arrthorization of SIPA.
Subject always to any rights in or license to the same granted to SIPA herein, SIPA
shall have obligations reciprocal to those in this Article above with respect to any
Contractor Confidential Infomoation that is supplied to SIPA by or on behalf of the
Contractor within the scope of this Contract that is identified as confidential under
this Contract or at the time it is so supplied SIPA acknowledges. that Contractor
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considers such information to be trade secrets and commercial and financial
information of Contractor which is not a public record and is not subject to public
access. The confidentiality provisions of this contract shall be included in WE
Agreements.
C. Paragraphs A and B of this Article shall continue to apply, irrespective of any
expiration or termination of this Contract, unless and until such time as such
information comes into the receiving parry's lawful possession independent of
disclosure in connection with this Contract, or otherwise lawfully to the general
public.
D. Notwithstanding the fact that the State infornation described in pamgraph A above
may now or in the future become embodied in a product 00L'1W for sale, lease or
license, by SWA (1) due to the fact that the Contractot's work hereunder puts the
Contactor in a superior position to understand such products, the ContracW agrees
that it will not, undertake to reverse engineer such products and it will not participate
or assist in any effort to do -so; (2) this shall not be considered a disclosure to the
general public.
E. Contractor 'shall restrict disclosure of confidential information to the minimum
number of persons required to enable the Contractor to carry out the Work in an
effective and timely manner. The Contractor may discuss with relevant members of
staff of the Contractor having special knowledge of finance, administration and the
like, only the information in broad outline not involving any unnecessary disclosure
of technical details not essential to the proper. conduct of the discussion.
F. Both parties shall treat all State Tortal User information that contains separately
identifiable financial and personal information as conftdenW information.
Article 11: Public Release of Information
The Contractor shall obtain the written approval of SIPA conoermng the con tew and timing
- of news releases, articles, brochures, advertisements, prepared speeches, and ofihsr
infon=don releases to be made by the Contractor or any of its subcontractors eoneertuing
this Contract or the work performed or to be performed hereunder. Provided however,
SIPA's approval shall not be required for remarks made in the course of routine marketing
activities to Eligible Govt Entities or 1.Tsers. SIPA shall be given a reasonable time
to review the proposed text prior to the date scheduled for its release. SIPA shall establish
an expedited procedure among its membership for review of materials and comments under
this section Notwithstanding fire foregoing, the Contractor may make such public
disclosures and filings under applicable securities regulations as recon uuumded by
ConUvztm's securities law counsel, or as otherwise required by law.
Subject to the requiremmu of the Colorado Open Records Act, SIPA agrees not to
disclose, publicly relemw, produce for any purpose. including in response to a subpoena
or other court or governmental order, without giving Contractor or its succtsors, assigns,
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parents, or subsidiaries as much written notice as is reasonably practicable, and an
opportunity to object to the disclosure or production of any of the Contractor Confidential
Information. At the request of SIPA, Contractor shall provide such reasonable assistance
as may be requested by SIPA to comply with this pravislorL
Article 12: Consequences of Force Majeure
A. The purpose of this Article is to establish the consequences of force majeure events
preventing either party from complying with any of its obligations under this
Contract.
B. As used in this Article, the term "force majeure" refers to events extrinsic to this
Contract that are beyond the reasonable control of, and not attributable to negligence
or other fault of, the party relying on such events to excuse its failure to perform.
The term does not include strWes or other events caused by labor disputes, unless
such strikes or other events are part of national or regional disputes.
C. Any party whose ability to perfornn is affected by a force majeure event shall take all
reasonable steps to mitigate the impact of such event.
D. If the affect of a force majeure event is temporary, subject to PanoVh E of this
Article, the party so affected shall not be responsible for any consequent delay, and
the relevant schedule or time period shall be extended accordingly, and the party
shat] provide notice of the event is given to the other party within seven (7) -days
after the event has occurred. At the time of the initial notice of the occurrence of the
event, or as soon thereafter as possible, the party affected shall inform the other party
of the extent of the delay experiexl as a result of the event
E. In the case of one or more force majeure events having a temporary effect on the
Ability of the Contractor to comply with the schedule in any Task Order, if the affect
is, or will be, to delay such schedule by more than ninety (90) days, or in the case of
force majeure events pertly preventing the Contractor from complying with
said schedule, and provided that the event has not been caused by SIPA, SIPA may
declare this Contract to be tetminated, in whole or in part. In such event SIPA shall
pay the Contractor for work carried out under the Task Order up to the date of
termination, including work carried out under any uncompleted Task Order, and
make any other payments required under this Contract.
Article 13: Conformance with IAw and Governmental Authorizations
The Contractor and its agent(s) shall at all times during the term of this contract strictly
adhere to all applicable federal laws and state laws and implementing regulations as they
currently exist and may hereafter be amended. The Contractor shall be responsible
for obtaining all governmental. authorizations necessary for the performance of the
Contractor's obligations hereunder. In the event that the Contractor fails to obtain any such
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authorization as may be t essary to complete any work following notice and a reasonable
cure period, SIPA way terminate the Contract or such element of work.
Article 14: Termination
A. 1grWjnation by SIPA for Cause: SIPA may terminate the contract for cause, by
following the procedures set forth herein. If SIPA desires to terminate the
contract for cause, it will first give thirty (30) days prior written notice to the
Contractor, stating the problems constituting cause, procedures to ,correct such
problems, and the date the contract will be terminated in the event problems have
not been, corrected, which date shall be at least thirty days from the date of the
notice. if such problems have not been corrected in such time, then upon notice,
$TPA may terminate this contract for •cause. In the event this contract is
terminated for cause, SIPA will only reimburse the Contractor for accepted work
or deliverables received up to the date of termination. In the event this contract is
terminated for cause, final payment to the Contractor may be withheld at the
discretion of SIPA until completion of final audit. Notwithstanding the above, the
Contractor may be liable to SIPA for SIPA's damages, but shall not be liable for
incidental or consequential damages.
B. Termination for Convenience: SIPA shall have the right to terminate any Task
Orden under this contract by giving the Contractor at least twenty (20) days prior
written notice. If notice is so given, the Task Order wxIa this contract shall
teinate on the expiration of the specified time period, and the liability of the
patties hereunder for. further performance of the terms of the Task Order shall
thereupon cease, but the parties shall not be released from the duty to perform their
obligations up to the•date, of tetmixtation.
C. Immediate Termination: Any Task Order is subject to immediate termination by
SEPA in the event that SIPA determines that the health, safety, or welfare of
persons receiving services may be in jeopardy due to the acts of the Contractor.
Additionally, SIPA may immediately suspend this contract upon verifying that the
Contractor has Knowingly engaged in or is knowingly about to participate in
fraudulent or other illegal acts.
