Common use of Government Contracts and Government Bids Clause in Contracts

Government Contracts and Government Bids. (a) Schedule 4.12 contains a complete and accurate list of each Government Contract the period of performance of which has not yet expired or been terminated (each, a “Current Government Contract”). The Company has delivered to or provided Buyer access to complete and correct copies of each Current Government Contract. Each Current Government Contract was legally awarded to the Company. Each Current Government Contract is valid, binding and in full force and effect and enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms except to the extent that such enforcement may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors’ rights generally, and except that the remedy of specific performance and injunctive and other forms of equitable relief may be subject to equitable defenses and to the discretion of the court before which any proceeding therefor may be brought. (b) (i) The Company is not in material breach of or default under any Current Government Contract, and, to the Knowledge of the Company, no event has occurred which, with the giving of notice or the lapse of time or both, would constitute such a breach or default by the Company; (ii) the Company is in compliance in all material respects with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (“FAR”), Cost Accounting Standards, Service Contract Act of 1963, as amended (including requirements for paying applicable Service Contract Act wage rate and fringe benefit rates), the Truth in Negotiations Act, and the Anti-Kickback Act, in each case where and as applicable to each Current Government Contract or Government Bid; (iii) since January 1, 2016, each representation and certification made by the Company in connection with a Government Contract or Government Bid was current, accurate and complete in all material respects as of its effective date, and the Company has complied in all material respects with the terms of all Government Contracts; (iv) there are no outstanding or pending claims, requests for equitable adjustment or contract disputes in excess of $100,000 arising under or relating to a Government Contract or Government Bid; and (v) no Current Government Contract or Government Bid is currently the subject of any bid protest before any Governmental Entity. (c) Since January 1, 2016, (i) neither the Company nor any Seller (as defined in FAR 52.209-5) has been debarred, suspended or excluded from participation in, or the award of, Government Contracts or doing business with any Governmental Entity, no suspension, debarment, or exclusion action has been commenced or threatened against the Company or any of its officers or employees, and there exist no circumstances that require the Company to answer any of the questions in FAR 52.209-5 in the affirmative; (ii) no Governmental Entity under a Government Contract has notified the Company of any breach or violation of any applicable Law or of any certification, representation, clause, provision or requirement of any such Government Contract; (iii) the Company has not received any notice of termination for default, cure notice or show cause notice pertaining to any Government Contract; (iv) the Company has not received any notice of an unresolved significant weakness or deficiency with respect to the cost accounting system of the Company; (v) the Company has not received written notice from any Governmental Entity or other counterparty to a Government Contract that the counterparty to such Government Contract (A) has ceased or will cease to be a customer of the Company, (B) intends to terminate or materially modify (including by materially decreasing the rate or amount of services obtained from the Company) any Government Contract, (C) intends to change the type of contracting vehicle for the services provided pursuant to such Government Contract in a manner that may preclude the Company from continuing to provide such services or (D) seeks to convert any Government Contract that establishes an exclusive or single source purchasing arrangement or relationship between such counterparty and the Company into a non-exclusive or multi-source arrangement or relationship; and (vi) the Company has not made any voluntary or mandatory disclosures to any Governmental Entity with respect to any material misstatement, significant overpayment or violation of applicable Law arising under or relating to any Government Contract or Government Bid, nor has any violation occurred for which the Company is required to make any such disclosure to a Governmental Entity. (d) Since January 1, 2016, the Company has not been the subject or target of any audit, subpoena, investigation, prosecution or administrative proceeding related to any Government Contract or Government Bid. Since January 1, 2016, the Company has not received any written or oral notice of any pending or threatened audit, subpoena, investigation, prosecution or administrative proceeding related to any Government Contract or Government Bid.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Stock Purchase Agreement (EVO Transportation & Energy Services, Inc.), Stock Exchange Agreement (EVO Transportation & Energy Services, Inc.)

