PURCHASE AGREEMENT FOR THE
ACQUISITION OF INFORMATION
This Purchase Agreement ("Agreement") dated this
______________________ day
of ________________, 200__, defines a contract between Mutual UFO Network
("MUFON"), with an office located at 155 E. Boardwalk Drive, Ste.
300, Fort
Collins, CO 80525, hereinafter referred to as "Seller" and
Bigelow
Aerospace Advanced Space Studies, LLC, ("BAASS"), a Nevada Limited
Liability
Company with an office located at 4640 S. Eastern Avenue, Las Vegas, Nevada
89119, hereinafter referred to as "Buyer".
1.0
This Agreement, all exhibits and other documents incorporated herein by
reference, whether or not attached hereto, constitute the complete and
exclusive statement of the Agreement between the parties hereto. This
Agreement supersedes any previous understanding or agreement between Seller and
Buyer (oral or written) with respect to the subject matter hereof.
2.0
Engagement of Services: Buyer is engaging Seller to:
a.
Purchase field investigation services that provide diversified information
covering the topic of aerial phenomenology and any spacecraft, mobile objects,
or events that could be considered anomalous.
b.
Provide to Buyer services including the Seller's existing CMS database in Read
Only format and all other data.
c.
Purchase from Seller field investigation services and all information and
material derived from those services, including, but not limited to:
Physical evidence, signature
information from detection devices (including third-party witness photographs,
film, data from detection devices, ground or air-derived radar data from FAA or
other sources, and satellite data), ground disturbance site information and
evidence including photographs and other material including effects on humans,
foliage, trees, soil, fauna and insects, photographs of
casts of footprints, film, any other photographs, electronic information, interview
transcripts, any testimony, including recordings (audio, video, stenographic,
etc.) of first-hand accounts and observations, as well as any other item that
may be recovered from prior, present, and future field investigations,
submitted by MUFON which shall be hereinafter referred to as the "Product
" Buyer is only obligated to return original case files, photos and audio
recordings to Seller providing there is a written agreement to return such
property belonging to Seller or other established ownerships. Such agreements shall be executed on a case
by case basis. Seller agrees to provide the labor, resources and
equipment necessary to deliver the Products to Buyer upon the scheduled and
terms and described within this Agreement. Strict conformity of the Product
with all dimensions and specifications described in this Agreement and/or any
Exhibit or attachment shall be deemed a material term of this Agreement.
3.0
Warranty of Performance. Buyer agrees to Five Thousand US Dollars
($5,000.00) per month to be spent from the Fifty Six Thousand US Dollar
($56,000) monthly payment stipulated in paragraph 8 below for a special Rewards
Program. Seller intends to disburse Five Thousand US Dollars ($5,000.00)
per month according to the following formula in order to fund a Rewards program
that encourages and enhances the quantity and quality of the information
Product. Buyer agrees to accept the following formula for the
disbursement of such funds. Seller warrants that it shall follow this
disbursement formula throughout the term of this Agreement. Seller's
rewards disbursement formula is as follows:
a.
One monthly prize for the dispatcher accumulating the most performance points
as described by the MUFON SIP Project Incentives schedule attached as Exhibit
A. This prize will be $500.00.
b.
There will be monthly prizes for the first place and second place State
Coordinators as described by monthly accumulation of performance points.
First prize will be $750 and second prize will be $500.
c.
There will be monthly prizes for the first, second and third place field
investigators based on monthly accumulation of performance points. First
prize will be $1,500, second prize will be $1,000 and third prize will be
$750.
4.0
Scope of the Agreement. This Agreement shall not be interpreted as having
any characteristics or force as a partnership agreement of any kind between the
parties hereto. Buyer shall not at any time and is specifically precluded
from providing during the term of this
Agreement any advice, consultation or management to Seller.
5.0
Term. The term of this Agreement shall be one year from the date of
execution subject to the terms and conditions of Paragraph 6.0 below.
Buyer shall have an option to renew this Agreement at the conclusion of each
one-year period. Buyer shall notify Seller of its intent to exercise this
option in writing five (5) days prior to the expiration of the Agreement
subject to Paragraph 5.0 below. Seller can terminate this agreement at any time
upon Fifteen (15) days written notice to Buyer providing Seller refunds to
Buyer a prorated amount of monies previously distributed from Buyer to Seller
for the remaining unused time in that particular month. Under no
circumstances shall such notice be permitted to be delivered when insufficient
time is available to allow said notice to expire within the current month of
delivery.
