EX-4.17 5 dex417.htm CONTRACT FOR GLOBAL SATELLITE PHONE SERVICES USER TERMINAL DEVELOPMENT Contract for Global Satellite Phone Services User Terminal Development

Exhibit 4.17

 

 

Inmarsat Global Ltd

99 City Road, London EC1Y 1AX, England

 

Contract No. INM/07-4444

 

for

 

Inmarsat’s Global Satellite Phone Service

User Terminal Development

 

 

with

 

EMS Technologies Canada, Ltd.

400 Maple Grove Road, Ottawa, Ontario K2V 1B8, Canada

 

 

 

 

 


INMARSAT CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Table of Contents

 

Preamble    3
Definitions and Interpretations    3

Article 1:

   Scope of Contract and Work    6

Article 2:

   Delivery by Contractor    6

Article 3:

   Performance Schedule    6

Article 4:

   Price    6

Article 5:

   Final Acceptance    6

Article 6:

   Taxes and Duties    6

Article 7:

   Payment Terms    7

Article 8:

   Contractor Deliverables, Title and Assumption of Risk    7

Article 9:

   Warranty    7

Article 10:

   Access to Work in Progress and Data    9

Article 11:

   Inmarsat's Rights In Technical Data and Inventions    9

Article 12:

   Patents for Patentable Inventions    12

Article 13:

   Intellectual Property Right Indemnity    14

Article 14:

   Loss and Damage Indemnity; Limitations of Liability    14

Article 15:

   Inmarsat Property and Facilities    15

Article 16:

   Documents Supplied by Inmarsat    15

Article 17:

   Confidentiality    16

Article 18:

   Public Release of Information    17

Article 19:

   Termination    17

Article 20:

   Termination for Convenience    18

Article 21:

   Consequences of Force Majeure    19

Article 22:

   Governmental or Regulatory Body Authorisations    20

Article 23:

   Applicable Law    20

Article 24:

   Dispute Resolution and Arbitration    20

Article 25:

   Changes    21

Article 26:

   Key Personnel    22

Article 27:

   Key Sub-Contractors    22

Article 28:

   Principles Applicable to Selection of Sub-Contractors    22

Article 29:

   Assignment of Contract    22

Article 30:

   Responsible Officers    23

Article 31:

   Communications    23

Article 32:

   Time Limits    23

Article 33:

   Order of Precedence    23

Article 34:

   Waiver    23

Article 35:

   Trademarks    23

Article 36:

   Entire Agreement    23

 

Annex

 

A

  

Statement of Work

   25

B

  

UT Handset Specification

   45

C

  

Price & Payment Plan

   46

D

  

Key Sub-Contractors

   47

E

  

Foreground

   48

F

  

Background

   49

G

  

[Intentionally Omitted]

   50

H

  

Change Control

   51

I

  

Royalties

   52

J

  

Extended Warranty and Product Support Services and Fees

   53

 

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Preamble

 

This is a Contract made this 14th day of August 2007 (“Effective Date of Contract”) between EMS Technologies Canada, Ltd. (“Contractor”), a company incorporated in Canada whose principal place of business is at 400 Maple Grove Road, Ottawa, Ontario K2V 1B8, Canada, and Inmarsat Global Limited, whose registered office is at 99 City Road, London EC1Y 1AX, England (“Inmarsat”).

 

Definitions:

 

(1) “Associated Company” shall mean an ultimate holding company or any subsidiary thereof of any tier.

 

(2) “Background” shall mean Intellectual Property Rights other than Foreground in existence as at the Effective Date or not coming into existence as a result of (a) Work performed pursuant to the terms of this Contract, or (b) Core Module Development Work.

 

(3) CEM” shall mean Flextronics International or such other contract equipment manufacturer designated by Inmarsat in its absolute discretion to manufacture the Core Module and/or the UT Handset.

 

(4) “Change Request” shall mean a written request made by one Party to the other to change one or more aspects of the Work, as permitted by Article 25: Changes.