D. Termination for Financial Exigency_: SIPA shall have the right to terminate
portions of this contract for fiinancial exigency by giving the Contractor at least
thirty (30) days prior written notice. For the purposes of this provision, a financial
exigency shall be a determination made by the Colorado legislature or its Joint
Budget Committee that appropriated funds or federal funding is not available to
continue to support the affected Task Orders, but then such termination shall only
be to the services supported by such state appropriated or federal funding. if notice
of such tetnAmdon is so given, the applicable portions of this contract shall
terminate on the expiration of the time period specified in the notice, and the
liability of the parties hereunder for further performance of such portion of this
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contract shall thereupon cease, but the parties shall not be released from the duty to
perform their obligations up to the date of termination.
E. In the event that SIPA terminates Task Orders under this contract under the
Termination for Convenience or Termination for Financial Exigency provisions,
the Contractor is entitled to submit a termination claim within ten (10) days of the
effective date of termination. The termination claim shall address and SIPA shall
pay the fallowing costs:
1. The agreed Task Order price fur performance of worl€, which is accepted
by SIPA, if applicable, up to the effective date of the termination.
2. Reasonable and necessary costs incurred in preparing to perform the
tenninated portion of the contract.
3. Reasonable profit on the completed but undelivered work
4. The costs of settling claims arising out of-the termination of subcontracts or
orders,
5. Reasonable accounting, legal, clerical, and other costs arising out of the
terrattination settlement.
In no event shall reimbursement under this clause exceed the contract amount for
the terminated Task Orders, reduced by amounts previously paid by SIPA. to the
Contractor.
F. Tgrm"on by SIPA with Immediate SIPA shall have the right to terminate
this Contract, in whole or in part, at any time and with immediate effect, in any of
the following events:
1. If the Contractor becomes insolvent or is declared banrlcru *, or any
involuntary proceeding in ba2kruptcy is filed against it and not dismissed
within ninety (90) days, or the Contractor tiles for won under
the bankruptcy code.
2. If the Coo tew resorts to fraudulent practices in connection with the
Contract, including, but not limited to:
a. Deceit concerning the na u v, quality, or quantity of goods and
services required to be rendered under this Contract; or
b. The giving or offering of gifts or remuneration for the purposes of
bribery to any person in the employ of SIPA or any other 1GE, or
acting on behalf of any of them, imespechve of whedw such bn'bes
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or remuneration are made on the initiative of the Contractor or
otherwise.
3. Jn the event of such termination, SIPNs remedies shall be the satne as in the
case of discharge for breach of contract by the Contractor.
C. "Termination pj+, .Contractor. Contractor shall have the right to tenminaie this
Contract for cause, subject to care, by providing written notice of termination to
SIPA. Such notice shall specify the time, the specific provision of this Contract
or "for cause" reason that gives rise to. the termination, and shall specify
reasonable appropriate action that can be taken by SIPA to avoid termination of
the Contract. Contractor shall provide a specified period of time of up to sixty
(60) calendar days, unless otherwise specified in this Contract, for SIPA to cure
breaches and deficiencies of its performance obligations under this Contract. For
purposes of this section, the phrase °'for cause" shall mean:
1. Any material breach or evasion by SrnA of the terms or conditions of this
Contract and its amendments, if any.
2. The financial base upon which Contractor relies for solvent Portal
operations and its fee does not materialize after execution of this Contract
or is removed in the future.
Article 14A: Continuity of Services
Contractor recognizes that the services under this Contract are very important to the
citizens and • businesses of the State - of Colorado and must be continued without
intamption and that, upon contract expirstion, a successor, whether a governmental
agency, or another private entity, may continue there.
Contractor agrees that in connection with the termination or expiration of the Contract,
Conuutor shall continue to perform, subject to Portal Resources, or at an agreed amount
acceptable to the parties during the transition period, and receive payment for Portal
Services in accordw= with rho terms aid conditions of this Agreement for a transition
period up to twelve (12) months from the- time of notification of termination by either
party or expiratioi4 whichever occurs earlier. Any such notifications from the State will
idann* whether it requests transition assistance. As part of SIPA's request, SIPA shall
notify the Contractor of the number of months during which the Contractor shall continue
to perform transition services under this provision. The Contractor shall use its best
efforts to make an orderly transition of its services to SIPA or to any successor selected
by SIPA and shall perform any and all tasks contemplated in this Contract in good faith
that am necessary to assist in preson4rig the integrity of Portal operations. Contractor
agrees that it shall perform any such transition in a professional, and businesslike manner
to accomplish a successful transfer of Portal Services.
Article 15: . Applicable Law
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This contract shall be governed by the laws of and adjudicated in, the State of Colorado.
The Contractor agrees to comply with all applicable Federal, State and local laws, rules
and regulations in its performance hereunder. The parties agree that venue for any action
related to performance of this Contract shall be in the City and County of Denver, Colorado.
Article 16: Dispuft Resolution
Except as herein specifically provided otherwise, disputes concerning the performance of
this Contract which cannot be resolved by the designated Contract Representatives shall
be rcfenzed in writing to a senior departmental management staff designated by SIPA and
a senior manager designated by the Contractor. Failing resolution at that level, disputes
shall be mediated within a reasonable time lasing a reputable Alternate Dispute
Resolution mediator selected by mutual agreement of the Parties. The expense of the
mediator shelf be borne equally by both Parties. This process is not intended to supersede
any other process for the resolution of controversies provided by law.
Article 17: Key Personnel
A. The Contractor agrees that the individual(s) nominated in each Task Order, if any,
are necessary for the successful completion of the Work to be performed under this
Contract C%ey Personnel').
B. Such Key Personnel shall not be removed by Contractor from the performance of
the Work under this Contract unless replaced with permmeI of substantially equal
qualifications and ability. SIPA shall have the right to review the qualifications of
any proposed replacements and, if for good and sufficient reasons SIPA deems such
personnel to be unsuitable, SIPA may require the Contractor to offer alternative
candidates where such are available.
C. Notwithstanding its role in approving Key Personnel and their replacements, SIPA
shall have no supervisory control over their work, and nothing in this Article shall
relieve tie ' Contractor of any of its obligations Um*w this Contract, or of its
y regmasibility for any acts or omissions of its personnel.
Article 18: Changes To Task Orders
A. At arty time during the period of this Contrract, SIPA may request changes in the
work under any Task Order, so long as such changes are within the general. scope of
the C,onrract. The Contractor may also propose changes for consideration by SIPA,.
E. A change request from SIPA must be identified as such, must be made or confirmed
in writing, and must be signed by the Responsible Officer identified in Paragraph A
of Article 20 hereof, entitled Responsible Officers. If any other conduct by the
responsible of or any other representative of SIPA is construed by the
Contractor as possibly coanstitudgg a change request or an interpration of the
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Contract requirements inconsistent with the Contractor's understanding of those
requirements, the Contractor shall promptly notify S1PA and request clarification.
