Item 26 - Agreement with Allied Network Solutions, Inc. for Adobe Software and Subscription

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SOLICITATION # CH16012 CONFIDENTIAL, PROTECTED, OR PROPRIETARY INFORMATION All confidential, protected or proprietary Information must be included in this section of proposal response. Do not incorporate protected information throughout the Proposal. Rather, provide a reference in the proposal response directing Lead State to the specific area of this protected Information section. If there is no protected information, write "None" in this section. Failure to comply with this Section and Section 3.13 of the RFP releases the Lead State, NASPO ValuePoint, and Participating Entities from any obligation or liability arising from the inadvertent release of Offeror information. Carahsoft Technology Corporation ("Carahsoft") respectfully requests that section 6.3 Financials of Carahsoft's response be treated as a trade secret under the Utah Uniform Trade Secrets Act, Utah Code § 13-24-2 and submits this justification in accordance with Utah Code 63-G-2-305 demonstrating that its audited financials should be treated as a trade secret under Utah's Uniform Trade Secrets Act. Additionally, Carahsoft is claiming the same confidentiality of the Consensus Assessments Initiative Questionnaire provided in relation to DocuSign and FireEye offerings, as well as the Cloud Controls Matrix for DocuSign. Carahsoft has marked this attachment as "confidential" in accordance with the RFP instructions by including all confidential data into the Confidential, Protected, or Proprietary Information in our response. Carahsoft is claiming confidentiality for these specific Consensus Assessments Initiative Questionnaires and Cloud Controls Matrix because releasing these documents would cause irreparable damage and would create the potential for cyber security breach. While portions of this information are in the public domain, the information contained within is not represented or assimilated this way in any other format. Carahsoft's Audited Financial Data satisfies the three-part test of the Utah Uniform Trade Secrets Act as set forth below and should therefore be treated as confidential and by the Utah Division of Purchasing and should not subject to public disclosure as provided in Utah Code § 63G-2-305. 1. Carahsoft's Audited Financial Data is a "compilation" within the meaning of Utah Code § 13-24-2(4). Carahsoft's Audited Financial Data is a compilation of all of the Company's financial data and results for 2014. While some aspects of this information may be available, the compilation of this information is unique and the result of sustained and distinct effort by the Company's financial staff and its accountants. 2. As required by Utah Code § 13-24-2(4)(a) Carahsoft derives independent economic value, actual or potential, from its Audited Financial Data not being generally known to, and not being readily ascertainable by proper means by, other persons who can obtain economic value from its disclosure or use. Carahsoft is a leading distributor of technology products and services to public sector customers such as the State of Utah, and throughout the United States and Canada. Sales in this market are intensely and deliberately competitive, with each sale subject to a structured bidding process in which low price is frequently the deciding factor on which contract award is based. Competition in this market is fierce, with competitors regularly competing with one another for federal, state, county and city business. carahsoft 183 carahsoft