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47QSMD20R0001 Refresh: 0009 Section III A. Terms and Conditions Related to Schedule Contract Administration <br />(4) Terms that limit any other Government right addressed elsewhere in this <br />contract. <br />(B) For revisions that will materially change the terms of the contract, the revised <br />commercial supplier agreement must be incorporated into the contract using a <br />bilateral modification. <br />(C) Any agreement terms or conditions unilaterally revised subsequent to award <br />that are inconsistent with any material term or provision of this contract shall not <br />be enforceable against the Government, and the Government shall not be deemed <br />to have consented to them. <br />(vii) No automatic renewals. If any license or service tied to periodic payment is provided <br />under this agreement (e.g., annual software maintenance or annual lease term), such <br />license or service shall not renew automatically upon expiration of its current terns <br />without prior express consent by an authorized Government representative. <br />(viii) Indemnification. Any clause of this agreement requiring the commercial supplier or <br />licensor to defend or indemnify the end user is hereby amended to provide that the U.S. <br />Department of Justice has the sole right to represent the United States in any such action, <br />in accordance with 28 U.S.C. 516. <br />(ix) Audits. Any clause of this agreement pennitting the commercial supplier or licensor <br />to audit the end user's compliance with this agreement is hereby amended as follows: <br />(A) Discrepancies found in an audit may result in a charge by the commercial <br />supplier or licensor to the Government. Any resulting invoice must comply with <br />the proper invoicing requirements specified in the underlying Government <br />contract or order. <br />(B) This charge, if disputed by the Government, will be resolved in accordance <br />with subparagraph (d) (Disputes); no payment obligation shall arise on the part of <br />the Government until the conclusion of the dispute process. <br />(C) Any audit requested by the contractor will be performed at the contractor's <br />expense, without reimbursement by the Government. <br />(x) Taxes or surcharges. Any taxes or surcharges which the commercial supplier or <br />licensor seeks to pass along to the Government as end user will be governed by the terms <br />of the underlying contract or order and, in any event, must be submitted to the <br />Contracting Officer for a determination of applicability prior to invoicing unless <br />specifically agreed to otherwise in the Government contract. <br />(xi) Non -assignment. This agreement may not be assigned, nor may any rights or <br />obligations thereunder be delegated, without the Government's prior approval, except as <br />expressly permitted under subparagraph (b) of this clause. <br />(xii) Confidential infbrmation. If this agreement includes a confidentiality clause, such <br />clause is hereby amended to state that neither the agreement nor the contract price list, as <br />applicable, shall be deemed "confidential information." Issues regarding release of "unit <br />pricing" will be resolved consistent with the Freedom of Information Act. <br />Notwithstanding anything in this agreement to the contrary, the Government may retain <br />any confidential information as required by law, regulation or its internal document <br />retention procedures for legal, regulatory or compliance purposes; provided, however, <br />that all such retained confidential information will continue to be subject to the <br />confidentiality obligations of this agreement. <br />(2) If any language, provision, or clause of this agreement conflicts or is inconsistent with the <br />Page: 86 of 141 <br />