Attachment_S1-3_Kick_Start_OT_Agreement_Template_PWND2.docx

NOTICE: The Articles and Attachments described herein represent the terms and conditions of the Kick-Start Other Transaction (OT) Agreement. Please note, the PWND2 schedule has been developed to expedite and award Kick-Start OT Agreement within 30-calendar days after notification of selection. As such, the DARPA Agreement Officer is unable to enter into extensive negotiations of the terms and conditions of this Agreement. This agreement includes articles and language that are regularly used in DARPA OTs and language that has been written to align specifically with the PWND2 program goals. Proposers may provide red-lined edits with an associated comment box explaining the red-lined edit; however, the DARPA Agreement Officer has sole discretion regarding what terms and conditions may be negotiated. Further, based on the 30-calendar day award schedule requirement, DARPA reserves the right to cease negotiations when an award is not executed by both parties (DARPA and the selected organization) on or before the deadline explicitly listed in the Stage 1 Selection letter.

INSTRUCTIONS: Text shown in blue must be edited and updated by the proposing prime organization. Proposers must read the Agreement in total, to include Attachments that require prime organization edits (e.g., Attachment 3, Schedule of Milestone Payments requires the proposer to insert dollar values associated with pre-established milestones.) Text in red will be updated by the Government, redistributed to the selected proposers and agreed to prior to making a subsequent award.

Prior to signature of both parties (Government Agreement officer and authorize signatory of the prime organization), the aforementioned notice and instructions will be deleted.

Other Transaction for Prototype Agreement

AGREEMENT

BETWEEN

(INSERT COMPANY NAME AND ADDRESS)

AND

THE DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY

675 NORTH RANDOLPH STREET

ARLINGTON, VA 22203-2114

CONCERNING

(INSERT RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT TITLE)

Agreement No.: HR0011XX9XXXX Purchase Requisition No.: HR0011XXXXX Total Amount of Kick-Start Agreement: $X,XXX,XXX Funds Obligated: $ X,XXX,XXX Authority: 10 U.S.C. § 4022 Effective Date: TBD

Line of Appropriation:

This Agreement is entered into between the United States of America, hereinafter called the Government, represented by The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), and (INSERT COMPANY NAME) pursuant to and under United States Federal law.

(Signature) (Signature)

(Name, Title) (Date) (Name, Title) (Date)

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ARTICLES

ATTACHMENTS

ARTICLE I: SCOPE OF THE AGREEMENT

A. Background

The Program is as set forth in Attachment 1 Task Description Document, Attachment 3 Schedule of Milestones and Payments, and the Performer’s proposal, dated (INSERT DATE), copies of which are in the possession of both parties.

B. Scope

1. This Agreement is another transaction pursuant to 10 U.S.C. § 4022. The principal purpose of this Agreement is to conduct a research and development program for the development of Modeling and Analysis Tools for Hidden Communication Systems. This research shall be carried out in accordance with Attachment 1 Task Description Document and the Performer’s proposal that may describe additional details describing the proposed scope of work.

2. The Performer shall be paid a fixed amount for each milestone accomplished in accordance with the Schedule of Milestones and Payments set forth in Attachment 3 and the procedures of Article IV, Obligation and Payment.

C. Goals / Objectives

1. The goals and objectives of this Agreement are outlined in the Performer’s proposal section “X” (REFERENCE SECTION THAT DESCRIBES THE GOALS OF THE AGREEMENT), to include Attachment 1 Task Description Document, and Attachment 3 Schedule of Milestones and Payments.).

2. The Government will have continuous involvement with the Performer. The Government will obtain access to Program results and rights in patents and data pursuant to Articles VI and VII, Patent Rights and Data Rights. DARPA and the Performer are bound to each other by a duty of good faith in achieving the Program objectives.

ARTICLE II: TERM

A. Term of this Agreement

The Program commences upon the effective date hereon and continues for six (6) Months. Provisions of this Agreement, which, by their express terms or by necessary implication, apply for periods of time other than specified herein, shall be given effect, notwithstanding this Article.

