2011-199 Finance - IMMIX Technology for Kronos Automated Time Keeping System

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immixT'e~hnelogy, Inc: ~sutssidiaiynf tmm&~raup USA COMMITMENT TO PROMOTE SMALL BUSINESS PARTICIPATION PROCUREMENT PROGRAMS PREAMBLE (Name of Company) provides commercial products and services to ordering activities. We are committed to promoting participation of small, small disadvantaged and women-owned small businesses in our contracts. We pledge to provide opportunities to the small business community through reselling opportunities, mentor-protegrs programs, joint ventures, teaming arrangements, and subcontracting. COMMITMENT To actively seek and partner with small businesses To identify, qualify, mentor and develop small, small disadvantaged and women-owned small businesses by purchasing from these businesses whenever practical. To develop and promote company policy initiatives that demonstrate our support for awarding contracts and subcontracts to small business concerns. To undertake significant efforts to determine the potential of small, small disadvantaged and women-owned small business to supply products and services to our company. To insure procurement opportunities are designed to permit the maximum possible participation of small, small disadvantaged, and women-owned small businesses. This BPA will further decrease costs, reduce paperwork, and save time by eliminating the need for repetitive, individual purchases from the schedule contract. The end result is to create a purchasing mechanism for the ordering activity that works better and costs less. Signatures Ordering Activity Date Contractor Date Pursuant to GSA Federal Supply Schedule Contract Number(s) ,Blanket Purchase Agreements, the Contractor agrees to the following terms of a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) EXCLUSIVELY WITH (ordering activity): (1) The following contract items can be ordered under this BPA. All orders placed against this BPA are subject to the terms and conditions of the contract, except as noted below: MODEL NUMBER/PART NUMBER To attend business opportunity workshops, minority business *SPECIAL BPA DISCOUNT/PRICE enterprise seminars, trade fairs, procurement conferences, etc., to identify and increase small businesses with whom to partner. To publicize in our marketing publications our interest in meeting small businesses that may be interested in subcontracting opportunities. We signify our commitment to work in partnership with small, small disadvantaged and women-owned small businesses to promote and increase their participation in ordering activity contracts. SUGGESTED FORMATS FOR BLANKET PURCHASE AGREEMENTS BEST VALUE BLANKET PURCHASE AGREEMENT FEDERAL SUPPLY SCHEDULE (Insert Customer Name) In the spirit of the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act orderin activi and Contractor) enter into a cooperative agreement to further reduce the administrative costs of acquiring commercial items from the General Services Administration (GSA) Federal Supply Schedule Contract(s) , Federal Supply Schedule contract BPAs eliminate contracting and open market costs such as: search for sources; the development of technical documents, solicitations and the evaluation of offers. Teaming Arrangements are permitted with Federal Supply Schedule Contractors in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 9.6. (2) Delivery: DESTINATION DELIVERY SCHEDULES /DATES (3) The ordering activity estimates, but does not guarantee, that the volume of purchases through this agreement will be (4) This BPA does not obligate any funds. (5) This BPA expires on or at the end of the contract period, whichever is earlier. (6) The following office(s) is hereby authorized to place orders under this BPA: OFFICE BPA NUMBER (CUSTOMER NAME) BLANKET PURCHASE AGREEMENT ---- 9 www.immi ec no ogy corn Pa a 19