Administration of Government Contract Matters. The parties shall make available, upon reasonable notice and at reasonable times during regular business hours, any of the parties’ or their Affiliates’ personnel whose assistance or participation is reasonably required by either New NGC or HII or their Affiliates in connection with any government audit or contract administration activity, including matters involving either party’s indirect cost proposals, the Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) and defective pricing. New NGC and HII will each be responsible for all of its own costs, both direct and indirect, including any required travel, associated with (i) providing access to their respective records and making any reasonable number of copies requested thereof and (ii) making the requested personnel reasonably available to support government contract audits and administrative processes for cost negotiations with the government or other matters, such as administration of Cost Accounting Standards (CAS). In addition, if a Contract Disputes Act dispute concerning a Retained Liability or Retained Asset arises out of or relates to a federal contract held by HII or its Affiliates, HII or its Affiliate, as applicable, shall agree to sponsor a claim against the U.S. Government on behalf of New NGC. In such event, New NGC shall have the right at its expense and in its sole discretion, acting in the name of HII or its Affiliate, to (w) certify or submit any such claim to the appropriate U.S. Government contracting officer; (x) appeal any adverse contracting officer’s final decision or deemed denial of New NGC’s claim to the appropriate agency board of contract appeals or U.S. Court of Federal Claims; (y) control the litigation of any such appeal; and (z) pursue a further appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
Administration of Government Contract Matters. The Parties shall make available, upon reasonable notice and at reasonable times during regular business hours, any of the Parties’ or their Affiliates’ personnel whose assistance or participation is reasonably requested by the other Party in connection with any government audit or contract administration activity, including matters involving either Party’s indirect cost proposals, the Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) and defective pricing.
