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Home My WebLink AboutContract 54720-NA1 CSC No.54720-NAl NETWORK ACCESS AGREEMENT This Network Access Agreement("Agreement")is made and entered into by and between the City of Fort Worth ("City"), a home rule municipal corporation with its principal location at 200 Texas Street, Fort Worth, Texas 76102, organized under the laws of the State of Texas and Smith Temporaries Inc, d/b/a CornerStone Staffing with its principal location at 1300 Summit Ave,, Suite 110, Fort Worth TX 76102 ("Vendor"). 1. The Network. The City owns and operates a computing environment and network (collectively the "Network"). Vendor wishes to access the City's network in order to provide Temporary Professional Services. In order to provide the necessary support,Contractor needs access to network system required by the City. 2. Grant of Limited Access.Vendor is hereby granted a limited right of access to the City's Network for the sole purpose of providing temporary professional services. Such access is granted subject to the terms and conditions forth in this Agreement and applicable provisions of the City's Administrative Regulation D-7 (Electronic Communications Resource Use Policy), of which such applicable provisions are hereby incorporated by reference and made a part of this Agreement for all purposes herein and are available upon request. 3. Network Credentials.The City will provide Vendor with Network Credentials consisting of user IDs and passwords unique to each individual requiring Network access on behalf of the Vendor. If this access is being granted for purposes of completing services for the City pursuant to a separate contract, then, this Agreement will expire at the completion of the contracted services, or upon termination of the contracted services, whichever occurs first. Otherwise,access rights will automatically expire one(1)year from the date of this Agreement("Expiration Date"). ® Services are being provided in accordance with City Secretary Contract No. 54720. ("Contract") ❑ Services are being provided in accordance with City of Fort Worth PeopleSoft Contract No. ("PSK#") ❑ Services are being provided in accordance with the Agreement to which this Access Agreement is attached. ("Contract") ❑ No services are being provided pursuant to this Agreement. 4. Renewal. This Agreement shall renew in accordance with the term of the Contract or PSK #. If there is no Contract or PSK#,this Agreement may be renewed annually by City, in its sole discretion, at the end of the Expiration Date and each renewal term thereafter. Notwithstanding the scheduled contract expiration or the status of completion of services,Vendor shall provide the City with a current list of officers, agents, servants, employees or representatives that require Network credentials on an annual basis. Failure to adhere to this requirement may result in denial of access to the Network and/or termination of this Agreement. 5. Network Restrictions. Vendor officers, agents, servants, employees or representatives may not share the City-assigned user IDs and passwords. Vendor acknowledges, agrees and hereby gives its authorization to the City to monitor Vendor's use of the City's Network in order to ensure Vendor's compliance with this Agreement. A breach by Vendor, its officers, agents, servants, employees or representatives,of this Agreement and any other written instructions or guidelines that the City provides to Vendor pursuant to this Agreement shall be grounds for the City immediately to deny Vendor access to the OFFICIAL RECORD Network Access Agreement(Rev. 8/28/19) CITY SECRETARY FT. WORTH, TX Network and Vendor's Data, terminate the Agreement, and pursue any other remedies that the City may have under this Agreement or at law or in equity. 6. Termination. In addition to the other rights of termination set forth herein, the City may terminate this Agreement at any time and for any reason with or without notice,and without penalty to the City. Upon termination of this Agreement, Vendor agrees to remove entirely any client or communications software provided by the City from all computing equipment used and owned by the Vendor, its officers, agents, servants,employees and/or representatives to access the City's Network. 7. Information Security,Vendor agrees to make every reasonable effort in accordance with accepted security practices to protect the Network credentials and access methods provided by the City from unauthorized disclosure and use. Vendor agrees to notify the City immediately upon discovery of a breach or threat of breach which could compromise the integrity of the City's Network, including but not limited to, theft of Vendor-owned equipment that contains City-provided access software, termination or resignation of officers,agents,servants,employees or representatives with access to City-provided Network credentials, and unauthorized use or sharing of Network credentials. 8. LIABILITY AND INDEMNIFICATION. VENDOR SHALL BE LIABLE AND RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL DAMAGES THAT THE CITY MAY INCUR DIRECTLY ON ACCOUNT OF ANY BREACH OF THIS AGREEMENT BY VENDOR,ITS OFFICERS,AGENTS, SERVANTS OR EMPLOYEES. THE CITY, ITS OFFICERS, AGENTS, SERVANTS AND EMPLOYEES, SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES THAT VENDORMAY INCUR AS A RESULT OF THE CITY'S RESTRICTIONS TO OR DENIAL OF ACCESS TO VENDOR 'S DATA ON ACCOUNT OF ANY BREACH OF THIS AGREEMENT BY VENDOR, ITS OFFICERS, AGENTS, SERVANTS OR EMPLOYEES, OR FOR ANY REASONABLE SECURITY MEASURES TAKEN BY THE CITY.IN ADDITION,VENDORSHALL BE LIABLE AND RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY AND ALL PROPERTY LOSS,PROPERTY DAMAGE AND/OR PERSONAL INJURY, INCLUDING DEATH, AND ALL CLAIMS, DEMANDS AND JUDGMENTS THEREFOR, TO THE EXTENT CAUSED BY THE NEGLIGENT ACT(S) OR OMISSIONS) OR INTENTIONAL MISCONDUCT OF VENDOR, ITS OFFICERS, AGENTS, SERVANTS AND/OR EMPLOYEES. VENDOR, AT VENDOR 'S OWN COST OR EXPENSE, HEREBY AGREES TO INDEMNIFY, DEFEND AND HOLD HARMLESS THE CITY, ITS OFFICERS, AGENTS, SERVANTS AND/OR EMPLOYEES FROM AND AGAINST ANY CLAIM, LAWSUIT, DEMAND OR OTHER ACTION TO THE EXTENT THAT THE SAME ARISES FROM THE NEGLIGENT ACT(S) OR OMISSION(S) OR INTENTIONAL MISCONDUCT OF VENDOR,ITS OFFICERS,AGENTS,SERVANTS OR EMPLOYEES. 