C. Within fourteen (14) days after receiving a change request from SEPA, tltc
Contractor shall submit to SIPA a contract change notice in accordance with the
requirements of Paragraph D of this Article. The Contractor may request a longer
period to prepare the contract change notice, but the Contracmr shall make any
request for such a longer period within seven (7) days after the Contractor receives
the change request. SIPA shall not unreasonably withhold its consent to a request
for such a longer period, taking into ac cm= the nature of the change request, but
SIPA. may also take into account the impact of such an extension on the performance
schedule.
D. Whether submitted in response to a change request initiated by SIPA, or initiated by
the Contractor, the contract change notice shall itemize, in a format specified by
SWA, any affect that the change would have on the technical requiremens ,.price,
performance schedule, or other terrns and ' conditions of this Contract. Where
apparopriate, the contract change notice shall also suggest any mAs ed language for
the Contract, including any of its Arames that would be necessary to implement the
change.
E. if the cost of any materials that would be made obsolete as a result of a change is
included in the Contractor's claim for adjustment:
I. To the extent that such materials have resale, reuse, or salvage value to the,
Contractor or its subcontractors or suppliers, SIPA shall be entitled to a
.....credit.
2. If such materials have no such resale, reuse, or salvage value, SIPA shall
have the right to prescribe their manner of disposition.
F. After SIPA receives a sufficiently detailed Task Order change notice, and aft' any
negotiations with respect to the adjustments claimed by the Contractor, the following
outcomes are possible:
SIPA may decide not to proceed with implementation of the change.
2. SIPA may decide to implement the change, in which case:
a. If the parties have reached agreement about the adjustaxeyxts to be
made in the Contrast, the Contractor shall proceed with
implementation as agreed.
b. if the parties are unable to march such an agce=cnt, the provisions of
Article 16 hereof; entitled Dispute Resolution, shall apply- .
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C. bending any negotiation, SIPA may direct the Conractor to proceed
with implementation of the change, subject to any adjustments
subsequently agreed or awarded.
{. SIPA may also direct the Contractor to proceed with implementation of a change to
a Task Order prior-to preparation of a complete contract change notice, subject to
any adjustments subsequently agreed or awarded.
H. SIM a right to direct the Contractor to proceed with implementation of a change to
a. Task Order pursuant to Paragraph 0 of this Article shall be subject to the
ContractWs ability to do so, taking into account the resources, facilities, supplies,
and services available to it, and may also be subject to a stipulated financial limit.
Article-19. Assignment of Contract
A. The Contractor shall not assign or delegate, either in whole or in part, this Contract
or any of the Contractor's rights, duties, or obligations hereunder to any person or
entity without the prior express written approval of SMA, which shall be at SIPA's
sole discretion. SIPA acknowledges and consents to use of the subcontracted
services of affiliated N'ICUSA entities to assist in the performance of Contractor's
duties hereunder, provided the fees for such services shall be reasonable and
comparable to fees that would be paid to unaffiliated third porkies for similar
services and farther provided that any SIPA- approved non NICUSA
subcontractors acknowledge and agree in writing to perform such services
consistent with any applicable terms of this Contract, including without limitation
those provisions relating to State ownership and confidentiality of Stale records.
In order to have a portal management entity dedicated solely to performance of
the contract between the parties, Contractor shall be entitled to form a wholly..
owned subsidiary (e.g., Colorado Interactive LLQ aml to assign without recourse
its obligations, duties, privileges and rights haeunder to that entity.
Article 20: Responsible Officers
A. The responsible officers of the parties may be changed from time to time by notice
to the other party. Until further notice, the responsible Officer for SIPA shall be its
Executive Director, and for the Contractor President of the limited liability company.
B. For the purpose of adzninistcalion of this Conftwc , any communications between
SIPA and the Contractor shall be enforceable and binding upon the patties only if
signed by the appropriate Responsible Officers.
C. The Contract is subject to such modifications as may be required by changes in
Federal or Static law, or dark implementing regulations. Any such required
modification shall automatically be incorporated into and be part of the contract
on the etive date of such change as if fully set forth herein. Except as
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provided above, no modification of the Contract shall be effective unless agreed
to in writing by both parties in an amendment to the Contract that is properly
executed and approved in accordance with applicable law.
Article 21: Communications
A. All notices, reports, invoices and other correspondence to be provided to SIPA or the
Contractor pursuant to this Contract shall be sent for the attention of the responsible
officers mftred to in Paragraph A of Article 20 hereof , entitled Responsible
Officers, at the following addresses:
SIPA: Contractor.
[Name] Rich Olsen
Executive Director President, Colorado Interactive, L.L.0
(Address, City, State) [Address, City, State]
[Phone] (phone]
[Fax) [Fax]
Copy to:
Copy to:
Richard Westfal .
William Bradley
14gal Counsel
General Counsel
SIPA
NIC Inc.
[Address, City, State]
10540 S. Ridgeview Road
Olathe, KS 66061
[phone]
Phone: 913 -754 -7000
[Fax]
Fax:' 913 - 498 -3472
B. All Communications pertinent to this Contract shall be made or confirmed in writing„
including telegram, telex, or facsimile.
C. All documentation and communications required under this Contract shall be in the
English language. -
Article 22: Thne limits
Any time limits to which this Contract binds the Contractor or SIPA shall be cmuited in
calendar days from the day following that of the event marking the start of the time limit,
and shall and on the last day of the period laid down. When the last day of a time limit is a
Saturday or Sunday, or a legal holiday in the country in which the particular contractual
performance is required., such time limit shall be extended to the first working day
following.
Article 23: Coni iet of "terest
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During the term of this contract, the Contractor shall not engage in any business or
personal activities or practices or maintain any relationships which conflict in any way
with the Contractor fully performing his/her obligations under this contract
Additionally, the Contractor acknowledges that, in governmental contracting, even the
appearance of a conflict of interest is harmful to the interests of SIPA.. Thus, the
Contractor agrees to refrain from any practices, activities or relationships that could
reasonably be considered to be in conflict with the Contractor's fully performing its
obligations. to SIPA under the terms of this contract, without the prior written approval of
SIPA.
in the event that the Contractor is uncertain whether the appearance of a conflict of
interest may reasonably exist, the Contractor shall submit to SIPA a frill disclosure
statement setting forth the relevant details for STPA's consideration and direction. Failure
to promptly submit a disclosure statement or to follow SIPA's direction in regard to the
apparent conflict shall be grounds for termination of the contract.
Further, the Contractor shall maintain a written code of standards governing the
performance of its agent(s) engaged in the award and administration of contracts. Neither
the Contractor nor its agent(s) shall participate in the selection, or in the award or
administration of a contract or subcontract supported by State or Federal funds if a
conflict of interest, real or apparent, would be involved. Such a conflict would arise
when:
1. The employee, officer or agent participating in the selection, award or
administration bag a financial or other interest in the firm selected for
award.
2. Any member of the employee's immediate family participating in the
selection, award or administration has a financial or other interest in the
firm selected for award.
