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AGREEMENT BETWEEN

TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY

AND

THIS AGREEMENT, by and between TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY, hereinafter referred to as

"University," and

hereinafter referred to as "Contractor";

Contractor Information:

Address:

City, State, Zip:

F.E.I.N/Social Security Number:

W I T N E S S E T H:

In consideration of the mutual promises herein contained, the parties have agreed and do hereby enter into this

Agreement according to the provisions set forth herein:

A. The Contractor agrees to perform the work as described in the Statement of Work, herein made a part of this

Agreement as Appendix A, on the following project:

Title:

Project Director:

Agency:

Grant Award No.:

CFDA No.:

TTU Account No.:

B. Payments to the Contractor shall be made according to the Budget, herein made a part of this Agreement as

Appendix B, but only after receipt of invoices for services performed. The final payment shall be made only after

the Contractor has completely performed its duties under this Agreement. At the end of the project, the Contractor

shall submit an invoice marked “FINAL” within forty-five (45) days after the end of the project period.

1. If the Contractor is a non-resident alien, payment of any portion of the contract from any source will not be made

y the University until an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number or Social Security Number has bee

signed to the Contractor by the Internal Revenue Service and Immigration Naturalization Service an

esented to the University.

2. In no event shall the liability of the University under this Agreement exceed $ .

3. The University is not obligated to increase funding to Contractor due to an after-the-fact indirect cost rate

adj

ustment determined by a government audit agency.

C. The parties further agree that the following shall be essential terms and conditions of this Agreement.

1. The Contractor warrants that no part of the total contract amount provided herein shall be paid directly or

indirectly to any officer or employee of the University or the State of Tennessee as wages, compensation, or

gifts in exchange for acting as officer, agent, employee, subcontractor, or consultant to the Contractor in

connection with any work contemplated or performed relative to this Agreement. If the Contractor is an

individual, the Contractor warrants that within the past six (6) months, he/she has not been and during the term

of the Agreement will not become an employee of the University or the State of Tennessee. Notwithstanding

anything to the contrary in the foregoing, nothing in this Paragraph shall be construed to prevent the University

from paying any of its employees working on the project from funds received from Sponsor.

2. The Contractor and its subcontractors are required to comply with Title VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964,

Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with

Disabilities Act of 1990, Executive Order 11, 246, and 38 U.S.C. Section 4212, along with the related regulations

and reporting requirements of each. Neither party shall discriminate against any individual including, but not

limited to, employees or applicants for employment and/or students because of race, religion, creed, color, sex,

age, disability, veteran status, or national origin. Further, the parties also agree to take affirmative action to

ensure that applicants are employed and that employees are treated during the employment without regard to

heir race, religion, creed, color, sex, disability or veteran status. Such action includes, but is not limited to, th

ollowing: employment, upgrading, demotion or transfer, recruitment or recruitment advertising, layoff or

termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation, and selection for training, including apprenticeship.

The Contractor agrees to complete an Annual Title VI Survey (Appendix C) or cooperate with a TBR Title VI

compliance audit if Contractor received Federal funds under this Agreement.

3. This Agreement shall not be binding until the Contractor has returned a completed Minority/Ethnicity form and a

W-9 form to the University (Appendix D).

4. The Contractor, being an independent contractor and not an employee of the University, agrees to carry

adequate public liability and other appropriate forms of insurance, to pay all taxes incident hereto, and otherwis

otect and hold harmless the University from any and all liability not specifically provided for in this Agreement.

5. The term of this Agreement shall be from the date of the last signature to .

6. This Agreement may be terminated by either party, without cause, by giving written notice to the other at least 30

ys before the effective date of termination. In that event, the Contractor shall be entitled to receive just an

equ

itable compensation for any satisfactory authorized work completed as of the termination date.

7. If the Contractor fails to fulfill in a timely and proper manner its obligations under this Agreement, or if the

ontractor shall violate any of the terms of this Agreement, the University shall have the right to immediately

terminate this Agreement and withhold payments in excess of fair compensation for work completed.

