TERMINATION OF CONTRACTS

[Insert here a list of the reserved or excepted rights and liabilities of the Government and the Contractor (see 8.210–2). Reference is made to instructions set forth in Article 6 of the agreement set forth in 8.805-1 and Article 7 of the agreement set forth in 8.805-2 and to the reserved or excepted rights and liabilities set forth in those articles, which may be used as appropriately modified to meet the requirements of any given settlement hereunder.]

In Witness Whereof, etc.

8.805-4 Settlement Agreement for Use in Settling Cost-Reimbursement Type Prime Contracts After Complete Termination Where Settlement Includes Costs.

THIS SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT OF SETTLEMENT, entered into this day of, 19..... between the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (hereinafter called "the Government") represented by the Contracting Officer executing this contract, and

(i) a corporation organized and existing under the Laws of the State of

(ii) a partnership consisting of .....;

(iii) an individual doing business as .....; (hereinafter called "the Contractor").

WITNESSETH THAT:

.....

under date of ....., 19..... which,

WHEREAS, the Contractor and the Government have entered into Contract No. together with any and all amendments, changes, modifications, and supplements thereto, is hereinafter referred to as "the contract"; and

WHEREAS, the Termination clause of the contract provides that the performance of work under the contract may at the convenience of the Government be terminated by the Government in whole, or from time to time in part, whenever the Contracting Officer shall determine that such termination is in the best interest of the Government, and that the Contractor and Contracting Officer may agree upon the whole or any part of the amount to be paid to the Contractor by reason of such termination; and the Government advised the Contractor of the complete termination of

WHEREAS, by notice of termination dated

the contract for the convenience of the Government; and

WHEREAS, as used herein, the following terms shall have the meanings hereinafter set forth:

The term "termination inventory" means any items of physical property purchased, supplied, manufactured, furnished, or otherwise acquired for performance of the contract which are properly allocable to the terminated portion of the contract, but shall not include any facilities, materials, production or other equipment, or special tooling, which are subject to a separate contract or a special contract provision governing the use or disposition thereof. Termination inventory may include Government-furnished property and contractor-acquired property as defined below.

(i) Government-furnished property is property in the possession of or acquired directly by the Government, and delivered or otherwise made available to the Contractor.

(ii) Contractor-acquired property is property procured or otherwise provided by the Contractor for the performance of a contract, whether or not the Government has title by the terms of the contract, or exercises its contractual right to take title.

The term "subcontract" means any contract as defined in NASA Procurement Regulation 1.207 other than a prime contract, entered into by a prime contractor or a subcontractor, calling for supplies or services required for the performance of any one or more prime contracts.

The term "scrap" means property that has no reasonable prospect of being sold except for the recovery value of its basic material content.

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto do mutually agree as follows:

ARTICLE 1. The Contractor certifies that all contract termination inventory (including scrap) has been retained or otherwise acquired by him, sold to third parties, returned to suppliers, stored for the Government, delivered to the Government, or otherwise properly accounted for, and all proceeds or retention prices thereof, if any, have been taken into account in arriving at this agreement.

ARTICLE 2. a. The Contractor certifies that, prior to the execution of this agreement, each of the Contractor's immediate subcontractors whose claim is included in the claim settled by this agreement has furnished to the Contractor a certificate stating (i) that all of his subcontract termination inventory (including scrap) has been retained or otherwise acquired by him, sold to third parties, returned to suppliers, stored for the Government, delivered to the Government, or otherwise properly accounted for, and all proceeds or retention prices thereof, if any, were taken into account in arriving at the settlement of the subcontract or subcontracts and (ii) that the subcontractor has received from each of the immediate subcontractors whose claim was included in his claim a substantially similar certificate.

b. The Contractor hereby transfers and conveys to the Government all the right, title and interest, if any, which the Contractor has received, or is entitled to receive, in and to subcontract termination inventory, if any, not otherwise properly accounted for, and hereby assigns to the Government any and all of his rights relating thereto.

ARTICLE 3. The Contractor certifies that, with respect to all items of termination inventory the costs of which were taken into account in arriving at the amount of this settlement, or in the settlement of any subcontract claim included in this settlement: (i) all such items are properly allocable to the terminated portion of the contract; (ii) such items are not in excess of the reasonable quantitative requirements of the terminated portion of the contract; (iii) such terms do not include any items reasonably usable, without loss to the Contractor, on his other work; and (iv) the Contractor has informed the Contracting Officer of any substantial change in the status of such items between the dates of his termination inventory schedules and the date of this agreement.

