1. TERMS AND CONDITIONS: The terms and conditions contained
herein and on the reverse side hereof and any other terms and
conditions of Buyer attached hereto, if any, containall of the terms and conditions
of the purchase and sale between Seller and Buyer, such terms
and conditions being intended as a final expression and complete
and exclusive statementof the terms of the purchase
and sale. ANY ADDITIONAL OR DIFFERENT TERMS IN SELLER'S ACCEPTANCE
OF THIS OFFER ARE HEREBY OBJECTED TO.
2. CHANGES BY BUYER: Buyer at any time before Seller's
shipment of material or commencement of performance may change
any of the specifications, terms or conditions ofpurchase by notice, oral or written,
given to Seller, and any such changes including, without limiting
the generality of the foregoing, changes given orally, are hereby
expresslyincorporated in the terms and
conditions of this order. If any change causes an increase or
decrease in the cost of or the time required for Seller's performance
hereunder, an equitableadjustment shall be made in one
or more of the price or delivery and/or performance schedules.
Any claim for adjustment by Seller shall be deemed waived unless
asserted in writingwithin thirty (30) days from
the date Buyer notified Seller of the change. Nothing contained
in this paragraph shall relieve Seller from proceeding without
delay in the performance of thisorder as changed.
3. SHIPMENT AND TIME OF PERFORMANCE:
TIME
IS OF THE ESSENCE IN THIS ORDER. If delivery in accordance with
this order is not made within the time specified herein,Buyer
may, in addition to any other remedy provided herein or by law,
cancel this order or such part of it as has not been completed
and delivered by Seller, without liability therefor to Seller,
and Buyer may procure such undelivered items from any other source
of its own choosing and charge Seller (or set off in whole or
in part against any sums payable under this order or
otherwise) the amount by which all costs and expenses of such
procurement, when added to any sums paid or payable hereunder
for delivered items exceed the total price. Undue delay
by Seller in making shipment shall give Buyer the right to require
Seller to expedite by faster freight and to pay the difference
in the higher rate for shipment. Unless freight or other
charges are itemized any discount will be taken out of full
amount of invoice. Seller shall comply with routing or shipping
instructions contained herein or otherwise issued by Buyer. All
merchandise shipped by Seller shall be labeled, packaged
and shipped, and shipping containers shall be marked, in accordance
with the terms of this order and with Buyer's shippingdirections and instructions (or,
in the absence of specific equirements, in recognized standard
containers conforming to carrier's specifications). Items should
be packaged to secure lowest transportation cost and
consistent with the provisions hereof. No charge will be allowed
for handling, packaging, crating, storage, transportation, insurance
in transit or any other service unless expressly stated
herein. Seller will have full responsibility for risk of loss
until delivery conforming to contract of the date and at the location
specified on the face of this order.
4. INSPECTION, REJECTION AND
RETURN: Payment
for materials covered by this order shall not constitute an acceptance
thereof, and all materials are subject to inspection and
return by Buyer. Failure of Buyer
to inspect and accept or reject materials shall not relieve Seller
from responsibility for defective or non-conforming materials,
nor, constitute a waiver of, or adversely affect, any of Buyer's
rights or remedies. Buyer may reject and receive full credit for
any materials which are not as warranted, which are defective
as to materials, workmanship, quality or otherwise,
or which are not in conformity with any specifications, drawings,
samples or descriptions approved by Buyer. Buyer may, in its discretion
and at Seller's risk and expense, either
return such materials or hold same. In addition to all legal remedies
available, Buyer shall have the right to require Seller to repair
or replace, at Seller's cost and expense, and in a manner
satisfactory to Buyer, any materials found to be defective or
not warranted within one (1) year from date of delivery, or completion
of installation, or initial use or operation, whichever
case is latest, including materials damaged because of unsatisfactory
packing or packaging by Seller, provided that no replacement of
such materials shall be made unless specified
by Buyer. Seller will be notified of rejected materials and such
materials will be returned to Seller COLLECT.