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Government Contracts and Government Bids. (a) Schedule 4.12 contains a complete and accurate list of each Government Contract the period of performance of which has not yet expired or been terminated and for which final payment has not yet been received (each, a “Current Government Contract”). The Company has delivered to or provided Buyer access to complete and correct copies of each Current Government Contract. Each , and to the Knowledge of the Company, each Current Government Contract was legally awarded to the Company. Each , and each Current Government Contract is valid, binding and in full force and effect and enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms except to the extent that such enforcement may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors’ rights generally, and except that the remedy of specific performance and injunctive and other forms of equitable relief may be subject to equitable defenses and to the discretion of the court before which any proceeding therefor may be broughtterms. (b) (i) The Company is not in material breach of or default under any Current Government Contract, and, to the Knowledge of the Company, no event has occurred which, with the giving of notice or the lapse of time or both, would constitute such a breach or default by the Company; (ii) the Company is in compliance in with all material respects with applicable Laws, including the Federal Acquisition Regulation (“FAR”), ; Cost Accounting Standards, ; Service Contract Act of 1963, as amended (including requirements for paying applicable Service Contract Act wage rate and fringe benefit rates), ; the Truth in Negotiations Act, ; and the Anti-Kickback Act, in each case where and as applicable to each Current Government Contract or Government Bid; (iii) since January 1, 20162015, each representation and certification made by the Company in connection with a Government Contract or Government Bid was current, accurate and complete in all material respects as of its effective date, and the Company has complied in all material respects with the terms of all Government Contracts; (iv) there are no outstanding or pending claims, requests for equitable adjustment or contract disputes in excess of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000 100,000) arising under or relating to a Government Contract or Government Bid; and (v) no Current Government Contract or Government Bid is currently the subject of any bid protest before any Governmental Entity. (c) Since January 1, 20162015, (i) neither the Company nor any Seller Principals (as defined in FAR 52.209-5) has been debarred, suspended or excluded from participation in, or the award of, Government Contracts or doing business with any Governmental Entity, no suspension, debarment, or exclusion action has been commenced or or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened against the Company or any of its officers or employees, and there exist no circumstances that require the Company to answer any of the questions in FAR 52.209-5 in the affirmative; (ii) no Governmental Entity under a Government Contract has notified the Company of any breach or violation of any applicable Law or of any certification, representation, clause, provision or requirement of any such Government Contract; (iii) the Company has not received any notice of termination for default, cure notice or show cause notice pertaining to any Government Contract; (iv) the Company has not received any notice of an unresolved significant weakness or deficiency with respect to the cost accounting system of the Company; (v) the Company has not received written notice from any Governmental Entity or other counterparty to a Government Contract that the counterparty to such Government Contract (A) has ceased or will cease to be a customer of the Company, (B) intends to terminate or materially modify (including by materially decreasing the rate or amount of services obtained from the Company) any Government Contract, (C) intends to change the type of contracting vehicle for the services provided pursuant to such Government Contract in a manner that may preclude the Company from continuing to provide such services or (D) seeks to convert any Government Contract that establishes an exclusive or single source purchasing arrangement or relationship between such counterparty and the Company into a non-exclusive or multi-source arrangement or relationship; and (vi) the Company has not made any voluntary or mandatory disclosures to any Governmental Entity with respect to any material misstatement, significant overpayment or violation of applicable Law arising under or relating to any Government Contract or Government Bid, nor nor, to the Knowledge of the Company, has any violation occurred for which the Company is required to make any such disclosure to a Governmental Entity. (d) Since To the Knowledge of the Company, since January 1, 20162015, the Company has not been the subject or target of any audit, subpoena, investigation, prosecution or administrative proceeding related to any Government Contract or Government Bid. Since January 1, 20162015, the Company has not received any written or or, to the Company’s Knowledge, oral notice of any pending or threatened audit, subpoena, investigation, prosecution or administrative proceeding related to any Government Contract or Government Bid.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Acquisition Option Agreement (EVO Transportation & Energy Services, Inc.)

