Specifications include, but are not limited to: The Successful Vendor shall provide the following services at no additional cost to the DLL. a. Validation and Inventory Information -- The Successful Vendor will provide secure files that contain the following information: pack inventory, game definition, validation information, and non-winning ticket validation information in accordance with the specifications supplied by the Vermont Lottery. The successful Vendor will create secure validation files to be used for web based, second chance drawings. b. End of Game Prize Structure -- An “End of Production” prize structure will be provided which accurately states the total number of tickets and total number of winning tickets, by prize type, for all prizes contained in the tickets delivered to the DLL. Acceptable balancing standards for low, mid and high tier prizes must be addressed in the work papers. c. Reconstruction Services -- The Successful Vendor will provide full reconstruction services of damaged tickets, as requested by the DLL. Upon termination of the Contract, the Vendor shall provide reconstruction services for a period of not less than one year after the announced end of the game by the DLL, for all games produced and supplied by the Vendor during the term of the Contract. d. Vermont Lottery Site Inspections -- As determined by the Department of Liquor and Lottery’s Commissioner and the Director of Security, the Successful Vendor will fully comply with and be subject to annual unannounced security inspections to determine the effectiveness of the Vendor’s Security Plan. The cost of travel, lodging and expenses will be borne by the Vendor. e. Patent and Trademark Search -- The Successful Vendor will conduct a search regarding the right of the DLL to use proposed marks for instant lottery tickets and services. The search shall include, but not be limited to, the latest available information from the records of the United States Patent and Trademark Office and trademark registers of the states. Prize Merchandise Purchase and Fulfillment -- The Successful Vendor will contract with a company to purchase prize merchandise and fulfillment of prize merchandise. Price is to be negotiated between the Successful Vendor and DLL. f. Warehousing of Printed Tickets -- The Successful Vendor will supply secured warehousing at the Successful Vendor’s site of printed tickets, at no additional charge, for up to four months from finished production date.