Notwithstanding anything in the foregoing sentence, the Contractor shall not be relieved of liability to t

niversity for damages sustained by virtue of any breach of this Agreement by the Contractor.

8. The Contractor shall not assign this Agreement or enter into subcontracts for any of the work described herein

ithout obtaining the prior written approval of the University, as appropriate. Approval shall not be given if th

oposed subcontractor was or is currently ineligible to bid on the contract.

9. This Agreement shall not be binding upon the parties until it is approved by the President or designee, as

appropriate.

10. Compensation to the Contractor, if any, for travel, meals, or lodging shall be in the amount of actual cost to the

ontractor, subject to maximum amounts and limitations specified in the University Travel Procedures

, as they

may be from time to time amended.

11. Contractor shall submit to the University:

Monthly progress reports

Quarterly progress reports

Annual progress reports

Final report

Other (please specify type of report) -

12. The Contractor shall maintain documentation for all charges against the University under this Agreement. The

book

s, records and documents of the Contractor, insofar as they relate to work performed or money receive

under

this Agreement, shall be maintained for a period of three (3) full years from the date of the final payment,

and shall be subject to audit, at any reasonable time and upon reasonable notice, by the University or the

Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury or their duly appointed representatives. Within thirty (30) days followin

written request by University, Contractor shall make available for inspection and/or audit any and all records

related to its performance under this Agreement. In the event an audit is initiated by the University, the

ennessee Comptroller of the Treasury or any Federal funding or regulatory authority pursuant to OMB Circular

A-128 or 2 CFR 200.500, Contractor agrees to retain any and all records associated with this Agreement until

such time as any disputes arising therefrom are resolved. All audit disallowances under this Agreement shall

he responsibility of Contractor.

a. C

ontractor acknowledges that it is aware of and agrees to comply with Office of Management and Budget

Circular A-128 or 2 CFR 200.500 as appropriate. Contractor agrees to provide University with audit

information attesting to the fact that Contractor’s records covering the period of this Agreement hav

been

audited in accordance with OMB Circular A-128 or 2 CFR 200.500, whichever is appropriat

ppendix E).

b. C

ontractor further agrees to notify University in writing if at any time during the period of this Agreement it is

no longer in compliance with Circular A-128 or 2 CFR 200.500 as appropriate, or if there are audit findings

that relate specifically to this Agreement. In cases of such non-compliance or audit findings, Contractor will

promptly provide University with its written plan for corrective action. Audit reports and notifications shoul

be s

ent to:

Tennessee Technological University

Office of Research

Box 5164

Cookeville, TN 38505

13. Reimbursement for the cost of procuring goods, materials, or services shall be subject to the Contractor’s

compliance with applicable Federal procurement requirements.

14. Any and all claims against the University, its officers, agents, and employees in performing any responsibility

specifically required under the terms of this Agreement shall be submitted to the Board of Claims or the Claims

Commission of the State of Tennessee. Damages recoverable against the University shall be limited to claims

paid by the Board of Claims or the Claims Commission pursuant to T.C.A. Section 9-8-301, et. Seq.

15. Tennessee Public Chapter No. 878 of 2006, TCA 12-4-124, requires that Contractors attest in writing that

Contractor will not knowingly utilize the services of illegal immigrants in the performance of this Agreement a

ill not knowingly utilize the services of any subcontractor, if permitted under this Agreement, who will utilize the

services of illegal immigrants in the performance of this Agreement. The attestation shall be made on the form,

Attestation re Personnel Used in Contract Performance (“the Attestation”) (Appendix D).

If Contractor is discovered to have breached the Attestation, the Commissioner of Finance and Administration

shall declare that the Contractor shall be prohibited from contracting or submitting a bid to any State entity for a

period of one (1) year from the date of discovery of the breach. Contractor may appeal the one (1) year

prohibition by utilizing an appeals process in the Rules of Finance and Administration, 0620.

16. This Agreement requires the Contractor to provide supplies and/or services that are funded in whole or in part by

federal funds that are subject to the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act (FFATA). The

Contractor is responsible for ensuring that all applicable requirements, including but not limited to those set forth

herein, of FFATA are met and that the Contractor provides information to the University as required (Appendix

F).

