TRANSITION SERVICES AGREEMENT
Exhibit
10.13
THIS
TRANSITION SERVICES AGREEMENT, dated as of February 24, 2006 (this “Agreement”),
by
and among XXXXXX SYSTEMS, INC., a Delaware corporation, (“Seller”),
and
Simclar, Inc., a Florida corporation, and its wholly-owned subsidiary Simclar
Interconnect Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (each a “Buyer”
and
collectively, the “Buyers”).
WHEREAS,
the Seller and the Buyers have entered into a Share and Asset Purchase and
Sale
Agreement, dated as of December 21, 2005 (the “Purchase
Agreement”)
pursuant to which the Seller agreed to sell to the Buyers and the Buyers
agreed
to purchase from the Seller certain of the Assets, all as more particularly
set
forth in the Purchase Agreement; and
WHEREAS,
the Buyers and the Seller desire to enter into an arrangement for the Seller
to
provide, or to cause to be provided, certain transition services solely with
respect to Buyers’ operations at the Springfield Facility to the Buyers for a
period after the Closing.
NOW
THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency
of
which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
SECTION
1. Definitions.
Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined in this Agreement
shall
have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Purchase Agreement.
SECTION
2. Seller
Services.
a.
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The
Seller agrees that it shall provide or cause its Affiliate to provide
the
services substantially as described on the Schedules to this Agreement
solely with respect to Buyers’ operations at the Springfield Facility (the
“Seller Services”)
for the period of time as set forth on the Schedules. The termination
of
each Seller Service shall occur automatically at the end of the
period set
forth next to such Seller Service on each Schedule. Notwithstanding
anything set forth on the Schedules hereto, the Seller shall cease
to
provide any Seller Service within 30 days of receiving a written
request
from the Buyers to terminate such Seller
Service.
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b.
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The
consideration to be paid to the Seller pursuant to this Agreement
for
providing the Seller Services is set forth on the Schedules hereto.
In
addition, the Buyers will or will cause their Affiliates to reimburse
the
Seller for any payments made by the Seller in respect of the Seller
Services.
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c.
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In
providing the Seller Services, none of the Seller nor any of its
respective Affiliates shall be obligated to: (i) hire any additional
employees; (ii) maintain the employment of any specific employee,
(iii)
purchase, lease or license any additional equipment, property or
materials; or (iv) pay any costs related to the transfer of any
data to
the Buyers or their Affiliates.
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d.
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The
Seller agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts to cause third
parties to perform the services that are required in order for
the Seller
to perform the Seller Services. The Buyers understand that the
Seller
Services provided hereunder are transitional in nature and are
furnished
by the Seller solely for the purpose of facilitating the purchase
of the
Shares and Assets by the Buyers. The Buyers understand that the
Seller is
not in the business of providing the Seller Services to third parties
and
have no long term interest in continuing to provide the Seller
Services.
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e.
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The
Seller shall only be obligated to provide Seller Services during
normal
business hours and in a manner that will not interfere with the
Sellers’
business operations.
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f.
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If
during the term of this Agreement Buyers desire that Sellers perform
certain additional services which are necessary to Buyers’ operations at
the Springfield Facility and which are not part of the Seller Services
(the “Additional Services”), then Buyers may seek to negotiate an
agreement with Seller with respect to the provision of such Additional
Services. Seller shall perform such Additional Services solely
pursuant to
a written agreement regarding such Additional Services. Seller
shall
determine in its sole discretion whether to enter into any agreement
regarding Additional Services.
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SECTION
3. Billing
and Payment.
a.
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Within
thirty (30) days after the end of each month during the term of
this
Agreement, Seller will submit a reasonably detailed written invoice
to
Buyers with respect to the Seller Services provided during the
immediately
preceding month together with an accounting of the charges for
such Seller
Services and setting forth any payments made by the Seller in respect
of
the Seller Services. Within ten (10) days after the receipt of
each such
invoice, Buyers shall, or shall cause their Affiliates to, remit
payment
of the full amount of each such invoice to the Seller. Unless agreed
to by
the parties, all amounts payable by Buyers for the Seller Services
rendered pursuant to this Agreement shall be remitted in United
States
dollars.
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b.