Government Contracts and Government Bids. (a) Schedule 4.12 contains a complete and accurate list of each Government Contract the period of performance of which has not yet expired or been terminated and for which final payment has not yet been received (each, a “Current Government Contract”). The Company has delivered to or provided Buyer access to complete and correct copies of each Current Government Contract. Each , each Current Government Contract was legally awarded to the Company. Each , and each Current Government Contract is valid, binding and in full force and effect and enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms except to the extent that such enforcement may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors’ rights generally, and except that the remedy of specific performance and injunctive and other forms of equitable relief may be subject to equitable defenses and to the discretion of the court before which any proceeding therefor may be broughtterms. (b) (i) The Company is not in material breach of or default under any Current Government Contract, and, to the Knowledge of the Company, no event has occurred which, with the giving of notice or the lapse of time or both, would constitute such a breach or default by the Company; (ii) the Company is in material compliance in with all material respects with applicable Laws, including the Federal Acquisition Regulation (“FAR”), ; Cost Accounting Standards, ; Service Contract Act of 1963, as amended (including requirements for paying applicable Service Contract Act wage rate and fringe benefit rates), ; the Truth in Negotiations Act, ; and the Anti-Kickback Act, in each case where and as applicable to each Current Government Contract or Government Bid; (iii) since January 1, 2016, each representation and certification made by the Company in connection with a Government Contract or Government Bid was current, accurate and complete in all material respects as of its effective date, and the Company has complied in all material respects with the terms of all Government Contracts; (iv) there are no outstanding or pending claims, requests for equitable adjustment or contract disputes in excess of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000 100,000) arising under or relating to a Government Contract or Government Bid; and (v) no Current Government Contract or Government Bid is currently the subject of any bid protest before any Governmental Entity. (c) Since January 1, 2016, (i) neither the Company nor any Seller Principals (as defined in FAR 52.209-5) has been debarred, suspended or excluded from participation in, or the award of, Government Contracts or doing business with any Governmental Entity, no suspension, debarment, or exclusion action has been commenced or threatened against the Company or any of its officers or employees, and there exist no circumstances that require the Company to answer any of the questions in FAR 52.209-5 in the affirmative; (ii) no Governmental Entity under a Government Contract has notified the Company of any breach or violation of any applicable Law or of any certification, representation, clause, provision or requirement of any such Government Contract; (iii) the Company has not received any notice of termination for default, cure notice or show cause notice pertaining to any Government Contract; (iv) the Company has not received any notice of an unresolved significant weakness or deficiency with respect to the cost accounting system of the Company; (v) the Company has not received written notice from any Governmental Entity or other counterparty to a Government Contract that the counterparty to such Government Contract (A) has ceased or will cease to be a customer of the Company, (B) intends to terminate or materially modify (including by materially decreasing the rate or amount of services obtained from the Company) any Government Contract, (C) intends to change the type of contracting vehicle for the services provided pursuant to such Government Contract in a manner that may preclude the Company from continuing to provide such services or (D) seeks to convert any Government Contract that establishes an exclusive or single source purchasing arrangement or relationship between such counterparty and the Company into a non-exclusive or multi-source arrangement or relationship; and (vi) the Company has not made any voluntary or mandatory disclosures to any Governmental Entity with respect to any material misstatement, significant overpayment or violation of applicable Law arising under or relating to any Government Contract or Government Bid, nor has any violation occurred for which the Company is required to make any such disclosure to a Governmental Entity. (d) Since January 1, 2016, the Company has not been the subject or target of any audit, subpoena, investigation, prosecution or administrative proceeding related to any Government Contract or Government Bid. Since January 1, 2016, the Company has not received any written or oral notice of any pending or threatened audit, subpoena, investigation, prosecution or administrative proceeding related to any Government Contract or Government Bid.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Merger Agreement (EVO Transportation & Energy Services, Inc.)

