Common use of Participating States Clause in Contracts

Participating States. The resulting Master Agreement(s) from this Solicitation will be available for use by the State of Washington and any NASPO ValuePoint cooperative purchasing member – i.e., any state, the District of Columbia, or territory of the United States (collectively “States”). Participation shall be through a Participating Addendum to participate in the Master Agreement(s), Provided, however, that such Participating Addendum must be executed by the chief procurement officer for the applicable State, and Provided further, that such Participating Addendum shall not change the material terms and conditions set forth in the Master Agreement(s). Any State (authorized by a state’s chief procurement officer) that executes such Participating Addendum is a ‘Participating State,’ and its authorized participants (purchasers) are ‘Purchasing Entities.’ Some States, with state authority to do so and permission from such state chief procurement officer, may authorize local governments, political subdivisions, and other entities to execute a Participating Addendum. ▪ PARTICIPATING STATES. In addition to Washington, the Lead State conducting this Competitive Solicitation, the following states have requested to be named in this Competitive Solicitation as potential Participating States of the resulting Master Agreement(s): ▪ Alaska ▪ Arizona ▪ California ▪ Colorado ▪ Illinois ▪ Montana ▪ Minnesota ▪ Oregon ▪ South Dakota Other states may choose to execute a Participating Addendum after award of the Master Agreements. Some States may have included additional special or unique terms and conditions for their state that will govern their state Participating Addendum. These terms and conditions are being provided as a courtesy to Bidders to indicate which additional terms and conditions may be incorporated into the participating addendum of such states after award of the Master Agreement(s). The Lead State will not address questions or concerns or negotiate other States’ terms and conditions. Such states shall negotiate the terms and conditions for their participation directly with the awarded Contractor(s). The form of the Participating Addendum for the State of Washington as well as the Participating Addendum template for other potential Participating State’s specific terms and conditions are attached as Exhibit D. This Competitive Solicitation is divided into four (4) sections: ▪ Section 1 provides a summary table of relevant deadlines for responding to the Competitive Solicitation and identifies contact information for Enterprise Services’ Procurement Coordinator. ▪ Section 2 provides important information about the procurement that is designed to help interested bidders evaluate the potential opportunity, including the purpose of the procurement and Master Agreements, the form of the resulting Master Agreement, and potential contract usage. ▪ Section 3 identifies how to prepare and submit a bid for this Competitive Solicitation, including detailed instructions regarding what to submit and how to submit your bid. ▪ Section 4 identifies how Enterprise Services will evaluate the bids. In addition, this Competitive Solicitation includes the following Exhibits:

Participating States. The resulting Master Agreement(s) from this Solicitation will be available for use by the State of Washington and any NASPO ValuePoint cooperative purchasing member – i.e., any state, the District of Columbia, or territory of the United States (collectively “States”). Participation shall be through a Participating Addendum to participate in the Master Agreement(s), Provided, however, that such Participating Addendum must be executed by the chief procurement officer for the applicable State, and Provided further, that such Participating Addendum shall not change the material terms and conditions set forth in the Master Agreement(s). Any State (authorized by a state’s chief procurement officer) that executes such Participating Addendum is a ‘Participating State,’ and its authorized participants (purchasers) are ‘Purchasing Entities.’ Some States, with state authority to do so and permission from such state chief procurement officer, may authorize local governments, political subdivisions, and other entities to execute a Participating Addendum. ▪ PARTICIPATING STATESParticipating States. In addition to Washington, the Lead State conducting this Competitive Solicitation, the following states have requested to be named in this Competitive Solicitation as potential Participating States of the resulting Master Agreement(s): ▪ Alaska ▪ Arizona ▪ California ▪ Colorado ▪ Illinois ▪ Montana ▪ Minnesota ▪ Oregon ▪ South Dakota Other states may choose to execute a Participating Addendum after award of the Master Agreements. Some States may have included additional special or unique terms and conditions for their state that will govern their state Participating Addendum. These terms and conditions are being provided as a courtesy to Bidders to indicate which additional terms and conditions may be incorporated into the participating addendum of such states after award of the Master Agreement(s). The Lead State will not address questions or concerns or negotiate other States’ terms and conditions. Such states shall negotiate the terms and conditions for their participation directly with the awarded Contractor(s). The form of the Participating Addendum for the State of Washington as well as the Participating Addendum template for other potential Participating State’s specific terms and conditions are attached as Exhibit D. This Competitive Solicitation is divided into four (4) sections: ▪ Section 1 provides a summary table of relevant deadlines for responding to the Competitive Solicitation and identifies contact information for Enterprise Services’ Procurement Coordinator. ▪ Section 2 provides important information about the procurement that is designed to help interested bidders evaluate the potential opportunity, including the purpose of the procurement and Master Agreements, the form of the resulting Master Agreement, and potential contract usage. ▪ Section 3 identifies how to prepare and submit a bid for this Competitive Solicitation, including detailed instructions regarding what to submit and how to submit your bid. ▪ Section 4 identifies how Enterprise Services will evaluate the bids. In addition, this Competitive Solicitation includes the following Exhibits:D.