The Contractor shall comply with the following:

a. Reporting of total compensation of the Contractor’s executives.

(1) The Contractor shall report the names and total compensation of each of its five most highly

compensated executives for the Contractor’s preceding completed fiscal year, if in the Contractor’s

preceding fiscal year it received:

i. 80 percent or more of the Contractor’s annual gross revenues from federal procurement contracts

and rederal financial assistance subject to the Transparency Act, as defined at 2 CFR 170.320 (and

subawards); and

ii. $25,000,000 or more in annual gross revenues from federal procurement contracts (and

subcontracts), and federal financial assistance subject to the Transparency Act (and subawards);

and

iii. The public does not have access to information about the compensation of the executives through

periodic reports filed under section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C.

78m(a), 78o(d)) or section 6104 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. (To determine if the public

has access to the compensation information, see the U.S. Security and Exchange Commission total

compensation filings at http://www.sec.gov/answers/execomp.htm.).

Executive means officers, managing partners, or any other employees in management positions.

(2) Total compensation means the cash and noncash dollar value earned by the executive during the

Contractor’s preceding fiscal year and includes the following (for more information see 17 CFR

229.402(c)(2)):

i. Salary and bonus.

ii. Awards of stock, stock options, and stock appreciation rights. Use the dollar amount recognized for

financial statement reporting purposes with respect to the fiscal year in accordance with the

Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123 (Revised 2004) (FAS 123R), Shared Based

Payments.

iii. Earnings for services under non-equity incentive plans. This does not include group life, health,

hospitalization or medical reimbursement plans that do not discriminate in favor of executives, and

are available generally to all salaried employees.

iv. Change in pension value. This is the change in present value of defined benefit and actuarial

pension plans.

v. Above-market earnings on deferred compensation which is not tax qualified.

vi. Other compensation, if the aggregate value of all such other compensation (e.g. severance,

termination payments, value of life insurance paid on behalf of the employee, perquisites or

property) for the executive exceeds $10,000.

b. The Contractor must report executive total compensation described above to the University by the end of

the month during which this Agreement is signed (Appendix F).

c. If this Agreement is amended to extend its term, the Contractor must submit an executive total

compensation report to the University by the end of the month in which the amendment to this Agreement

becomes effective.

d. The Contractor will obtain a Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number and maintain its DUNS

number for the term of this Agreement. More information about obtaining a DUNS Number can be found

at: http://fedgov.dnb.com/webform/

e. The Contractor’s failure to comply with the above requirements is a material breach of this Agreement for

which the University may terminate this Agreement for cause. The University will not be obligated to pay

any outstanding invoice received from the Contractor unless and until the Contractor is in full compliance

with the above requirements.

17. All instructions, notices, consents, demands, or other communications required or contemplated by Contractor

shall be in writing and shall be made by first class mail, return receipt requested; or by overnight courier service

with an asset tracking service; or by email or facsimile transmission with recipient confirmation. Any such

communications, regardless of method of transmission, shall be addressed to the respective party at the

appropriate mailing address, facsimile number, or email address as set forth below or to that of such other party

or address, as may be hereafter specified by written notice.

For University:

For Contractor (please complete):

Project Director:

(name)

(title)

(department)

Tennessee Technological University

Box

Cookeville, TN 38505

931-372- /931- fax

(email)

Financial Contact:

Ms. Debbie Gernt

Manager of Grant Accounting

Tennessee Technological University

Box 5037

Cookeville, TN 38505

931-372-3026/931-372-3898 fax

dgernt@tntech.edu

Contractual Contact:

Ms. Judy Hull

Director, Business Services

Tennessee Technological University

Box 5144

Cookeville, TN 38505

931-372-3452/931-372-3727 fax

jmhull@tntech.edu

18. Title to equipment costing $5,000 or more that is purchased or fabricated with research funds, or Contractor’s

cost sharing funds, as direct costs of the project or program, shall be governed by 2 CFR 200.500.