9. Confidential Information. Vendor, for itself and its officers, agents, employees, and representatives, agrees that it shall treat all information provided to it by the City as confidential and shall not disclose any such information to a third parry without the prior written approval of the City. Vendor further agrees that it shall store and maintain City Information in a secure manner and shall not allow unauthorized users to access,modify,delete or otherwise corrupt City Information in any way.Vendor shall notify the City immediately if the security or integrity of any City information has been compromised or is believed to have been compromised. 10. RiRieht to Audit. Vendor agrees that the City shall, during the initial term, any renewal terms, and until the expiration of three (3) years after termination or expiration of this contract, have access to and the right to examine at reasonable times any directly pertinent books, data, documents, papers and records, both hard copy and electronic, of the Vendor involving transactions relating to this Agreement. Vendor agrees that the City shall have access during normal working hours to all necessary Vendor facilities and shall be provided adequate and appropriate work space in order to conduct audits in Network Access Agreement(Rev. 9/28/19) Page 2 of 4 compliance with the provisions of this section. The City shall give Vendor reasonable advance notice of intended audits.Vendor further agrees to include in all its subcontractor agreements hereunder a provision to the effect that the subcontractor agrees that the City shall, during the initial term, any renewal terms, and until expiration of three (3) years after termination or expiration of the subcontract, have access to and the right to examine at reasonable times any directly pertinent books, data, documents, papers and records, both hard copy and electronic, of such subcontractor involving transactions related to the subcontract, and further that City shall have access during normal working hours to all subcontractor facilities and shall be provided adequate and appropriate work space in order to conduct audits in compliance with the provisions of this paragraph. City shall give subcontractor reasonable notice of intended audits, 11. Agreement Cumulative. This Agreement is cumulative of and in addition to any written contracts, agreements, understandings or acknowledgments with the City signed by Vendor. This Agreement and any other documents incorporated herein by reference constitute the entire understanding and Agreement between the City and Vendor as to the matters contained herein regarding Vendor's access to and use of the City's Network. 12. Amendments. The terms of this Agreement shall not be waived, altered, modified, supplemented, or amended in any manner except by written instrument signed by an authorized representative of both the City and Vendor. 13. Assignment. Vendor may not assign or in any way transfer any of its interest in this Agreement. Any attempted assignment or transfer of all or any part hereof shall be null and void. 14. Severability. if any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable,the validity,legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired. 15. Force Maieure. Each parry shall exercise its best efforts to meet its respective duties and obligations as set forth in this Agreement, but shall not be held liable for any delay or omission in performance due to force majeure or other causes beyond their reasonable control (force majeure), including, but not limited to, compliance with any government Iaw, ordinance or regulation, acts of God, acts of the public enemy,fires,strikes, lockouts,natural disasters,wars,riots,material or labor restrictions by any governmental authority,transportation problems and/or any other similar causes. 16. Governing Law/Venue.This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas. If any action,whether real or asserted, at law or in equity, is brought on the basis of this Agreement,venue for such action shall lie in state courts located in Tarrant County,Texas or the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, port Worth Division. 17. Signature Authority. By affixing a signature below, the person signing this Agreement hereby warrants that he/she has the legal authority to bind the respective party to the terms and conditions in this agreement and to execute this Agreement on behalf of the respective party, and that such binding authority has been granted by proper order, resolution,ordinance or other authorization of the entity. The other party is fully entitled to rely on this warranty and representation in entering into this Agreement. [Signature Page Follows] Network Access Agreement(Rev. 8/28/19) Page 3 of 4 Executed effective as of the date signed by the Assistant City Manager below. FORT WORTH: City of Fort Worth Contract Compliance Manager: By signing I acknowledge that I am the person responsible for the monitoring and administration of this contract, including ensuring all By: `'''�' on performance and reporting requirements. Name: Valerie Washington Title: Assistant City Manager Date: Oct 4,2021 By: re� Name: Cynthia Tyree Approval Recommended: Title: Sr.IT Solutions Manager Approved as to Form and Legality: By: -- Name: Kevin Gunn Title: IT Solutions Director By: Name. Taylor Paris Attest: O�oFOR�'�aa Title: Assistant City Attorney �°o oo. p, Contract Authorization: 0vo S=0 M&C: N/A 0 ij 00 Name:Ron Gonzales � rEXASoAp Title:Acting City Secretary VENDOR: Smith Temporaries Inc, d/b/a CornerStone Staffing By: Name: Colby Wal op Title: District Manager Date: I �P/A OFFICIAL RECORD CITY SECRETARY FT. WORTH, TX Network Access Agreement(Rev. 8/28/19) Page 4 of 4