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in any proceeding under the Human Rights Law, and shall also follow the requirements of the Human Rights Law with regard to non-discrimination on the basis of prior criminal conviction and prior arrest. 4. MWBE Utilization Plan a. The Contractor represents and warrants that the Contractor has submitted an MWBE Utilization Plan or shall submit an MWBE Utilization Plan at such time as shall be required by the Department of State through the New York State Contract System (“NYSCS”), which can be viewed at https://ny.newnycontracts.com, provided, however, that the Contractor may arrange to provide such evidence via a non-electronic method to the Department of State, either prior to, or at the time of, the execution of the Contract. b. The Contractor agrees to adhere to such MWBE Utilization Plan for the performance of the Contract. c. The Contractor further agrees that a failure to submit and/or adhere to such MWBE Utilization Plan shall constitute a material breach of the terms of the Contract. Upon the occurrence of such a material breach, the Agency shall be entitled to any remedy provided herein, including but not limited to, a finding that the Contractor is non-responsive. 5. Waivers a. If the Contractor, after making good faith efforts, is unable to achieve the MWBE Contract Goals stated herein, the Contractor may submit a request for a waiver through the NYSCS, or a non-electronic method provided by the Agency (use Form E - Waiver Request). Such waiver request must be supported by evidence of the Contractor’s good faith efforts to achieve the maximum feasible MWBE participation towards the applicable MWBE Contract Goals. If the documentation included with the waiver request is complete, the Agency shall evaluate the request and issue a written notice of approval or denial within twenty (20) business days of receipt. b. If the Agency, upon review of the MWBE Utilization Plan, quarterly MWBE Contractor Compliance Reports described in Section 6, or any other relevant information, determines that the Contractor is failing or refusing to comply with the MWBE Contract Goals and no waiver has been issued in regards to such non-compliance, the Agency may issue a notice of deficiency to the Contractor. The Contractor must respond to the notice of deficiency within seven (7) business days of receipt. Such response may include a request for partial or total waiver of MWBE Contract Goals. Contract Number: C1003337 Page 11 of 14, Attachment A-1 – Agency Specific Terms and Conditions