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P.O. TERMS AND CONDITIONS
(a) “Buyer” shall mean Global Logistics, Inc. and/or the entity identified as the Buyer in this Contract. (b) “Contract” shall mean the Purchase Order, these General Terms and Conditions, and any special conditions appended hereto or documents incorporated herein. (c) “Goods or Services” shall mean those Goods or Services identified in this Contract, which may be changed, from time to time by the mutual written agreement of the parties. (d) “Seller” shall mean the party identified as the Seller in this Contract. (b) In the event Seller is liable to Buyer for any amounts, Buyer may, at its election, set-off against any amounts payable to Seller under this Contract. to the performance of this Contract. Such notice shall include a revised schedule and shall not constitute a waiver to Buyer’s rights and remedies hereunder. test or inspection. (b) Seller and its suppliers shall establish and maintain a quality control and inspection program including testing and verification, using statistical techniques and related instruction for product acceptance. Subject to applicable national security regulations, Buyer and Buyer’s representatives shall have the right of access, on a non-interference basis, to any area of Seller or Seller’s supply chain sub-tier premises where any part of the work is being performed. Seller shall flow this requirement down to its sub tier supply chain suppliers as a condition of this contract. Seller shall, without additional costs to Buyer, provide all reasonable in-plant accommodations, facilities, and assistance for the safety and convenience of the Buyer and the Buyer’s representatives in the performance of their duties. (c) Seller shall keep and maintain inspection, test and related records, which shall be available to Buyer or Buyer’s representative. Seller shall allow copies to be made and shall furnish all information required by the Buyer or Buyer’s representative. or, (iv) obtain conforming Goods or Services from another source. Buyer shall specify the reason for any return or rejection of nonconforming Goods or Services and/or shall describe the action taken. Seller shall be liable for any increase in costs, including procurement costs, attributable to Buyer’s rejection of the nonconforming Goods or Services. both; (v) amount of Buyer–furnished property; (vi) time of performance; and, (vii) place of performance. (b) If any such change causes an increase or decrease in the price or in the time required for its performance, Seller shall promptly notify Buyer thereof and assert its claim for equitable adjustment within thirty (30) days after the change is ordered, and an equitable adjustment shall be made. However, nothing in this provision shall excuse Seller from proceeding immediately with the directed change(s). Changes shall not be binding upon Buyer except when specifically confirmed in a written Purchase Order or Change Order. freight embargoes; and, (i) unusually severe weather. In each case, the failure to perform must be entirely beyond the control and without the fault or negligence of the Seller. Each party shall give the other immediate notice of any event that such party claims is a Force Majeure Condition that would prevent the party from performing its obligations hereunder, and of the cessation of the condition. A party’s notice under this Section shall include the party’s good faith estimate of the likely duration of the Force Majeure Condition. accruing to it either at law or in equity, including Buyer’s rights to title and possession of the goods and materials paid for. Buyer may take immediate possession of all work so performed upon notice of termination. (b) Seller shall immediately stop work and limit costs incurred on the terminated work. (c) If such termination is for the convenience of the Buyer, Buyer, after deducting any amount(s) previously paid, shall reimburse Seller for the actual, reasonable, substantiated and allowable costs with the total amount to be paid by the Buyer being determined by negotiation. to: (i) deliver the goods or to perform the services within the time specified in this Contract or any extension; (ii) make progress, so as to endanger performance of this Contract; or, (iii) perform any of the other provisions of this Contract. (b) Buyer may require Seller to transfer title and deliver to Buyer, in the manner and to the extent directed by Buyer, any partially completed goods and raw material, parts, tools, dies, jigs, fixtures, plans, drawings, services, information and contract rights (Materials) as Seller has produced or acquired for the performance of this Contract, including the assignment to Buyer of Seller’s subcontracts. Seller further agrees to protect and preserve property in the possession of Seller in which Buyer has an interest. Payment for completed goods delivered to and accepted by Buyer shall be at the Contract price. Payment for unfinished Goods or Services, which have been delivered to and accepted by Buyer and for the protection and preservation of property, shall be at a price determined in the same manner as provided in the Termination for Convenience provision hereof except that Seller shall not be entitled to profit. Buyer may withhold from Seller moneys otherwise due Seller for completed goods and/or Materials