 

(5) “Confidential Information” shall mean any and all information of a commercial, technical or financial nature which is not generally available to the public and which is disclosed by one Party to the other or to any Sub-Contractor engaged by the Contractor for the purpose of completing the Work including, without limitation, Know-how, secret formulae, processes and software programs, regardless of form, format or media and whether communicated or obtained through meetings, documents, correspondence or inspection of a tangible item.

 

(6) “Contractor Background” shall mean Background owned by, licensed to, or otherwise in the control of the Contractor at the Effective Date which is used in performing any of the Work or the Core Module Development Work and which is required for the design, development, manufacture, use or maintenance of any product or item delivered under this Contract or the Core Module Development Contract.

 

(7) “Contractor Improvement” shall mean any improvement, enhancement or modification to any of the Foreground or to a Patentable Invention made by the Contractor or by any Sub-Contractor.

 

(8) “Contract Change Notice” shall mean a notice in the form set out in Annex H, Contract Change Notice Format, particularising the effect(s) of any change(s) requested to the Work by either Party subsequent to the Effective Date of Contract under a Change Request, including any effect(s) on the technical requirements, Price, performance schedule, or other terms of this Contract and, where appropriate, shall suggest such revised language of the Contract as is considered necessary to ensure a workable integration with the existing terms;

 

(9) “Contract” shall mean this agreement, including all of the Annexes, schedules, exhibits and other documents attached to this Contract or incorporated by reference into this Contract.

 

(10) “Core Module” shall mean any core module produced by the CEM or any third party manufacturer in accordance with the Core Module Reference Design

 

(11) “Core Module Development Contract” shall mean the Part A Core Module Development Contract and the Part B Core Module Development Contract.

 

(12) Core Module Development Work” shall mean all work carried out by the Contractor or any of its Sub-Contractors under the Core Module Development Contract

 

(13) “Core Module Reference Design shall mean the complete set of specifications for the commercial manufacture of the Core Module as more particularly defined in the Statement of Work.

 

(14) “Deliverable” shall mean those items to be delivered as detailed in Annex A, Statement of Work, including, without limitation, the Core Module Reference Design, the User Terminal Handset Reference Design and the UT Handset Pre-production Units.

 

(15) “Effective Date of Contract” or “EDC” shall mean the date this Contract is made as set out in the Preamble.

 

(16) “Enjoinment” shall mean any legal restraint or prohibition, whether by court order, under a negotiated settlement or otherwise, and “enjoined” shall be understood accordingly.

 

(17) “Designee” shall mean a natural person or other entity, which is designated by Inmarsat at its absolute discretion.

 

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(18) “Essential Intellectual Property Rights” shall mean third party (but not including any Sub-Contractor or licensor of Intellectual Property Rights hereunder including those persons listed in Annex I) Intellectual Property Rights (including without limitation, rights to standards) relating to GSM functionality, the infringement of which cannot be avoided by any software implementation which complies with the GSM standards.

 

(19) “Final Acceptance” shall mean the acceptance of the Work by Inmarsat in accordance with Article 5: Final Acceptance.

 

(20) “Force Majeure refers to events extrinsic to this Contract that are beyond the reasonable control of, and not attributable to negligence or other fault of, the Party relying on such events to excuse its failure to perform. The term does not include strikes or other events caused by labour disputes of the Party’s Personnel, unless such strikes or other events are part of national or regional disputes.

 

(21) “Foreground” shall mean any Know-how, Patentable Invention or Intellectual Property Rights generated in performing (a) any Work under this Contract or (b) any Core Module Development Work, including, without limitation any technical information, as may be specifically identified as Foreground in any report agreed upon by both Parties.

 

(22) “Indemnitee(s)” shall mean a Party indemnified under specific provisions of this Contract, its Associated Companies, successors and assigns and any officer, employee or consultant (provided that such consultant performs substantially full-time services at the Party’s direction) of any such entity or entities.