ARTICLE 4. In all cases where the Contractor has not previously made such payments, the Contractor shall, within ten (10) days after receipt of the payment provided for hereunder, pay to each of his immediate subcontractors (or to their respective assignees) the respective amounts to which they are entitled, after deducting, if the Contractor so elects, any amounts then due and payable to the Contractor by such subcontractors.

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ARTICLE 5. a. The Contractor has received the sum of S..... on account of work and services performed, or articles delivered, under the contract prior to the effective date of termination. The Government as part of this negotiated settlement hereby confirms and acknowledges the right of the Contractor, subject to the provisions of Article 6 hereof, to retain such sum heretofore paid and agrees that such sum constitutes a portion of the total amount to which the Contractor is entitled in complete and final settlement of the contracts.

b. In addition, upon execution of this agreement the Government agrees to pay to the Contractor or his assignee, upon presentation of properly certified invoices or vouchers, the sum of $..... [insert net amount of settlement], arrived at by deducting from the sum of $..... [insert gross amount of settlement less amount set forth in Article 5a above], (1) the amount of S..... representing all unliquidated partial or progress payments previously made on account to the Contractor or his assignee and all unliquidated advance payments (with interest, if any, thereon) and (2) the amount of $..... representing all applicable property disposal credits [and (3) the amount of $..... representing all other amounts due the Government under this contract except as herinafter provided in Article 6]. Said sum, together with all other sums heretofore paid, constitutes payment in full and complete settlement of the amount due the Contractor by reason of the complete termination of work under the contract and of all other claims and liabilities of the Contractor and the Government under the contract, except as hereinafter provided in Article 6. (*To be inserted where appropriate.)

ARTICLE 6. Notwithstanding any other provision of this agreement the following rights and liabilities of the parties under the contract are hereby reserved:

[The following list of reserved or excepted rights and liabilities is intended to cover those which should most frequently be reserved, and which should in any event be scrutinized at the time a settlement agreement is signed (see 8.210-2). The suggested language of the enumerated excepted items on the list may be varied in the discretion of the Contracting Officer to cover more accurately the exceptions needed in a particular case. Where greater accuracy or completeness may be achieved by a reference to the number of the contract clause or provision covering the matter in question, this method of enumerating reserved rights and liabilities may be followed. Omit any of the following rights which are not applicable and add any additional exceptions or reservations required.]

(1) Claims by the Contractor against the Government for items of cost which are the subject of General Accounting Office exceptions (or other itmes of cost of the same nature), which are excluded from the settlement without prejudice to the rights of either party, as follows: [Insert the amounts and describe the claims not waived by Contractor.]

(2) Claims by the Contractor against the Government, as to which his right of reimbursement is disputed, which are excluded without prejudice to the rights of either party as follows: [Insert the amounts and describe the claims with respect to which findings have been made by the Contracting Officer disallowing the item and with respect to which the Contractor has taken, or intends to take, timely appeal.]

(3) Claims by the Contractor against the Government which are unknown in amount and which involve costs claimed to be reimbursable under the contract, as follows: [Insert the estimated amounts and describe the claims.]

(4) Claims by the Contractor against the Government whose existence is unknown, based upon responsibility of the Contractor to third parties and which involve costs reimbursable under the contract.

(5) Claims by the Government against the Contractor which are based upon refunds, rebates, credits, or other accounts not now known to the Government, together with interest thereon, now due or which may become due the Contractor from third parties to the extent that such amounts arise out of transactions for which reimbursement has been made to the Contractor under the contract. Any such amounts which may hereafter become due to the Contractor from any third party or other source shall be paid to the Government within 30 days after receipt by the Contractor. Interest computed at the rate established by the Secretary of the Treasury pursuant to Public Law 92-41, 85 STAT 97, shall accrue and shall be paid to the Government on any such accounts as remain unpaid after the 30-day period.

(6) All rights and liabilities, if any, of the parties under the Renegotiation Act of 19...... [Insert reference to applicable Renegotiation Act.]

(7) All rights and liabilities of the parties arising under the contract articles, if any, or otherwise which relate to reproduction rights, patent infringements, inventions, applications for patent and patents, including rights to assignments, invention reports and licenses, covenants of indemnity against patent risks and bonds for patent indemnity obligations, together with all rights and liabilities under any such bond.

(8) All rights of the Government to take the benefit of any adjustments of royalties under the Royalty Adjustment Act of 1942 (35 U.S.C. 89-96) and to take the benefit of agreements reducing or otherwise affecting royalties paid or payable in connection with the performance of the contract.

