Procurement Division
DGS GENERAL SERViCES 707 Third Street, 2nd Floor, MS #2-202 West Sacramento, CA 95605-2811
State of California
SOFTWARE LICENSING PROGRAM (SLP) AGREEMENT
software program
Contractor: Allied Network Solutions, Inc.
Contract Number: SLP-25-70-0027W
SLP Contract Term: 02/10/2025 through 02/09/2028
Contract Base: Zscaler Offer Number Zscaler-SLP-2025
make its own determination whether the SLP is consistent with their procurement policies and regulations.
The SLP Contractor is required to provide all SLP contract terms and conditions with the list of products, services and prices.
Terms and conditions listed below are hereby incorporated by reference and made a part of this SLP Agreement as if attached herein and shall apply to the purchase of goods or services made under this Participating Agreement. Contractor non-compliance with the requirements of this contract may result in contract termination.
By signing below, Contractor agrees to the Informational Technology - General Provisions (Non-Cloud Goods and Services and Cloud Computing Services) dated November 11, 2024, and all other provisions included herein. 1) General Provisions - Information Technology (Non-Cloud) effective 11/12/24 2) General Provisions - Information Technology (Cloud) effective 11/12/24 For State of CA: For Contractor:
FEEE
For Stephanne Lim Signature
Manager President/CEO
Multiple Award Programs Section
Procurement Division Printed Title
Department of General Services Roger Schnorenberg
Printed Name
02/06/2025
Allied Network Solutions, Inc.
Date
Company Name
January 28, 2025
Date
Procurement Division | State of California | California Government Operations Agency 707 3rd Street, 2ndFloor | West Sacramento, CA 95605 | 1 916.375-4400
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CONTRACTOR PROVIDES COPY OF Reports that include paper checks for THE CONTRACT AND SUPPLEMENTS quarterly incentive fees must be mailed and shall not be emailed.
The SLP Contractors are required to
provide the entire contract that consists of For the full instructions on completing and submitting SLP Quarterly Business Activity
the following:
Reports, reference "ATTACHMENT A" of
• SLP Cover sheet with signatures from this agreement.
the DGS Procurement Division Deputy Important things to remember regarding Director or designee and Contractor. SLP Quarterly Business Activity Reports:
• Ordering instructions. • A report is required for each SLP, each • Std. 204 Payee Data Record. quarter, even when no new purchase orders are received in the quarter.
• SLP Contract terms and conditions
• A separate report is required for each
(General provisions).
SLP agreement.
• Software License Agreement pricing.
• Each purchase order must be
• Supplements, if applicable reported only once in the quarter identified by the purchase order
CONTRACTOR QUARTERLY REPORTS date, regardless of when the services were performed, the
SLP Contractors are required to submit products were delivered, the invoice a detailed SLP Business Activity Report was sent, or the payment was on a quarterly basis to the SLP Unit. received.
SLP Quarterly Business Activity Reports are Purchase orders from State and local due to the SLP Unit within two weeks after government agencies must be the end of each quarter as shown below: separated on the report, as shown in the instructions.
Quarter Reporting Period Due Date
• Any report that does not follow the
Quarter 1 Jan 1 to Mar 31 Due Apr 15
required format or excludes required
Quarter 2 Apr 1 to Jun 30 Due Jul 15
information will be deemed incomplete
Quarter 3 Jul 1 to Sep 30 Due Oct 15
and returned to the SLP contractor for
Quarter 4 Oct 1 to Dec 31 Due Jan 15 corrections.
This report shall be emailed to the SLP • Taxes and freight must not be included Unit general e-mail: in the report.
[email protected] • New SLP agreements, renewals, and
amendments will be approved only if
the SLP contractor has submitted all
Alternatively, this report can be mailed to:
required quarterly reports and incentive
Department of General Services fees.