 

(23) “Inmarsat Background” shall mean any Background owned by or otherwise in the possession of Inmarsat at the Effective Date, which is disclosed to the Contractor for its use in performing any Work and/or provided to the Contractor as part of the Statement of Work or any Annex.

 

(24) “Inmarsat Purposes” shall mean the purposes of design, development, manufacture, reconstruction, modification, establishment, marketing, sale, operation or maintenance of the SPS Product Suite and equipment, components or software capable of use, either directly or indirectly, with the SPS Product Suite in connection with satellites and all other centralised infrastructure owned, leased or operated by or on behalf of Inmarsat (or its Associated Companies).

 

(25) “Intellectual Property Rights” shall mean all proprietary rights in Confidential Information, ideas, Inventions, patents and applications therefor, trademarks, unregistered designs, registered design rights and applications therefore, copyright, topography rights, all such proprietary rights in identifiable Know-how, experience, data, software (including source code), computer programs and all other technical, commercial or financial information, whether in human or machine readable form and whether stored electronically or otherwise.

 

(26) “Invention” shall mean any invention, discovery, improvement or innovation of more than a trivial or obvious nature, whether or not patentable, which is used to design, manufacture or use any item, carry out any process of manufacture, or perform (a) any Work under this Contract or (b) Core Module Development Work under the Core Module Development Contract.

 

(27) “Know-how” shall mean technical information, data, Inventions or experience, whether patentable or not, including, but not limited to, all designs, manufacturing techniques, operating instructions, product specifications, drawings, blue prints and any other technical, commercial or financial information relating to research, design, development, manufacture, assembly, use or sale of (a) the Work or any Deliverable by the Contractor under this Contract, or (b) the Core Module Development Work or any deliverable under the Core Module Development Contract.

 

(28) “LIBOR” shall mean the US Dollar London Inter-Bank Offer Rate fixed by the British Bankers Association (BBA) in three (3) monthly intervals.

 

(29) Part A Core Module Development Contract” shall mean the contract of even date herewith between Inmarsat and Contractor for a firm fixed price of $ **** for the design and development of the Core Module and the UT prototype.

 

(30) “Part B Core Module Development Contract” shall mean the contract of even date herewith between Inmarsat and Contractor for a firm fixed price of $ **** for the design and development of the Core Module and the UT prototype.

 


* Portions of this document marked with **** have been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment submitted with the SEC. The original contracts have been filed separately with the SEC as part of the confidential treatment request.

 

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(31) “Party” or “Parties” shall mean the two entities having singed this Contract and being defined as Contractor and Inmarsat, singularly or collectively as the case may be.

 

(32) “Patentable Invention” shall mean any invention made in the course of performing (a) the Work under this Contract, or (b) the Core Module Development Work and specifically directed toward Inmarsat Purposes, whether by the Contractor or by a Sub-Contractor, which results in the filing of a patent, or which has the requisite elements necessary to protect same as a registered patent (whether or not there is an intention by either Party to file for patent protection of such invention) in any jurisdiction throughout the world.

 

(33) “Personnel” shall mean those staff supplied by Contractor to perform the Work, whether employees, agents, Sub-Contractors, individual contractors or consultants.

 

(34) “Persons” shall mean natural persons, firms, partnerships, companies, corporations, associations, organisations, governments, states, foundations and trusts and, in each case, whether or not having a separate legal personality.

 

(35) “Price” shall mean the total amount payable to the Contractor for the Work as set out in Article 4: Price as may be varied from time to time in accordance with the provisions of this Contract.

 

(36) “Royalties” shall mean those royalties specified in Annex I which shall be payable upon the sale or other transfer for value by a CEM or Value-Added Manufacturer of UT Handsets and/or Core Modules (in unmodified form).

 

(37) “Satellite Phone Services” shall mean Inmarsat’s fixed and mobile, land, maritime and aero satellite phone services.

 

(38) “SPS Product Suite” shall mean (i) the UT Handset, (ii) the Core Module and (iii) any other product which incorporates the Core Module.

 

(39) “Statement of Work” shall mean the document attached to this Contract as Annex A, Statement of Work outlining the Work.