(9) All rights and liabilities of the parties under the contract relating to options (except options to continue or increase the work under the contract), covenants not to compete, covenants of indemnity.

(10) All rights and liabilities of the parties under the agreements with respect to the future care and disposition by the Contractor of Government-owned property remaining in his custody.

(11) All rights and liabilities of the parties under the contract with respect to any contract termination inventory stored for the Government pursuant to Article 1 hereof.

(12) All rights and liabilities of the parties under the contract with respect to any and all Government property, furnished to or acquired by the Contractor for the performance of this contract.

(13) All rights and liabilities of the parties arising under the contract, or otherwise, concerning defects in, or guarantees or warranties relating to, any articles or component parts furnished to the Government by the Contractor pursuant to the contract or this agreement.

(14) All rights and liabilities, if any, of the parties under those clauses inserted in the contract because of the requirements of Acts of Congress and Executive Orders, including, without limitation, any applicable clauses relating to the following topics: labor law, contingent fees, domestic articles, employment of aliens, "officials not to benefit." [If the contract contains clauses of this character inserted for reasons other than requirements of Acts of Congress or Executive Orders, the suggested language should be appropriately modified.]

In Witness Whereof, etc.

NASA PROCUREMENT REGULATION

8.805-4

TERMINATION OF CONTRACTS

8.805-5 Settlement Agreement for Use in Settling Cost-Reimbursement Type Prime Contracts After Complete Termination Where Settlement Is Limited to Fee.

THIS SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT OF SETTLEMENT entered into this day of, 19....., between the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (hereinafter called "the Government") represented by the Contracting Officer executing this contract, and ......

(i) a corporation organized and existing under the Laws of the State of .....;

(ii) a partnership consisting of .....;

(iii) an individual doing business as .....; (hereinafter called "the Contractor"). WITNESSETH THAT:

.....

......

WHEREAS, the Contractor and the Government have entered into Contract No. under date of 19....., which, together with any and all amendments, changes, modifications, and supplements thereto, is hereinafter referred to as "the contract"; and

WHEREAS, the Termination clause of the contract provides that the performance of work under the contract may at the convenience of the Government be terminated by the Government in whole, or from time to time in part, whenever the Contracting Officer shall determine that such termination is in the best interest of the Government, and that the Contractor and Contracting Officer may agree upon the whole or any part of the amount to be paid to the Contractor by reason of such termination; and

WHEREAS, by notice of termination dated..... the Government advised the Contractor of the complete termination of the contract for the convenience of the Government; and

WHEREAS, settlement of said terminated contract has been limited to adjustment of the fee.

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto do mutually agree as follows:

ARTICLE 1. a. The Contractor has received the sum of $..... on account of his fee under the contract prior to the effective date of termination.

b. In addition, upon execution of this agreement, the Government agrees to pay to the Contractor or his assignee, upon presentation of properly certified invoices or vouchers, the sum of $...... [insert net amount to be paid on account of fee). Said sum, together with all other sums heretofore paid on account of fee, constitutes payment in full and complete settlement of the amount due the Contractor on account of his fee under the contract.

ARTICLE 2. The Contractor's allowable costs under the contract will continue to be reimbursed on Standard Form 1034 cost vouchers in accordance with the applicable provisions of the contract and of Part 8 of the NASA Procurement Regulation.

ARTICLE 3. Notwithstanding any other provision of this agreement the following rights and liabilities of the parties under the contract are hereby reserved:

[The following list of reserved or excepted rights and liabilities is intended to cover those which should most frequently be reserved, and which should in any event be scrutinized at the time a settlement agreement is signed (see 8.210-2). The suggested language of the enumerated excepted items on the list may be varied in the discretion of the Contracting Officer to cover more accurately the exceptions needed in a particular case. Where greater accuracy or completeness may be achieved by a reference to the number of the contract clause or provision covering the matter in question, this method of enumerating reserved rights and liabilities may be followed. Omit any of the following which are not applicable and add any additional exceptions or reservations required.]

(1) All rights and liabilities, if any, of the parties under the Renegotiation Act of 19..... [insert reference to applicable Renegotiation Act]

(2) All rights and liabilities of the parties arising under the contract articles, if any, or otherwise which relate to reproduction rights, patent infringement, inventions, applications for patent and patents, including rights to assignments, invention reports and licenses, covenants of indemnity against patent risks and bonds for patent indemnity obligations, together with all rights and liabilities under any such bond.

(3) All rights of the Government to take the benefit of any adjustments of royalties under the Royalty Adjustment Act of 1942 (35 U.S.C. 89–96) and to take the benefit of agreements reducing or otherwise affecting royalties paid or payable in connection with performance of the contract.