3. The employee's pwtm participating in the selection, award or
administration has a financial or other interest in the Sim selected for
award. -
4. An organization which employs, or is about to employ, any of the above
participating in the selection, award or administration has a financial or
other interest in the firm selected for award.
Neither the Contractor not its agent(s) will solicit nor accept gratuities, favors, or
anything of monetary value from Contractor's potential contractors, or subcotors.
Article 24: Insurance - Contractor
During the term of this contract, and any extension(s) thereof, Contractor agrees that it
will keep in force any insurance policy or policies, issued by a company authorized to do
business in Colorado, in the kinds and minimum amounts specified below.
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1. Standard Worker's Compensation and Employers' Liability as required by state statute,
including c"upadonal disease; covering all employees on or off the work site, acting within
the course and Scope of their employment.
2. General, Personal Injury, Professional (where applicable), Liability (including bodily
,injury, personal injury and property damage) with minimum coverage of
a. Occurrence basis policy: combined single limit of $600,000 or Claims -Made policy:
combined single limit of $600,000; plus an endorsement, certificate, or other evidence
that extends coverage two years beyond the performance period of the contract.
b. Annual Aggregate Limit policy: Not less than $1,000,000 Plus'agmmt that the
Contractor will purchase additional insurance to replenish the limit to $1,000,000 if
claims reduce the annual aggregate below $600,000.
i. The State of Colorado shall be named as a lost payee on all liability policies (except
for Professional liability coverage).
2. The insurance shall include provisions preventing cancellation without thirty (30)
calendar days prior written notice to SIPA by certified mail.
3. Upon execution of this contract, the Contractor shall provide to SIPA additional
insured endorsements and certificates of the required insurance coverage.
4. The Contractor shall provide such other insurance as may be required by law, or in a
specific solicitation.
5, if the Contractor is a "public entity" within the meaning of the Colorado
Governmental Immunity Act, C.R.S. 24 -10 401, et se�,,,q, , as amended ( "Act "); the
Contractor shall maintain such insurance, by commercial policy or self- insurance, as is
necessary to meet the Contractor's liabilities under the Act. Upon request by SIPA, proof
of such insurance shall be provided. .
Article 25: 14I intenonce, Monitoring, Audit and Iuspection of Records
A. The Contractor shall maintain a complete file of all records, documents,
cotl3pr►Wnitions, and other written materials which pertain to the operation of
Portal Services and Task Order work under the Contract, and shall maintain such
records for a period of three (3) years after the daze of termination of the Contract
or final payment hereunder, whichever is later, or for such further period as may
be necessary to resolve any matters which may be pending. -
B. The Contractor shall permit the Federal Government (with respect to Task
Orders), $IPA or any other duly authorized agent of SIPA or a State
governmental agency to audit, inspect, examine, excerpt, copy and/or transcribe
the Portal Services or Task Order Records during the term of the Contract and for
a period of three (3) years following tannin ion of the Contract or final p ayMent
hereunder, whichever is later, to assure compliance with the terms hereof, or to
evaluate the Contractor's performance hereunder. The Contractor shall also
permit these same described entities to monitor all activities conducted by the
Contractor pursuant to the terms of the Contract, subject to restrictions under
applicable law, and the privacy provisions of the State Portal. As the monitoring
agency may in its sole discretion deem necessary or appropriate, such monitoring
may consist of internal evaluation procedures, examination of program data,
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special analyses, on -site checks, or any other treasonable procedure. If a material
inaccurate accounting (greater than 5% discrepancy) is uncovered in an audit, the
Contractor in addition to correcting such error shall reimburse SIPA for such costs
incurred in conducting that audit, provided, however, that such costs shall not
exceed the lesser of the cost of such audit and twenty five percent (25%) of the
amount of the error.
Article 26: [Reaerved]
Article 27: Severability
To the extent that this contract may be executed and performance of the obligations of the
parties may be accomplished within the intent of the contract, the terms of this contract
are severable, and should any term or provision hereof be declared invalid or become
inoperative far any reason, such invalidity or failure shall not affect the validity of any
other term or provision hereof. The waiver of any breach of a term hereof shall not be
construed as waiver of any other term.
Article 28: Permits and Licenses
The Contractor shall procure all permits and licenses, pay all charges, fees and takes and
incidentals that may be required for the lawful prosecution of the work. Any software
licenses required will be procured by the Contractor, unless otherwise agc' c&
Article 29: Waiver
Any waiver by any party hereto with • rege d to any of its rights het"inder shall be in
writing and shall not constitute or act as a waiver to any fixture rights, which such party'
might have hereunder.
Article 30: Third Party BenefieiltHes
It is expressly understood and agreed that the enforcement of the terms and conditions of
the Contract and all right of action relating to such enforcement, shall be strictly reserved
to SIPA and the Contractor or their permitted assigns. Nothing contained in this Contract
shall give or allow any claim or right of action whatsoever by any other third person. It is
the express intention of SIPA and the Contractor that any such person or entity, other
than SIPA or the Contractor or their permitted assigns, receiving services or benefits
under this agreement shall be deemed an inddental beneficiary only
Article 31: Governmental Immunity
Notwithstanding any other provision of the Contract to the contrary, no team or condition
of the Contract shall be construed or interpreted as a waiver, express or implied, of any of
the immunities, right, benefits, protection, or other provisions of the Colorado
Governmental Immunity Act, C.R.S. 24-10 -101, et.sey., as now or hereafter amended.
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The parties understand and agree that liability for claims for injuries to persons or
property arising out of negligence of the State of Colorado, its department, institutions,
agencies, boards, officials and employees is controlled and limited by the provisions of
C.R.S. 2410 -101, et seq., as now or hereafter amended and the risk management statues,
C.R.S. 2430 -1501, aseq., as now or hereafter amended.
Article 32: Hardware Ownership
A. At the conclusion of each 'T'ask Order, whether under Article 2, Dmtm and
Renewal of Contract, or Article 14, Termination, SIPA shalt own all hardware
acquired with the use of State funds or federal funds. Contractor shall furnish an
inventory of the hardware acquired pursuant to a Task Order, at the conclusion of
the Task Order.
B. At the conclusion of the contract, whether under Article 2, Duration and Renewal
of Contract, or Article 14, SIPA may elect to acquire all hardware being used at
such time in portal, operations and purchased with Net Revenue for net book value
(original cost less depreciation pursuant to GAAP).
C. The Contractor shall use best efforts to transfer to STPA any manufacturer's
warranties for the hardware transferred hereunder. Otherwise, Contractor transfers
such hardware "as is."
Article 33: Entire Agreement
This Contract constitutes the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject
matter hereof, and supersedes all prior orcontempommus conespondemce, rtpmesentations,
psoposalN negotiations, understandings, or agreements of the parties, whether oral or
written. The parties also hereby w1mowledge that there are no collateral contracts between
therm with respect to the subject matter hereof.