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The
Seller and its Affiliates providing Seller Services shall keep
supporting
documentation of all costs incurred in providing the Seller Services
and
all payments made by the Seller in respect of the Seller Services.
In the
event Buyers dispute any charges invoiced by Seller, Buyers shall
deliver
a written statement describing the dispute to Seller within ten
(10) days
following receipt of the disputed invoice. The statement shall
provide a
reasonably detailed description of the disputed items. Upon delivery
of
the written statement, Buyers and Seller shall seek to cooperate
and
negotiate in good faith to resolve such disputed
charges.
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SECTION
4. No
Warranties; Limitation on Liability; Indemnification.
a.
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No
Warranties.
Seller makes no representations or warranties, express or implied,
including but not limited to any implied warranties of merchantability
or
fitness for a particular purpose with respect to the Seller Services
to be
provided hereunder. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
the
Buyers hereby acknowledge and agree that Seller is not and will
not be
acting as Buyers’ accountants, financial advisors, human resources
personnel or information technology personnel.
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b.
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Limitation
on Liability; Consequential Damages.
Buyers agree that Seller, its Affiliates, and each officer, director,
employee, agent and representative of Seller and/or any of its
Affiliates
(the “Seller
Parties”)
shall not be liable to Buyers for, and Buyers hereby release the
Seller
Parties from, any loss, liability, cost, expense, penalty, demand,
judgment, damage, claim or cause of action (including but not limited
to
attorneys fees and other expenses of litigation) (“Losses”)
arising from any act or omission of Seller Parties in connection
with this
Agreement and/or the Seller Services, except to the extent any
such Loss
results from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of any
of the
Seller Parties. In no event shall the Seller Parties be liable
to the
Buyers for consequential, incidental or punitive loss, damages
or expenses
(including lost profits or savings) as a result of any acts or
omissions
of the Seller Parties in connection with this Agreement and/or
the Seller
Services.
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c.
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Indemnification.
Buyers agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Seller
Parties,
from any and all Losses incurred by any of them arising out of
or
connected with the Seller Services or in any way related to this
Agreement, regardless of the legal theory asserted (other than
such as
result directly from the Seller Parties’ gross negligence or willful
misconduct). Seller shall use reasonable efforts to promptly notify
Buyers
in writing of any Losses for which Seller intends to claim indemnification
hereunder (however, failure to give such notice shall not relieve
Buyers
from their obligations hereunder). Buyers may not settle any claim,
action
or demand without the prior written consent of the Seller. In addition,
the Buyers and their Affiliates shall be liable for, and indemnify
the
Seller Parties against, all Losses incurred by the Seller Parties
to the
extent caused by the negligence or willful misconduct of, or the
breach of
this Agreement by, the Buyers and/or their Affiliates.
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SECTION
5. Confidentiality.
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a.
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Nondisclosure
and Nonuse.
Seller shall cause each Affiliate providing Seller Services to
hold, and
cause its directors, officers, employees, agents, consultants and
advisors
to keep confidential, unless compelled to disclose by judicial
or
administrative process or, in the opinion of its counsel, by other
requirements of law, all confidential human resource, financial,
tax, and
other data or information of or concerning the Buyers obtained
or created
pursuant to this Agreement (the “Buyer Information”) or otherwise relating
to the Seller Services provided hereunder (except to the extent
that this
Agreement, the Purchase Agreement or any other ancillary agreement
permits
or requires the use or disclosure of such Buyer Information or
to the
extent such Buyer Information can be shown to have been (i) in
the public
domain through no fault of the Seller or its Affiliates, (ii) lawfully
acquired after the date of this Agreement on a nonconfidential
basis from
a third party, or (iii) independently generated without any reference
to
any proprietary or confidential information of the Buyers), and
Seller and
its Affiliates shall not (x) use such Buyer Information, except
in
connection with the performance of this Agreement, or (y) disclose
such
Buyer Information to any other person or entity, except its employees,
directors, officers and agents who need to know such Buyer Information
and
who shall be advised of the obligations contained in this Section
5(a) and
be bound by them. Seller and its Affiliates shall be deemed to
have
satisfied its obligation to hold confidential any Buyer Information
if it
exercises the same care as it takes to preserve confidentiality
for its
own similar information. Within thirty (30) days of the termination
of
this Agreement, Buyers will notify Seller if Buyers desire that
any
records representing the Buyer Information in Seller’s possession be given
to Buyers. If Seller does not receive such notification within
thirty (30)
days of the termination of this Agreement, Sellers will destroy
all
records representing Buyer Information in its possession.
