UTILIZATION OF SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS Seller agrees to actively seek out and provide the maximum practicable opportunities for small businesses, small disadvantaged businesses, women-owned small businesses, minority business enterprises, historically black colleges and universities and minority institutions, Historically Underutilized Business Zone small business concerns and US Veteran and Service-Disabled Veteran Owned small business concerns to participate in the subcontracts Seller awards to the fullest extent consistent with the efficient performance of this Contract.
OWNERSHIP AND USE OF ELIGIBLE CONSUMER DATA Competitive Supplier acknowledges that the Town shall have exclusive ownership of all right, title, and interest in and to all Eligible Consumer data (including addresses, telephone numbers or other identifying information) made available to Competitive Supplier as a result of execution of this ESA. Competitive Supplier shall use Eligible Consumer data solely to provide All- Requirements Power Supply to Participating Consumers and to render other services expressly required or permitted under this ESA. Any other use of Eligible Consumer data without the prior written consent of the Town is strictly prohibited. Pursuant to such authorized use, Competitive Supplier may share such Eligible Consumer data with affiliates and third-party vendors as reasonably necessary to accommodate Competitive Supplier’s provision of All-Requirements Power Supply or other performance pursuant to this ESA (including, without limitation, collection of receivables), provided that Competitive Supplier will take reasonable measures to inform any such vendor of the confidential nature of such data and the restrictions set forth in this Article 2.5 and elsewhere in this ESA. Except as expressly provided in this ESA, Competitive Supplier shall not disclose any Eligible Consumer data to any third-party that has not executed a non-disclosure certificate or agreement in a form mutually acceptable to the Parties, and Competitive Supplier shall take Commercially Reasonable measures to protect Eligible Consumer data from access by, or beneficial use for, any third-party. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Parties agree that contract employees and entities with which Competitive Supplier contracts to provide contract employees shall not be deemed third parties for purposes of this Section 2.5. To the extent that the provision of All-Requirements Power Supply or other services under this ESA requires that Competitive Supplier have access to or make use of any Eligible Consumer data, Competitive Supplier shall treat such Eligible Consumer data as confidential information. Competitive Supplier may use Eligible Consumer data to engage in direct marketing only during the term of this ESA and subject to the terms set forth in Article
Particular Methods of Procurement of Goods Works and Services (other than Consultants’ Services)
Limit on Prohibition The prohibition in Subsection 14.1 above does not apply to disclosures by and between the Consultant and its Subcontractors that are needed to perform any Work.
Particular Methods of Procurement of Consultants’ Services 1. Quality- and Cost-based Selection. Except as otherwise provided in paragraph 2 below, consultants’ services shall be procured under contracts awarded on the basis of Quality and Cost-based Selection.