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Page 37 of 48 Contractor may not make material changes to the website without notifying the Lead State through the ARF process and receiving written approval of the changes. Environmental Certifications. Contractor must include environmental or supply chain responsibility certifications and registrations for products sold through this Contract on their website. Contractor must provide these certifications and registrations for specific products to Participating Entities upon request. EPEAT Registration. Contractor agrees that applicable products offered that have EPEAT Standards provided under the Master Agreement must have achieved a minimum EPEAT Bronze registration. This requirement does not apply to Band 3. Contractor may propose the addition of a product that has not yet achieved a minimum EPEAT Bronze registration. The Lead State, in its sole discretion may require Contractor to provide the following documentation to support the addition of the proposed product: • A letter from the Green Electronics Council (GEC) on GEC’s letterhead confirming that the verification process is underway; or • A copy of Contractor’s GEC contract, Conformity Assurance Board (CAB) contract, and a letter from Contractor’s CAB stating that the relevant product has been registered with the CAB and that verification is underway. The Lead State reserves the right to reject the inclusion of such product, or if approved, require Contractor to remove the product at a later date if the product does not achieve a minimum EPEAT Bronze registration. The Contractor must remove any products that subsequently exit the verification process without achieving EPEAT Bronze or greater from the Master Agreement. Third-Party Products. Some products offered may be manufactured by a third party. Contractor, however, must provide or facilitate the warranty service and maintenance for all Third-Party Products on the Master Agreement either directly or pass-through from the manufacturer. Contractor may not offer products manufactured by another Contractor holding a Minnesota NASPO ValuePoint Master Agreement for Computer Equipment without approval from the Lead State. Warranty for third-party products must be provided by the Contractor. Warranty documents for products manufactured by a third party are preferred to be delivered to the Participating Entity with the products. Contractor can only offer Third-Party Products in a Band they have been awarded. For third party products sold by the Contractor that are not Contractor-branded, the Contractor sells the third-party products with the manufacturer or publisher’s standard warranty, license, and maintenance “as is”. The Contractor will provide warranty and maintenance call numbers and assist the customer in engaging the manufacturer on warranty and maintenance issues. Third-Party Products are intended to enhance or supplement a Contractor’s own product line, and are not intended to represent more than a third of Contractor’s total sales under this Master Agreement. The Lead State may limit the sale of Third-Party Products through the Master Agreement during the life of the Master Agreement should Third-Party Product sales be determined to consistently exceed one third of the total sales under this Master Agreement. Such limitation may take the form of any action the Lead State so chooses, up to and including non-renewal or cancellation of the Master Agreement. Partner Utilization. If utilizing partners, the Contractor is responsible for the partners providing products and services, as well as warranty service and maintenance for equipment the partner provides. Participating Entities have the option of utilizing partners. Contractor must provide a Participating Entity a copy of its plan for partner utilization upon request. Contractor must make available a list of approved partners for each Participating Entity. Participating Entities must approve specific DocuSign Envelope ID: 87F53414-136E-413E-907B-A408CF7AA97C