Common use of BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Clause in Contracts

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES. A. This Cooperative and Joint Venture Agreement (hereinafter called Agreement) between the Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Geological Survey, National Park Service, U.S. Forest Service, Natural Resources Conservation Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers–Civil Works, and U.S. Department of Defense–Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Energy, Installations, and Environment) (hereinafter called Federal Agencies), and The University System of Maryland (Host Institution) and its Partner Institutions is a continuation for a five (5) year term to provide for the operation and maintenance of the Chesapeake Watershed Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU). This continuation of the Chesapeake Watershed CESU is implemented by mutual consent of the parties and is consistent with the prior Agreement and the express intent of the request for proposals for that Agreement. The Chesapeake Watershed CESU is associated with a national network of CESUs.