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Contract No. ___

ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY

BLDG. 201 OCF, 9700 S. Cass Ave., Lemont, IL 60439

AGREEMENT BETWEEN

UCHICAGO ARGONNE, LLC

(Operator of Argonne National Laboratory) and

UChicago Argonne, LLC, an Illinois limited liability company, operator of Argonne National Laboratory and herein called the "Laboratory", acting under Prime Contract No. DE-AC02-06CH11357, as amended, with the United States Government (called the "Government"), represented by the U.S. Department of Energy (called the "Department" or "DOE"), desires _______ (called the "Contractor"), a Limited Liability Corporation organized under the laws of the State of Washington, to perform the services set forth under Article I of this contract, and the Contractor is willing to perform such services.

THEREFORE, the parties mutually agree as follows:

SCHEDULE

ARTICLE I - DESCRIPTION OF WORK

The Contractor shall furnish the personnel, facilities, equipment, materials and supplies necessary to perform transition activities as successor and to perform the work described in Appendix "B" - Argonne National Laboratory Statement of Work entitled, "Site-Wide Laundry Service,” dated January 28, 2026, attached to and hereby made part of this contract.

ARTICLE II – TERM OF CONTRACT

A. This contract transition activities shall begin on ___ for Go-Live by October 1, 2026 and continue through September 30, 2029, unless it is extended pursuant to the Article XI entitled, “OPTIONS,” hereof.

B.

Ship to:

Argonne National Laboratory 9700 S. Cass Avenue Lemont, IL 60439

Building # is specified per request

Ship via:

Your Choice – Paid by Contractor Marking Instructions:

Attention:

Per Request Courtesy Copy of

TBD

Cover Letter to:

TBD

C.

If in the opinion of the Laboratory the Contractor fails to maintain progress in accordance with the established delivery schedule, the Contractor shall take, at no additional cost to the Laboratory, such steps as may be necessary or required by the Laboratory to improve progress, including, but not limited to, prompt procurement and expediting of delivery of supplies and materials, the use of additional personnel, an increase in the number of shifts, scheduling of overtime and additional facilities. Failure to take corrective action as necessary or required by the Laboratory under this paragraph in order to maintain progress in accordance with established schedules shall constitute endangering performance of this contract under the “Default” clause of Appendix A, Argonne Terms and Conditions for Commercial Items and Services.

D.

Holidays/Laboratory Closures. The official Laboratory Holidays are as follows: New Year's Eve, New Year's Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Day After Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, and Christmas Day.

In addition to the Holidays listed above, the Laboratory is closed for normal business on the business days between Christmas Day and New Year's Eve. The specific dates the Holidays are observed depend on the day the Holiday occurs. The Laboratory updates the Laboratory Holiday Schedule on an annual basis.

ARTICLE III - COMPENSATION

A. As compensation in full for all work performed under this contract, the Contractor shall be paid the fixed unit prices set forth in Appendix “C”, Fixed Unit Price Schedule, attached to and made part of this contract, for work received at and accepted by the Laboratory.

The total amount available under this contract shall not exceed _____ Dollars and 00/100 ($) and the Contractor shall not be obligated to continue performance under this contract (including actions under the “Termination For The Laboratory’s Convenience” clause in Appendix A of this contract) or otherwise to incur costs in excess of such amount, unless and until the authorized Laboratory Procurement Official shall have notified the Contractor in writing that such amount has been increased and shall have specified in such notice a revised ceiling price which shall thereupon constitute the contract ceiling price. In the absence of the specified notice, the Laboratory shall not be obligated to pay the Contractor for any amount in excess of the ceiling price, whether such excess amount was incurred during the course of the contract or as a result of termination.

B.

Payment shall be made upon the submission of acceptable invoices bearing the contract number, project plan ID’s and cost centers, submitted electronically to ap@anl.gov.

Such invoices must be sufficiently detailed to permit the identification of the various compensable items under this contract. Said payments shall be tentative and subject to subsequent audit and adjustment to assure that payment is properly effected in accordance with the provisions of this contract.

C.

Terms:

Net 30 days. [Net 15 for Small Business entity] D.

Manner of Payment:

For Domestic (USA) Suppliers: As appropriate, Argonne may request Paymode to contact the Supplier for account setup and onboarding. If the Supplier is not contacted or Paymode is not utilized, the payment will be issued by check. For those contacted by Paymode, Suppliers may receive initial payments via check until the account is properly setup. For Foreign (outside USA) Suppliers: All payments will be made via wire requiring completion of ANL-1094 form found at link: ANL-1094 - Electronic Transfer Authorization Form to be completed by Supplier and issued via email at paymentforms@anl.gov.

E.