Procurement Division - SLP Unit • A quarterly report is required even Attention: Quarterly Report Processing when there is no activity. 707 Third Street, MS #2-202
West Sacramento, CA 95605
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CONTRACTOR QUARTERLY • State Agency Bill Code
INCENTIVE FEES • Line item number
All SLP contractors, including certified • Unit price
Small Businesses and Disabled Veteran • Extended line item price Business Enterprises, will be required to • Invoice total pay incentive fees for all orders placed by State sales tax and/or use tax shall be local government agencies. See the itemized separately and added to each current incentive fees in the DGS Price invoice as applicable. The company name Book (https://www.dgs.ca.gov/OFS/Price- on the SLP contract, purchase order and Book). invoice must match or the State
A local government agency is any city, Controller's Office will not approve county, district, or other local governmental payment.
body, including the California State CONTRACTOR OWNERSHIP University (CSU) and University of INFORMATION
California (UC) systems, K-12 public
schools and community colleges Allied Network Solutions, Inc. is a large empowered to expend public funds. business enterprise. They are also a certified disabled veteran business
Local incentive fee payments may be enterprise, and their OSDS certification is # made with a paper check, electronic check 24852.
or credit card.
The current expiration date for this
Contractor may make an electronic check company's certification should be verified or credit card payment through the LPA at: CaleProcure
Payment Portal (https://caleprocure.ca.gov/
(https://www.dgs.ca.gov/PD/Services/Page pages/index.aspx) or by contacting the -Content/Procurement-Division-Services- Office of Small Business and DVBE List-Folder/Access-LPA-Payment-Portal). Services at (916) 375-4940. Note that If payment is made with a paper check, the some companies have been assigned a check shall be made payable to the new certification number, so use the Department of General Services, SLP Unit, company name and/or certification number and must be mailed to the SLP Unit along when checking status on-line. with the applicable Quarterly Report. GENERATIVE ARTIFICIAL See the provision in this SLP entitled INTELLIGENCE (GENAI) REPORTING "Contractor Quarterly Report Process" for
information on when and where to send 1. State Agencies these checks and reports. State agencies are required to obtain a CONTRACTOR INVOICES GenAl Reporting and Factsheet (STD
1000) from the Contractor prior to
Unless otherwise stipulated, the contractor award.
must send their invoices to the department
address set forth in the purchase order. If GenAl is disclosed by the Contractor, Invoices shall be submitted in triplicate and state agencies must follow the required shall include the following: GenAl purchase procedures outlined in State Contracting Manual (SCM)
• Contract number
Volume 2, Chapter 23, Generative
• Agency purchase order number
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Artificial Intelligence (GenAl). State relief to which it may be entitled to as a agencies must retain the STD 1000 and result of such non-disclosure. confirmation the purchase may proceed The State reserves the right to amend in their procurement file. the contract, without additional cost, to
2. Contractor incorporate GenAl Special Provisions
into the contract at its sole discretion
Upon request by an ordering agency,
Contractor must complete a GenAl and/or terminate any contract that presents an unacceptable level of risk to
Reporting and Fact Sheet (STD 1000) to
the State.
identify if their solution or service
includes, or makes available, any GenAl If Contractor identifies GenAl in their including, GenAl from third parties or solution, a copy of the STD 1000 must subcontractors. be submitted to the State Contract
Administrator.