B. Termination Provisions

The Government may terminate this Agreement by written notice to the Performer, provided that such written notice is preceded by consultation between the Parties. The Performer may request Agreement termination by giving the Government sixty (60) days written notification of their intent to do so. If the Performer decides to request termination of this Agreement, the Government may, at its discretion, agree to terminate. The Government and the Performer should negotiate in good faith a reasonable and timely adjustment of all outstanding issues between the Parties as a result of termination, which may include non-cancelable commitments. In the event of a termination of the Agreement, the Government shall have paid-up rights in Data as described in Article VIII, Data Rights. Failure of the Parties to agree to an equitable adjustment shall be resolved pursuant to Article VI, Disputes.

C. Extending the Term

The Parties may extend, by mutual written agreement, the term of this Agreement if research opportunities set forth in Article I, Scope of the Agreement reasonably warrant. Any extension shall be formalized through modification of the Agreement by the Agreements Officer (AO) and the Performer Administrator.

ARTICLE III: MANAGEMENT OF THE PROJECT

A. Management and Program Structure

The Performer shall be responsible for the overall technical and program management, technical planning and execution of the Program. The DARPA Agreements Officer’s Representative (AOR), in consultation with the DARPA Program Manager (PM), shall provide recommendations to Program developments and technical collaboration and be responsible for the review and verification of the completed milestones.

B. Modifications

1. Recommendations for modifications, including justifications to support any changes to the Scope of Work, as described in the Performer’s proposal, and prospective completed milestones (Attachment 3) will be documented in a letter and submitted by the Performer to the DARPA AOR or the DARPA AO agreed to by the Performer and respective DARPA AO. This documentation will detail the technical, chronological, and financial impact of the proposed modification to the research program. The DARPA AO and the Performer shall approve any Agreement modification. The Government is not obligated to pay for additional or revised future milestones until the Schedule of Milestones and Payments (Attachment 2) is formally revised by the DARPA AO and made part of this Agreement.

Recommendations for modifications, including justifications to support any changes to the Scope of Work in support of Months 7-30 of the PWND2 program, as described in the Performer’s proposal, will detail the technical, chronological, and financial impact of the proposed modification to the research program.

2. The DARPA AOR and PM shall be responsible for the review and verification of any recommendations to modify the TDD, prospective milestones, or other proposed changes to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

3. For minor or administrative Agreement modifications (e.g. incremental funding, changes in the paying office or appropriation data, changes to Government or the Performer’s personnel identified in the Agreement, etc.) no signature is required by the Performer.

4. The DARPA AO will be responsible for instituting all modifications to this Agreement.

ARTICLE IV: OBLIGATION AND PAYMENT

A. Obligation

1. The Government’s liability to make payments to the Performer is limited to only those funds obligated under the Agreement or by modification to the Agreement. DARPA may obligate funds to the Agreement incrementally.

2. If a modification becomes necessary in performance of this Agreement, pursuant to Article III, Management of the Project, Paragraph B, the DARPA AO and the Performer’s Administrator shall execute a revised Schedule of Milestones and Payments for prospective milestones.

B. Payments

1. The Parties agree that fixed payments will be made for the completion of milestones. These payments reflect value received by the Government toward the accomplishment of the research goals of this Agreement.

2. The Performer shall document the accomplishments of each completed milestone by submitting or otherwise providing the milestone report required by Attachment 2, Section A. After written verification of the accomplishment of the milestone by the DARPA AOR, the Performer will submit their invoice through Wide Area Work Flow (WAWF), as detailed in Attachment 4.

3. Limitation of Funds: In no case shall the Government’s financial liability exceed the amount obligated under this Agreement.

4. Payments will be made by the cognizant Defense Finance and Accounting Service office, as indicated below, within thirty (30) calendar days of an accepted invoice in WAWF. Attachment 4 details how to submit and process invoices through WAWF.

The Performer is required to utilize the WAWF system when processing invoices and receiving reports under this Agreement. The Performer shall (i) ensure an Electronic Business Point of Contact is designated within the System for Award Management (SAM) at http://www.sam.gov and (ii) register to use WAWF at the https://wawf.eb.mil site, within ten (10) calendar days after award of this Agreement. Step-by-step procedures to register are available at the https://wawf.eb.mil site. The Performer is directed to use the 2-in-1 format when processing invoices.