By virtue of signing this contract below and submitting invoices for payment for work performed under this contract, the Contractor makes the following certification regarding each invoice submitted:

“I certify that the bill is correct and just; that the amounts claimed represent fair charges against Argonne National Laboratory and that reimbursement has not and will not be received therefor under any other Government contract or other source of Government funds.”

Contractor understands and acknowledges that the Laboratory will rely on this certification for purposes including but not limited to audits and false claims.

F.

The contractor shall keep and maintain records and books of account which show accurately, and in an adequate manner, the basis for receiving compensation under this contract. The Laboratory shall at all reasonable times, prior to and for a minimum of three (3) years after the date of final payment under this contract, have the right to examine and make copies of such records and books of account.

ARTICLE IV ‑ LIMITATIONS PERIOD

Any action brought by the Contractor for breach of contract, request for equitable adjustment, or any other claim arising under the contract must be identified in writing to the Laboratory Procurement Official. Such written notification must be received by the Laboratory Procurement Official within two (2) years (unless an earlier period is stated elsewhere in the contract) after the completion of work under the contract or after the cause of action has arisen, whichever occurs first, otherwise the Contractor shall be barred from pursuing such action.

ARTICLE VI - RIGHTS TO PROPOSAL DATA

It is agreed that, as a condition of the award of this contract, and notwithstanding the provisions of any notice appearing on the proposal, the Government shall have the right to use, duplicate, disclose and have others do so for any purpose whatsoever, the technical data contained in the proposal upon which this contract is based.

ARTICLE VII - CONFLICTS OF DOCUMENTATION

Any discrepancy, inconsistency, or conflict in this SCHEDULE or in one or more of the documents identified in Article IX which can be reasonably ascertained by the Contractor shall be immediately submitted to the Laboratory for its written decision. Any work undertaken by the Contractor without such decision shall be at the Contractor's own risk.

ARTICLE VIII – OPTION TO EXTEND SERVICES

The Laboratory may require continued performance of any services within the limits and at the rates specified in the final option period of the contract. These rates may be adjusted only as a result of revisions to prevailing labor rates provided by the Secretary of Labor. The option provision may be exercised more than once, but the total extension of performance hereunder shall not exceed 6 months. The Laboratory’s Procurement Specialist may exercise the option by written notice to the Contractor within 30 days from when the second and final option period under ARTICLE XI – OPTIONS is due to expire.

ARTICLE IX - APPLICABLE DOCUMENTATION

The following documents are attached to and hereby made part of this contract:

A.

Appendix "A", Argonne Terms and Conditions for Commercial Items", Form ANL-71-COM, dated October 22, 2025.

B.

Appendix "B" - Argonne National Laboratory Statement of Work entitled, "Site-Wide Laundry Service," dated January 28, 2026.

C. Appendix “C” - Fixed Unit Price Schedule, dated TBD.

D.

Appendix "D-8", "Intellectual Property Provisions, Supplies and Services Requiring Delivery of Data," dated December 12, 2023.

E.

Low Risk Work by Contractors On the Argonne Site Supplemental Conditions, ANL-366L, dated October 1, 2024.

F. Register of Wage Determinations Under The Service Contract Act, No. 2015-5017, Revision No. 31, dated December 3, 2025.

G.

Service Contract Act Employee Rights Poster, WHD Publication 1313, Revised March 2022.

ARTICLE X - LABORATORY REPRESENTATIVES

A.

The Authorized Laboratory Procurement Official is the only person at the Laboratory who is authorized to change the Scope of Work or any other part of this contract.

B.

All correspondence from the Contractor shall be submitted to the attention of the Laboratory's Procurement Specialist.

C.

Unless the Contractor is otherwise notified in writing, technical questions relating to the work may be discussed with ____, Phone: (630)252-___, Email: , who is the Laboratory's Technical Representative on this contract.

ARTICLE XI - OPTIONS

At least thirty (30) days prior to the expiration date of this contract, the Laboratory shall notify the Contractor in writing whether the Laboratory is extending this contract for the period 10/01/2029 through 09/30/2030. In the event that the Laboratory extends this contract, all of the provisions of this contract shall apply to said extension except this article entitled “Option”. The appropriate rate schedule, as contained in Appendix "C", shall be used in any contract extension(s).

At least thirty (30) days prior to the expiration date of this contract, the Laboratory shall notify the Contractor in writing whether the Laboratory is extending this contract for the period 10/01/2030 through 09/30/2031. In the event that the Laboratory extends this contract, all of the provisions of this contract shall apply to said extension except this article entitled “Option”. The appropriate rate schedule, as contained in Appendix "C", shall be used in any contract extension(s).

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereby execute this Contract No. ______.

UCHICAGO ARGONNE, LLC

(Operator of Argonne National Laboratory)

By:

Title:

Title:

Date:

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