In the event of conflicts or inconsistencies between the contract and its exhibits, the RFl ;
or the Proposal, such conflicts shall be resolved by reference to the documents in the
fallowing order ofpriority, unless otherwiac indicated in the contm a.
1.
Colorado Special Provisions
2.
Contract
3.
Stakment of Work
4.
Annual Business Plan
5.
Request for Proposal
6.
Contractor's Proposal
SPECIAL PROVISIONS
1. INDRIMINMCATION.
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The Contractor shall indemnify, save, and hold harmless SIPA, its employees and agents,
against any and all claims, damages, liability and court awards including costs, expenses,
and attorney fees incurred as a result of any act or omission by the Contractor, or its
employees, agents, subcontractors, or assignees pursuant to the terms of this contract.
2. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR. 4 CCR 8012
THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PERFORM ITS DUTIES HEREUNDER AS AN
INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR AND NOT AS AN EMPLOYEE. NEITHER THE
CONTRACTOR NOR ANY AGENT OR EMPLOYEE OF THE CONTRACTOR
SHALL BE OR SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE AN AGENT OR EMPLOYEE OF SIPA.
CONTRACTOR SHALL PAY WHEN DUE ALL REQUIRED EMPLOYMENT
TAXES AND INCOME TAX AND LOCAL HEAD TAX ON ANY MONIES PAID BY
SIPA PURSUANT TO THIS CONTRACT. CONTRACTOR ACKNOWLEDGES
THAT THE CONTRACTOR AND ITS EMPLOYEES ARE NOT ENTITLED TO
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE BENEFITS. UNLESS THE CONTRACTOR OR
TURD RD PARTY PROVIDES SUCH COVERAGE AND THAT SIPA DOES NOT PAY
FOR OR OTHERWISE. PROVIDE SUCH COVERAGE. CONTRACTOR SHALL,
HAVE NO AUTHORIZATION, EXPRESS OR 17VII"LIED, TO BIND SIPA TO ANY
AGREEMENTS, LIABILITY, OR UNDERSTANDINO EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY
SET FORTH HEREIN. CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE AND KEEP IN FORCE
WORKERS' COMPENSATION (AND PROVIDE PROOF OF SUCH INSURANCE
WHEN REQUESTED BY SIPA) AND UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION
INSURANCE IN THE AMOUNTS REQUIRED BY LAW, AND SHALL BE SOLELY
RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ACTS OF THE CONTRACTOR. ITS EMPLOYEES AND
AGENTS. '
3. NON- DISCRI MMIATION.
The Contractor agrees to comply with the letter and the spirit of all applicable state and
federal laws respecting disc ritni;nation and unfair employment practises.
4. CHOICE OF LAW.
The laws of the State of Colorado and rules and regulations issued pursuant thereto shall
be applied in the interpretation, execution, and enforcement of this contract. Any
Provision of #his contract, whether' or not incorporated herein by reference, which
provides for arbitration by any extra judicial body or person or which is otherwise in
conflict with said laws, rul -aand regulations shall be considered null and void.
Nothing contained in any provision incorporated herein by reference which purports to
negate this or any other special provision in whole or in part shall be valid or enforceable
or available in any action at law whether by way of complaint, defense, or otherwise. Any
provision rendered null and void by the operation of this provision will not invalidate the
remainder of this contract to the extent that the contract is capable of execution. At all
times during the performance of this. contract, the Contractor shall strictly adhere to all
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applicable fedeW and State laws, rubes, and regulations that have been or may hereafter
be established.
5. EMPLOYEE ]FINANCIAL INTEREST. CRS 24 -1 &201 & CRS 24 -WS07
The signatories aver that to their knowledge, no employee of the State of Colorado has
any personal or beneficial interest whatsoever in the service or prop" described herein.
Effective Date: July 1, 2003
IN WITNESS WOOF, the parties ltre-to have signed this Contract in
duplicate.
NiCUSA, Inc.
Typed Name: Harry Herington
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Ditto: Task Order No.
In accordance with' Paragraph of the. Portal Integrator Contract between the State
Internet Portal Authority (SIPA) and <,contractor's name> (Contractor) covering the
period of (contract start date) through (contract end date) the parties agree to the
supplies/services affected by this Task Order as follows:
Task Order. ,tyUlraintion
The Contractor shall perform the task in accordance with (the following
s, pecications/.statement of work) described in the Contractor's task order proposal dated
as arnended by attended task order proposal dated , both of
which are hereby incorporated by reference,
The agreed firm, fixed price consideration for the development activities described herein
(but not including any portion of The Total Fees generated from the State Portal) is
$ . The maximum amount of consideration for the operational activities
described herein. (but not including any portion of the Total Fees generated from the State
Portal) is ($ ) . The total Contract value to include all previous amendments,
task orders,. etc., (but not including any. portion of the Total Fees generated from the State
Portal) is ($ ___). The amount of consideration to be paid hereunder is intended to be
funded by state appropriated fiords or federal funds.
Performance Period
The Conbaetor will complete the performance in this task order by
This task order is executed pursuant to Paragraph of the original Contract. The
parties agree that all work shall be performed according to the standards, procedures, and
terms set forth in the original contract. In the event of any conflict or inconsistency
between this amendment and the original contract, such conflict or inconsistency shall be
resolved by reference to these documents in the following order: origbW Contract,
attachments/exhibits to the original Contract, this-Task Order, attachments/exhibits to this
Task Order.
The effective date of this Task Order is upon approval of SIPA or (date), ,
whichever is later.
Please sign, date, and return all copies of this letter on or before
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FROM (TUE)SEP 5 2008 15 .alST.15;341Na.736001028? P 32
Contractor Name: State IuVmet Portal mthority:
By: BY: .
Name: Name:_ _
Title: Title:
Date: Daze :_-
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FROM (TUE)SEP 5 2006 15 o/ST.15:34/No.7360010287 P 33
SAMPLE PORTAL BUSINESS PLAN
DRAFT OUTLINE FOR COLORADO.GOV
1 Executive Summary
2 The Benefits and Challenges of eGovernment Today
2.1. Key Drivers for eGovemmeat
2.2. Making the Business Case: Efficiency Gains and Cost Savings
3 Colorado.gov Priorities, Goals, and Objectives
3.1. ResponsiWities of the Portal Manager (Colorado Interactive, LLC)
3.2. Responsibilities of the Departments and Agencies
3.3. Duties of SIPA
4 Portal Improvement Plan (Technical. Plan)
4.1. Web Site Redesign.
4.1.1. Design Goals
4.1.2. Heuristic Criteria
4.1.3. Initial Evaluation of Colorado.gov and Recommendations
4.1.4. Site b*astructure kwovements (Search Engine, etc.) -
4.1.5. Hosting Recommendation
4.1.6....Finallnfiastrvcturc ...