Government Contracts and Government Bids. (a) Schedule 4.12 contains a complete and accurate list of each Government Contract the period of performance of which has not yet expired or been terminated and for which final payment has not yet been received (each, a “Current Government Contract”). The Company has delivered to or provided Buyer access to complete and correct copies of each Current Government Contract. Each , and each Current Government Contract was legally awarded to the Company. Each , and each Current Government Contract is valid, binding and in full force and effect and enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms except to the extent that such enforcement may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors’ rights generally, and except that the remedy of specific performance and injunctive and other forms of equitable relief may be subject to equitable defenses and to the discretion of the court before which any proceeding therefor may be broughtterms. (b) (i) The Company is not in material breach of or default under any Current Government Contract, and, to the Knowledge of the Company, and no event has occurred which, with the giving of notice or the lapse of time or both, would constitute such a breach or default by the Company; (ii) the Company is in compliance in with all material respects with applicable Laws, including the Federal Acquisition Regulation (“FAR”), ; Cost Accounting Standards, ; Service Contract Act of 1963, as amended (including requirements for paying applicable Service Contract Act wage rate and fringe benefit rates), ; the Truth in Negotiations Act, ; and the Anti-Kickback Act, in each case where and as applicable to each Current Government Contract or Government Bid; (iii) since January 1, 2016, each representation and certification made by the Company in connection with a Government Contract or Government Bid was current, accurate and complete in all material respects as of its effective date, and the Company has complied in all material respects with the terms of all Government Contracts; (iv) there are no outstanding or pending claims, requests for equitable adjustment or contract disputes in excess of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000 100,000) arising under or relating to a Government Contract or Government Bid; and (v) no Current Government Contract or Government Bid is currently the subject of any bid protest before any Governmental Entity. (c) Since January 1, 2016, (i) neither the Company nor any Seller Principals (as defined in FAR 52.209-5) has been debarred, suspended or excluded from participation in, or the award of, Government Contracts or doing business with any Governmental Entity, no suspension, debarment, or exclusion action has been commenced or threatened against the Company or any of its officers or employees, and there exist no circumstances that require the Company to answer any of the questions in FAR 52.209-5 in the affirmative; (ii) no Governmental Entity under a Government Contract has notified the Company of any breach or violation of any applicable Law or of any certification, representation, clause, provision or requirement of any such Government Contract; (iii) the Company has not received any notice of termination for default, cure notice or show cause notice pertaining to any Government Contract; (iv) the Company has not received any notice of an unresolved significant weakness or deficiency with respect to the cost accounting system of the Company; (v) the Company has not received written notice from any Governmental Entity or other counterparty to a Government Contract that the counterparty to such Government Contract (A) has ceased or will cease to be a customer of the Company, (B) intends to terminate or materially modify (including by materially decreasing the rate or amount of services obtained from the Company) any Government Contract, (C) intends to change the type of contracting vehicle for the services provided pursuant to such Government Contract in a manner that may preclude the Company from continuing to provide such services or (D) seeks to convert any Government Contract that establishes an exclusive or single source purchasing arrangement or relationship between such counterparty and the Company into a non-exclusive or multi-source arrangement or relationship; and (vi) the Company has not made any voluntary or mandatory disclosures to any Governmental Entity with respect to any material misstatement, significant overpayment or violation of applicable Law arising under or relating to any Government Contract or Government Bid, nor has any violation occurred for which the Company is required to make any such disclosure to a Governmental Entity. (d) Since January 1, 2016, the Company has not been the subject or target of any audit, subpoena, investigation, prosecution or administrative proceeding related to any Government Contract or Government Bid. Since January 1, 2016, the Company has not received any written or oral notice of any pending or threatened audit, subpoena, investigation, prosecution or administrative proceeding related to any Government Contract or Government Bid.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Equity Purchase Agreement (EVO Transportation & Energy Services, Inc.)