During the term of the contract,
Contractor must notify the State in EXECUTIVE ORDER N-6-22 - RUSSIA writing if their services or any work SANCTIONS
under this contract includes, or makes On March 4, 2022, Governor Gavin available, any previously unreported Newsom issued Executive Order N-6-22 GenAl technology, including GenAl from (the EO) regarding Economic Sanctions third parties or subcontractors. against Russia and Russian entities and Contractor shall immediately complete individuals. "Economic Sanctions" refers to the GenAl Reporting and Factsheet sanctions imposed by the U.S. government (STD 1000) to notify the State of any in response to Russia's actions in Ukraine, new or previously unreported GenAl as well as any sanctions imposed under technology. state law. The EO directs state agencies to At the direction of the State, Contractor terminate contracts with, and to refrain shall discontinue the use of any new or from entering any new contracts with, previously undisclosed GenAl individuals or entities that are determined technology that materially impacts to be a target of Economic Sanctions. functionality, risk or contract Accordingly, should the State determine performance, until use of such GenAl Contractor is a target or Economic technology has been approved by the Sanctions or is conducting prohibited State. transactions with sanctioned individuals or
Failure to disclose GenAl use to the entities, that shall be grounds for termination of this agreement. The State
State and submit the GenAl Reporting
shall provide Contractor advance written
and Factsheet (STD 1000) may be
considered a breach of the contract by notice of such termination, allowing the State at its sole discretion and the Contractor at least thirty (30) calendar days State may consider such failure to to provide a written response. Termination disclose GenAl and/or failure to submit shall be at the sole discretion of the State. the GenAl Reporting and Factsheet AGENCY NON-COMPLIANCE (STD 1000) as grounds for the
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the loss of delegated purchasing authority Statewide Contract Administrator. For to use the SLP. more information and the required
justification forms regarding the exemption
PLEASE REQUEST A COPY OF ALL process, please refer to the following CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS website:
FROM THE CONTRACTOR, IF NOT https://www.dgs.ca.gov/PD/Services/Page- PROVIDED INITIALLY. Content/Procurement-Division-Services- List-Folder/Request-an-IT-Hardware-
AVAILABLE PRODUCTS AND/OR Contract-Exemption. This restriction does SERVICES not apply to local governmental agencies.
This contract may provide for the purchase INSTALLATION SERVICES and warranty of software, software
maintenance, technical support, training, • Installation Services can only be installation, software as a service, purchased when they are in support of infrastructure as a service, platform as a software purchased under this SLP service, and implementation services. contract.
Only products from the manufacturer listed • Installation Services must not exceed below are available within the scope of this the total cost of the software. contract:
IMPLEMENTATION SERVICES
• Zscaler
Before procuring Implementation Services,
UNAVAILABLE PRODUCTS AND/OR state departments should conduct an SERVICES analysis and use their own due diligence to
determine if these services are the most
The following products and/or services are cost effective solution that meets their not available under this contract: business needs and security requirements. • STANDALONE HARDWARE Requirements
• CONSULTING
• TELECOMMUNICATION PRODUCTS • State departments must complete a Statement of Work (SOW) for all
Notice to State Agencies: Software Implementation services. appliances/hardware products offered • Job titles/categories are limited to those under the Software Publisher's pricelist are identified in the SLP price list.
NOT available under the Software
Licensing Program (SLP) if the same type • Hourly rates must not exceed those of software appliance/hardware products identified in the SLP price list. are currently available under any • Implementation services can only be mandatory Statewide Contract. State purchased when they are in support of agencies who want to purchase a software software purchased under the SLP. appliance/hardware product type, other
• Time and Material pricing must not
than what is available through a
mandatory Statewide Contract must submit exceed the job Title hourly rate times an exemption request to the mandatory the number of hours to complete the job.
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NOTE: Implementation Services under ISSUE PURCHASE ORDER TO this contract must be paid in arrears.
Agency purchase orders must be mailed to
ACQUISITION OF IAAS AND/OR PAAS the following address, or e-mailed:
If using this SLP for the purpose of Allied Network Solutions, Inc. acquiring Infrastructure as a Service (laaS) 5718 Lonetree Boulevard and/or Platform as a Service (PaaS), State Rocklin, CA 95765 agencies must first obtain approval to use Attn: Sales
this SLP by the California Department of
Technology (CDT) in accordance with IL Agencies with questions regarding 17-06 (www.cdt.ca.gov/wp- products and/or services may contact the contractor as follows:
content/uploads/2017/08/TL-17-06.pdf).
State agencies must document CDT's
approval and maintain in the procurement Phone: (916) 774-2670 ext. 206 file. Contact CDT for all questions related E-mail: [email protected] to the acquisition of laaS and PaaS and TL SHIPPING INSTRUCTIONS SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE, F.O.B. (Free On Board) Destination
SUBSCRIPTION AND SAAS RENEWALS DELIVERY
Software Maintenance, Subscription and 30 days after receipt of order, or as SaaS renewals shall be fixed at the negotiated between agency and Contractor agency's prior applicable SLP rates (or and included in the purchase order. lower), with a 0% uplift (no up-lift) and no
additional increases, fees or charges AGENCY RESPONSIBILITY added, for the duration of this SLP
contract. Agencies must contact contractors to
obtain copies of the contracts and compare
SERVICE CREDITS them for a best value purchasing decision.