4.1.6.1. Network Topology
4.1.6.2. Internet CoAnectivity
4.1.6.3. Security Features
4.1.7. Recommended Hardware for Portal
4.1.8. Recom=ended Software for Portal
4.1.9. Disaster Recovery
43.10,•Performance Metrics fax.Portal and Reporting
5 Portal Marketing Plan
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5.1. Brand Awareness
5.2. Promotional Strategy
5.3, Monthly Accounts and Services
5.4. Service Packaging .
5.5. Traditional Advertising
5.6. Measuring Results
6 Portal Customer Service Plan
6.1. Online Customer Survey Forms
6.2. Email Customer .Service Support
15.3. Phone -Based Customer Support
6.4, Live Help for Constituents
6.5. Subscriber Support Services
7 General Portal Ramp -Up and Infinstruchm Schedule
8 Project Plan For Online Services
8.1. Initial Agency Meetings (Concurs mt with Portal Business Plan Due D"il4vace)
8.2. Master Project Matrix of Identified Priority Applications (Free and Fee Services)
8.3. Migration of Existing Colorado.gov Applications
8.4. Application Development Guidelines
8.5. Priority List of New Onlim Services (Free and Fee Services)
8.6. Project Plan for New Online Services
9 Portal Staffing Plan
9.1. Required Staffing Level
9.2. Colorado Interactive Support Staff and Management Team
9.3. Recommended 12 - Month Starling Plan
9.4. Portal Organization Curt
10 Portal Financial Plan
10.1. Revenue Requirements
10.2. Proposed Proposed Portal Driver Record Services Fee
10.3. Market Research Supporting Proposed Driver Record Services
10.4. Forecasting Revenues for Other Revenue Services
10.5. Portal Operating Budget Based on Recommended Staffing Plan
10.6. Summary of Financial flan
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Appendix 1— Anecdotal Savings by Constituenuffind -users of Egover went
Appendix 2 - Savings by Agencies Through eClovernmennt
Appendix 3 - Master Project List
,Appendix 4 - Priority List of New Online Services
Risk Analysis of Potential ,Applications
Proposed Free Application List
Proposed Fee Application list
Appendix S - Management Team Resumes
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FROM ` (TUE)SEP 5 2008 1 TlST.15:34/No.7380010287 P 38
Attachment A
Task order Su tement of Work
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FROM C-l` (TUE)SEP 5 2006 1S.'C ";ST.15;34/Ho.7360010257 P 37
Attachment U
Task Order Rates
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FJRST AMENDMENT TO THE MASTER AGREEMENT
January 31, 2006
1. Article 3: Task Order Consideration and Portal Funding, Section B. Portal
Services Fees and Charges, subsection 2, Portal Accounts, paragraph b., subparagraph ii.,
is amended to read as follows:
"Contract administration fee payable to SIPA shall be $37,500 per month, plus
two percent (2 %) of Net Revenue received by the Portal from Work Orders, including
the separate Vendor Agreement (Driver Histories) with DOR, but excluding Task Orders,
during that month; the first priority for amounts in excess of SIPA operating expenses
shall be additional Portal services via Task Orders.
"Pursuant to Article I, Section B, subsection 2, Contractor will prepare an Annual
Business Plan for Approval by the Board. Portal Resources will be projected by the
Contractor in the Annual Business Plan. Separately, but at the same time, the
corresponding projected amounts calculated under the contract to be paid to SIPA as
contract administration fees will also be provided."
2. Article 30: Third Party Beneficiaries, is amended to read as follows:
"(a) Except as set forth in section (b) below, it is expressly understood and
agreed that the enforcement of the terms and conditions of the Contract and all right of
action relating to such enforcement, shall be strictly reserved to SIPA and the Contractor
or their permitted assigns. Nothing contained in this Contract shall give or allow any
claim or right of action whatsoever by any other third person, except as set forth in
section (b). It is the express intention of SIPA and the Contractor that, except as
provided in section (b), any such person or entity, other than SIPA or the Contractor or
their permitted assigns, receiving services or benefits under this agreement shall be
deemed an incidental beneficiary only.
(b) Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, it is expressly understood
and agreed that each Eligible Government Entity that is a party to an Eligible
Government Entity Agreement shall be a third party beneficiary with respect to Article
8, Intellectual,Propertv Indemnification and Special Provisions Section 1,
Indemnification, of this Contract and shall have the right to enforce the terms and
conditions of such provisions and all right of action relating to such enforcement subject
to the same obligations, requirements, and limitations as apply to SIPA; provided
however, that the various entities of Colorado government shall be collectively entitled
to but one award and one measure of damages for each incidence of indemnification,
and further provided that if more than one Eligible Government Entity is involved, the
Contractor shall be required to pay attorney's fees, if applicable, for only one counsel for
all such entities. Contractor and/or SIPA shall provide notice of any indemnification
claim by one agency to all Eligible Government Entities that may be affected by such
claim no later than five business days from receipt of notice of the claim."
FROM (TUE)SEP 5 2006 1ilST,15:341No.7360010287 P 39
First Amendment Page 2
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have signed this First Amendment to the
Master Agreement in duplicate:
Contractor
Colorado Interactive LLC
Rich Olsen, General Manager
SIPA
Re,D sentative Bill Cadman, Chairman
SECOND AMENDMENT TO AND RENEWAL OF
STATE OF COLORADO
STATEWIDE INTERNET PORTAL AUTHORITY
MASTER CONTRACT
WITH INTEGRATION CONTRACTOR
TO
DESIGN, BUILD, OPERATE, MAINTAIN AND ENHANCE
A
STATEWIDE INTERNET WEB PORTAL
This Amendment (the "Amendment ") to and Renewal of the "State 'of Colorado Statewide
Internet Portal Authority Master Contract with Integration Contractor to Design, Build, Operate,
Maintain and Enhance a Statewide Internet Web Portal" (the "Contract") is made this 2 *ay of May
2010, by and between the Statewide Internet Portal Authority ("SIPA ") and Colorado Interactive, LLC
('Contractor'), as successor in interest to NIC Inc.
WHEREAS, the parties previously entered into the Contract, effective May 19, 2005, and first
amended January 31, 2006, under which Contractor is to provide to SIPA certain e- government and
related services (collectively, the "Services'); and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Contract, SIPA has the option to renew the Contract for two (2)
additional two (2) year periods, for a maximum renewal period of four (4) years; and
WHEREAS, the initial term of the Contract expires on May 19, 2010; and
WHEREAS, SIPA desires to exercise both of its option terms, resulting in a renewal of the
Contract for the full four (4) years, and to amend certain terms of the Contract, as provided for herein;
and
WHEREAS, Contractor is agreeable to renewing the Contract for the four (4) year period, and
also desires to amend certain terms of the Contract, as provided for herein;
NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which
are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Extension. SIPA hereby exercises both of its two year option terms, and the parties agree that the
term of the Contract is hereby renewed and extended for an additional four (4) years so that the same has
a natural expiration date of 11:59 pm, local time, on May 18, 2014.
