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bona fide established commercial selling agencies maintained by the contractor for the purpose of
securing business.
32. DISCRIMINATION: In order to comply with the provisions of Act 954 of 1977, relating to unfair
employment practices, the bidder agrees as follows:
(a) the bidder will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race,
sex, color, age, religion, pregnancy, veterans status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender
identity, disability or national origin;
(b) in all solicitations or advertisements for employees, the bidder will state that all qualified applicants
will receive consideration without regard to race, color, sex, age, religion, pregnancy, veteran status,
genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or national origin;
(c) the bidder will furnish such relevant information and reports as requested by the Human
Resources Commission for the purpose of determining compliance with the statute;
(d) failure of the bidder to comply with the statute, the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder and
this non-discrimination clause shall be deemed a breach of contract and it
may be canceled, terminated or suspended in whole or in part;
(e) the bidder will include the provisions of items a through d in every subcontract so that such provisions
will be binding upon such subcontractor or vendor.
33. MINORITY VENDORS: The University encourages all small, minority and women-owned business
enterprises to submit bids. Encouragement is also made to all contractors that, in the event they
subcontract portions of the contract, consideration is given to these groups.
34. ANTITRUST ASSIGNMENT: As part of the consideration for entering into any contract pursuant to
this RFQ, the bidder named on the front of this RFQ, acting herein by the authorized individual, its duly
authorized agent, hereby assigns, sells and transfers to the University/State of Arkansas all rights, title
and interest in and to all causes of action it may have under the antitrust laws of the United States or this
State for price fixing, which causes of action have accrued prior to the date of this assignment and which
relate solely to the particular goods or services purchased or produced by this State pursuant to this
contract.
35. CONTRACT & GRANT DISCLOSURE AND CERTIFICATION: Any contract or amendment to any
contract executed by the University that exceeds $25,000 shall require the contractor to disclose
information as required under the terms of Executive Order 98-04 and the regulations pursuant thereto.
Failure of any person or entity to disclose or any violation of any rule, regulation or policy promulgated by
the Department of Finance & Administration pursuant to this order shall be considered a material breach
of the terms of this contract. The material breach of the terms shall subject the party failing to disclose, or
in violation, to all legal remedies available to the University under the provisions of existing law.
If required, the Contract & Grant Disclosure and Certification Form (F-1 and F-2) shall be used for the
disclosure purpose. No contract or amendment to any existing contract will be approved until the
contractor completes and returns the disclosure form.
36. ARKANSAS TECHNOLOGY ACCESS: When procuring a technology product or when soliciting the
development of such a product, the State of Arkansas is required to comply with the provisions of
Arkansas Code Annotated § 25‐26‐201 et seq., as amended by Act 308 of 2013, which expresses the
policy of the State to provide individuals who are blind or visually impaired with access to information
technology purchased in whole or in part with state funds. The Vendor expressly acknowledges and
agrees that state funds may not be expended in connection with the purchase of information technology
unless that system meets the statutory requirements found in 36 C.F.R. § 1194.21, as it existed on
January 1, 2013 (software applications and operating systems) and 36 C.F.R. § 1194.22, as it existed on
January 1, 2013 (web‐based intranet and internet information and applications), in accordance with the
State of Arkansas technology policy standards relating to accessibility by persons with visual
impairments.
ACCORDINGLY, THE VENDOR EXPRESSLY REPRESENTS AND WARRANTS to the State of
Arkansas through the procurement process by submission of a Voluntary Product Accessibility Template
(VPAT) or similar documentation to demonstrate compliance with 36 C.F.R. § 1194.21, as it existed on
January 1,
2013 (software applications and operating systems) and 36 C.F.R. § 1194.22, as it existed on January 1,
2013 (web‐based intranet and internet information and applications) that the technology provided to the
State for purchase is capable, either by virtue of features included within the technology, or because it is
readily adaptable by use with other technology, of: