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BK:00027 PG:0852
<br />22. YEAR 2000 COMPLIANCE/WARRANTY: Vendor shall ensure the product(s) acid service(s) furnished pursuant to this
<br />agreement ("product" shall include, without limitation, any piece of equipment, hardware, firmware, middleware, custom or
<br />commercial software, or internal components, subroutines, and interfaces therein) which perform any date and/or time data
<br />recognition function, calculation, or sequencing, will support a four digit year format, and will provide accurate date/time
<br />data and leap year calculations on and after December 31, 1999, at the same level of functionality for which originally
<br />acquired without additional cost to the user. This warranty shall survive termination or expiration of the agreement.
<br />23. GENERAL INDEMNITY: The contractor shall hold and save the State, its officers, agents, and employees, harmless from
<br />liability of any kind, including all claims and losses accruing or resulting to any other person, firm, or corporation furnishing
<br />or supplying work, services, materials, or supplies in connection with the performance of this contract, and from any and all
<br />claims and losses accruing or resulting to any person, firm, or corporation that may be injured or damaged by the contractor
<br />in the performance of this contract and that are attributable to the negligence or intentionally tortious acts of the contractor
<br />provided that the contractor is notified in writing within 30 days that the State has knowledge of such claims. The contractor
<br />represents and warrants that it shall make no claim of any kind or nature against the State's agents who are involved in the
<br />delivery or processing of contractor goods to the State. The representation and warranty in the preceding sentence shall
<br />survive the termination or expiration of this contract.
<br />24. OUTSOURCING: Any vendor or subcontractor providing call or contact center services to the State of North Carolina shall
<br />disclose to inbound callers the location from which the call or contact center services are being provided.
<br />If, after award of a contract, the contractor wishes to outsource any portion of the work to a location outside the United
<br />States, prior written approval must be obtained from the State agency responsible for the contract.
<br />Vendor must give notice to the using agency of any relocation of the vendor, employees of the vendor, subcontractors of the
<br />vendor, or other persons performing services under a state contract outside of the United States.
<br />25. By EXECUTIVE ORDER 24, issued by Governor Perdue, and N.C. G.S.§ 133-32, it is unlawful for any vendor or contractor
<br />i.e. architect, bidder, contractor, construction manager, design professional, engineer, landlord, offeror, seller, subcontractor,
<br />supplier, or vendor), to make gifts or to give favors to any State employee of the Governor's Cabinet Agencies (i.e.,
<br />Administration, Commerce, Correction, Crime Control and Public Safety, Cultural Resources, Environment and Natural
<br />Resources, Health and Human Services, Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Revenue, Transportation, and the
<br />Office of the Governor). This prohibition covers those vendors and contractors who:
<br />(1) have a contract with a governmental agency; or
<br />(2) have performed under such a contract within the past year; or
<br />(3) anticipate bidding on such a contract in the future.
<br />For additional information regarding the specific requirements and exemptions, vendors and contractors are encouraged to
<br />review Executive Order 24 and G.S. Sec. 133-32.
<br />Executive Order 24 also encouraged and invited other State Agencies to implement the requirements and prohibitions of the
<br />Executive Order to their agencies. Vendors and contractors should contact other State Agencies to determine if those
<br />agencies have adopted Executive Order 24."
<br />Central Carolina Community College has also adopted Executive Order 24 and deems it unlawful for any vendor or
<br />contractor to make gifts or to give favors to any state employee of the college.
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