Specifications include, but are not limited to: A. Master Product and Services Work Order Contract Required to Begin or Perform Any Service. CONTRACTOR understands that only the receipt of a fully executed MPS Work Order Contract (see template set forth as Exhibit A which is attached to and made a part hereof) authorizes CONTRACTOR to begin work under this Master Product and Service Agreement. Any and all effort, expenses, or actions taken before the MPS Work Order Contract is fully executed is not authorized under Minnesota Statutes is undertaken at the sole responsibility and expense of CONTRACTOR. B. No Guarantee. CONTRACTOR understands that this Master Product and Service Agreement is not a guarantee of a MPS Work Order Contract. State has determined that it may have a need for the services under this Master Product and Service Agreement, but does not commit to entering into or executing any MPS Work Order Contract with CONTRACTOR. STATE reserves the right to initiate and execute Work Orders at it’s own discretion, as a means to; manage budgets, manage schedules, and manage stakeholders C. Conflict of Interest Screening. Prior to assigning any individual or permitted independent subcontractor to perform services hereunder or to have access to confidential information of the STATE, CONTRACTOR shall require all individuals assigned to perform services hereunder to complete Part II of the Confidentiality and Disclosure of Interest Agreement set forth in Exhibit B, which is attached to and made a part of this Agreement. CONTRACTOR acknowledges that the STATE may immediately disqualify any such individual from performing services hereunder, and CONTRACTOR shall ensure that no such disqualified individual shall have any further access to the confidential information of the STATE. If CONTRACTOR becomes aware of any individual’s interest (or that of his or her immediate family members) in any threatened or pending litigation or proceeding in any Minnesota state court, CONTRACTOR shall immediately notify the STATE of such interest. CONTRACTOR shall bear the cost of orienting all personnel replacements of CONTRACTOR.
