Procedure of Direct Awards. The following procedure with respect to direct awards shall apply: The Company invites a Service Provider to implement an Assignment by sending a request for Assignment (the “Request for Assignment”) describing the details of the planned Assignment. After receiving a Request for Assignment, the Contractor shall as soon as possible but not later than within 1 (one) business day, unless otherwise specified in the Request for Assignment, respond by stating availability of its respective Approved Expert(s) to implement the Assignment by sending to the Company (i) a proposal to implement the Assignment or (ii) its confirmation or rejection of its readiness to implement the Assignment based on the terms determined by the Company in the Request for Assignment. The proposal to implement the Assignment should not exceed the proposed price (hourly rate) under the Contractor’s Proposal. The Company accepts the Contractor’s proposal or confirmation on readiness to implement an Assignment by sending to the Contractor an e-mail with a draft Assignment Order that is based on the information laid down in the specific Request for Assignment and Contractor’s proposal to implement the Assignment. The Contractor must review received draft Assignment Order and respond within 1 (one) business day. Mutually approved Assignment Order is first signed by the Company and then by the Contractor. When the Contractor receives approved Assignment Order, it should be signed and sent to the Company as soon as possible but not later than within 3 (three) business days after receiving it. The Contractor shall not be entitled to introduce in the Assignment Order any terms, conditions or requirements contradictory to the Agreement or the Request for Assignment, or otherwise being not acceptable to the Company due to any reason. After the Assignment Order is signed by the Parties, the conditions set in the Assignment Order become binding upon the Parties and the Assignment shall be executed in accordance with its specific requirements as well as the general provisions set out in this Agreement. In case the Contractor rejects the Request for Assignment or fails to respond within the required time period, or the delivered proposal is not compliant with requirements defined by the Company or not in line with the Company’s budget, the Company is entitled to: reject the proposal, and/or send a Request for Assignment to the Other Contractor, and/or invite the Service Providers to a mini-competition,...