(4) All rights and liabilities of the parties under the contract relating to options (except options to continue or increase the work under the contract), covenants not to compete, covenants of indemnity.

(5) All rights and liabilities of the parties under agreements with respect to the future care and disposition by the Contractor of Government-owned property remaining in his custody.

(6) All rights and liabilities of the parties under the contract with respect to any and all Government property, furnished to or acquired by the Contractor for the performance of this contract.

(7) All rights and liabilities of the parties arising under the contract, or otherwise, concerning defects in, or guarantees or warranties relating to, any articles or component parts furnished to the Government by the Contractor pursuant to the contract or this agreement.

(8) All rights and liabilities, if any, of the parties under those clauses inserted in the contract because of the requirements of Acts of Congress and Executive Orders, including, without limitation, any applicable clauses relating to the following topics: labor law, contingent fees, domestic articles, employment of aliens, "officials not to benefit." [If the contract contains clauses of this character inserted for reasons other than requirements of Acts of Congress or Exceutive Orders, the suggested language should be appropriately modified.]

In Witness Whereof, etc.

8.805-6 No Cost Settlement Agreement-Partial Termination.

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THIS SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT OF SETTLEMENT, entered into this day of 19....., between the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (hereinafter called "the Government"), represented by the Contracting Officer executing this contract, and

......

(i) a corporation organized and existing under the Laws of the State of .....;

(ii) a partnership consisting of .....;

(iii) an individual doing business as .....;

(hereinafter called "the Contractor"). WITNESSETH THAT:

WHEREAS, the Contractor and the Government have entered into Contract No. ..... under date of ....., 19..... which, together with any and all amendments, changes, modifications, and supplements thereto, is hereinafter referred to as "the contract"; and

WHEREAS, the contract provides that the performance of work thereunder may at the convenience or option of the Government be terminated by the Government in whole or from time to time, in part, whenever any such termination is determined to be for the best interest of the Government, and that the Contractor and Contracting Officer may agree upon the whole or any part of the amount or amounts to be paid to the Contractor by reason of such termination; and WHEREAS, by the Notice of Termination dated 19....., the Government advised the Contractor of the partial termination of the contract for the convenience or at the option of the Government as of the date and to the extent provided in such Notice, to which reference is hereby made as to the part terminated, and said part is hereinafter referred to as "the terminated portion of the contract"; and

WHEREAS, the Contractor is willing to waive unconditionally any claim against the Government by reason of such termination.

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows:

ARTICLE 1. The terminated portion of the contract is designated as follows: (Specify the terminated portion clearly as to items including (i) item numbers, (ii) descriptions, (iii) quantity terminated, (iv) unit price of items, (v) total price of terminated items, and (vi) any other explanation necessary to avoid uncertainty or misunderstanding.)

ARTICLE 2. The Contractor hereby unconditionally waives any claim against the Government arising under the terminated portion of the contract or by reason of its termination including, without limitation, all obligation of the Government to make further payments or to carry out other undertakings in connection with said terminated portion, and the Government acknowledges that the Contractor has no obligation to perform further work or services or to make further deliveries of articles or materials under the terminated portion of the contract; provided, however, that nothing herein contained shall impair or affect in any way any other convenants, terms or conditions of the contract. And provided further that, with respect to the terminated portion of the contract, the following rights and liabilities of the parties are reserved:

[List reserved or excepted rights and liabilities; see 8.210-2 and Article 7 of the agreement set forth in 8.805-2.] In Witness Whereof, etc.

8.805-7 No Cost Settlement Agreement-Complete Termination.

day of 19......, between the

THIS SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT OF SETTLEMENT, entered into this UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (hereinafter called "the Government"), represented by the Contracting Officer executing this contract, and

(i) a corporation organized and existing under the Laws of the State of .....;

(ii) a partnership consisting of .....;

(iii) an individual doing business as .....

(hereinafter called "the Contractor"). WITNESSETH THAT:

WHEREAS, the Contractor and the Government have entered into Contract No. ..... under date of..., 19....., which, together with any and all amendments, changes, modifications, and supplements thereto, is hereinafter referrred to as "the contract"; and

WHEREAS, the contract provides that the performance of work thereunder may at the convenience or option of the Government be terminated by the Government in whole, or from time to time in part, whenever any such termination is determined to be for the best interest of the Government, and that the Contractor and Contracting Officer may agree upon the whole or any part of the amount or amounts to be paid to the Contractor by reason of such termination; and WHEREAS*, by the Notice of Termination dated 19....., the Government advised the Contractor of the termination of the contract for the convenience or at the option of the Government; and (*Omit when notice of termination has not been issued.)

