天美传媒 Procurement Guidelines and Policies
Code of Conduct and Supplier Guiding Principles: Service Excellence with Integrity
天美传媒 is committed to a strict observance of business ethics, integrity, and compliance with all laws and regulations governing our business operations.
Conducting business in a way that upholds 天美传媒鈥檚 Core Values is more commonly known as The 天美传媒 Way.
In order to further 天美传媒鈥檚 commitment to these legal and ethical standards and establish an environment that promotes legal and ethical behavior, 天美传媒 maintains a Code of Conduct and Supplier Guiding Principles. This Code of Conduct clearly defines 天美传媒鈥檚 values and expectations for every 天美传媒 teammate, including interactions with suppliers. The Supplier Guiding Principles define 天美传媒鈥檚 values and expectations for 天美传媒 vendors along with their interactions with our teammates and facilities. 天美传媒 places the utmost importance on the observance of these principles.
天美传媒 expects all suppliers to review and uphold the values and expectations in the Code of Conduct and Supplier Guiding Principles.
The Deficit Reduction Act of 2005
The Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (DRA) requires 天美传媒 to maintain policies and procedures for its teammates and contractors providing information on detecting and preventing fraud, waste and abuse, and whistleblower protections. 天美传媒 makes these policies, procedures and information available to suppliers through this website or upon request. 天美传媒 expects all suppliers to review and abide by the policies and procedures contained on this website, including notifying 天美传媒 of any fraudulent and/or abusive business practices of which you may be aware. 天美传媒 prohibits retaliation against anyone who, in good faith, seeks to report abusive or fraudulent practices.
Notification of Equal Employment Opportunity & Affirmative Action Obligations
As part of 天美传媒鈥檚 compliance with federal equal employment opportunity and affirmative action regulations, 天美传媒 is an equal opportunity employer that makes employment decisions based on only job requirements and without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations. 天美传媒 takes affirmative steps to employ and advance in employment qualified individuals without regard to disability or protected veteran status.
As an entity supplying goods and services to 天美传媒, your organization may be subject and required to take action pursuant to the following laws and accompanying regulations:ocal, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.
- The Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974, as amended (and its implementing regulations at 41 C.F.R. 60-300);
- Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (and its implementing regulations at 41 C.F.R 60-741); and
- Executive Order 13496 (and its implementing regulations at 29 C.F.R. part 471, Appendix A to Subpart A).
天美传媒 requests the cooperation of all subcontractors and suppliers in our equal opportunity and affirmative action efforts.
Additional Supplier Policies
Pursuant to the Vendor Education and Access to Centers Policy, supplier must obtain prior written approval from 天美传媒 to provide educational training to 天美传媒 teammates or patients at a 天美传媒 center. To request approval, suppliers must submit required information, including a copy of the applicable educational training materials, to VEGASRequests@davita.com at least sixty (60) days prior to the proposed event.
This is not an exhaustive list of all 天美传媒 supplier policies, procedures and forms. Additional policies, procedures and forms may apply depending upon the business relationship.
Insurance Requirements
All 天美传媒 suppliers shall maintain, at their own expense, insurance coverage from an insurance company authorized to do business in the state where the supplier is headquartered and having a general policyholder鈥檚 rating of not less than 鈥淎鈥 and a financial rating of not less than 鈥淰II鈥 as listed in the most current AM Best Insurance Reports, as follows:
a) Commercial general liability insurance, naming 天美传媒 as an additional insured and including a blanket waiver of subrogation, and covering bodily injury, death, property damage, personal injury, broad form property damage and contractual liability and broad form products liability with limits not less than one million dollars ($1,000,000) per occurrence and three million dollars ($3,000,000) general aggregate;
b) Automobile liability insurance, naming 天美传媒 as an additional insured, and covering owned, non-owned and hired vehicles with limits not less than one million dollars ($1,000,000) per occurrence;
c) Workers compensation insurance as required by the law(s) of the state(s) in which the applicable agreement is to be performed, including a waiver of subrogation in favor of 天美传媒, and covering employer鈥檚 liability with a limit not less than one million dollars ($1,000,000);
d) Umbrella liability excess of commercial general liability, auto liability and employer鈥檚 liability with a limit not less than five million dollars ($5,000,000) per occurrence and in the aggregate;
e) Professional Liability insurance covering errors and omissions on an occurrence or a claims-made basis, covering any services provided under the applicable agreement, with a limit not less than one million dollars ($1,000,000) per occurrence and three million ($3,000,000) general aggregate, and with coverage being maintained for a period of three (3) years after the expiration of the applicable agreement if the policy is written on a claims-made basis; and
f) Employee dishonesty coverage, including third party client coverage, with a limit not less than one million dollars ($1,000,000) per occurrence and in the aggregate.
If supplier procures the foregoing insurance coverage on a 鈥渃laims made鈥 policy form basis, supplier must secure a reporting endorsement (鈥渢ail鈥 coverage) to cover, for a period of three (3) years following expiration or earlier termination of the applicable agreement for any reason, any liabilities, claims, acts or omissions that may have occurred during the term of the agreement. The foregoing coverage and limits will be primary to any insurance coverages maintained by 天美传媒, which will be excess and non-contributory. The foregoing policies shall contain a severability of interests clause and) include at least thirty (30) calendar days鈥 written notice to 天美传媒 of the cancellation, non-renewal, or substantial modification thereof. Supplier will ensure that any subcontractors performing work under the applicable agreement procure and maintain insurance that complies with the requirements herein.
For the avoidance of doubt, in the event supplier has entered into a written agreement with 天美传媒 that provides for additional or different insurance requirements, the terms and conditions of such agreement shall control.