Service credits are acceptable only if they Each agency is responsible for its own meet the following requirements: contracting program and purchasing decisions, including use of the SLP
• Service credits must be used for
program and associated outcomes.
training, certifications, or support and
must never expire even when this This responsibility includes, but is not contract term ends. necessarily limited to, ensuring the • Unused service credits can be used for necessity of the services, securing other services such as training, appropriate funding, complying with laws certification, or support. Example: If and policies, preparing the purchase order $1,000 is purchased in training credits in a manner that safeguards the State's but is not fully utilized, the department interests, obtaining required approvals, and may use the remainder of unused documenting compliance with Government credits for certifications or support. Code 19130.b (3) for outsourcing services.
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It is the responsibility of each agency to • If less than 3 offers are received, State consult as applicable with their legal staff agencies must document their file with and contracting offices for advice the reasons why the other suppliers depending upon the scope or complexity of solicited did not respond with an offer. the purchase order.
• Assess the offers received using best
If you do not have legal services available value methodology, with cost as one of to you within your agency, the DGS Office the criteria. of Legal Services is available to provide
services on a contractual basis. • Issue a Purchase Order to the selected contractor.
ORDER REQUIREMENTS AND
MAXIMUM ORDER LIMIT • For SLP transactions under $10,000, only one offer is required if the State
• Unless otherwise determined by an agency can establish and document that individual ordering agency purchasing the price is fair and reasonable. The fair authority, no SLP order may be and reasonable method can only be executed by a State agency that used for non-customizable purchases. exceeds that agency's purchasing
authority threshold. State agencies with • Local governments set their own order approved purchasing authority, along limits.
with their dollar thresholds can be
obtained at the List of State SPLITTING ORDERS
Departments with Approved Purchasing
Authority. Splitting orders to avoid any monetary
limitations is prohibited.
• Agencies must adhere to the detailed
requirements in the State Contracting Do not circumvent normal procurement Manual (SCM) when using SLP methods by splitting purchases into a contracts. The requirements for the series of delegated purchase orders (SAM following bullets are in the SCM, Volume 3572).
2, (for IT): If soliciting offers from a
certified DVBE, include the Disabled Splitting a project into small projects to Veteran Business Enterprise avoid either fiscal or procedural controls is Declarations form (Std. 843) in the prohibited (SAM 4819.34).
Request for Offer. This declaration
MINIMUM ORDER LIMITATION
must be completed and returned by the
DVBE prime contractor and/or any There is no minimum dollar value limitation DVBE subcontractors. (See the SCM on orders placed under this contract.
Volume 2, Chapter 1200)
ORDERING PROCEDURES
• This is not a bid transaction, so the
small business preference, DVBE 1. Order Form
participation goals, protest language,
intents to award, evaluation criteria, State departments shall use a advertising, etc., are not applicable. Contract/Delegation Purchase Order (Std. 65) for purchases and services.
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Local governments shall, in lieu of the Local governmental agencies may State's Purchase Order (Std. 65), use use their own purchase document their own purchase order document. for purchase execution.
Electronic copies of the State Standard The agency is required to complete and Forms can be found at the Office of distribute the order form. For services, State Publishing web site: the agency shall modify the information http://www.dgs.ca.gov/osp (select contained on the order to include the Standard Forms). The site provides service period (start and end date), and information on the various forms and the monthly cost (or other intermittent use with the Adobe Acrobat Reader. cost), and any other information Beyond the Reader capabilities, Adobe pertinent to the services being provided.
Acrobat advanced features may be The cost for each line item should be utilized if you have Adobe Business included in the order, not just system Tools or Adobe Acrobat 4.0 installed on
your computer. Direct link to the
Standard Form 65: The contractor must immediately reject (http://www.osp.dgs.ca.gov/pdf/std065.p orders that are not accurate. df) Discrepancies are to be negotiated and
incorporated into the order prior to the
2. Purchase Orders products and services being delivered.
All Ordering Agency purchase order 3. Service and Delivery after Contract documents executed under this SLP Expiration
must contain the applicable SLP
contract number as show on page 1. Purchase orders must be issued before the SLP contract end term expires.
a. State Departments:
Also, purchase order amendments
Std. 65 Purchase Documents - State cannot be issued to add product and departments not transacting in software maintenance if the SLP FI$Cal must use the Purchasing contract end term has expired.
