PAYMENT BOND

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DATE BOND EXECUTED (Must be same or later than date of subcontract) OMB Control Number: 9000-0045

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PRINCIPAL (Legal name and business address) TYPE OF ORGANIZATION ("X" one)

INDIVIDUAL PARTNERSHIP JOINT VENTURE

CORPORATION OTHER (Specify)

STATE OF INCORPORATION

SURETY(IES) (Name(s) and business address(es)) PENAL SUM OF BOND

MILLION(S) THOUSAND(S) HUNDRED(S) CENTS

SUBCONTRACT DATE SUBCONTRACT NUMBER

OBLIGATION:

We, the Principal and Surety(ies), are firmly bound to the United States of America and Fermi Forward Discovery Group, LLC (FermiForward), in the above penal sum. For payment of the penal sum, we bind ourselves, our heirs, executors, administrators, and successors, jointly and severally. However, where the Sureties are corporations acting as co-sureties, we, the Sureties, bind ourselves in such sum "jointly and severally" as well as "severally" only for the purpose of allowing a joint action or actions against any or all of us. For all other purposes, each Surety binds itself, jointly and severally with the Principal, for the payment of the sum shown opposite the name of the Surety. If no limit is indicated, the limit of liability is the full amount of the penal sum.

CONDITIONS:

The above obligation is void if the Principal promptly makes payment to all persons having a direct relationship with the Principal or a subcontractor of the Principal for furnishing labor, material or both in the prosecution of the work provided for in the subcontract identified above, and any authorized modifications of the subcontract that subsequently are made. Notice of those modifications to the Surety(ies) are waived.

WITNESS:

The Principal and Surety(ies) executed this payment bond and affixed their seals on the above date.

PRINCIPAL

SIGNATURE(S)

1. 2. 3.

Corporate Seal

(Seal) (Seal) (Seal)

NAME(S) &

TITLE(S)

(Typed)

1. 2. 3.

INDIVIDUAL SURETY(IES)

SIGNATURE(S)

1.

(Seal)

2.

(Seal)

NAME(S)

(Typed)

1. 2.

CORPORATE SURETY(IES)

S U

R E

T Y

A

NAME &

ADDRESS

STATE OF INCORPORATION LIABILITY LIMIT

Corporate Seal

SIGNATURE(S)

1. 2.

NAME(S) &

TITLE(S)

(Typed)

1. 2.

AUTHORIZED FOR LOCAL REPRODUCTION

Previous edition is NOT usable

STANDARD FORM 25A (REV. 8/2016)

FERMIFORWARD FORM FL-42 (1/7/2025)

Prescribed by GSA-FAR (48 CFR) 53.2228(c)

CORPORATE SURETY(IES) (Continued)

S U

R E

T Y

B

NAME &

ADDRESS

STATE OF INCORPORATION LIABILITY LIMIT

Corporate Seal

SIGNATURE(S)

1. 2.

NAME(S) &

TITLE(S)

(Typed)

1. 2.

S U

R E

T Y

C

NAME &

ADDRESS

STATE OF INCORPORATION LIABILITY LIMIT

Corporate Seal

SIGNATURE(S)

1. 2.

NAME(S) &

TITLE(S)

(Typed)

1. 2.

S U

R E

T Y

D

NAME &

ADDRESS

STATE OF INCORPORATION LIABILITY LIMIT

Corporate Seal

SIGNATURE(S)

1. 2.

NAME(S) &

TITLE(S)

(Typed)

1. 2.

S U

R E

T Y

E

NAME &

ADDRESS

STATE OF INCORPORATION LIABILITY LIMIT

Corporate Seal

SIGNATURE(S)

1. 2.

NAME(S) &

TITLE(S)

(Typed)

1. 2.

S U

R E

T Y

F

NAME &

ADDRESS

STATE OF INCORPORATION LIABILITY LIMIT

Corporate Seal

SIGNATURE(S)

1. 2.

NAME(S) &

TITLE(S)

(Typed)

1. 2.

S U

R E

T Y

G

NAME &

ADDRESS

STATE OF INCORPORATION LIABILITY LIMIT

Corporate Seal

SIGNATURE(S)

1. 2.

NAME(S) &

TITLE(S)

(Typed)

1. 2.

INSTRUCTIONS

1. This form, for the protection of persons supplying labor and material, is used when a payment bond is required under 40 USC Chapter 31, Subchapter III, Bonds. There shall be no deviation from this form.

2. Insert the full legal name and business address of the Principal in the space designated "Principal" on the face of the form. An authorized person shall sign the bond. Any person signing in a representative capacity (e.g., an attorney-in-fact) must furnish evidence of authority if that representative is not a member of the firm, partnership, or joint venture, or an officer of the corporation involved.

3. (a) Corporations executing the bond as sureties must appear on the Department of the Treasury's list of approved sureties and must act within the limitations listed therein. The value put into the LIABILITY LIMIT block is the penal sum (i.e., the face value) of the bond, unless a co-surety arrangement is proposed.

(b) When multiple corporate sureties are involved, their names and addresses shall appear in the spaces (Surety A, Surety B, etc.) headed "CORPORATE SURETY(IES)." In the space designated "SURETY(IES)" on the face of the form, insert only the letter identifier corresponding to each of the sureties. Moreover, when co-surety arrangements exist, the parties may allocate their respective limitations of liability under the bonds, provided that the sum total of their liability equals 100% of the bond penal sum.

(c) When individual sureties are involved, a completed Affidavit of Individual Surety (Standard Form 28) for each individual surety shall accompany the bond.

Fermi Forward DiscoveryGroup, LLC may require the surety to furnish additional substantiating information concerning its financial capability.

4. Corporations executing the bond shall affix their corporate seals. Individuals shall execute the bond opposite the words "Corporate Seal", and shall affix an adhesive seal if executed in Maine, New Hampshire, or any other jurisdiction requiring adhesive seals.

5. Type the name and title of each person signing this bond in the space provided.

STANDARD FORM 25A (REV. 8/2016)

FERMIFORWARD FORM FL-42 (1/7/2025)