 

(40) “Sub-Contract” shall mean an agreement or contract between the Contractor and a third party involving the performance of the Work or the Core Module Development Work.

 

(41) “Sub-Contractor” shall mean a third party who enters into a Sub-Contract with the Contractor.

 

(42) “Sub-Contractor Background” shall mean any Background owned by or licensed to a Sub-Contractor at the Effective Date.

 

(43) “Term” shall mean the term of this Contract, being the period from the Effective Date until the date of Final Acceptance, or the performance of the last obligations under the Contract (whichever is later).

 

(44) “Third Party Developer” shall mean any third party developer engaged by Inmarsat to (i) modify the Core Module and/or (ii) develop the next-generation UT Handset.

 

(45) “UT Handset” shall mean the first generation user terminal handset to be sold to subscribers of Inmarsat’s global Satellite Phone Services and manufactured in accordance with the UT Handset and Core Module Reference Designs.

 

(46) “UT Handset Pre-production Units” shall mean **** (****) fully-functional pre-production UT Handsets to be delivered under this Contract.

 

(47) “UT Handset Reference Design” shall mean the complete set of specifications for the commercial manufacture of the UT Handset to be developed under this Contract.

 

(48) “Value-Added Manufacturer” shall mean any third party manufacturer or developer engaged by Inmarsat to (i) manufacture the UT Handset and/or (ii) incorporate the Core Module (in an unmodified form) into products and services other than the UT Handset for Inmarsat Purposes.

 

(49) “Warranty Period” shall mean the time period specified in Article 9: Warranty.

 

(50) “Work” shall mean the work to be carried out by the Contractor under this Contract as defined in Article 1: Scope of Work and shall include, without limitation the delivery of all Deliverables whether items, documents or data which are deliverable pursuant to any provision of this Contract, the conduct of tests and design and progress reviews in accordance with the requirements of this Contract and the provision of all required services.

* Portions of this document marked with **** have been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment submitted with the SEC. The original contracts have been filed separately with the SEC as part of the confidential treatment request.

 

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Interpretations:

 

Unless the context otherwise requires:

 

  1. the headings in this Contract are for ease of reference only and shall not affect its construction;

 

  2. references to the singular shall include the plural and vice versa;

 

  3. “use” shall include without limitation, any use, adaptation, modification, development, reconstruction, manufacture or maintenance for Inmarsat Purposes;

 

  4. unless otherwise stated, a reference to an Article, Paragraph or to an Annex is a reference to an article or paragraph of this Contract, or to an annex to this Contract;

 

  5. any reference to a “Party” or “Parties” shall similarly be a reference only to a Party or Parties to this Contract; and

 

  6. references to dollars and dollar amounts shall mean in all cases United States dollars.

 

Article 1:    Scope of Contract and Work

 

The Work shall be as set out in Annex A, Statement of Work and the Contractor shall provide the Work in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Contract and all Annexes.

 

Article 2:    Delivery by Contractor

 

A. The Deliverables to be delivered by the Contractor pursuant to this Contract are as described in Annex A, Statement of Work.

 

B. Unless otherwise notified by Inmarsat, the delivery location shall be 99 City Road, London EC1Y 1AX, United Kingdom and all Deliverables shall be delivered in accordance with Article 3: Performance Schedule.

 

Article 3:    Performance Schedule

 

The Work shall be performed in accordance with the schedule detailed in Annex A, Statement of Work, and shall be completed within the time frame(s) specified therein.

 

Article 4:    Price

 

The total firm fixed price (Price) payable by Inmarsat hereunder shall be the price set forth in Annex C, Price & Payment Plan. This amount shall be paid in accordance with Article 7: Payment Terms. The Price shall not be changed except as agreed in writing by the Responsible Officers in accordance with Article 30:, Responsible Officers and Article 25: Changes.

 

Article 5:    Final Acceptance

 

A. All Deliverables specified in Paragraph A of Article 2: Delivery by Contractor, and the Contractor’s entitlement to the Price specified in Article 4: Price, shall be subject to Final Acceptance of such items by Inmarsat in accordance with this Article 5, Final Acceptance.

