Common use of Procurement Phase Clause in Contracts

Procurement Phase. 1. An Offeror will disclose any existing or contemplated relationship with any other person or entity, including relationships with any member, shareholders of 5% or more, parent, subsidiary, or affiliated firm, which would constitute an actual or potential conflict of interest or appearance of impropriety, relating to other clients/customers of the Offeror or former officers and employees of the Agencies and their Affiliates, in connection with the Offeror rendering services enumerated in this procurement. If a conflict does or might exist, the Offeror will describe how the Offeror would eliminate or prevent it. This description will include, but not be limited to what procedures will be followed to detect, notify the Agencies of, and resolve any such conflicts. 2. The Offeror must disclose whether it, or any of its members, shareholders of 5% or more, parents, affiliates, or subsidiaries, have been the subject of any investigation or disciplinary action by the New York State Joint Commission on Public Ethics or its predecessor State entities (collectively, “Commission”), and if so, a brief description must be included in the Offeror’s response indicating how any matter before the Commission was resolved or whether it remains unresolved. 3. The Offeror/Contractor has provided a form (Vendor Assurance of No Conflict of Interest or Detrimental Effect attached hereto as Attachment #2, signed by an authorized executive or legal representative attesting that the Offeror’s/Contractor’s performance of the services does not and will not create a conflict of interest with, nor position the Offeror/Contractor to breach any other contract currently in force with the State of New York, that the Offeror/Contractor will not act in any manner that is detrimental to any State project on which the Offeror/Contractor is rendering services.