Government Contracts and Government Bids. (a) Schedule 4.12 contains a complete and accurate list of each Government Contract the period of performance of which has not yet expired or been terminated (each, a “Current Government Contract”). The Company has Companies have delivered to or provided Buyer access to complete and correct copies of each Current Government Contract. Each ; to the Knowledge of the Company, each Current Government Contract was legally awarded to the any Company. Each , and each Current Government Contract is valid, binding and in full force and effect and enforceable against the applicable Company in accordance with its terms except to the extent that such enforcement may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors’ rights generally, and except that the remedy of specific performance and injunctive and other forms of equitable relief may be subject to equitable defenses and to the discretion of the court before which any proceeding therefor may be broughtterms. (b) (i) The Each Company is not in material breach of or default under any Current Government Contract, and, to the Knowledge of the Company, no event has occurred which, with the giving of notice or the lapse of time or both, would constitute such a breach or default by the such Company; (ii) the each Company is in compliance in with all material respects with applicable Laws, including the Federal Acquisition Regulation (“FAR”), ; Cost Accounting Standards, ; Service Contract Act of 1963, as amended (including requirements for paying applicable Service Contract Act wage rate and fringe benefit rates), ; the Truth in Negotiations Act, ; and the Anti-Kickback Act, in each case where and as applicable to each Current Government Contract or Government Bid; (iii) since January 1, 2016, each representation and certification made by the any Company in connection with a Government Contract or Government Bid was current, accurate and complete in all material respects as of its effective date, and the such Company has complied in all material respects with the terms of all Government Contracts; (iv) to the Knowledge of the Company, there are no outstanding or pending claims, requests for equitable adjustment or contract disputes in excess of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000 100,000) arising under or relating to a Government Contract or Government Bid; and (v) to the Knowledge of the Company, no Current Government Contract or Government Bid is currently the subject of any bid protest before any Governmental Entity. (c) Since January 1, 2016, (i) neither the any Company nor any Seller (as defined in FAR 52.209-5) has been debarred, suspended or excluded from participation in, or the award of, Government Contracts or doing business with any Governmental Entity, no suspension, debarment, or exclusion action has been commenced or or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened against the any Company or any of its officers or employees, and there exist no circumstances that require the any Company to answer any of the questions in FAR 52.209-5 in the affirmative; (ii) no Governmental Entity under a Government Contract has notified the any Company in writing of any breach or violation of any applicable Law or of any certification, representation, clause, provision or requirement of any such Government Contract; (iii) the each Company has not received any written notice of termination for default, cure notice or show cause notice pertaining to any Government Contract; (iv) the each Company has not received any written notice of an unresolved significant weakness or deficiency with respect to the cost accounting system of the such Company; (v) the each Company has not received written notice from any Governmental Entity or other counterparty to a Government Contract that the counterparty to such Government Contract (A) has ceased or will cease to be a customer of any Company (other than due to an expiration of the CompanyGovernment Contract), (B) intends to terminate or materially modify (including by materially decreasing the rate or amount of services obtained from the Company) any Government Contract, (C) intends to change the type of contracting vehicle for the services provided pursuant to such Government Contract in a manner that may preclude the any Company from continuing to provide such services or (D) seeks to convert any Government Contract that establishes an exclusive or single source purchasing arrangement or relationship between such counterparty and the such Company into a non-exclusive or multi-source arrangement or relationship; and (vi) the each Company has not made any voluntary or mandatory disclosures to any Governmental Entity with respect to any material misstatement, significant overpayment or violation of applicable Law arising under or relating to any Government Contract or Government Bid, nor has any violation occurred for which the any Company is required to make any such disclosure to a Governmental Entity. (d) Since January 1, 2016, to the Knowledge of the Company, each Company has not been the subject or target of any audit, subpoena, investigation, prosecution or administrative proceeding related to any Government Contract or Government Bid. Since January 1, 2016, the each Company has not received any written or oral notice of any pending or threatened audit, subpoena, investigation, prosecution or administrative proceeding related to any Government Contract or Government Bid.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Stock Purchase and Exchange Agreement (EVO Transportation & Energy Services, Inc.)