Authority Purchase Order (Std. 65)
for purchase execution. An electronic CONTRACT PRICES
version of the Std. 65 is available at
the DGS-PD website at Contract prices for products and/or http://www.dgs.ca.gov/ services are maximums. The ordering pd/Forms.aspx (select Standard STD lepartment is encouraged to negotiat Forms). lower prices.
FI$Cal Purchase Documents - State PRODUCT AND PRICING CHANGES departments transacting in FI$Cal AND/OR UPDATES ARE NOT will follow the FI$Cal procurement AUTHORIZED UNTIL REVIEWED AND and contracting procedures. APPROVED BY DGS PROCUREMENT
DIVISION SOFTWARE LICENSING
b. Local Governmental Departments: PROGRAM.
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Said documents are to be sent to the 1. The amount an ordering department Department of General Services (DGS) can claim towards achieving its small Procurement Division, Software Licensing business or DVBE goals is the dollar Program, 707 Third Street, 2nd Floor, West amount of the subcontract award made Sacramento, CA 95605-2811, Attention by the Contractor to each small SLP Unit. business or DVBE.
2. The Contractor will provide an ordering
CONTRACT EXTENSIONS department with the following
information at the time the order is
The initial term of this SLP contract is 3 quoted:
years and may be extended for an
additional 2-years, however an amendment a. The Contractor will state that, as the must be issued prior to contract end date. prime Contractor, it shall be responsible for the overall execution
NOTE: Extensions are optional and are of the fulfillment of the order. at the discretion of the state.
b. The Contractor will indicate to the
SMALL BUSINESS MUST BE ordering department how the order CONSIDERED meets the small business or DVBE
goal, as follows:
Prior to placing orders under the SLP, state
departments shall, whenever practicable, • List the name of each company first consider offers from small businesses
that is certified by the Office of
that have established SLP contracts [GC Small Business and DVBE Section 14846(b)]. NOTE: The Certification that it intends to Department of General Services auditors subcontract a commercially will request substantiation of compliance useful function to; and with this requirement when department
files are reviewed. Include the small business or
DVBE certification number of
SMALL BUSINESS/DVBE - TRACKING each company listed, and attach a copy of each certification; and
State departments are able to claim
subcontracting dollars towards their small • Indicate the dollar amount of business or DVBE goals whenever the each subcontract with a small business or DVBE that may be
Contractor subcontracts a commercially
useful function to a certified small business claimed by the ordering or DVBE. The Contractor will provide the department towards the small ordering department with the name of the business or DVBE goal; and small business or DVBE used and the • Indicate what commercially dollar amount the ordering department can useful function the small apply towards its small business or DVBE business or DVBE subcontractor goal. will be providing towards
fulfillment of the order.
SMALL BUSINESS/DVBE -
SUBCONTRACTING 3. The ordering department's purchase
order must be addressed to the prime
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Contractor, and the purchase order PRODUCTIVE USE REQUIREMENTS must reference the information provided
by the prime Contractor as outlined The customer in-use requirement applies above. to all procurements of information
technology equipment and software, per
CERTIFICATION OF PAYMENT the SCM, Volume 2, Chapter 1000, Section OPTIONS - Military & Vets Code $$999.5 1007.
and 999.7(a) (SB588)
Each equipment or software component
In accordance with the State Contracting must be in current operation for a paying Manual, Volume 2, Section 1203.1, State customer and the paying customer must be departments shall require the Contractor to external to the contractor's organization submit a complete an accurate Prime (not owned by the contractor and not Contractor's Certification - DVBE owning the contractor).