5. Payments shall be made in the amounts set forth in Attachment 3, provided the DARPA AOR or PM has verified the completion of the milestones.

6. The Performer shall maintain adequate records to account for all funding under this Agreement. Upon completion or termination of this Agreement, whichever occurs earlier, the Performer shall furnish a copy of the Final Report required by Attachment 2, Section C.

ARTICLE V: DISPUTES

A. General The Parties shall communicate with one another in good faith and in a timely and cooperative manner when raising issues under this Article.

B. Dispute Resolution Procedures

1. Any disagreement, claim or dispute between DARPA and the Performer concerning questions of fact or law arising from or in connection with this Agreement, and, whether or not involving an alleged breach of this Agreement, may be raised only under this Article.

2. Whenever disputes, disagreements, or misunderstandings arise, the Parties shall attempt to resolve the issue(s) involved by discussion and mutual agreement as soon as practicable. In no event shall a dispute, disagreement or misunderstanding which arose more than three (3) Months prior to the notification made under subparagraph B.3 of this article constitute the basis for relief under this article unless the Director of DARPA in the interests of justice waives this requirement.

3. Failing resolution by mutual agreement, the aggrieved Party shall document the dispute, disagreement, or misunderstanding by notifying the other Party in writing, through the DARPA AO, of the relevant facts, identify unresolved issues, and specify the clarification or remedy sought. Within five (5) working days after providing notice to the other Party, the aggrieved Party may, in writing, request a joint decision by the DARPA Senior Procurement Executive and a senior executive, no lower than (INSERT A LEVEL OF EXECUTIVE FAR ENOUGH REMOVED FROM THE PROGRAM TO MAINTAIN A GREATER LEVEL OF IMPARTIALITY) level, appointed by the Performer. The other Party shall submit a written position on the matter(s) in dispute within thirty (30) calendar days after being notified that a decision has been requested. The DARPA Senior Procurement Executive and the Performer’s appointed senior executive shall conduct a review of the matter(s) in dispute and render a decision in writing within thirty (30) calendar days of receipt of such written position. Any such joint decision is final and binding.

4. In the absence of a joint decision, upon written request to the Deputy Director of DARPA, made within thirty (30) calendar days of the expiration of the time for a decision under subparagraph B.3 above, the dispute shall be further reviewed. The Deputy Director of DARPA may elect to conduct this review personally or through a designee or jointly with a senior executive, no lower than (INSERT A LEVEL OF EXECUTIVE FAR ENOUGH REMOVED FROM THE PROGRAM TO MAINTAIN A GREATER LEVEL OF IMPARTIALITY. THIS EXECUTIVE MUST BE ONE LEVEL HIGHER THAN THE EXECUTIVE IN PARAGRAPH 3) level, appointed by the Performer. Following the review, the Deputy Director of DARPA will resolve the issue(s) and notify the Parties in writing. Such resolution is not subject to further administrative review and, to the extent permitted by law, shall be final and binding.

C. Limitation of Damages

Claims for damages of any nature whatsoever pursued under this Agreement shall be limited to direct damages only up to the aggregate amount of DARPA funding disbursed as of the time the dispute arises. In no event shall DARPA be liable for claims for consequential, punitive, special and incidental damages, claims for lost profits, or other indirect damages.

ARTICLE VI: PATENT RIGHTS

2. With respect to any Subject Invention in which the Performer retains title, DARPA shall have a nonexclusive, nontransferable, irrevocable, paid-up license to practice, or to have practiced on behalf of the United States, the Subject Invention throughout the world.

B. Invention Disclosure, Election of Title, and Filing of Patent Application

1. The Performer shall disclose each Subject Invention to DARPA within four (4) Months after the inventor discloses it in writing to his company personnel responsible for patent matters. The disclosure to DARPA shall be in the form of a written report and shall identify the Agreement and circumstances under which the invention was made and the identity of the inventor(s). It shall be sufficiently complete in technical detail to convey a clear understanding, to the extent known at the time of the disclosure, of the nature, purpose, operation, and the physical, chemical, biological, or electrical characteristics of the Invention. The disclosure shall also identify any publication, sale, or public use of the Invention and whether a manuscript describing the invention has been submitted and/or accepted for publication at the time of disclosure.