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Government Contracts and Government Bids. (a) Schedule 4.12 contains a complete and accurate list of each Government Contract the period of performance of which has not yet expired or been terminated (each, a “Current Government Contract”). The Company has delivered to or provided Buyer access to complete and correct copies of each Current Government Contract. Each Current Government Contract was legally awarded to the Company. Each Current Government Contract is valid, binding and in full force and effect and enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms except to the extent that such enforcement may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors’ rights generally, and except that the remedy of specific performance and injunctive and other forms of equitable relief may be subject to equitable defenses and to the discretion of the court before which any proceeding therefor may be brought. (b) (i) The Company is not in material breach of or default under any Current Government Contract, and, to the Knowledge of the Company, no event has occurred which, with the giving of notice or the lapse of time or both, would constitute such a breach or default by the Company; (ii) the Company is in compliance in all material respects with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (“FAR”), Cost Accounting Standards, Service Contract Act of 1963, as amended (including requirements for paying applicable Service Contract Act wage rate and fringe benefit rates), the Truth in Negotiations Act, and the Anti-Kickback Act, in each case where and as applicable to each Current Government Contract or Government Bid; (iii) since January 1, 2016, each representation and certification made by the Company in connection with a Government Contract or Government Bid was current, accurate and complete in all material respects as of its effective date, and the Company has complied in all material respects with the terms of all Government Contracts; (iv) there are no outstanding or pending claims, requests for equitable adjustment or contract disputes in excess of $100,000 arising under or relating to a Government Contract or Government Bid; and (v) no Current Government Contract or Government Bid is currently the subject of any bid protest before any Governmental Entity. (c) Since January 1, 2016, (i) neither the Company nor any Seller (as defined in FAR 52.209-5) has been debarred, suspended or excluded from participation in, or the award of, Government Contracts or doing business with any Governmental Entity, no suspension, debarment, or exclusion action has been commenced or threatened against the Company or any of its officers or employees, and there exist no circumstances that require the Company to answer any of the questions in FAR 52.209-5 in the affirmative; (ii) no Governmental Entity under a Government Contract has notified the Company of any breach or violation of any applicable Law or of any certification, representation, clause, provision or requirement of any such Government Contract; (iii) the Company has not received any notice of termination for default, cure notice or show cause notice pertaining to any Government Contract; (iv) the Company has not received any notice of an unresolved significant weakness or deficiency with respect to the cost accounting system of the Company; (v) the Company has not received written notice from any Governmental Entity or other counterparty to a Government Contract that the counterparty to such Government Contract (A) has ceased or will cease to be a customer of the Company, (B) intends to terminate or materially modify (including by materially decreasing the rate or amount of services obtained from the Company) any Government Contract, (C) intends to change the type of contracting vehicle for the services provided pursuant to such Government Contract in a manner that may preclude the Company from continuing to provide such services or (D) seeks to convert any Government Contract that establishes an exclusive or single source purchasing arrangement or relationship between such counterparty and the Company into a non-exclusive or multi-source arrangement or relationship; and (vi) the Company has not made any voluntary or mandatory disclosures to any Governmental Entity with respect to any material misstatement, significant overpayment or violation of applicable Law arising under or relating to any Government Contract or Government Bid, nor has any violation occurred for which the Company is required to make any such disclosure to a Governmental Entity. (d) Since January 1, 2016, the Company has not been the subject or target of any audit, subpoena, investigation, prosecution or administrative proceeding related to any Government Contract or Government Bid. Since January 1, 2016, the Company has not received any written or oral notice of any pending or threatened audit, subpoena, investigation, prosecution or administrative proceeding related to any Government Contract or Government Bid.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Membership Interest Purchase Agreement (EVO Transportation & Energy Services, Inc.)

