Representations, Warranties and Additional Covenants Contractor represents and warrants to Mercy Corps and covenants with Mercy Corps as follows. Contractor has full rights and authority to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement. Contractor’s performance will not violate any agreement or obligation between Contractor and any third party. Contractor has the requisite skills to perform the Services in accordance with this Agreement. Contractor possesses all governmental and other certifications and licenses necessary to perform the Services in accordance with this Agreement. Performance by Contractor of its obligations under this Agreement will not infringe on any patent, copyright, trademark, trade secret or other proprietary right of any third party. Contractor will comply with all applicable law, regulations and rules in the performance of its obligations under this Agreement. Contractor has not, and will not, engage in transactions with, or provide resources or support to, individuals and organizations associated with terrorism, including those individuals or entities that appear on the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List maintained by the U.S. Treasury (xxxx://xxx.xxxxxxxx.xxx/resource-center/sanctions/SDN-List/Pages/default.aspx) or the United Nations Security designation list (xxxx://xxx.xx.xxx/sc/committees/1267/aq_sanctions_list.shtml). Contractor will comply with and train its employees in all applicable laws against bribery, corruption, inaccurate books and records, inadequate internal controls and money-laundering, including the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the UK Bribery Act. Contractor has not and will not offer or give any employee, agent, or representative of Mercy Corps anything of value to secure any business from Mercy Corps or influence such person to alter the terms, conditions, or performance of any contract with or purchase order from Mercy Corps, including but not limited to this Agreement. Contractor, including its owners or employees, does not own, directly or indirectly, any other company that was competing for award of this Agreement or any TO. Contractor did not seek or obtain confidential information related to the award of this Agreement or any TO from any Mercy Corps employee, agent or representative. Contractor did not collude or conspire with any other individual or entity to limit competition for the award of this Agreement or any TO, to set prices being offered or in any other way to interfere with free and open competition. Contractor is not owned in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, by any immediate or extended family member of any Mercy Corps employee, agent or representative, or, if so owned, Contractor fully disclosed such relationship and any potential conflict of interest has been waived, in writing, by Mercy Corps. Contractor has not engaged in, and will not engage in, any of the following conduct: (A) trafficking in persons (as defined in the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress, and Punish Trafficking in Persons, especially Women and Children, supplementing the UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime); (B) procuring a commercial sex act; or (C) using forced labor. Contractor is not the subject or any governmental or donor investigation and has not been debarred or suspended by any government, governmental agency or donor. Independent Contractor. The parties intend to be independent contractors. Contractor will be solely responsible for and have control over the means, methods, techniques, personnel and procedures for performing the Services. Neither party will be deemed an agent or partner of the other party.