2. If the Performer determines that it does not intend to retain title to any such Invention, the Performer shall notify DARPA, in writing, within eight (8) Months of disclosure to DARPA. However, in any case where publication, sale, or public use has initiated the one-year statutory period wherein valid patent protection can still be obtained in the United States, the period for such notice may be shortened by DARPA to a date that is no more than sixty (60) calendar days prior to the end of the statutory period.

3. The Performer shall file its initial patent application on a Subject Invention to which it elects to retain title within one (1) year after election of title or, if earlier, prior to the end of the statutory period wherein valid patent protection can be obtained in the United States after a publication, or sale, or public use. The Performer may elect to file patent applications in additional countries, including the European Patent Office and the Patent Cooperation Treaty, within either ten (10) Months of the corresponding initial patent application or six (6) Months after the date permission is granted by the Commissioner for Patents to file foreign patent applications, where such filing had previously been prohibited by a Secrecy Order.

4. The Performer shall notify DARPA of any decisions not to continue the prosecution of a patent application, pay maintenance fees, or defend in a reexamination or opposition proceedings on a patent, in any country, not less than thirty (30) calendar days before the expiration of the response period required by the relevant patent office.

5. Requests for extension of the time for disclosure election, and filing under Article VI, Patent Rights, may be granted at DARPA’s discretion after considering the circumstances of the Performer and the overall effect of the extension.

6. The Performer shall submit to DARPA annual listings of Subject Inventions. At the completion of the Agreement, the Performer shall submit a comprehensive listing of all Subject Inventions identified during the course of the Agreement and the current status of each.

C. Conditions When the Government May Obtain Title

Upon DARPA’s written request, the Performer shall convey title to any Subject Invention to DARPA under any of the following conditions:

1. If the Performer fails to disclose or elects not to retain title to the Subject Invention within the times specified in Paragraph B of this Article; however, DARPA may only request title within sixty (60) calendar days after learning of the failure of the Performer to disclose or elect within the specified times;

2. In those countries in which the Performer fails to file patent applications within the times specified in Paragraph B of this Article; however, if the Performer has filed a patent application in a country after the times specified in Paragraph B of this Article, but prior to its receipt of the written request by DARPA, the Performer shall continue to retain title in that country; or

3. In any country in which the Performer decides not to continue the prosecution of any application for, to pay the maintenance fees on, or defend in reexamination or opposition proceedings on, a patent on a Subject Invention.

D. Minimum Rights to the Performer and Protection of the Performer’s Right to File

1. The Performer shall retain a nonexclusive, royalty-free license throughout the world in each Subject Invention to which the Government obtains title, except if the Performer fails to disclose the Subject Invention within the times specified in Paragraph B of this Article. The Performer’s license extends to its domestic subsidiaries and affiliates, including Canada, if any, and includes the right to grant licenses of the same scope to the extent that the Performer was legally obligated to do so at the time the Agreement was awarded. The license is transferable only with the approval of DARPA, except when transferred to the successor of that part of the business to which the Subject Invention pertains. DARPA approval for license transfer shall not be unreasonably withheld.

2. The Performer’s domestic license may be revoked or modified by DARPA to the extent necessary to achieve expeditious practical application of the Subject Invention pursuant to an application for an exclusive license submitted consistent with appropriate provisions at 37 C.F.R. Part 404. This license shall not be revoked in that field of use or the geographical areas in which the Performer has achieved practical application and continues to make the benefits of the Subject Invention reasonably accessible to the public. The license in any foreign country may be revoked or modified at the discretion of DARPA to the extent the Performer, its licensees, or the subsidiaries or affiliates have failed to achieve practical application in that foreign country.

3. Before revocation or modification of the license, DARPA shall furnish the Performer a written notice of its intention to revoke or modify the license, and the Performer shall be allowed thirty (30) calendar days (or such other time as may be authorized for good cause shown) after the notice to show cause why the license should not be revoked or modified.