19. Neither University nor Contractor shall use the name of the other either expressly or by implication, in any

news, publicity release, or other promotional fashion without the express written approvals of the other.

20. This Agreement is subject to the appropriation and availability of State and/or Federal funds. In the event that

the funds are not appropriated or are otherwise unavailable, University reserves the right to terminate the

Agreement upon written notice to Contractor. Said termination shall not be deemed a breach of contract by

University. Upon receipt of the written notice, the Contractor shall cease all work associated with the

Agreement. Should such an event occur, the Contractor shall be entitled to compensation for all satisfactory

and authorized services completed as of the termination date. Upon such termination, the Contractor shall

have no rights to recover from University any actual, general, special, incidental, consequential, or any other

damages whatsoever of any description or amount.

D. It is understood that during the course of this project valuable intellectual property may be generated by University

personnel alone or jointly with Contractor personnel. The following terms concerning intellectual property and

inventions shall apply to this Agreement:

1. All rights and title to inventions and intellectual property, including but not limited to U.S. and foreign patent

applications and patents resulting therefrom, which are invented solely by University personnel, will belong to

University. All rights and title to inventions and intellectual property, including but not limited to U.S. and foreign

patent applications and patents resulting therefrom, which are invented solely by Contractor personnel, will

belong to Contractor. All rights and title on inventions and intellectual property, including but not limited to U.S.

and foreign patent applications and patents resulting therefrom, which are invented jointly by University and

Contractor personnel shall belong jointly to University and Contractor.

2. University and Contractor agree to negotiate in good faith regarding the transfer of rights to inventions or other

intellectual property held by the University that may have arisen from the project. Contractor shall have three (3)

months from disclosure of any invention or discovery to notify University that it wants to enter into such a license

agreement. The parties shall negotiate in good faith for a period not to exceed six (6) months from Contractor’s

notification or a longer period of time if the parties mutually agree to extend negotiations. If University and

Contractor fail to enter into such an agreement, the rights to such inventions or other intellectual property shall

be disposed of in accordance with University policies, with no obligation to Contractor. In the event that

Contractor elects to obtain said license, Contractor shall bear the expense of the prosecution of any related

patent applications, including without limitation, patentability investigation expenses, on behalf of University and

University personnel.

3. In the event that University declines to file patent applications in the U.S. or in any foreign countries on any

patentable inventions, the rights to file will, with prior agreement of all persons who will be engaged in the

project, and to the extent that any inventions growing out of the project also relied upon governmental sponsored

research, be transferred by University and those persons to Contractor, if Contractor so requests. Under these

circumstances, patent applications filed by Contractor will be made with the understanding that a share in

royalties equivalent to that provided to the inventor(s) under the current University patent policy will be provided

to the inventor(s) by Contractor and provided the University shall be granted a world wide, fully paid-up, non-

exclusive license to any Inventions so patented.

E. The Contractor shall comply with all applicable State, and Local laws and regulations in the performance of this

Agreement, including any applicable University policies. This Agreement shall be governed by and subject to the

laws of the State of Tennessee. Further, as this Agreement covers work to be done under a Federal award which

requires certain assurances and as University has the specific responsibility for ensuring that all required

assurances are obtained, the Contractor agrees to comply with all applicable Federal laws, including but not limited

to the following and will, upon request, furnish University with written assurances of such compliance: Animal

Welfare Act (P.L. 89-544, as amended); Protection of Human Subjects (45 CFR Part 46, Subpart A); Anti-Kickback

Act of 1986 (41 USC 51-58); International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR-22 CFR Parts 120 through 130);

Export Administration Regulations (EAR-15 CFR Parts 730 through 799); Non-delinquency on Federal Debt (2

CFR 215.22(h)); Debarment and Suspension (45 CFR Part 620); Drug-free Workplace (41 USC 701-707, as

amended); Clean Air Act (42 USC 7401-7661, as amended); Clean Water Act (33 USC 1251-1376); Lobbying (2

USC 1611, as amended); Conflict of Interest Regulations (National Science Foundation, 59 Fed. Reg. 25820 and

60 Fed. Reg. 35820) (Public Health Service, 42 CFR Part 50, Subpart F and/or 45 CFR Part 94); and Scientific

Fraud and Misconduct (Contractor shall immediately report to University any and all findings of fraud or misconduct

under this Agreement, in accordance with applicable law and agency policy).