6.0
Product Delivery: The Parties understand and agree that time is of the essence. The Product shall be
delivered in the following manner:
a.
Buyer shall be given Administrator Access to Seller's CMS in order that Buyer
may have "real-time" access to such information within 24 hours of
the execution of this Agreement.
b.
Weekly written reports shall be delivered by Seller to Buyer via facsimile by
5:00 pm PDT on the Friday of each week throughout the term of this Agreement to
a destination facsimile number given to Seller in writing by Buyer. The
Weekly report shall set
forth in detail all field investigation activities encompassing all applicable
items set forth in Paragraph 2.0 above occurring for the previous seven-day
period.
c.
The Weekly report shall also set forth the investigation plan for the next
seven days for each active case investigated.
d.
Monthly written reports and monthly financial statements shall be delivered via
FedEx to Buyer by the tenth (10th) day of each calendar month following
execution of this Agreement. Seller shall deliver two copies each of the
written and financial statements to Buyer at 4640 S. Eastern Avenue, Las Vegas,
NV 89119
or such other address as may be directed in writing by Buyer. The
monthly written report shall include an executive summary and a detailed exposition
of all MUFON activities of the previous month as they pertain to this
Agreement. It shall also set forth all field investigation activities
encompassing all
applicable items set forth in Paragraph 2.0 above occurring for the month being
reported. The monthly financial statement shall encompass all items set
forth in Paragraph 8.0 below.
e.
All other information and evidence as described in Paragraph 2 shall be
delivered via FedEx to Buyer at 4640
S. Eastern Avenue, Las Vegas, NV 89119,
or such other address as may be directed in writing by Buyer. Seller
agrees to properly safeguard and protect all evidence strictly in accord with
the specifications regarding protection of the field investigation site,
establishing chain of custody, and preservation of evidence prior to shipping
as required by Buyer.
7.0
Seller Product and Performance Review: Buyer shall review the quality and
quantity of the Product delivered through approximately the first four to five
months of the term of this Agreement ("The Performance
Review"). The Performance Review shall take place during the
second half of June, 2009 and will require Buyer to determine three possible
actions based upon Seller's performance. Those actions are:
a.
Immediate termination effective June 30, 2009, of the contract for Seller's
failure to provide the quality and quantity of information to the satisfaction
of Buyer.
b.
Continuation of the Agreement under the same terms and conditions as agreed.
c.
Continuation of the Agreement with a merit-based increase in price for the
Product.
In the event continuation of
the Agreement is chosen, a second Performance Review shall be conducted during
the second half of October, 2009. The criteria for the second Performance
Review and any subsequent Performance Review shall be a, b, and c above.
The critical decision date for the June, 2009 Performance Review shall be June
26, 2009, and the critical decision date for the October, 2009 Performance
Review shall be October 27, 2009 with the termination date, if applicable, to
be October 31, 2009.
8.0
Price and Payment: Subject to Paragraph 6.0 above, the total fixed price
payable to Seller for the goods and services of this Agreement is Six Hundred
Seventy-two Thousand US Dollars ($672,000US) payable in twelve monthly installments
of Fifty-six Thousand US Dollars
($56,000US). The total fixed price paid by Buyer to Seller shall be for
the Product as described in Paragraph 2.0 above and deliverables as described
in Paragraph 5.0 above. Seller agrees to be responsible for and pay all sales
tax, use tax, and all contributions for health insurance, social security
charges, employment taxes, customs duties, if any, and any and all other
surcharges, fees, worker's compensation premiums or other labor related taxes,
fees or premiums arising in connection with the performance of the scope
of work of this contract. This is a "Turn-key" price Agreement.
Seller will not and shall not seek to pass-along any additional costs that it
may incur in connection with any activity that it may require in order to produce
or deliver the Product as set forth in Paragraph 2 or deliverables as defined
in Paragraph 5. In the event Buyer is found to be liable for any of the
costs described above, Seller shall indemnify Buyer to the full
extent as set forth in paragraph 10.0 below.