2. Amendment. The parties agree that the Contract is amended, effective as of May 19, 2010, as
follows:
a. Definitions.
i. The definition of "Net Revenue" under Definitions, page 2 of the Contract is hereby deleted
in its entirety and replaced with the following:
"Net Revenue" means Total Fees less Statutory Fees, less merchant fees
required to process credit cards and Automated Clearing House (ACH)
transactions, less the amounts paid to the Department of Revenue (DOR)
for Driver Histories and Motor Vehicle Title and Lien records under the
separate Vendor Agreement with DOR. Should any sales and use, value
added or other similar taxes (but excluding taxes based upon the income of
Contractor) be imposed on the Services at any time during the term of this
Amendment, such taxes will be automatically passed through Contractor
to the end -users of the transaction(al) Portal Services. As a result, any such
taxes paid by Contractor will also be deducted from Total Fees in
determining Net Revenue, with SIPA's concurrence which will not be
unreasonably withheld.
b. Portal Services.
i. Article 1, Section B.L(Portal Services), subsection (d) is hereby deleted in its entirety and
replaced with the following text:
Participate in a governance structure established by SIPA and the
Contractor for the State Portal activities that foster high- quality content,
organization and structure, State Portal management processes, user
interface, and opportunities for improvement;
ii. Article 1, Section B.I. (Portal Services), subsection (f) is hereby deleted in its entirety and
replaced with the following text:
Assist SIPA in marketing the State Portal's capabilities and Services to
Eligible Governmental Entities, but only at the request, direction and
authorization of the SIPA Executive Director. Collaborate with Eligible
Governmental Entities to market services developed under Work Orders
or Task Orders to end users of portal online services;
iii. Article 1, Section B.1. (Portal Services), subsection (g) is hereby deleted in its entirety and
replaced with the following:.
g. The agreement of Contractor to Task Orders or Work Orders under the
EGE agreements, as evidenced by Contractor's signature, will be required
before such Orders are effective.
C. Task Order Consideration and Portal Funding; Portal Services Fees and Charges.
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i. Article 3, Section B.1 (Collection of Fees and Transaction Charges) is hereby deleted in its
entirety and replaced with the following text:
Collection of Fees and Transaction Charges. Contractor shall collect
Statutory Fees and Transaction Fees from Users of services approved for
assessment of a Transaction Fee (e.g., for electronic record delivery or
electronic transaction filing); such fees shall be recommended by
Contractor in consultation with EGE, but are subject to the approval of
SIPA. Contractor shall establish an accounting capability for Total Fee
collection and distribution functions. This accounting capability shall
include a numbered chart of accounts, books of original entry of all
transactions, appropriate subsidiary ledgers, a general ledger that includes
to -date postings, and an audit trail through financial statements. The
accounting capability for Total Fee collection and distribution functions
shall also include reports, both summary and detailed, that reasonably
serve the needs of the EGEs for balancing purposes. Such reports shall be
developed by the Contractor in consultation with the EGE.
ii. The first paragraph under Article 3, Section B.2. (Portal Accounts), subsection (b)(ii), as
amended by the First Amendment to the Contract, is hereby deleted in its entirety and
replaced with the following text:
A Contract administration fee payable monthly to SIPA of $37,500 per
month, plus seven percent (7 %) of Net Revenue received for the
applicable month by the Portal from Task Orders, but specifically
excluding revenue from Task Orders issued by SIPA, during that month; a
priority for SIPA's expenditure of amounts in excess of SIPA operating
expenses shall be to purchase additional Portal services via Task Orders.
iii. Article 3, Section B.2. (Portal Accounts), subsection (b)(iii) is hereby deleted in its entirety
and replaced with the following text:
All operating and administrative expenses for the State Portal including
but not limited to load testing for portal applications and web pages,
disaster recovery planning, and other expenses necessary for the
successful operation of the State Portal.
d. Rights in Data, Documents and Computer Software or Other Intellectual Property.
i. Article 7, Section A. (License Rights Following the Termination for Cause or Expiration of
the Contract), subsection (3) is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following
text:
load the Contractor Software on any servers for the Permitted Uses;
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ii. Article 7, Section B. (Option of SIPA after Other Forms of Termination), subsection (3) is
hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following text:
load the Contractor Software on any servers for the Permitted Uses;
iii. Article 7, Section E. last sentence of the paragraph is hereby deleted in its entirety and
replaced with the following text:
Contractor shall provide an updated inventory of programs and versions of
Third Party Software currently being used in the State Portal as part of the
documentation stored in escrow with the source code.
e. Dispute Resolution
i. Article 16, first sentence is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following
text:
Except as herein specifically provided otherwise, disputes concerning the
performance of this Contract which cannot be resolved by the Executive
Director of the Statewide Internet Portal Authority and the General
Manager of Colorado Interactive shall be referred in writing to the SIPA
Board of Directors and NICUSA Management.
f. Communications
i. Article 21, all of the names and addresses are updated as follows:
SIPA:
Mr. John Conley, Executive Director
633 17' St., Suite 1610
Denver, CO 80202
Voice: 303 - 866 -4211
Copy to:
Mr. Richard Westfall, Legal Counsel
Hale/Westfall, LLP
1660 Wynkoop St., Suite 900
Denver, CO 80202
Voice: 720- 904 -6000
Contractor:
Mr. Dan Morrison, President
Colorado Interactive, LLC
60017`h St., Suite 2150 South
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Denver, CO 80202
303 -534 -3468
Copy to:
William Bradley, General Counsel
NIC, Inc.
25501 West Valley Parkway, Suite 300
Olathe, KS 66061
Voice: 913- 754 -7002
g. Insurance - Contractor
i. Article 24, Section 2.b.1, is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following
text:
The State Internet Portal Authority shall be named as a loss payee on all
liability policies (except for Professional liability coverage).
h. Choice of Law, Jurisdiction & Venue
i. Section 4, Choice of Law is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following
text:
4. CHOICE OF LAW, JURISDICTION, AND VENUE.
The laws of the State of Colorado and rules and regulations issued
pursuant thereto shall be applied in the interpretation, execution, and
enforcement of this contract. Any provision of this contract, whether or
not incorporated herein by reference, which provides for arbitration by any
extra judicial body or person or which is otherwise in conflict with said
laws, rules, and regulations shall be considered null and void. Nothing
contained in any provision incorporated herein by reference which
purports to negate this or any other special provision in whole or in part
shall be valid or enforceable or available in any action at law whether by
way of complaint, defense, or otherwise. Any provision rendered null and
void by the operation of this provision will not invalidate the remainder of
this contract to the extent that the contract is capable of execution. At all
times during the performance of this contract, the Contractor shall strictly
adhere to all applicable federal and State laws, rules, and regulations that
have been or may hereafter be established. Any legal action related to this
agreement shall be brought in either a state or federal court within the City
and County of Denver, Colorado.
i. Amendment to Attachment B.
i. The following text is hereby added to the Contract as a new Attachment B:
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Task Order rates shall be as contained in Attachment B -1, incorporated
herein for all purposes, and are based on a market analysis of rates charged
by other vendors providing comparable government services to those of
the Contractor, under an arrangement similar to that established by the
Contract. A market analysis will be conducted by Contractor and rate
recommendations shall be submitted to SIPA for approval on an annual
basis to ensure currency with prevailing market rates.
j. Items Added to the Contract. The following provisions are hereby added to the Contract as new.