Subcontracting Report (STD. 817) upon
acceptance of ordered goods or services To substantiate compliance with the for which the Contractor committed to Productive Use Requirements, the SLP DVBE subcontractor participation. contractor must provide upon request the name and address of a customer
Upon delivery or completion of ordered
installation and the name and telephone
goods or services, State departments shall number of a contact person. do the following:
• Provide proper withhold notification to The elapsed time such equipment or prime contractors. software must have been in operation is based upon the importance of the
• Withhold $10,000 or the full amount of
equipment or software for system
the final invoice if less than $10,000 operation and its cost. The following pending receipt of the complete and designates product categories and the accurate STD 817. required period of time for equipment or • Review the STD 817. If it is determined software operation prior to approval of the to be complete and accurate, authorize replacement item on SLP. payment of the withhold.
Category 1 - Critical Software: Critical
• If the STD 817 is late or incomplete, software is software that is required to department must send the prime control the overall operation of a computer contractor a cure notice allowing at system or peripheral equipment. Included least 15 days, but not more than 30 in this category are operating systems, days, to meet the Certification of lata base management systems, language Payments to DVBE Subcontractors nterpreters, assemblers and compilers requirements. communications software, and other
• If the prime contractor does not comply essential system software. by the identified deadline, permanently
deduct the withhold. Final Bid
Cost Installation Submission
• Retain all records for a minimum of six More than
years.
$100,000 8 months 6 months
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Final Bid STATE DEPARTMENTS OF THEIR
Cost Installation Submission RESPONSIBILITY TO MEET STATEWIDE $10,000 up to REQUIREMENTS REGARDING
$100,000 4 months 3 months CONTRACTING OR THE
Less than PROCUREMENT OF GOODS OR
$10,000 1 month 1 month SERVICES. Most procurement and
contract codes, policies, and guidelines are
Category 2 - All Information Technology incorporated into The SLP contracts.
Equipment and Non-Critical Software: Notwithstanding this, there is no guarantee Information technology equipment is that "every" possible requirement that defined in State Administrative Manual pertains to all the different and unique state (SAM) § 4819.2. processes has been included.
Final Bid TERMINATION OF SLP CONTRACT
Cost Installation Submission
More than 1. The State or Contractor may terminate
$100,000 6 months 4 months this SLP Contract at any time upon 30 days prior notice.
$10,000 up to
$100,000 4 months 3 months 2. Upon termination or other expiration of Less than this Contract, each party will assist the
$10,000 1 month 1 month other party in orderly termination of the Contract and the transfer of all assets,
STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS tangible and intangible, as may CAN USE THE SLP facilitate the orderly, nondisrupted
business continuation of each party.
State and local government use of the SLP 3. This provision shall not relieve the contracts is optional. A local government
is any city, county, special district or other Contractor of the obligation to perform under any purchase order or other
local governmental body or corporation,
similar ordering document executed
including UC, K-12 schools and community
colleges, prior to the termination becoming
effective.
that is empowered to expend public funds. STATEWIDE PROCUREMENT While the state makes this contract
available, each local government agency REQUIREMENTS
should make its own Departments must carefully review and adhere to the following Procurement
determination whether the SLP is
Requirements, such as:
consistent with their procurement policies
and regulations. • SAM Section 4819.41 and 4832
APPLICABLE CODES, POLICIES AND certifications for information technology procurements and compliance with
GUIDELINES
policies.
All California codes, policies and guidelines • Services may not be paid for in are applicable. THE USE OF THE SLP advance.
DOES NOT REDUCE OR RELIEVE
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• Departments are required to file with the 1. Payment Terms Department of Fair Employment and
Housing (DFEH) a Contract Award Payment will be made in accordance Report Std. 16 for each order over with the provisions of the California $5,000 within 10 days of award, Prompt Payment Act, Government including supplements that exceed Code Section 927 et. seq. Unless $5,000. expressly exempted by statute, the Act
requires State agencies to pay properly
• Pursuant to Unemployment Insurance submitted, undisputed invoices not Code Section 1088.8, state and local more than 45 days after (i) the date of government agencies must report to the acceptance of goods or performance of Employment Development Department services; or (ii) receipt of an undisputed (EDD) all payments for services that invoice, whichever is later. equal $600 or more to independent sole
proprietor contractors. See the 2. Advance Payments
contractor's Std. Form 204, Payee Data
Record, in the SLP contract to Advance payment is allowed for determine sole proprietorship. All services only under limited, narrowly inquiries regarding this subject should defined circumstances, e.g. between be forwarded to EDD: Technical specific departments and certain types questions: 916/651-6945 or Information of non-profit organizations, or when and forms: 916/657-0529. paying another government agency • Annual small business and disabled (Government Code (GC) § 11256 - veteran reports. 11263 and 11019).