9.0
Financial Statements. As a condition of this contract, MUFON shall submit
an itemized account of disbursements, on an approved BAASS format, on a monthly
basis, no later that the 10th of each month. Further, BAASS may, at its discretion,
request and receive within 10 days additional detailed information relative to
any allocation or expenditure of monies paid to MUFON. This supporting
information may include (but not be limited
to) invoices, receipts, statements, contracts, time/payroll reports,
independent contractor submissions, and summarizing schedules, which shall
allow easy correlation from the detail to the total expenditures.
10.0 Terms: The
first prorated payment shall be made to Seller within three business days after
complete execution of this Agreement. Each month thereafter payment shall
be made on or before the fifth day of each month.
11.0 Modifications:
This Agreement may only be modified by a written instrument, signed by both
parties. Such a written instrument is only valid if signed by Robert T.
Bigelow and identifies specifically the sections of this Agreement affected
along with the specific changes caused by signing the written instrument.
12.0 Non-Waiver:
Failure of Buyer to insist on any term of this Agreement shall not release
Seller from any warranties or obligations under this Agreement and shall not be
deemed a waiver of any right of Buyer to insist upon strict performance
hereunder of any of its right and/or
remedies.
13.0 Hold Harmless:
Seller assumes all risks in furnishing the goods and services ordered hereunder
and shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless Buyer or any affiliates from and
against any and all such claims, debts, demands, judgments, awards, losses,
liabilities, interest, attorneys fees, costs and expenses arising out of any
failure of Seller to perform any of the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
14.0 Indemnity Against
Patent Infringement:
A. Seller shall indemnify, hold
harmless, and defend, at Seller's expense, Buyer and/or Buyer's customers
against any and all losses, damages, liabilities, claims, settlements, and
judgments resulting from an allegation of infringement or misappropriation of
an intellectual property right (whether or not successful), as well as
attorney's fees, expert's fees, consultant's fees, court costs, and related
expenses incurred by Buyer and/or Buyer's customers in defending such an
action. Seller shall provide to Buyer a suitable substitute product with
Buyer's written approval and at Seller's expense if an injunction issues
covering the subject matter of this
Agreement. This indemnity shall not apply to products that are made to a
specific and detailed design furnished by
Buyer.
B. Seller shall notify Buyer in writing of
any claim of infringement or misappropriation related to the subject matter of
this Agreement immediately upon Seller's receipt of notification of such
claim(s). Buyer shall have the option to control the defense and related
negotiations of any suit, proceeding, or action of infringement or
misappropriation against Buyer without expense or liability pursuant to the
terms of this Agreement.
15.0 Intellectual
Property Rights. Intellectual property rights and the nature of ownership
of physical materials and the particular permissions surrounding destructive
testing shall be determined on a case by case basis through written permission
from MUFON when and where such materials are offered to Buyer. Seller shall
notify Buyer in writing of any claim of infringement or misappropriation of
Intellectual Property immediately upon Seller's receipt of notification of such
claim(s). Buyer shall have the option to control the defense and related
negotiations of any suit, proceeding, or action of infringement or
misappropriation against Buyer without expense or liability pursuant to the
terms of this Agreement.
16.0 Compliance:
Seller shall produce, furnish and deliver all Products to be provided in strict
compliance with any and all terms of this Agreement.
17.0 Warranty:
Exhibit A attached to this Agreement shall specify the term for any additional
warranties by Seller pertaining to all deliverables subject to this Agreement.
19.0 Severability: If any portion of this Agreement is held invalid, the Parties agree that such invalidity shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Agreement, unless applying the remaining portions would frustrate the purpose of this Agreement.
20.0 Acceptance: Seller can only accept this Agreement on the exact terms set forth. The Seller can only make acceptance by executing this Agreement and initialing all attached exhibits within seven (7) calendar days of the Agreement date.
21.0 Delegation of Performance: No delegation of performance by Seller is permitted unless the delegation is approved in a writing specifically identifying the authorization to delegate and signed by an executive of Buyer.
MUTUAL UFO NETWORK BIGELOW AEROSPACE ADVANCED SPACE STUDIES,
LLC
Authorized Signature Authorized Signature
Robert T. Bigelow
Printed Name Printed Name
Operating Manager
Title Title
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