ARCHIVED Maintenance and Support Services for Licensed Software

4004 01 (2008-05-12) Interpretation

1. In the Contract, unless the context requires otherwise,

   "General Conditions" means the general conditions that form part of the Contract;

   "Maintenance Releases" means all commercially available enhancements, extensions, improvements, upgrades, updates, releases, versions, renames, rewrites, cross-grades, components and back grades or other modifications to the Licensed Software developed or published by the Contractor or its licensor;

   "Software Error" means any software instruction or statement contained in or absent from the Licensed Programs, which, by its presence or absence, prevents the Licensed Programs from operating in accordance with the Specifications;

   "Software Support Period" means the period specified in the Contract during which the Contractor must support the Licensed Software, in accordance with the conditions of the Contract.

2. Words and expressions defined in the General Conditions and used in these supplemental general conditions have the meanings given to them in the General Conditions.
3. In the event of any inconsistency between the General Conditions and these supplemental general conditions, the applicable provisions of these supplemental general conditions will prevail.
4. If Supplemental General Conditions 4003 form part of the Contract, words and expressions defined inthose supplemental general conditions and used in these supplemental general conditions will have the meanings given to them in those supplemental general conditions.
5. If Supplemental General Conditions 4003 do not form part of the Contract, then,

   "Software Documentation" means all of the manuals, handbooks, user guides and other human-readable material which have been provided by the Contractor to Canada for use with the Licensed Programs, whether provided in printed form or on magnetic tape, disk or on other Media;

   "Licensed Programs" means all of the computer programs, in object-code form, that must be supported by the Contractor under the Contract;

   "Licensed Software" means the Licensed Programs and the Software Documentation collectively;

   "Media" means the material or medium on which the Licensed Programs are stored for delivery to Canada, including electronic media such as magnetic disks or electronic downloads. Media does not include the Licensed Software stored on the Media.

6. The sections of the General Conditions entitled "Ownership" and "Warranty" do not apply to the Licensed Software and the Media. The ownership, warranty and support provisions contained in these supplemental general conditions and in Supplemental General Conditions 4003, if that set forms part of the Contract, apply in place of those sections.

4004 02 (2008-05-12) Software Error Correction Services

1. Canada may report to the Contractor any failure of the Licensed Programs to operate in accordance with the Software Documentation or, if applicable, the Specifications during the Software Support Period. Canada may report failureseither in writing or by telephone or other remote communication. Upon receipt of a report of a failure from Canada, unless provided otherwise in the Contract, the Contractor must use all reasonable efforts to provide Canada within the time frames established in subsections 2 and 3, with a correction of the Software Error which caused the failure. Any such software correction must cause the Licensed Programs to meet the Software Documentation or, if applicable, the Specifications during the Software Support Period. The Contractor must use all reasonable efforts to provide permanent corrections for all Software Errors and the Contractor warrants that the Licensed Software will meet the functional and performance criteria set out in the Specifications. All Software Error corrections will become part of the Licensed Software and will be subject to the conditions of Canada's license with respect to the Licensed Software.
2. Unless provided otherwise in the Contract, the Contractor must respond to a report of a Software Error in accordance with the severity of the Software Error, as detailed in subsection 3. The severity will be reasonably determined by Canada, and communicated to the Contractor, based on the following definitions:

   "Severity 1": indicates total inability to use a Licensed Program, resulting in a critical impact on user objectives;

   "Severity 2": indicates ability to use a Licensed Program but user operation is severely restricted;

   "Severity 3": indicates ability to use a Licensed Program with limited functions which are not critical to overall user operations;

   "Severity 4": indicates that the problem has been by-passed or temporarily corrected and is not affecting user operations.

3. Unless provided otherwise in the Contract, the Contractor must use reasonable efforts to correct Software Errors as follows:

   "Severity 1": within twenty-four (24) hours of notification by Canada;

   "Severity "2: within seventy-two (72) hours of notification by Canada;

   "Severity 3": within fourteen (14) days of notification by Canada;

   "Severity 4": within ninety (90) days of notification by Canada.

4. If Canada reports a Software Error to the Contractor, Canada must give the Contractor reasonable access to the computer system on which the Licensed Program resides, and must provide such information as the Contractor may reasonably request, includingsample output and other diagnostic information, in order to permit the Contractor to expeditiously correct the Software Error.

4004 03 (2008-05-12) Maintenance Releases

During the Software Support Period, the Contractor must provide to Canada all Maintenance Releases, in object-code form, at no additional cost. All Maintenance Releases will become part of the Licensed Software and will be subject to the conditions of Canada's license with respect to the Licensed Software. Unless provided otherwise in the Contract, Canada will receive at least one Maintenance Release during any twelve (12) month maintenance period.

4004 04 (2008-05-12) Media

1. The Contractor must provide to Canada all Software Error corrections, Maintenance Releases and updates on Media that are free of defects and of computer viruses, and which are compatible with the computer systems on which the Licensed Programs are installed.
2. Canada will own the Media provided to Canada in the performance of the softwaresupport services upon delivery to and acceptance of the Media by or on behalf of Canada. For the purposes of this subsection, "Media" does not include the Licensed Software stored on the Media.

4004 05 (2008-05-12) Support Services

If the Contract provides for support services, the Contractor must provide to Canada access to the Contractor's personnel, to help Canada in answering questions with respect to the Licensed Software, during the hours specified in the Contract. If the hours are not specified in the Contract, this access to the Contractor's personnel must be between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., local time, at the site where the Licensed Programs are installed, Monday through Friday, exclusive of statutory holidays observed by Canada at such site. Canada's access to the Contractor's personnel must include telephone, fax, e-mail and Internet access and, if expressly provided in the Contract, on-site and Swift Action Tactical (SWAT) services. If applicable and if specified in the Contract, Canada will, by notice in writing to the Contractor, appoint a user representative or representatives who will be the only individual(s) entitled to access the support services on behalf of Canada. Canada may change any such appointment by subsequent notice to the Contractor.

4004 06 (2008-05-12) Support Charges and On-site Services

Unless provided otherwise in the Contract, the monthly or yearly support charge specified in the Contract is inclusive of all software support services described in the Contract, except for On-site and SWAT response and Software Error correction services. The Contractor must provide on-site services, when requested by Canada, at the hourly or daily labour rates specified in the Contract. Reasonable travel and living costs incurred by the Contractor in connection with on-site services, if approved in advance by Canada, will be reimbursed to the Contractor in accordance with the guidelines specified in the Contract, or, if no guidelines are specified, in accordance with applicable Treasury Board guidelines. All such pre-approved costs must be invoiced to Canada as a separate charge.

4004 07 (2008-05-12) Canada's Responsibilities

1. Unless provided otherwise in the Contract, Canada will maintain,for the Software Support Period, a telephone line and Internet access for use in connection with the software support services. Canada will be responsible for the installation, maintenance and use of such equipment and associated telephone charges. The Contractor may use the telephone line and electronic mail in connection with the provision of the software support services.
2. Unless provided otherwise in the Contract, Canada will be responsible for the installation of all Software Error corrections and Maintenance Releases and upgrades.
3. Canada will protect data from loss by implementing back-up procedures.

4004 08 (2008-05-12) Excluded Services

The Contractor is not obligated to correct a failure of the Licensed Programs to operate in accordance with the Specifications if the failure results from:

1. use of the Licensed Software by Canada that is not in accordance with Canada's license;
2. the use of hardware or software that is supplied by a person other than the Contractor or a subcontractorand that is not in accordance with the Specifications; or
3. modifications to the Licensed Software that are not approved by the Contractor or a subcontractor.