WHEREAS, the Contractor is willing to waive unconditionally any claim against the Government by reason of such termination;

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows:

ARTICLE 1. The Contractor hereby unconditionally waives any claim against the Government by reason of the termination of the contract and, except as set forth below, releases it from any and all obligations arising under the contract or by reason of its termination, and the Government agrees that all obligations arising under the contract or by reason of its termination, shall be deemed to be concluded; except as follows:

[List reserved or excepted rights and liabilities; see 8.210-2 and Article 6 of the agreement set forth in 8.805-1.] In Witness Whereof, etc.

NASA PROCUREMENT REGULATION

8.805-7

TERMINATION OF CONTRACTS

8.805-8 Settlement Agreement for Use in Settling Cost-Reimbursement Type Prime Contracts After Partial Termination.

THIS SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT OF SETTLEMENT, entered into this....... day of........ 19......, between the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (hereinafter called "the Government"), represented by the Contracting Officer executing this contract, and

(i) a corporation organized and existing under the Laws of the State of .....;

(ii) a partnership consisting of .....;

(iii) an individual doing business as .......

(hereinafter called the "Contractor"). WITNESSETH THAT:

WHEREAS the Contractor and the Government have entered into Contract No. ..... under date of, 19....., which, together with any and all amendments, changes, modifications, and supplements thereto, is hereinafter referred to as “the contract"; and

WHEREAS, the Termination clause of the contract provides that the performance of work under the contract may, at the convenience of the Government, be terminated by the Government in whole, or from time to time in part, whenever the Contracting Officer shall determine that such termination is in the best interest of the Government, and that the Contractor and Contracting Officer may agree upon the whole or any part of the amount to be paid to the Contractor by reason of such termination; and

WHEREAS, by notice of termination dated ..... the Government advised the Contractor of the partial termination of the contract for the convenience of the Government as of the date and to the extent provided in such Notice, to which reference is hereby made as to the part terminated, and said part is hereby referred to as "the termination portion of the contract"; and

WHEREAS, it is the desire of the parties that an adjustment be made of the fee* (and of the estimated cost) under the contract as a result of such partial termination; (*Insert if appropriate.)

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows:

ARTICLE 1. The contract is amended by deleting therefrom the terminated portion of the contract as follows: (specify the terminated portion clearly as to items, including (i) item numbers, (ii) descriptions, and (iii) quantity terminated). ARTICLE 2o. The estimated cost of the contract is decreased by $...... (*Insert if appropriate.) ARTICLE 3. The fee stated in the contract is decreased by $......

ARTICLE 4. The Contractor's allowable costs and earned fee, if any, for the terminated portion of the contract will continue to be reimbursed on Form 1034 cost vouchers in accordance with the applicable provisions of the contract and of Part 15 of the NASA Procurement Regulation.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this agreement as of the date above written.

8.805-9 Format for Settlement of Reservations.

THIS SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT OF SETTLEMENT, entered into this

day of

19..... between the

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (hereinafter called "the Government"), represented by the Contracting Officer executing this contract, and .....

(i) a corporation organized and existing under the Laws of the State of.....;

(ii) a partnership consisting of .....;

(iii) an individual doing business as ....... WITNESSETH THAT:

.....

under date of ....., 19..... which,

WHEREAS, the Contractor and the Government have entered into Contract No. together with any and all amendments, changes, modifications, and supplements thereto, is hereinafter referred to as "the contract"; and

WHEREAS, the contract has been terminated; and

WHEREAS, a settlement agreement was executed in connection with the termination of the contract, said settlement agreement being dated ....., and being designated as Supplement No. ..... to the contract; and

WHEREAS, said settlement agreement excepted from the settlement therein contained certain items as more fully described in said final settlement agreement including the item(s) described in Clause 1 of this Agreement; and

WHEREAS, the Government and the Contractor have agreed to a settlement of said item(s) described in Clause 1 of this Agreement;

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto do mutually agree as follows:

CLAUSE 1. The Government agrees to pay to the Contractor the sum of $..... on account of the following item(s): Item 1:

CLAUSE 2. The Contractor hereby releases and forever discharges the Government from all liability, and from all claims and demands which the Contractor now has or may hereafter have, under the contract insofar as it pertains to the contract, based upon the Item(s) described in Clause 1 of this Agreement. In witness whereof, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement on the date first herein written. [Type or print names under all signatures]

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