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b.
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Buyers’
Property.
Any books, records, data, files, software, input materials or other
information created by Seller or their Affiliates for Buyers in
the course
of performing the Seller Services shall be deemed the property
of the
Buyers.
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SECTION
6. Modification
and Waiver.
No
amendment, modification or alteration of the terms or provisions of this
Agreement or its Schedules hereto shall be binding unless the same shall
be in
writing and duly executed by the parties hereto, except that any of the terms
or
provisions of this Agreement or its Schedules hereto may be waived in writing
at
any time by the party which is entitled to the benefits of such waived terms
or
provisions. No waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement or its
Schedules hereto shall be deemed to or shall constitute a waiver of any other
provision of this Agreement or its Schedules hereto, whether or not
similar.
SECTION
7. Entire
Agreement; Separate Agreements.
Except
for and without limiting any party’s rights under the Purchase Agreement, this
Agreement and its Schedules hereto constitute the entire agreement and
understanding between the parties and supersedes all prior proposals,
commitments, negotiations and understandings, whether written or oral, and
all
other communications between the parties relating to the subject matter hereof.
The parties hereto agree that nothing in this Agreement and no breach of
this
Agreement shall modify or limit any party’s obligations to perform under the
Purchase Agreement.
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SECTION
8. Governing
Law.
This
Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the law
of the
State of New York applicable to contracts to be fully performed therein.
Each of
the Parties hereby irrevocably and unconditionally consents to submit to
the
exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the United States District Court
for the
Southern District of New York, for any litigation arising out of or relating
to
this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, and further agrees
that
service of any process, summons, notice or document by U.S. registered mail
to
its respective address set forth herein shall be effective service of process
for any litigation brought against it in court. Each of the Parties hereby
irrevocably and unconditionally waives any objection to the laying of venue
of
any litigation arising out of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated
hereby in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New
York, and hereby further irrevocably and unconditionally waives and agrees
not
to plead or claim in any such court that any such litigation brought in any
such
court has been brought in an inconvenient forum.
SECTION
9. Third
Party Beneficiaries.
Nothing
in this Agreement shall entitle any person other than the parties or their
respective successors and assigns permitted hereby to any claim, cause of
action, remedy or right of any kind.
SECTION
10. Successors
and Assigns.
This
Agreement and its Schedules hereto shall be binding on and inure to the benefit
of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns.
This Agreement and its Schedules hereto shall not be assigned by the Buyers
or
their Affiliates without the consent of the other party hereto, except as
otherwise provided herein, or by operation of law.
SECTION
11. Force
Majeure.
All of
the parties hereto and their respective Affiliates shall be excused for failure
or delay in performing any of their obligations hereunder to the extent that
such failure or delay is directly or indirectly caused by an occurrence commonly
known as force majeure. “Force Majeure” includes, without limitation, any act of
God; any accident, explosion, fire, ice, earthquake, lightning, tornado,
hurricane, or other severe weather condition or calamity; any civil disturbance,
labor dispute, or material labor shortage; any sabotage or acts of terrorism;
any acts of a public enemy, uprising, insurrection, civil unrest, war or
rebellion; any action or restraint by court order or public or governmental
authority or lawfully established civilian authorities, or any other
circumstance or event beyond the reasonable control of such party. In the
event
that the performance of any party hereto or their respective Affiliates
hereunder is affected by an event of force majeure, the applicable party
shall
promptly notify the other parties hereto of the same, giving reasonably full
particulars thereof, and insofar as known, the probable extent to which it
will
be unable to perform, or will be delayed in performing, its obligations
hereunder.
SECTION
12. Counterparts.
This
Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall
be
deemed to be an original and all of which together shall be deemed to be
one and
the same instrument.
SECTION
13. Relationship
Between The Parties.