E. Action to Protect the Government’s Interest

1. The Performer agrees to execute or to have executed and promptly deliver to DARPA all instruments necessary to (i) establish or confirm the rights the Government has throughout the world in those Subject Inventions to which the Performer elects to retain title, and (ii) convey title to DARPA when requested under Paragraph C of this Article and to enable the Government to obtain patent protection throughout the world in that Subject Invention.

2. The Performer agrees to require by written agreement with its employees, other than clerical and non-technical employees, to disclose promptly in writing to personnel identified as responsible for the administration of patent matters and in a format suggested by the Performer each Subject Invention made under this Agreement in order that the Performer can comply with the disclosure provisions of Paragraph B of this Article. The Performer shall instruct employees, through employee agreements or other suitable educational programs, on the importance of reporting Inventions in sufficient time to permit the filing of patent applications prior to United States or foreign statutory bars.

3. The Performer shall include, within the specification of any United States patent application and any patent issuing thereon covering a Subject Invention, the following statement:

This invention was made with Government support under Agreement No. HR0011XX9XXXX, awarded by DARPA. The Government has certain rights in the invention.

F. Lower Tier Agreements

The Performer shall include this Article, suitably modified, in all subcontracts or lower tier agreements, regardless of tier, for experimental, developmental, or research work.

G. Reporting on Utilization of Subject Inventions

1. The Performer agrees to submit, during the term of the Agreement, an annual report on the utilization of a Subject Invention or on efforts at obtaining such utilization that are being made by the Performer or its licensees or assignees. Such reports shall include information regarding the status of development, date of first commercial sale or use, gross royalties received by the Performer, and such other data and information as the agency may reasonably specify. The Performer also agrees to provide additional reports as may be requested by DARPA in connection with any march-in proceedings undertaken by DARPA in accordance with Paragraph I of this Article. DARPA agrees it shall not disclose such information to persons outside the Government without permission of the Performer, unless required by law.

2. All required reporting shall be accomplished, to the extent possible, using the i-Edison reporting website: https://www.nist.gov/iedison. To the extent any such reporting cannot be carried out by use of i-Edison, reports and communications shall be submitted to the AO and Administrative Agreements Officer (AAO), where one is appointed.

H. Preference for American Industry

Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, the Performer agrees that it shall not grant to any person the exclusive right to use or sell any subject invention in the United States unless such person agrees that any product embodying the Subject Invention or produced through the use of the Subject Invention shall be manufactured substantially in the United States. However, in individual cases, the requirements for such an agreement may be waived by DARPA upon a showing by the Performer that reasonable but unsuccessful efforts have been made to grant licenses on similar terms to potential licensees that would be likely to manufacture substantially in the United States or that, under the circumstances, domestic manufacture is not commercially feasible.

I. March-in Rights

The Performer agrees that, with respect to any Subject Invention in which it has retained title, DARPA has the right to require the Performer, an assignee, or exclusive licensee of a Subject Invention to grant a non-exclusive license to a responsible applicant or applicants, upon terms that are reasonable under the circumstances, and if the Performer, assignee, or exclusive licensee refuses such a request, DARPA has the right to grant such a license itself if DARPA determines that:

1. Such action is necessary because the Performer or assignee has not taken effective steps, consistent with the intent of this Agreement, to achieve practical application of the Subject Invention;

2. Such action is necessary to alleviate health or safety needs which are not reasonably satisfied by the Performer, assignee, or their licensees;

3. Such action is necessary to meet requirements for public use and such requirements are not reasonably satisfied by the Performer, assignee, or licensees; or

4. Such action is necessary because the agreement required by Paragraph H of this Article has not been obtained or waived or because a licensee of the exclusive right to use or sell any Subject Invention in the United States is in breach of such Agreement.

ARTICLE VII: DATA RIGHTS

A. Allocation of Principle Rights

1. The Parties agree that in consideration for Government funding, the Performer intends to reduce to practical application items, components and processes developed under this Agreement.

2. With respect to Data developed or generated under this Agreement pursuant to Attachments 1, 2 and 3, the Government shall receive Unlimited Rights, as defined in Attachment 5.

