Enclosure No. 2 - Sample Fixed-Price Contract.doc

Contract No. __________ Contract No. ___________ ffp (June 28, 2024)

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 _________ FORMTEXT organized under the laws of the State of , 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 the work described in Appendix "B" - Argonne National Laboratory Statement of Work entitled, "Integration Strategy for Requirements, Records, Documents, and Data Project,” dated 01/28/2026, including Addendum No. __ dated ______(if applicable), attached to and hereby made part of this contract.

ARTICLE II - DELIVERY

A.

All work required under the terms of this contract shall be completed and delivered to the Laboratory, F.O.B., Lemont, Illinois no later than 09/30/2026.

B.

Ship to:

Argonne National Laboratory Building 46

9700 S. Cass Ave.

Lemont, IL 60439

Ship via:

Your Choice - Prepaid

Marking Instructions:

Attention:

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 Fixed-Price Contracts.

ARTICLE III - COMPENSATION

A. The total price for the work called for in Article I of this contract is _____ Dollars ($_______).

NOTE: include the following sub paragraphs 1 and 2 in the event the FFP includes a NTE for travel. ”consisting of the following” begins at the end of paragraph A, above.

consisting of the following:

1. Total fixed price for the work specified in Article I of this contract (exclusive of travel expenses) is _____ Dollars ($ ).

2. A not-to-exceed amount of _____ Dollars ($ ) is included in the total price for travel related expenses related to the work outlined in ARTICLE I. These expenses are reimbursable on a monthly basis in accordance with Appendix “C”, Travel Policy for Contractor Personnel, attached hereto and made a part hereof. The Contractor shall not incur or be required by the Laboratory to incur travel and living expenses under this contract which will aggregate in excess of the not-to-exceed amount stated in this paragraph, unless and until the Laboratory shall have notified the Contractor in writing that the total amount has been increased and shall have specified in the notice a revised total amount. In the event that the Contractor’s base lies within a fifty (50) mile radius of the work site, the Contractor shall not be entitled to recover the cost of commuting between their base and the work site.

NOTE: if milestones are required include Paragraph B. below

B.

In accordance with the schedule set forth below, partial payments shall be due and payable to the Contractor upon delivery and acceptance by the Laboratory of the following deliverables.

C.

Progress payments and escalation adjustments will not be made. Drafts will not be honored. Payment shall be made upon the submission of acceptable invoices bearing the contract number, submitted electronically to AP@anl.gov or by mail to:

Argonne National Laboratory

9700 South Cass Avenue

Lemont, IL 60439-4874

Attention: Accounts Payable

D.

Terms:

Net 30 days.

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.

ARTICLE VI - 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 _________ who is the Laboratory's Technical Representative on this contract.

ARTICLE VII - APPLICABLE DOCUMENTATION

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

A.

Appendix "A", "Argonne Terms and Conditions for Fixed-Price Contracts", dated July 3, 2024.

B.

Appendix "B", Argonne National Laboratory Statement of Work entitled, "Integration Strategy for Requirements, Records, Documents, and Data Project", dated January 28, 2026.

C.

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

D.

Progress Payments Based On Milestones, PD-133, dated September 2, 2015. (if applicable).

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

UCHICAGO ARGONNE, LLC

(Operator of Argonne National Laboratory)

NOT ISSUED

By:

Title:

Date:

Procurement Department

Date:

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