The
relationship between the parties established under this Agreement is that
of
independent contractors and neither party is an employee, agent, partner,
or
joint venturer of or with the other. Each party is solely responsible for
the
acts of its employees, officers, directors and agents. Neither party shall
have
the right, power or authority to create any obligations or commitments or
incur
any liabilities or debts, express or implied, on behalf of the other
party.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly
executed and delivered as of the date first written above.
By:
/s/
Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Name:
Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Title:
President
SIMCLAR
INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
By:
/s/
Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Name:
Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Title:
President
ACCEPTED
AND AGREED TO:
XXXXXX
SYSTEMS, INC.
By:
/s/
Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Name:
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title:
Assistant Treasurer
Schedule
A
Financial
Services
Schedule
A-Financial Transition
Services*
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The
cost for providing these services to be charged to the Buyers will be
equal to
(i) the cost to Seller of 2-3 full time equivalent employees, as
reasonably determined by Seller, plus (ii) all out of pocket costs and
expenses
incurred by Seller in connection with providing the
services.
Service
Name
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Description
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Time
Provided
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General
Ledger
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A
newly established Financial Reporting Company will be made
available in
the KBM system to transact and report Buyers' operations at
the
Springfield Facility.
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Up
to September 30, 2006.
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Financial
Reports
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Provide
reports summarizing Buyers' business at the Springfield Facility,
including, monthly and year to date financial statements which
will
include Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Cash Flow.
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Up
to September 30, 2006.
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Financial
Forecasts
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Provide
reports based upon Buyers' financial projections of Income
Statement,
Balance Sheet and Cash Flow for the Springfield Facility
only.
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Up
to June 30, 2006.
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Cash
Collection
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Record
and process daily cash receipts, resolve discrepencies and
contact past
due accounts for payments.
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Up
to June 30, 2006.
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Credit
Control
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Obtain
credit background information (e.g. Xxxx & Bradstreet) to allow Buyers
to establish credit limits for new accounts.
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Up
to June 30, 2006.
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Cash
Disbursement
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Record
and process weekly cash disbursements.
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Up
to June 30, 2006.
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Sales
Incentive Commissions
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Track
and calculate sales commissions in accordance with established
plans.
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Up
to June 30, 2006.
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Tax
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Seller
will only provide sales tax processing on applicable purchases.
All other
tax processing will be the responsibility of Buyers.
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Up
to June 30, 2006.
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Audit
Support
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Provide
data reasonably required to support the Audit Requirements
for Buyers' US
10Q Reporting.
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May
15 and August 15.
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Schedule
B
Human
Resources Services
Schedule
B-Human Resources Transition
Services*
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The
cost for providing these services to be charged to the Buyers will be
equal to
(i) the cost to Seller of 1-4 full time equivalent employees, as
reasonably determined by Seller, plus (ii) all out of pocket costs and
expenses
incurred by Seller in connection with providing the
services.
Service
Name
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Description
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Time
Provided
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Payroll
conversion
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Migrate
Buyers' employees from ADP system to PayChex through manual
payroll
documents. Complete tax and benefit withholding and direct
deposit
authorizations.
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Up
to one month after the Closing Date.
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Personnel
Records, including Benefits
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On-site
recordkeeping of personnel, benefit and I-9 records.
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As
long as Buyers occupy the Springfield Facility pursuant to
the LSI
Property License.
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Internal
and External Recruitment
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Initial
screening of resumes/applications to ensure the applicant meets
the
minimum qualifications identified in the job description.
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As
long as Buyers occupy the Springfield Facility pursuant to
the LSI
Property License.
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New
Employee Processing, including building access and keys
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Process
new employees to receive pay, benefits and access to building
and
offices.
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As
long as Buyers occupy the Springfield Facility pursuant to
the LSI
Property License.
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Local
Benefit Plan Development
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Assist
Buyers in obtaining information required for Buyers to contract
for health
& welfare benefits. Coordinate COBRA for interim
insurance.
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As
long as Buyers occupy the Springfield Facility pursuant to
the LSI
Property License.
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Benefits
Conversion
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Assist
Buyers in communicating Buyers' benefit programs to existing
and newly
hired employees. Coordinate completion of benefit enrollment
and forward
for processing.
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As
long as Buyers occupy the Springfield Facility pursuant to
the LSI
Property License.
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Leaves
of Absence
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Process/coordinate
documents for leaves of absence, including FMLA.