ETHNICITY/RACE/GENDER REPORTING It is NOT acceptable to pay in advance, REQUIREMENT except software maintenance and
license fees, which are considered a
Effective July 1, 2002, in accordance with subscription and may be paid in Public Contract Code 10116, state advance if a provision addressing departments are to capture information on payment in advance is included in the ethnicity, race, and gender of business purchase order. owners (not subcontractors) for all
awarded contracts, including CAL-Card Software warranty upgrades and transactions. Each department is required extensions may also be paid for in to independently report this information to advance, one time. the Governor and the Legislature on an 3. Payee Data Record (Std. 204) annual basis.
State Agencies not transacting in
Departments are responsible for FI$Cal, must obtain a copy of the developing their own guidelines and forms
Payee Data Record (Std. 204) in order
tor collecting and reporting this intormation, to process payments. State Ordering Contractor participation is voluntary. Agencies forward a copy of the Std. 204 to their accounting office(s).
PAYMENTS AND INVOICES Without the Std. 204, payment may be unnecessarily delayed. State Agencies
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should contact the Contractor for copies DGS PROCUREMENT DIVISION of the Payee Data Record CONTACT AND PHONE NUMBER
4. DGS Administrative Fees Department of General Services Procurement Division, SLP Unit
Orders from State Agencies: 707 Third Street, 2nd Floor West Sacramento, CA 95605-2811
The Department of General Services
(DGS) will bill each State agency Phone no.: 916/375-4365 directly an administrative fee for use of Faxination no.: 916/376-6371 SLP contracts. The administrative fee
should NOT be included in the order
total, nor remitted before an invoice is
received from DGS.
5. Credit Card
The Contractor accepts the State of
California credit card (CAL-Card).
A Purchasing Authority Purchase Order
(Std. 65) is required even when the
ordering department chooses to pay the
contractor via the CAL-Card. Also, the
DGS administrative fee is applicable for
all SLP orders to suppliers not
California certified as a small business.
FEDERAL DEBARMENT
When federal funds are being expended,
the department is required to obtain (retain
in file) a signed "Federal Debarment"
certification from the contractor before the
purchase order is issued. This
certification is required by the regulations
implementing Executive Order 12549,
Debarment and Suspension, 29 CFR Part
98, Section 98.510, Participants;
responsibilities. The regulations were
published as Part VII of the May 26, 1988
Federal Register (pages 19160-19211).
AMERICANS WITH DISABILITY ACT
(ADA)
(See attachment B)
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ATTACHMENT A
SLP QUARTERLY BUSINESS ACTIVITY REPORT
Company Name: Reporting Calendar Year:
Software Publisher:
Reporting Quarter: • Q1 (January to March)
Contract Number: • Q2 (April to June)
For Questions Regarding this Report: • Q3 (July to September) E-mail: • Q4 (October to December)
Check Here if No New Orders for This Quarter
STATE GOVERNMENT AGENCY PURCHASES
State Agency Purchase Purchase Agency Total Dollars Phone Per Purchase Agency Contact Agency Address
Name Order Number Order Date Billing Code Number
Order
Total State Agency Dollars Reported for Quarter: $
LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCY PURCHASES
Local Government Agency Purchase Order Purchase Total Dollars Per Agency Phone Name Number Order Date Contact Agency Address Number
Purchase Order
Total Local Government Agency Dollars for Quarter: $
1.25% Remitted to DGS (of total Local Govt agency dollars reported for quarter): $ Total of State and Local Government Agency Dollars Reported for this Quarter: $ Updated 1/2024
ATTACHMENT A
SLP QUARTERLY BUSINESS ACTIVITY REPORT
Instructions for completing the SLP Quarterly Business Activity Report.