F. This Agreement consists of the following parts and constitutes the entire agreement by and between University and

Contractor with regard to the subject of this Agreement: Agreement, Appendix A through F. Any other agreement,

written or oral, is hereby superseded. No amendments, changes, additions, deletions, or modifications to or of this

Agreement shall be valid unless reduced to writing, signed by all the parties, and attached hereto. This Agreement

supersedes and cancels any previous agreement whether written or oral entered into between the parties related to

the topics discussed herein. All terms of this Agreement which by their nature have continuing effects shall survive

the termination or expiration of this Agreement.

In witness whereof, the parties have by their duly authorized representatives set their signatures.

CONTRACTOR

By:

Date Title

TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY

By:

Vice President for

Planning and Finance

Dr. Claire Stinson Date Title

APPENDIX A

STATEMENT OF WORK

APPENDIX B

CONTRACTOR BUDGET

APPENDIX C

TITLE VI SURVEY

APPENDIX D

HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM

MINORITY/ETHNICITY

and

ATTESTATION RE: PERSONNEL USED

IN CONTRACT PERFORMANCE FORM

W-9 FORM

APPENDIX E

AUDIT CERTIFICATION

APPENDIX E

AUDIT CERFITICATION

Contractor Name:

Address:

Contact Person:

Phone: Fax:

E-mail:

TTU Project PI/Director:

Account #:

The Federal Office of Management and Budget 2 CFR 200.500 (Omni Circular) requires that recipients of Federal

awards, who are subject to the provisions of 2 CFR 200.500 (Omni Circular), comply with the audit requirements of 2 CFR

200.500 (Omni Circular).

a recipient of Federal funds, Tennessee Technological University (TTU) requests certification from your institution that

you are in compliance, if necessary, with the audit requirements of 2 CFR 200.500 (Omni Circular). Accordingly, please

check the appropriate items below and provide the applicable documents, if necessary:

1.  We are not subject to the audit requirements of 2 CFR 200.500 (Omni Circular) because our institution:

 Did not expend more than $500,000 in Federal awards during the last completed fiscal year.

 Is a for-profit organization.

 Is exempt for other reasons (explain).

Our most recent, independent audited financial statements are for the period ending . The

auditors expressed the following opinion:

 Unqu

alified – the financial statements taken as a whole, represent the financial position, in all material

respects, of the organization.

 Qualified – a copy of the Independent Auditor’s Report is enclosed.

 Adverse – a copy of the Independent Auditor’s Report is enclosed.

 Our financial statements are not reviewed by an independent auditor(s).

2.  Our most recently completed 2 CFR 200.500 (Omni Circular) audit is for the fiscal year ending (date) .

 The audit disclosed that the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial

position or our organization. There were no material instances of noncompliance with applicable Federal

laws and regulations. There were no matters involving internal control that are considered to be a material

weakness or a reportable condition. There are no unresolved prior year findings. (Please submit a copy of

the audit report along with this survey. If your audit is published on the web, please provide the web link:

)

 The audit report disclosed material noncompliance issues and/or material internal control weaknesses

and/or reportable conditions. (Please submit a copy of the audit report along with this survey which

includes:

(1) Financial statements and schedule of expenditures of Federal awards;

(2) Auditor’s report on compliance and internal controls;

(3) Summary schedule of prior audit findings; and

(4) Corrective action responses or plans.

I certify that the above checked boxes characterize the position of the institution of which I am a representative.

Signature: Date:

Name and Title:

Should you have any questions regarding this form, please contact the Office of Research at research@tntech.edu.

APPENDIX F

FEDERAL FUNDING ACCOUNTABILITY

AND TRANSPARENCY ACT

(FAFTA) FORM

THIS FORM WILL BE SUPPLIED BY OFFICE

OF RESEARCH BEFORE DELIVERY

TO PURCHASING

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