3. With respect to Data delivered pursuant to Attachment 1 and 3 under the Agreement, the Government shall receive Unlimited Rights. Notwithstanding the provision in A.4, the performer agrees, with respect to data generated or developed under this Agreement, the Government may, within (three (3) or INSERT NUMBER OF YEARS) years after completion or termination of this Agreement, require delivery of data and receive Unlimited Rights.

4. March-In Rights

a. In the event the Government chooses to exercise its March-in Rights, as defined in Article VI, Patent Rights, Section I of this Agreement, the Performer agrees, upon written request from the Government, to deliver at no additional cost to the Government, all Data necessary to achieve practical application within sixty (60) calendar days from the date of the written request. The Government shall retain Unlimited Rights, as defined in Attachment 5 of this Agreement, to this delivered Data.

b. To facilitate any potential deliveries, the Performer agrees to retain and maintain in good condition until (three (3) or INSERT NUMBER OF YEARS) years after completion or termination of this Agreement, all Data necessary to achieve practical application of any Subject Invention as defined in Attachment 5.

B. Marking of Data

Pursuant to paragraph A above, any Data delivered under this Agreement shall be marked with the following legend:

“Use, duplication, or disclosure is subject to the restrictions as stated in Agreement HR0011XX9XXXX between the Government and the Performer.”

C. Lower Tier Agreements

The Performer shall include this Article, suitably modified to identify the Parties, in all subcontracts or lower tier agreements, regardless of tier, for experimental, developmental, or research work.

ARTICLE VIII: FOREIGN ACCESS TO TECHNOLOGY

This Article shall remain in effect during the term of the Agreement and for (five (5) or INSERT NUMBER OF YEARS) years thereafter.

A. General

The Parties agree that research findings and technology developments arising under this Agreement may constitute a significant enhancement to the national defense, and to the economic vitality of the United States. Accordingly, access to important technology developments under this Agreement by Foreign Firms or Institutions must be carefully controlled. The controls contemplated in this Article are in addition to, and are not intended to change or supersede, the provisions of the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (22 C.F.R. Part 120, et seq.), DoD Manual 5220.22, Volume 2 (August 1, 2018), and the Department of Commerce’s Export Administration Regulations (15 C.F.R. Part 730, et seq.).

B. Restrictions on Sale or Transfer of Technology to Foreign Firms or Institutions

1. In order to promote the national security interests of the United States and to effectuate the policies that underlie the regulations cited above, the procedures stated in subparagraphs B.2, B.3, and B.4 below shall apply to any transfer of Technology. For purposes of this paragraph, a transfer includes a sale of the company, and sales or licensing of Technology. Transfers do not include:

a. Sales of products or components; or

b. Licenses of software or documentation related to sales of products or components; or

c. Transfer to foreign subsidiaries of the Performer for purposes related to this Agreement; or

d. Transfer which provides access to Technology to a Foreign Firm or Institution which is an approved source of supply or source for the conduct of research under this Agreement provided that such transfer shall be limited to that necessary to allow the firm or institution to perform its approved role under this Agreement.

2. The Performer shall provide timely notice to DARPA of any proposed transfers from the Performer of Technology developed under this Agreement to Foreign Firms or Institutions. If DARPA determines that the transfer may have adverse consequences to the national security interests of the United States, the Performer, its vendors, and DARPA shall jointly endeavor to find alternatives to the proposed transfer which obviate or mitigate potential adverse consequences of the transfer, but which provide substantially equivalent benefits to the Performer.

3. In any event, the Performer shall provide written notice to the DARPA AOR and the DARPA AO of any proposed transfer to a Foreign Firm or Institution at least sixty (60) calendar days prior to the proposed date of transfer. Such notice shall cite this Article and shall state specifically what is to be transferred and the general terms of the transfer. Within thirty (30) calendar days of receipt of the Performer’s written notification, the DARPA AO shall advise the Performer whether it consents to the proposed transfer. In cases where DARPA does not concur or sixty (60) calendar days after receipt and DARPA provides no decision, the Performer may utilize the procedures under Article V, Disputes. No transfer shall take place until a decision is rendered.