Government Contracts and Government Bids. (a) Schedule 4.12 contains a complete To the Company's Knowledge, with respect to each and accurate list of each every Government Contract to which the period of performance of which Company is currently a party or has not yet expired or been terminated (each, a “Current Government Contract”). The Company has delivered to or provided Buyer access to complete and correct copies of each Current Government Contract. Each Current Government Contract was legally awarded received final payment within three years prior to the Company. Each Current Government Contract is valid, binding and in full force and effect and enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms except to the extent that such enforcement may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors’ rights generally, and except that the remedy of specific performance and injunctive and other forms of equitable relief may be subject to equitable defenses and to the discretion of the court before which any proceeding therefor may be brought. (b) date hereof: (i) The Company is not in material breach of or default under any Current Government Contract, and, to the Knowledge of the Company, no event has occurred which, with the giving of notice or the lapse of time or both, would constitute such a breach or default by the Company; (ii) the Company is in compliance in all material respects with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (“FAR”), Cost Accounting Standards, Service Contract Act of 1963, as amended (including requirements for paying applicable Service Contract Act wage rate and fringe benefit rates), the Truth in Negotiations Act, and the Anti-Kickback Act, in each case where and as applicable to each Current Government Contract or Government Bid; (iii) since January 1, 2016, each representation and certification made by the Company in connection with a Government Contract or Government Bid was current, accurate and complete in all material respects as of its effective date, and the Company has complied in all material respects with the all material terms and conditions of all Government Contracts; (iv) there are no outstanding or pending claims, requests for equitable adjustment or contract disputes in excess of $100,000 arising under or relating to a Government Contract or Government Bid; and (v) no Current Government Contract or Government Bid is currently the subject of any bid protest before any Governmental Entity. (c) Since January 1, 2016, (i) neither the Company nor any Seller (as defined in FAR 52.209-5) has been debarred, suspended or excluded from participation in, or the award of, Government Contracts or doing business with any Governmental Entity, no suspension, debarment, or exclusion action has been commenced or threatened against the Company or any of its officers or employees, and there exist no circumstances that require the Company to answer any of the questions in FAR 52.209-5 in the affirmative; (ii) no Governmental Entity under a Government Contract has notified the Company of any breach or violation of any applicable Law or of any certification, representation, clause, provision or requirement of any such Government Contract; (iiiii) the Company has complied in all material respects with all requirements of Applicable Law pertaining to such Government Contract including but not received any notice limited to The Truth in Negotiations Act is 10 U.S.C., 2306a, Federal Acquisition Regulation, Title 48 of the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations ("FAR") and the Cost Accounting Standards, Title 48 of the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations, Chapter 99; (iii) all representations and certifications executed, acknowledged or set forth in or pertaining to such Government Contract were current, accurate and complete as of their effective date and the Company complied in all material respects with all such representations and certifications; and (iv) no termination for default, cure notice or show cause notice pertaining was or has been issued against the Company by any Governmental Authority or prime contractor or subcontractor to a Governmental Authority. (b) (i) There is no pending or, to the Company's Knowledge, threatened material claim by a Governmental Authority or a prime contractor or subcontractor to a Governmental Authority for fraud (as such concept is defined under the state or federal laws of the United States) or false statements or false claims in connection with any Government Contract to which the Company is currently a party or has received final payment within three years prior to the date hereof, and (ii) there is no pending or, to the Company's Knowledge threatened, investigation or audit of the Company by a Governmental Authority related to performance of any Government Contract to which the Company is currently a party or has received final payment within three years prior to the date hereof. Except as set forth in Section 4.16(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, and excluding routine indirect rate audits within the past three years, there has not been any material audit, inspection, survey or examination of records by a Governmental Authority of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any of its Government Contracts or Government