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As
long as Buyers occupy the Springfield Facility pursuant to
the LSI
Property License.
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Employee
Status Changes, including salary
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Process/coordinate
changes in status (i.e., salary, personal, dependents,
etc.).
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As
long as Buyers occupy the Springfield Facility pursuant to
the LSI
Property License.
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Non-Operator
Certification Training Database
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Maintain
MS Access database of training records for support/exempt
personnel.
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As
long as Buyers occupy the Springfield Facility pursuant to
the LSI
Property License.
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Employee
Terminations
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Process/coordinate
employee terminations.
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As
long as Buyers occupy the Springfield Facility pursuant to
the LSI
Property License.
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Kronos
Time Keeping Records
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Print
timekeeping records as requested.
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As
long as Buyers occupy the Springfield Facility pursuant to
the LSI
Property License.
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Switchboard
& Mail
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Receive
and forward switchboard callers. Receive and distribute business/office
mail.
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As
long as Buyers occupy the Springfield Facility pursuant to
the LSI
Property License.
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Employee
Safety
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Issue/process
requests for safety glasses/shoes. Perform annual eye tests.
Provide
safety refresher training for Buyers' employees.
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As
long as Buyers occupy the Springfield Facility pursuant to
the LSI
Property License.
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Injuries
on the Job
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Process
injury reports and workers compensation documents, maintain
OSHA on-site
log.
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As
long as Buyers occupy the Springfield Facility pursuant to
the LSI
Property License.
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Charity
Events and Site Employee Activities
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Include
Buyers' employees in Seller's employee activities at the Springfield
Facility (i.e., bake sales, blood drives, meals, flu shots,
etc.).
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As
long as Buyers occupy the Springfield Facility pursuant to
the LSI
Property License.
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Library
Services
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Permit
Buyers' employees access to Seller's library of books and educational
resources.
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As
long as Buyers occupy the Springfield Facility pursuant to
the LSI
Property License.
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Schedule
C
Information
Technology Services
Schedule
C-IT Transition Services*
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The
cost for providing these services to be charged to the Buyers will be
equal to
(i) the cost to Seller of 2-3 full time equivalent employees, as
reasonably determined by Seller, plus (ii) all out of pocket costs and
expenses
incurred by Seller in connection with providing the
services.
Service
Name
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Description
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Time
Provided
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KBM
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Material
Resource Planning .
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Up
to 7 months after the Closing Date.
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Help
Desk / PC Support
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IT
Problem determination, tracking and resolution.
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Up
to 6 months after the Closing Date.
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Network
Connectivity
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Connection
to the Buyers' internal network via VPN.
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As
long as Buyers occupy the Springfield Facility pursuant to the
LSI
Property License.
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Internet
Connectivity
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Connection
to the Internet provided by ISP.
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As
long as Buyers occupy the Springfield Facility pursuant to the
LSI
Property License.
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Phones
/ Voice Mail (local calling)
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Company
provided phone extension and voice mail.
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As
long as Buyers occupy the Springfield Facility pursuant to the
LSI
Property License.
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Long
Distance Calling
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Access
to long distance calling from phone extension.
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As
long as Buyers occupy the Springfield Facility pursuant to the
LSI
Property License.
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PCs
/ Workstations
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Personal
computer or workstation for accessing computing resources.
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As
long as Buyers occupy the Springfield Facility pursuant to the
LSI
Property License.
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Data
Backup / Recovery
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Nightly,
weekly and monthly backups performed on network and AS/400
data.
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As
long as Buyers occupy the Springfield Facility pursuant to the
LSI
Property License.
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Network
& Data Administration
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Administration
of mission critical data on network, servers and AS/400. Includes
network
administration.
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As
long as Buyers occupy the Springfield Facility pursuant to the
LSI
Property License.
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QSI
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Quality
system document control.
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Up
to 2 weeks after the Closing Date.
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Web
Server
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Web
server for custom applications.
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Up
to 1 week after the Closing Date.
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Door
Access
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Access
provided by door access system to facility.
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As
long as Buyers occupy the Springfield Facility pursuant to the
LSI
Property License.
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Kronos
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Time
collection system that provides information for payroll.
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As
long as Buyers occupy the Springfield Facility pursuant to the
LSI
Property License.
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