Non-collusion Affirmation. Vendor must complete the Affidavit of (Appendix II) and include it with its RFP response. Contract Terms. The State’s proposed contract templates are set forth in Appendix III (contract) and Appendix IV (subcontractor participation agreement) and APPENDIX VI (confidentiality and conflict of Interest agreement). No work can be started until a contract (and where necessary a subcontractor participation agreement), in the forms approved the the State Court Administrator’s Legal Counsel Division, has been signed by all necessary parties in accordance with state court procurement and contract policies. The templates included in the appendices are sample forms and are not to be interpreted as offers. 5. Financial Stability; Trade Secret. Vendor’s RFP must provide evidence of Vendor’s financial stability as an indicator of Vendor’s ability to provide services irrespective of uneven cash flow. Judicial Branch rules of public access permit vendors to submit evidence of financial stability as trade secret information according to the following: the evidence-of-vendor's-financial-stability must qualify as a trade secret under Minn. Stat. section 325C.01 or as defined in the common law; the vendor submits the evidence-of-vendor's-financial-stability on a separate document (but as part of their complete submission) and marks the document(s) containing only the as "confidential;" the evidence-of-vendor's-financial-stability is not publicly available, already in the possession of the judicial branch, or known to or ascertainable by the judicial branch from third parties. Except for financial stability information submitted in accordance with this section, do not any information in your proposal that you do not want revealed to the public. Proposals, once opened, become accessible to the public except for financial stability information submitted in accordance with this section. Please also note that if a vendor’s proposal leads to a contract, the following information will also be accessible to the public: the existence of any resulting contract, the parties to the contract, and the material terms of the contract, including price, projected term and scope of work. Project Related Submission Requirements. Responses must include:
Non-collusion Affirmation. Vendor must complete the Affidavit of (Appendix II) and include it with its RFP response. Contract Terms. The State’s proposed contract templates are set forth in Appendix III (contract) and Appendix IV (subcontractor participation agreement) and APPENDIX VI (confidentiality and conflict of Interest agreement). No work can be started until a contract (and where necessary a subcontractor participation agreement), in the forms approved the the State Court Administrator’s Legal Counsel Division, has been signed by all necessary parties in accordance with state court procurement and contract policies. The templates included in the appendices are sample forms and are not to be interpreted as offers. 5. Financial Stability; Trade Secret. Vendor’s RFP must provide evidence of Vendor’s financial stability as an indicator of Vendor’s ability to provide services irrespective of uneven cash flow. Judicial Branch rules of public access permit vendors to submit evidence of financial stability as trade secret information according to the following: the evidence-of-vendor's-financial-stability must qualify as a trade secret under Minn. Stat. section 325C.01 or as defined in the common law; the vendor submits the evidence-of-vendor's-financial-stability on a separate document (but as part of their complete submission) and marks the document(s) containing only the as "confidential;" the evidence-of-vendor's-financial-stability is not publicly available, already in the possession of the judicial branch, or known to or ascertainable by the judicial branch from third parties. Except for financial stability information submitted in accordance with this section, do not any information in your proposal that you do not want revealed to the public. Proposals, once opened, become accessible to the public except for financial stability information submitted in accordance with this section. Please also note that if a vendor’s proposal leads to a contract, the following information will also be accessible to the public: the existence of any resulting contract, the parties to the contract, and the material terms of the contract, including price, projected term and scope of work. Project Related Submission Requirements. Responses must include:
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