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Fiscal Year 2012 Department of State Health Services Contract General Provisions (Core/Subrecipient) plan is incorporated by reference in this Contract. If Contractor desires to make a change in the plan, Contractor must obtain prior approval from the Department's HUB Coordinator of the revised plan before proposed changes will be effective under this Contract. Contractor shall make a good faith effort to subcontract with HUBs during the performance of this Contract and shall report HUB subcontract activity to the Department's HUB Coordinator by the 15th day of each month for the prior month's activity, if there was any such activity, in accordance with 34 Tex. Admin. Code § 20.16(c). Section 12.11 Buy Texas. Contractor shall purchase products and materials produced in Texas when the products and materials are available at a price and time comparable to products and materials produced outside of Texas as required by Tex. Gov. Code § 2155.4441. Section 12.12 Contracts with Subrecipient and Vendor Subcontractors. Contractor may enter into contracts with subrecipient subcontractors unless restricted or otherwise prohibited in a specific Program Attachment(s). Prior to entering into a subrecipient agreement equaling or exceeding $100,000, Contractor shall obtain written approval from DSHS. Contractor shall establish written policies and procedures for competitive procurement and monitoring of subcontracts and shall produce a subcontracting monitoring plan. Contractor shall monitor subrecipient subcontractors for both financial and programmatic performance and shall maintain pertinent records that must be available for inspection by DSHS. Contractor shall ensure that subcontractors are fully aware of the requirements placed upon them by state /federal statutes, rules, and regulations and by the provisions of this Contract. Contracts with all subcontractors, whether vendor or subrecipient, must be in writing and include the following: a) name and address of all parties and the subcontractor's Vendor Identification Number (VIN) or Employee Identification Number (EIN); b) a detailed description of the services to be provided; c) measurable method and rate of payment and total not -to- exceed amount of the contract; d) clearly defined and executable termination clause; and e) beginning and ending dates that coincide with the dates of the applicable Program Attachment(s) or that cover a term within the beginning and ending dates of the applicable Program Attachment(s). Contractor is responsible to DSHS for the performance of any subcontractor. Contractor shall not contract with a subcontractor, at any tier, that is debarred, suspended, or excluded from or ineligible for participation in federal assistance programs; or if the subcontractor would be ineligible under the following sections of these General Provisions: Ineligibility to Receive the Contract section (Assurances and Certifications Article); or the Conflict of Interest or Transactions Between Related Parties sections (General Terms Article). Section 12.13 Status of Subcontractors. Contractor shall require all subcontractors to certify that they are not delinquent on any repayment agreements; have not had a required license or certification revoked; and have not had a contract terminated by the Department. Contractors shall further require that subcontractors certify that they have not voluntarily surrendered within the past three (3) years any license issued by the Department. Section 12.14 Incorporation of Terms in Subrecipient Subcontracts. Contractor shall include in all its contracts with subrecipient subcontractors and solicitations for subrecipient subcontracts, without modification (except as required to make applicable to the subcontractor), (1) the certifications stated in the Assurances and Certifications Article; (2) the requirements in the Conflicts of Interest section and the Transaction Between Related Parties section of the General Terms Article; and (3) a provision granting to DSHS, SAO, OIG, and the Comptroller General of the United States, and any of their representatives, the right of access to inspect General Provisions (Core Subrecipient) 2012 23