4. In the event a transfer of Technology to Foreign Firms or Institutions which is NOT approved by DARPA takes place, the Performer shall (a) refund to DARPA funds paid for the development of the Technology and (b) the Government shall have a non-exclusive, nontransferable, irrevocable, paid-up license to practice, or to have practiced on behalf of the United States, the Technology throughout the world for Government and any and all other purposes, particularly to effectuate the intent of this Agreement. Upon request of the Government, the Performer shall provide written confirmation of such licenses.

C. Lower Tier Agreements

The Performer shall include this Article, suitably modified, to identify the Parties, in all subcontracts or lower tier agreements, regardless of tier, for experimental, developmental, or research work.

ARTICLE IX: TITLE TO AND DISPOSITION OF PROPERTY

A. Title to Property

No significant items of property are expected to be acquired under this Agreement. Title to each item of property acquired under this Agreement with an acquisition value of $5,000 or less shall vest in the Performer upon acquisition with no further obligation of the Parties unless otherwise determined by the AO. Should any item of property with an acquisition value greater than $5,000 is required, the Performer shall obtain prior written approval of the AO. Title to this property shall also vest in the Performer upon acquisition but shall be subject to disposition under Paragraph B upon the completion of the Agreement. The Performer shall be responsible for the maintenance, repair, protection, and preservation of all property at its own expense. The performer’s deliverable prototype shall not be classified as property.

B. Disposition of Property

At the completion of the term of this Agreement, items of property with an acquisition value greater than $5,000 shall be disposed of in the following manner:

1. Purchased by the Performer at an agreed-upon price, the price to represent fair market value, with the proceeds of the sale being returned to DARPA; or

2. Transferred to a Government research facility with title and ownership being transferred to the Government; or

3. Donated to a mutually agreed University or technical learning center for research purposes; or

4. Any other DARPA-approved disposition procedure.

ARTICLE X: SAFEGUARDING COVERED DEFENSE INFORMATION AND CYBER INCIDENT REPORTING

A. Background

Protection of Covered Defense Information (CDI), to include Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) and Controlled Technical Information (CTI), is of paramount importance to DARPA and can directly impact the ability of DARPA to successfully conduct its mission. Therefore, this Article requires the performer to protect CDI that resides on the performer’s information systems. This Article also requires the performer to rapidly report any cyber incident involving CDI.

B. Safeguarding CDI

The performer shall implement the version of NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-171 in effect at the time the solicitation is issued or as authorized by the Agreements Officer for CUI and CTI that resides on the performer’s information systems. Consistent with NIST SP 800-171, implementation may be tailored to facilitate equivalent safeguarding measures used in the performer systems and organization. Any suspected loss or compromise of CDI that resides on the performer’s information systems shall be considered a cyber incident and require the performer to rapidly report the incident to DARPA in accordance with Paragraph C below.

C. Cyber Incident Reporting

Upon discovery of a cyber incident involving CUI or CTI, the performer shall take immediate steps to mitigate any further loss or compromise. The performer shall rapidly report the incident to DARPA and provide sufficient details of the event—including identification of detected and isolated malicious software—to enable DARPA to assess the situation and provide feedback to the performer regarding further reporting and potential mitigation actions. The performer shall preserve and protect images of all known affected information systems and all relevant monitoring/packet capture data for at least 90 days from reporting the cyber incident to enable DARPA to assess the cyber incident. The performer agrees to rapidly implement security measures as recommended by DARPA and to provide to DARPA any additionally requested information to help the Parties resolve the cyber incident and to prevent future cyber incidents.

D. Public Release

All information and data covered by this Article must be reviewed and approved by DARPA prior to any public release. The DARPA public release process is governed by DARPA Instruction 65. An online form is available to support those requests at: https://www.darpa.mil/work-with-us/contract-management/public-release

E. Lower Tier Agreements

The performer shall include this Article in all subcontracts or lower tier agreements, regardless of tier, for work performed in support of this Agreement.

