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Page 12 of 13 <br />Contractor. The decision of the Executive Director or his designee shall be final and conclusive unless, within <br />thirty (30) days from the date of receipt of such notice, the Contractor requests a rehearing from the Executive <br />Director of H-GAC. In connection with any rehearing under this Article, the Contractor shall be afforded an <br />opportunity to be heard and offer evidence in support of its position. The decision of the Executive Director after <br />any such rehearing shall be final and conclusive. The Contractor may, if it elects to do so, appeal the final and <br />conclusive decision of the Executive Director to a court of competent jurisdiction. Pending final decision of a <br />dispute hereunder, the Contractor shall proceed diligently with the performance of the Master Agreement and in <br />accordance with H-GAC's final decision. <br /> <br />ARTICLE 49: CHOICE OF LAW: VENUE <br />This Master Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Texas. Venue and jurisdiction of any suit or <br />cause of action arising under or in connection with the Master Agreement shall lie exclusively in Harris County, <br />Texas. Disputes between END USER and Contractor are to be resolved in accordance with the law and venue rules <br />of the state of purchase. Contractor shall immediately notify H-GAC of such disputes. <br /> <br />ARTICLE 50: ORDER OF PRIORITY <br />In the case of any conflict between or within this Master Agreement, the following order of priority shall be <br />utilized: 1) General Provisions, 2) Special Provisions, 3) Scope of Work, and 4) Other Attachments. <br /> <br />ARTICLE 51: WHOLE MASTER AGREEMENT <br />Please note, this is an H-GAC Master Agreement template and is used for all products and services offered <br />in H-GAC Cooperative Purchasing. Any redlines to this Master Agreement may not be reviewed. If this <br />Master Agreement has not been signed by the Contractor within 30 calendar days, this Master Agreement <br />will be automatically voided. The Master General Provisions, Master Special Provisions, and Attachments, as <br />provided herein, constitute the complete Master Agreement between the parties hereto, and supersede any and all <br />oral and written Master Agreements between the parties relating to matters herein. Except as otherwise provided <br />herein, this Master Agreement cannot be modified without written consent of the parties. <br /> <br />ARTICLE 52: UNIVERSAL IDENTIFIER AND SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT (SAM) <br />In accordance with 2 CFR Title 2, Subtitle A, Chapter I, Part 25 as it applies to a Federal awarding agency's grants, <br />cooperative agreements, loans, and other types of Federal financial assistance as defined in 2 CFR 25.406. <br />Contractor understands and as it relates to 2 CFR 25.205(a), a Federal awarding agency may not make a Federal <br />award or financial modification to an existing Federal award to an applicant or recipient until the entity has <br />complied with the requirements described in 2 CFR 25.200 to provide a valid unique entity identifier and maintain <br />an active SAM registration (www.SAM.gov) with current information (other than any requirement that is not <br />applicable because the entity is exempted under § 25.110). 2 CFR 25.200(b) requires that registration in the SAM <br />prior to submitting an application or plan; and maintain an active SAM registration with current information, <br />including information on a recipient's immediate and highest level owner and subsidiaries, as well as on all <br />predecessors that have been awarded a Federal contract or grant within the last three years, if applicable, at all <br />times during which it has an active Federal award or an application or plan under consideration by a Federal <br />awarding agency; and provide its unique entity identifier in each application or plan it submits to the Federal <br />awarding agency. To remain registered in the SAM database after the initial registration, the applicant is required <br />to review and update its information in the SAM database on an annual basis from the date of initial registration or <br />subsequent updates to ensure it is current, accurate and complete. At the time a Federal awarding agency is ready <br />to make a Federal award, if the intended recipient has not complied with an applicable requirement to provide a <br />unique entity identifier or maintain an active SAM registration with current information, the Federal awarding <br />agency: (1) May determine that the applicant is not qualified to receive a Federal award; and (2) May use that <br />determination as a basis for making a Federal award to another applicant. <br /> <br />ARTICLE 53: PROCUREMENT OF RECOVERED MATERIALS <br />In accordance with 2 CFR 200.323, the Houston-Galveston Area Council and the Contractor or Subrecipient must <br />comply with section 6002 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, as amended by the Resource Conservation and <br />Recovery Act. The requirements of Section 6002 include: (1) procuring only items designated in guidelines of the <br />Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at 40 CFR part 247 that contain the highest percentage of recovered <br />materials practicable, consistent with maintaining a satisfactory level of competition, where the purchase price of <br />DocuSign Envelope ID: 477C45AE-B489-46C6-84F5-C1CB6A598105DocuSign Envelope ID: 7E694176-9E31-49DB-A1E4-AFB129905EB1