Common use of SCOPE OF THE CONTRACT(S) Clause in Contracts

SCOPE OF THE CONTRACT(S). The Lead State is authorized by the Commonwealth as a Participating State, through this ITP, and the NASPO Cooperative Purchasing Organization to act as the lead procurement officer in developing one or more multi-state cooperative contracts for Public Safety Video Systems & Services. The resulting contracts will be permissive contracts. It is the intent of the Commonwealth of Virginia to participate in this joint procurement for Public Safety Video Systems & Services through NASPO in order to obtain most optimal cost savings and/or reductions in administrative expense for the Commonwealth and its Public Bodies. Subject to the participation by the Virginia Department of General Services (“DGS”), any subsequent contract that may be awarded as a result of this RFP will be made available for use by all Commonwealth of Virginia state agencies, institutions, or any other public body, as defined in § 2.2-4301 entitled “Definitions” and § 2.2-4304 entitled “Joint and cooperative procurement” of the Virginia Public Procurement Act (VPPA). Further, any such contracts resulting from this RFP may also be made available for use by certain charitable corporations and private nonprofit 501(c)(3) institutions of higher education that are chartered in Virginia, as allowable pursuant to Virginia Code 2.2-1120. Collectively, all aforementioned Commonwealth parties are referred to hereinafter in the aggregate as “Authorized Users”. To ensure maximum transparency and public access to the Commonwealth's procurement activities and opportunities, and consistent with Virginia Code § 2.2-1110, all Authorized Users shall be required to submit all orders directly with a contractor through the Commonwealth’s central electronic procurement website, and details for this will be delineated in any subsequently negotiated ordering instructions of the Commonwealth’s Participating Addendum. A NASPO administrative fee of one-quarter of one percent (0.25%) will be assessed centrally for purchases under the contract. The Commonwealth’s administrative fee/s, if any, and the detailed processes for managing, administering, and recording such fee payments shall be added at such time that a Participating Addendum may be executed by the Commonwealth. The Commonwealth of Virginia requires the use of certain contractual terms and conditions, delineated below, and it will add any other terms and conditions needed at the appropriate time that any Participating Addendum (“PA”) may be negotiated.