F. Definitions

Compromise: Disclosure of information to unauthorized persons, or a violation of the security policy of a system, in which unauthorized intentional or unintentional disclosure, modification, destruction, or loss of an object, or the copying of information to unauthorized media may have occurred.

Covered Contractor Information System: Unclassified information system that is owned, or operated by or for, a contractor and that processes, stores, or transmits covered defense information.

Covered Defense Information (CDI): Unclassified controlled technical information or other information, as described in the Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) Registry at http://www.archives.gov/cui/registry/category-list.html, that requires safeguarding or dissemination controls pursuant to and consistent with law, regulations, and Governmentwide policies, and is (1) Marked or otherwise identified in the contract, task order, or delivery order and provided to the contractor by or on behalf of DoD in support of the performance of the contract; or (2) Collected, developed, received, transmitted, used, or stored by or on behalf of the contractor in support of the performance of the contract.

Controlled Technical Information (CTI): Technical information with military or space application that is subject to controls on the access, use, reproduction, modification, performance, display, release, disclosure, or dissemination. Controlled technical information would meet the criteria, if disseminated, for distribution statements B through F using the criteria set forth in DoD Instruction 5230.24, Distribution Statements on Technical Documents.

Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI): Unclassified information that requires safeguarding or dissemination controls, pursuant to and consistent with applicable law, regulations, and Government-wide policies. Instructions for the use, marking, dissemination, and storage of CUI can be found in DoD Instruction 5200.48, “Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI).”

Cyber Incident: Actions taken through the use of computer networks that result in a compromise or an actual or potentially adverse effect on an information system and/or the information residing therein.

Information System: A discrete set of information resources organized for the collection, processing, maintenance, use, sharing, dissemination, or disposition of information.

Rapidly Report: Report to DARPA within 72 hours of discovery of any cyber incident.

ARTICLE XI: FOLLOW-ON PRODUCTION CONTRACTS OR OTHER TRANSACTIONS

In accordance with 10 U.S.C. § 4022(f), the Government may award a follow-on production contract or Other Transaction (OT) to the Performer, or a recognized successor in interest to the OT, following the successful completion of this entire Agreement, as modified.

ARTICLE XII: CIVIL RIGHTS ACT

This Agreement is subject to the compliance requirements of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as amended (42 U.S.C. § 2000d) relating to nondiscrimination in Federally assisted programs. The Performer has signed an Assurance of Compliance with the nondiscriminatory provisions of the Act.

ARTICLE XIII: PUBLIC RELEASE OR DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION

1. At this time, DARPA expects the work performed under this agreement to be fundamental research, and it is, therefore, not subject to publication restrictions. Papers resulting from unclassified contracted fundamental research are exempt from prepublication controls and requirements, pursuant to DoD Instruction 5230.27 dated November 18, 2016.

2. Papers resulting from this agreement will include the following distribution statement: “Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.”

4. Should the character of the research change during award performance so that the research is no longer considered fundamental, the agreement will be modified to impose the restrictions on public release and dissemination of information that apply to those research efforts that are not considered fundamental research.

5. Acknowledgment of Support and Disclaimer: The Performer shall include an acknowledgment of the Government's support in the publication of any material based on or developed under this Agreement, stated in the following terms: This material is based upon work supported by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) under Agreement No. HR0011XX9XXX.

NOTE: Non-Fundamental research restrictions, policies, and processes will be provided for any applicable awards.

ARTICLE XIV: ORDER OF PRECEDENCE

In the event of any inconsistency between the terms of this Agreement, the language set forth in the Attachments, and the Performer’s proposal, the inconsistency shall be resolved by giving precedence in the following order: (1) The Agreement, (2) all Attachments to the Agreement, and (3) Performer’s proposal

ARTICLE XV: EXECUTION

This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement of the Parties and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous agreements, understandings, negotiations and discussions among the Parties, whether oral or written, with respect to the subject matter hereof. This Agreement may be revised only by written consent of the Performer and the DARPA AO. This Agreement, or modifications thereto, may be executed in counterparts each of which shall be deemed as original, but all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

ARTICLE XVI: PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTING FOR CERTAIN TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SERVICES OR EQUIPMENT

(a) Definitions. As used in this article—