STATE PRICE SCHEDULE 2-02-99-01 Terms and Conditions

STATE PRICE SCHEDULES ARE GUARANTEED PRICE LISTS BY SUPPLIERS. AN AGENCY IS NOT REQUIRED TO PURCHASE FROM A STATE PRICE SCHEDULE IF LIKE ITEMS AND BRANDS ARE AVAILABLE ELSEWHERE AT A LOWER PRICE. SHOULD YOU REQUIRE A LARGE QUANTITY OF AN ITEM LISTED ON AN SPS, IT MAY BE TO YOUR ADVANTAGE TO SUBMIT AN ESTIMATE FOR PURCHASE ON A COMPETITIVE BASIS.

THIS PRICE SCHEDULE SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT TO PURCHASE ANY OR ALL OF OUR REQUIREMENTS FROM THE FIRM LISTED ON THE PRICE SCHEDULE. IT MERELY INDICATES THAT THE SUPPLIER WILL ACCEPT ANY ORDERS STATE AGENCIES MAY PLACE WITH THE FIRM IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS OF THIS STATE PRICE SCHEDULE.

To obtain assistance or report non-compliance by Supplier, call or write: Department of General Services, Procurement Division, 707 3rd Street, 2nd Floor, P. O. Box 989054, West Sacramento, California 95798-9054, or call Jeff Jones, (916) 375-4434, CALNET 480-4463, Fax (916) 375-4613, E-mail: jeff.jones@dgs.ca.gov.

This State Price Schedule is available on
the DGS Procurement Division Internet web page:
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TAX: Sales & Use: Plus

MAXIMUM ORDER: $ 25,000 excluding applicable taxes.

ORDERING PROCEDURE: An order for Adaptive products may be placed with any of the suppliers listed in the attachments. Orders may not exceed $25,000. Orders should be submitted on a Contract/Delegation Purchase Order (Form Std. 65). Show this State Price Schedule (SPS) number on each order.

NOTE: A copy of each Std. Form 65 must be submitted to the Department of General Services, Procurement Division, Data Entry Unit, 707 3rd Street, 2nd Floor, P. O. Box 989054, West Sacramento, CA 95798-9054.

SCOPE: The goal of this SPS is to promote the timely delivery of adaptive equipment and services so that state employees with disabilities or clients of the California Department of Rehabilitation can gain the benefits of reasonable accommodations in a prompt manner. This SPS is also designed to make use of qualified vendors who provide the very specialized products and services designed for persons with disabilities.

This SPS does not require the use of formal written bids. An order can be placed directly with any vendor on the list which is included with this SPS. It is not necessary to obtain more than one price quote, and telephone bids, with standard documentation, are acceptable. However, state purchases should be done with adequate knowledge of the fairness of the price. Therefore, those making purchases under this SPS are strongly encouraged to research available resources, such as those contained in the vendor list, in order to obtain quality products and services at a fair price.

Purchases of "turnkey" systems can be made under this SPS if desired, so that evaluation, hardware, software, installation, and training can be included in a single order. It is specifically recognized that purchase of a computer on which adaptive equipment and/or software will be installed can be purchased as part of the package from a single vendor. However, purchases of turnkey systems is not required if making purchases of individual components from separate vendors can be done without adversely affecting the timeliness and quality of the final outcome.

Individual products or services may also be purchased such as evaluation/consultation on what adaptive equipment/services may be appropriate. Training on the use of adaptive equipment may also be purchased separately. Service or repair of adaptive equipment, including a turnkey system, may be purchased under this SPS. Interpretive services for people who are deaf or hard of hearing may be purchased under this SPS.

AGENCY REPORTING REQUIREMENTS: Effective January 1, 2001, ordering agencies must report specific information on independent sole proprietor contractors to the Employment Development Department (EDD) as required by Senate Bill 542. The law requires state agencies to report on contractors who receive compensation for services performed, or who enter into a contract for services for which compensation to be paid, in the aggregate, will total $600 or more. It requires all payments for services in the amount of $600 or more to sole proprietors to be reported to EDD within 20 days of payment. If a series of transactions less than $600 each, to the same contractor, total $600 or more in a given year, it must also be reported.

This reporting requirement applies to those purchase orders placed against this State Price Schedule which have a service component included.

For more information regarding this requirement, please visit the EDD web site at http://www.edd.ca.gov/. For assistance in reporting to EDD, please call 916/657-0529, the EDD Tax Branch, Accounts Services Group.

CONTACT PERSON: Inquiries regarding this SPS or requests for additions or changes to attached listings should be directed to Timothy Ford at (voice) 916-654-0263, (fax) 916-657-3017.

IMPORTANT NOTICE TO STATE AGENCIES REGARDING DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE CERTIFICATION:

The Drug-Free Certification was not obtained from the vendors and therefore each agency placing orders against this State Price Schedule will be required to have vendors submit a Drug-Free Workplace Certification to them.

FOR 810 REPORTING PURPOSES, VENDOR IS IDENTIFIED AS: Large Business

JANICE KING, MANAGER
ACQUISITIONS BRANCH
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