5. PRICE AND TAXES: Seller agrees that the per unit
price or total price set forth on the face of this order is firm,
not subject to increase, and that Buyer shall receive the full
benefit of any reduction in the price of
any materials covered by this order if that reduction is made
subsequent to Seller's receipt of this order.
6. SELLER'S WARRANTY: Seller represents, warrants and
guarantees that (a) the materials furnished hereunder will be
new, of first-class materials and design and merchantable
quality, free from defects in
material or workmanship, suitable for the purposes intended by
Buyer and safe for use by Buyer, its employees, agents, customers,
and all persons affected directly or indirectly thereby,
(b) not food, drug, device, or cosmetic constituting or being
part of any shipment or other delivery now or hereafter made to
Buyer by Seller will be adulterated or misbranded within the meaning
of the Federal Food, Drug And Cosmetic Act, or within the meaning
of any applicable state or municipal laws in which the definitions
of adulteration and misbranding are substantially
the same as those contained in said Act, or will be an article
which may not, under provisions of said Act, be introduced into
interstate commerce, or which may not, under substantially
similar provisions of state or municipal laws of like application,
(c) the materials furnished hereunder have been manufactured in
accordance with and will comply with all laws, rules,
regulations and requirements of all governmental authorities having
jurisdiction, and are and will be, as of the date of shipment
or delivery to or on order of Buyer, not unsafe, illegal, adulterated,
unhealthful, misbranded or mislabeled within the meaning of any
such laws, rules, regulations or requirements, and Seller's invoices
shall bear the separate guarantees provided
for under such laws, rules, regulations and requirements (or the
appropriate notices that a continuing guarantee has been properly
filed and renewed if necessary, if permitted in lieu
thereof), (d) Seller shall familiarize
itself and keep informed with respect to any defects or hazards
to persons or property involved with the materials and the handling
and use thereof, and shall timely inform and/or warn Buyer
of any such defects or hazards, (e) Seller is and will remain
in compliance with the Toxic Substances Control Act with respect
to any "chemical substance" (as defined in said Act) sold
or otherwise transferred to Buyer hereunder or hereafter, and
if required, such chemical substance compiled and published by
the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
pursuant to said Act, and (f) the materials furnished hereunder
do not and will not infringe upon or violate any patents, trademarks,
trade name, copyright or any other rights of third
parties - ALL WITHOUT LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF ANY OTHER WARRANTY,
EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. Without limiting any other term or provision
hereof, Seller shall promptly at Buyer's
request repurchase any materials which fail to comply with any
such laws, rules, regulations or requirements, or which Buyer
is prohibited by law, rule, regulation or requirement of
any governmental authority having jurisdiction from using for
the purposes intended by Buyer, whether such prohibition arises
before or after delivery of such item to Buyer. The repurchase
price shall include the purchase price for such item, all taxed,
packing, transportation and shipping costs paid by buyer in connection
with delivery of such item to the Buyer and redelivery
of such item to the Seller and all other expenses of Buyer.
All warranties of Seller shall
survive any inspection, delivery, furnishing, acceptance of any
payment for any of the material and any termination hereof and
shall expressly run to Buyer, its successors, assigns, employees,
agents, customers, the users of the materials, and all persons
affected thereby, directly or indirectly. 7. INDEMNIFICATION: Seller agrees to protect, defend,
hold harmless and indemnify Buyer from and against any and all
liability, loss, damages and claims, whether based upon contract, breach of warranty,
negligence or otherwise, and related costs, attorneys' fees, and
expenses at any time arising out of or resulting from (a) the
nature of, or any defect or alleged defect in the materials furnished
hereunder, or any part or components thereof, (b) the allegedly
improper or faulty construction, design, testing or inspection
of such materials, (c) failure of Seller timely to inform and/or
warn Buyer, its employees, agents, customers, users of the materials,
or any other persons affected thereby, of any defects or hazards
in the materials or the handling or use thereof,
of which defects or hazards Seller has, or by exercise or reasonable
diligence should have, knowledge, (d) failure of the materials
to comply with specifications or with any express or implied
warranties of Seller, (e) alleged or actual violation by such
materials, or in the manufacture or sale thereof, of any applicable
law, rule, regulation or requirement of any governmental
authority having jurisdiction, (f) any alleged or actual infringement
of any patent, trademark, trade name, copyright or right of others,
(g) any contract, law, rule, regulation or requirement
mandating payment to Seller's employees or to Workmen's Compensation
or other funds for work and services performed or for injuries
sustained, occupational diseases incurred
or death resulting to Seller's employees arising out of or in
the course of their employment in the performance of work provided
by this order and (h) any actual, alleged or threatened
breach of any representation, warranty, agreement or guarantee
set forth herein.
8. CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION:
All patterns, designs, specifications,
materials, supplies, and the like, furnished or supplied by Buyer
in connection with this order shall be Buyer's property, used exclusively
on Buyer's products, and shall be treated as confidential by Seller
and not disclosed to anyone else.
9. DEFAULT AND TERMINATION: Buyer may, by notice of default
to Seller, terminate this order or any part thereof without liability
to Seller if Seller fails to make progress so as toendanger performance of this
order, or fails to comply with any of the other provisions of
this order and does not cure such failure within a period of ten
(10) days after notice from Buyer specifying such failure, or appears
to be insolvent or in an unsound financial condition, in Buyer's
reasonable opinion, so as to endanger performance. The retention
or acceptance of goods or performance after the
occurrence of any of the above events of default, or the termination
of this order pursuant to this paragraph, shall not waive or adversely
affect any of Buyer's rights or remedies, including
rights of set-off or (where apposite) the right of the Buyer to
cancel and terminate this order.
10. SET-OFF: Any amounts chargeable to Seller
or payable by Seller to Buyer under the provisions of this order
or in connection with the merchandise referred to herein may at
Buyer's election be set off in
whole or in part against any sums payable to Seller, whether arising
under this order or otherwise, and any amounts chargeable to Seller
or payable by Seller to Buyer under any other order
or in connection with any other merchandise sold by Seller to
Buyer or otherwise, may at Buyer's election be set off in whole
or part against any sums payable to Seller under this order or
in connection with the merchandise referred to herein; and any
such set off shall be without prejudice to any claims of Buyer
based on any loss, damages or expense not reflected
in such set off.
11. REMEDIES: All remedies of Buyer for breach
of any obligation of Seller shall be cumulative and not alternative,
continuing and not exhausted by any one or more uses thereof,
and exercisable at any time or from
time to time, and in addition to all other rights and remedies
available at law or in equity, and any election by Buyer to exercise
any right or remedy may be changed, at any time or
from time to time. In the event of Seller's breach of any of its
obligations, Buyer shall be entitled to and shall have all of
the remedies available to it hereunder and at law or
in equity. A waiver of Buyer of any of the terms or conditions
of this order shall not be deemed to be a continuing waiver but
shall apply solely to the instance to which the waiver is directed.
NO ACTION SHALL BE BROUGHT BY SELLER FOR ANY BREACH OF THIS AGREEMENT
MORE THAN ONE (1) YEAR AFTER THE ACCRUAL OF THE CAUSE OF ACTION
THEREFOR.
12. NOTICES: Notices and instruments shall
be deemed given and delivered to Seller two days after being mailed
to Seller at the address on the face hereof and to Buyer two days
afterbeing mailed by registered or
certified mail, postage prepaid, addressed to Buyer at the address
on the face hereof, except that either party may from time to
time by written notice to theother designate another address
which shall thereupon become the effective address of such party.
13. APPLICABLE LAW: If the materials to be furnished
under this order are to be used in the performance of a U.S. Governmental
contract and a Government contract number shallappear on this order, those clauses
of the applicable Government orders and regulations which are
mandatorily required by federal law to be included in Government
contracts shall be incorporated herein by reference.
14. SEVERABILITY: If any term or provision of this
agreement, or the application thereof to any circumstance, shall
be invalid or unenforceable, the remainder of this agreement,
of the application thereof to any circumstances
other than those to which it is invalid or unenforceable, shall
not be affected thereby, and each term and provision of this agreement
shall be valid and enforced to the fullest extent permitted
by law.