Article 34: Second Amendment Additions:
i. There is hereby agreed a new Article 34, Section A added to the Contract as follows:
A. Operational Availability of Colorado goy. The availability of the
Colorado.gov homepage is critical to the success of SIPA and the Portal,
and therefore, shall have a public availability of 99.9 percent except for
routine and/or scheduled maintenance, the availability of dependent third
party systems, the availability of essential services at the State Data
Center, or other factors outside of Contractor's reasonable control. The
Executive Director of SIPA shall receive monthly written reports detailing
the availability of the home page www.colorado.gov. Any deviation from
the required uptime should be explained in a monthly written report to the
Executive Director of SIPA. Three (3) consecutive months of less than
99.9 percent availability will require a detailed plan to correct such
deviation within thirty (30) days. Six (6) consecutive months of less than
99.9 percent availability may result in a financial penalty. If a financial
penalty is to be levied, it will be calculated using the following formula:
Average Net Revenue per Transaction (ANRT) based on a rolling
previous twelve (12) month time frame, times the Average number of
Transactions per Hour (ATH) over the same twelve (12) month time
frame, times the number of hours of outage (NoH) (rounded to the nearest
hour), times seven percent (7 %).
(ANRT x ATH x NoH) x.07 = Assessed Penalty
ii. There is hereby agreed a new Article 34, Section B added to the Contract as follows:
B. Operational Availability of Transaction Payment Engine. Many of the
applications that citizens rely on require the transaction payment engine
(TPE) to be fully functional and therefore, the TPE shall have availability
of 99.9 percent except for routine and scheduled maintenance, the
availability of dependent third party systems such as merchant processors,
the availability of essential services at the State Data Center, or other
factors outside of Contractor's reasonable control. The Executive Director
of SIPA shall receive monthly written reports of the availability of the
TPE. The Executive Director of SIPA should be notified via email within
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sixty (60) minutes if the TPE is not operational for greater than thirty (30)
minutes. The notification should include when the TPE went offline, the
expected time of resolution, and individuals to contact for additional
information. Financial penalties may result if the TPE is ofIline or
unavailable such that it does not meet the required availability; the
financial penalties will be calculated using the following formula: Average
Net Revenue per Transaction (ANRT) based on a rolling previous twelve
(12) month time frame, times the Average number of Transactions per
Hour (ATH) over the same twelve (12) month time frame, times the
number of hours of outrage (NoH) (rounded to the nearest hour), times
seven percent (7 %).
(ANRT x ATH x NoH) x.07 = Assessed Penalty
iii. There is hereby agreed a new Article 34, Section C added to the Contract as follows:
C. Operational Availability of Vital Applications and Websites. There are
many applications and websites that provide vital services to the citizens
of Colorado. The goal is that each EGE application developed and hosted
by the Contractor should have a public availability of 99.9 percent,
excluding maintenance, availability of dependent third party systems, the
availability of essential services at the State Data Center, or other factors
outside of Contractor's control. The Executive director should be notified
promptly via email if any of these applications and/or websites are
unavailable for greater than two (2) hours during normal portal business
hours, and greater than four (4) hours during portal non - business hours.
All reasonable efforts must be made by Contractor to bring applications
back online as quickly as reasonably possible.
iv. There is hereby created a new Article 34, Section D added to the Contract as follows:
D. Outage Notification. Outage notification shall be documented and
follow the standard notification format used by Contractor. These
notifications should include the following information at least, to the
extent known: date of outage, cause of outage, expected time frame of
resolution, person responsible for resolution or primary point of contact,
websites and/or applications affected, and a list of user groups who have
been notified.
V. There is hereby created a new Article 34, Section E added to the Contract as follows:
Chance Control Process and Procedures. Contractor must have a
standardized change control process in place that is furnished yearly to the
Executive Director of SIPA. The change control process will cover
changes to the information technology hardware and software
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infrastructure critical for the routine operation of Portal online applications
and services.
vi. There is hereby created a new Article 34, Section F added to the Contract as follows:
F. Content Management System Training. Training users on the Content
Management System is important to its success, and as such Contractor
should report monthly statistics on the training program. This reporting
should include at least the following: number of users trained during the
previous month, number of classes held during the previous month,
number of classes scheduled for the upcoming month and the wait list for
training.
vii. There is hereby created a new Article 34, Section G added to the Contract as follows:
G. Disaster Recovery Plan. Contractor must have a Disaster Recovery
Plan and this plan shall be shared with the Executive Director of SIPA (a)
on a yearly basis and (b) as changes are made to the plan. The Disaster
Recovery Plan should be tested by Contractor at least once a year. The
results shall be discussed with the Executive Director of SIPA.
viii. There is hereby created a new Article 34, Section H added to the Contract as follows:
H. Customer Satisfaction Reporting. Contractor shall establish, with input
from SIPA, a customer satisfaction report template to use in reporting
quarterly the portal's customer satisfaction. Result will be shared
quarterly with the Executive Director of SIPA. This report shall indicate
the average satisfaction rate of customers for the portal home page and for
key applications developed on behalf of government agencies. It is
understood that the customers for these two categories are separate and
distinct. The report for portal home page satisfaction shall include factors
such as frequency of use, navigation, appearance, content, and comments,
and other factors as appropriate. The report for application development
shall include overall satisfaction score, satisfaction with status reporting,
satisfaction with project management, timeliness of development, quality
of application, and other appropriate items.
3. Miscellaneous Provisions.
a. Limited Amendment. Except as expressly provided for otherwise herein by this Amendment, all
terms and conditions of the Contract, and first amendment thereto, shall remain unchanged and
in full force and effect. The parties hereby ratify the Contract as now twice amended.
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b. Counterparts; Facsimile Signature. This Amendment may be executed in any number of
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, and all of which shall constitute
one and the same instrument. Signatures to this Amendment may be transmitted by facsimile or
scanned and emailed.
4. Amended and Restated Agreement The parties will cooperate following the signing of this Second
Amendment, to produce an amended and restated version of the Agreement within six months of the
signing, which incorporates into the original Agreement the changes from the First Amendment and
from the Second Amendment, and which shall be dated as of the effective date of the Second
Amendment.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound hereby, have each
executed and delivered this Amendment as of the date first written above.
COLORAD ERACTIVE, LLC
By: •
Dan Morrison, President
STATEWIDE IN T PO AUTH RITY
By: ,/ n
/Name: -, Q. rri � J %/
Title: ��CuG��i�e. 10 i
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Attachment B -1
[To be furnished by Mr. Morrison]
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