Bids, or any of their respective employees or representatives with respect to such Government Contracts or Government Bids, nor, to the Company's Knowledge, has the Company or any of its Subsidiaries received written or oral notice of any such audit, inspection, survey, examination of records or investigation that is reasonably likely to result in any material liability for the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. (c) To the Company's Knowledge, except as set forth on Section 4.16(c) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, with respect to any current Government Contract; Contract or completed Government Contract under which final payment was received by the Company within three years prior to the date hereof, the Company does not have credible evidence that a Principal, Employee, Agent, or Subcontractor (ivas such terms are defined by FAR 52.203-13(a)) of the Company has committed a violation of federal criminal law involving fraud, conflict of interest, bribery, or gratuity violations found in Title 18 of the United States Code or a violation of the civil False Claims Act and the Company has not received conducted and are not conducting an investigation to determine whether credible evidence exists that a Principal, Employee, Agent, or Subcontractor (as such terms are defined by FAR 52.203-13(a)) of the Company has committed any notice such violations. The Company has not been and is not now a party to any administrative or civil litigation involving alleged material false statements, false claims or other violations of an unresolved significant weakness or deficiency with respect federal law, nor, to the cost accounting system Company's Knowledge, is there any basis for any such proceeding. (d) To the Company's Knowledge, none of the Company; Company nor its officers, directors or employees, has been or is under indictment, or civil, administrative or criminal investigation involving a Government Contract or Government Bid, including but not limited to any allegations of defective performance or work product, mischarging, factual misstatement, failure to act or other material omission or alleged irregularity. Within the past three (v3) years, the Company has not received written notice from entered into any Governmental Entity consent order or other counterparty to a Government Contract that the counterparty to such Government Contract (A) has ceased administrative agreement relating directly or will cease to be a customer of the Company, (B) intends to terminate or materially modify (including by materially decreasing the rate or amount of services obtained from the Company) any Government Contract, (C) intends to change the type of contracting vehicle for the services provided pursuant to such Government Contract in a manner that may preclude the Company from continuing to provide such services or (D) seeks to convert any Government Contract that establishes an exclusive or single source purchasing arrangement or relationship between such counterparty and the Company into a non-exclusive or multi-source arrangement or relationship; and (vi) the Company has not made any voluntary or mandatory disclosures to any Governmental Entity with respect to any material misstatement, significant overpayment or violation of applicable Law arising under or relating indirectly to any Government Contract or Government Bid, nor Bid that has any violation occurred for which the Company is required had or would reasonably be expected to make any such disclosure to result in a Governmental EntityMaterial Adverse Effect. (de) Since January 1Neither the Company nor any of its respective directors or officers have been suspended or debarred by a Governmental Authority, 2016or proposed for suspension or debarment by a Governmental Authority. (f) The employees of the Company possess all United States Government security clearances required to perform the current Government Contracts of the Company, and the Company possesses all facility security clearances required to perform the current Government Contracts of the Company. To the Company's Knowledge, the Company has not been the subject or target complied in all material respects with all material requirements of any auditGovernment Contract and any Applicable Law relating to the safeguarding of, subpoenaand access to, investigationclassified information (or, prosecution in the case of Contracts governed by Applicable Laws other than the state or administrative proceeding related federal laws of the United States, the functional equivalent thereof, if any); and, all violations of the Company's policies or such Applicable Laws relating to the safeguarding of, and access to, classified information have been reported to the appropriate Governmental Authority and contracting parties as required by any Government Contract or Government Bid. Since January 1any Applicable Law relating to the safeguarding of, 2016and access to, the Company has not received any written or oral notice of any pending or threatened audit, subpoena, investigation, prosecution or administrative proceeding related to any Government Contract or Government Bidclassified information.

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Samples: Merger Agreement (National Technical Systems Inc /Ca/)

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