1. Complete the top of the form with the appropriate information for your company.
2. Agency Name - Identify the State agency or Local Government agency that issued the order.
3. Purchase Order Number - Identify the purchase order number (and amendment number if applicable) on the order form. This is not your invoice number. This is the number the State agency or Local Government agency assigns to the order.
4. Purchase Order Date - Identify the date the purchase order was issued, as shown on the order. This is not the date you received, accepted, or invoiced the order.
5. Agency Billing Code - Identify the State agency billing code. This is a five-digit number identified on the upper right hand corner of the Std. 65 purchase order form.
You must identify this number on all purchases made by State of California agencies.
Billing codes are not applicable to Local Government agencies.
6. Total Dollars Per PO - Identify the total dollars of the order excluding tax and freight.
Tax must NOT be included in the quarterly report, even if the agency includes tax on the purchase order. The total dollars per order should indicate the entire purchase order amount (less tax and freight) regardless of when you invoice order, perform services, deliver product, or receive payment.
7. Agency Contact - Identify the ordering agency's contact person on the purchase order.
8. Agency Address - Identify the ordering agency's address on the purchase order.
9. Phone Number - Identify the phone number for the ordering agency's contact person.
10. Total State Sales & Total Local Sales - Separately identify the total State dollars and/or Local Government agency dollars (pre-tax) for all orders placed in quarter.
11.1.25% Remitted to DGS - Identify 1.25% of the total Local Government agency dollars reported for the quarter.
12. Grand Total - Identify the total of all State and Local Government agency dollars reported for the quarter.
Notes:
• A report is required for each SLP contract each quarter even when there are no new orders for the quarter.
• Quarterly reports are due two weeks after the end of the quarter.
Procurement Division | State of California | California Government Operations Agency 707 3rd Street, 2n°Floor | West Sacramento, CA 95605 | t 916.375-4400
ATTACHMENT B
ADA NOTICE
Procurement Division (State Department of General Services)
AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT (ADA) COMPLIANCE
POLICY OF NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF DISABILITY
To meet and carry out compliance with the nondiscrimination requirements of the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), it is the policy of the Procurement Division (within the State Department of General Services) to make every effort to ensure that its programs, activities, and services are available to all persons, including persons with disabilities.
For persons with a disability needing a reasonable accommodation to participate in the Procurement process, or for persons having questions regarding reasonable accommodations for the Procurement process, please contact the Procurement Division at (916) 375-4400 (main office); the Procurement Division TTY/TDD (telephone device for the deaf) or California Relay Service numbers which are listed below. You may also contact directly the Procurement Division contact person who is handling this procurement.
IMPORTANT: TO ENSURE THAT WE CAN MEET YOUR NEED, IT IS BEST THAT WE RECEIVE YOUR REQUEST AT LEAST 10 WORKING DAYS
BEFORE THE SCHEDULED EVENT (i.e., MEETING, CONFERENCE,
WORKSHOP, etc.) OR DEADLINE DUE-DATE FOR PROCUREMENT
DOCUMENTS.
The Procurement Division TTY telephone numbers are:
Sacramento Office: (916) 376-1891
Fullerton Office: (714) 773-2093
The California Relay Service Telephone Numbers are:
Voice: 1-800-735-2922 or 1-888-877-5379
TTY: 1-800-735-2929 or 1-888-877-5378
Speech-to-Speech: 1-800-854-7784
Updated 2/06/2018 16
STATEWIDE CONTRACT
ALLIED NETWORK SOLUTIONS, INC
ZSCALER OFFER NUMBER ZSCALER-SLP-2025
CONTRACT SLP-25-70-0027W
APPROVED:
CITY OF MERCED
A California Charter Municipal
Corporation
BY:_
D. Scott McBride
City Manager
ATTEST:
D. SCOTT MCBRIDE, CITY CLERK
BY:
Assistant/Deputy City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
CRAIG J. CORNWELL, CITY ATTORNEY
BX: Gig well 3/5/2025
ACCOUNT DATA:
M. VENUS RODRIGUEZ
BY:
Verified by Finance Officer