in such amounts as Buyer determines necessary to protect Buyer against loss due to outstanding liens or claims against said goods and Materials. (c) Seller shall promptly notify Buyer if Seller is the subject of any petition in bankruptcy. In the event of Seller’s bankruptcy, Buyer may require Seller to post such financial assurance, as Buyer, in its sole discretion, deems necessary. Failure to post such financial assurance upon ten (10) days written notice shall constitute a default under this Contract. The rights and remedies of Buyer in this clause are in addition to any other rights and remedies provided by law or under this Contract. Seller shall observe, comply with and afford Buyer all applicable Uniform Commercial Code warranties contained in the New York Consolidated Laws, and Seller hereby acknowledges that Buyer does not waive or accept any disclaimer of any such warranties. resolution of a dispute hereunder, Seller shall proceed diligently with the performance of this Contract and in accordance with all the Terms and Conditions contained herein and with the Buyer’s direction thereof. Buyer and Seller shall each bear its own costs of processing any dispute hereunder. for the performance of their duties), including copies of this order or identifying the items sold by Seller to Buyer, nor use the name of Buyer in any advertising or publicity, except as may be necessary to comply with proper legal demand. of merchandise also implies acceptance of the terms and conditions of this purchase order as well as the noted quality clauses. b) Any additional or different terms or conditions which may appear in any communication from Seller are hereby expressly objected to and shall not be effective or binding unless specifically agreed to in writing by Buyer’s Purchase Department. c) Buyer’s acceptance of gods shall not deem acceptance of any additional or different terms or conditions, unless such acceptance specifically recognizes and assents to their inclusion. d) Buyer reserves the right to cancel any purchase and return any product that does not have a signed confirmation. of loss, injury, or destruction of goods and materials ordered herein which occur prior to acceptance by Buyer. c) No such loss, injury, or destruction shall release Seller from any obligations hereunder. Defective product purchase COD will be returned COD to Seller or COD check will be cancelled, at Buyer’s discretion. c) Seller is responsible for all costs associated RoHS noncompliance returns and will accept a full return for all parts not meeting RoHS compliance criteria if necessary. d) Seller is 100% responsible for all monetary and/or rework costs associated with product failures in addition to any further cost whatsoever associated with product failures. e) If suspect parts/counterfeit parts are furnished under this agreement such parts shall be impounded by Buyer. Buyer may provide a sample batch Supplier for verification and authentication. In addition, Buyer reserves the right to send such items to the appropriate manufacturer and appropriate authorities for investigation. f) Seller shall be liable for all costs relating to impound, investigation, removal, or replacement of suspect/counterfeit parts. matter of this Purchase Order, when accepted by acknowledgement, commencement, or performance. Goods purchased on this Purchase Order are to be of the latest revision level unless otherwise specified different on the Purchase Order. It supersedes any other communications, representations or agreements whether verbal or written. This Purchase Order may be accepted only on all the terms and conditions herein stated. Additional or different terms proposed by the Seller shall not be applicable, unless accepted in writing by the Buyer and made a part of this order. No acceptance by Buyer of or payment for goods ordered hereunder shall be deemed a waiver of the foregoing or an acceptance of any additional or different terms contained in any acknowledgement, invoice, or other form sent or delivered by Seller to Buyer. writing by the buyer, be deemed to be confidential or proprietary information, and accordingly shall be acquired free from any restrictions (other than restrictions which may derive from a valid patent.) carriers and any applicable specifications. All packages must bear Buyer’s Purchase Order number. If purchase terms are F.O.B. shipping point, Seller will conform to Buyer’s established routing and shipping instructions. manufacturer of the material or component being purchased. If no documentation can be provided, the Seller must notify the Buyer, and cannot ship product until the Buyer provides a record of approved deviations from use of original component manufacturer, franchised distributor, or approved mill. documenting impact assessment/disposition of Industry Alerts to evaluate for program impact (determination of actual usage of an alerted item); purging/quarantining of all affected stock, including work in process (WIP) and finished goods; customer notification of impact to already shipped stock, impact to delivery schedules, etc.; submittal of program Bill of Material (BOM) to GIDEP Operations Center for evaluation; and establishing process for handling GIDEP notifications that a submitted bill of material (BOM) contains an alerted item. |
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