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State of Washington DOC Contract-JPay, Amendment No. 8
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State of Washington Department of Corrections This Amendment Contract No. K8262 Amendment No. 8 is made by the state of Washington, Department of Corrections, hereinafter referred to as Department, and JPay, Inc., hereinafter referred to as the Contractor, for the purpose of amending the above-referenced Contract, heretofore entered into between the Department and the Contractor. WHEREAS the purpose of this Contract Amendment is to extend the Contract as-is to provide mp3, e-mail and other services to incarcerated offenders and their families; NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the terms and conditions contained herein, or attached and incorporated and made a part hereof, the Department and Contractor agree as follows: 1. PART IV. – TERM, is amended as follows: The initial term of this Contract is from the Agreement’s execution date through December 31, 2012 (“Initial Term”). Unless terminated earlier, at the end of the Initial Term the contract may be extended for additional one (1) year periods, until ((December 31, 2015)) December 31, 2019. ((, unless either Party delivers, via certified mail, RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED, written notice to the other Party of its desire to terminate the Contract, sent at least one hundred eighty (180) days prior to the last day of the then current Term of this Contract. If either Party delivers any such notice of its desire to terminate, the Term of this Contract shall automatically terminate on the last day of the then current Term of this Contract. Any such extension shall be at the sole discretion of the Department, subject to the concurrence of the contractor.)) 2. Section 10.04 TERMINATION FOR CONVENIENCE, is amended as follows: (e) If, upon completion of a competitive procurement, another vendor is selected to provide these services, the Department may terminate this contract upon successful implementation of the new vendor’s hardware, and its ability to provide services. Additions to this text are shown by underline and deletions by ((strikeout)). All other terms and conditions remain in full force and effect. The start date of this Amendment is January 1, 2019. THIS AMENDMENT, consisting of two (2) pages, is executed by the persons signing below who warrant that they have the authority to execute the Contract. JPAY, INC. DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS (Signature) (Signature) Debra J. Eisen (Printed Name) (Title) (Date) (Printed Name) Contracts Administrator (Title) (Date) Approved as to Form: This amendment format was approved by the office of the Attorney General. Approval on file. State of Washington Department of Corrections K8262(8) Page 1 of 2 188364