 

B. Inmarsat shall perform the acceptance tests specified in Annex A, Statement of Work, promptly upon receipt of each Deliverable from Contractor. Final Acceptance shall be acknowledged by Inmarsat when applicable in accordance with the requirements specified in Annex A, Statement of Work. Inmarsat shall notify the Contractor that Final Acceptance of the Work and Deliverables has either occurred or failed within thirty (30) days after delivery by Contractor to Inmarsat of the final Deliverable under this Contract.

 

C. If Inmarsat gives notice to the Contractor that any part of the Work has failed acceptance testing, Paragraph B of Article 9: Warranty, or in the case of any such failure that constitutes a default within the terms of Article 19: Termination, shall apply. Payment of progress payments shall not be construed as acceptance of any part of the Work.

 

Article 6:    Taxes and Duties

 

A. The Price is exclusive of UK VAT due on delivery of the Work, and customs duties, non UK VAT and sales taxes as applicable, which will be included and itemized in the invoice at the local rates applicable. If applicable UK VAT shall also be included in the invoice at the appropriate percentage rate expressed in the amount of the subject invoice.

 

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B. Inmarsat shall be responsible for all taxes, duties and similar liabilities, which may become due by reason of the supply of any Inmarsat equipment or other Inmarsat property to the Contractor. The Contractor shall provide all reasonable assistance to Inmarsat in connection with the import of the Inmarsat equipment (as required), to ensure that the duration of customs clearance for any Inmarsat equipment will not exceed seven (7) working days from arrival of such equipment at the port of entry.

 

Article 7:    Payment Terms

 

A. The Price shall be paid by Inmarsat in accordance the Payment Plan specified in Annex C, Price & Payment Plan.

 

B. With respect to each amount specified in Annex C, Price & Payment Plan, the Contractor shall submit an invoice to Inmarsat when the corresponding milestone event has been completed. Each invoice shall contain, or be accompanied by, written confirmation from the Contractor that the relevant milestone event has been completed. The invoice shall further include, as a minimum, the Contract number—07-4444, the reference number as specified on the purchase order, the Responsible Officer for technical matters in accordance with Article 31: Communications and the Responsible Officer in accordance with Article 30: Responsible Officers and shall be sent directly to Inmarsat’s Accounts Payable Department. The invoice shall further be in accordance with the requirements of Article 6: Taxes and Duties.

 

C. Inmarsat shall pay each amount within thirty (30) days after Inmarsat receives the correctly presented invoice and certification that the relevant milestone event has been completed as further specified in Annex C—Price & Payment Plan, provided that Inmarsat has not, within fifteen (15) days after receipt of the applicable invoice, objected in good faith and in writing to the Contractor’s claim that the applicable milestone event has been completed.

 

D. All invoices shall be submitted in the original. Any value added tax, or other sales taxes and duties, shall be itemized on the invoice, in accordance with Article 6: Taxes and Duties.

 

E. With respect to each amount that becomes due from the Contractor to Inmarsat, for example where the Contractor pays damages to Inmarsat under Article 19: Termination, or where the Contractor pays for additional costs under Article 9: Warranty, such payments will be treated as a reduction in the Price as described in Article 4: Price and Annex C, Price & Payment Plan, for which the Contractor shall issue a credit note. The credit note shall separately identify any credit for taxes and duties (including VAT). Inmarsat shall be entitled to: (1) Reduce the next payment milestone(s) accordingly, or (2) Should the value of the remaining milestones be insufficient to cover the total amount, then for the balance of such payments due to Inmarsat, Inmarsat shall submit an invoice or invoices to the Contractor at dates to be decided by Inmarsat. The Contractor shall pay such invoice(s) within thirty (30) days from receipt of invoice.

 

F. Inmarsat has also elected to receive from the Contractor, in addition to the warranties given by the Contractor in Article 9 of this Contract, the separately-priced extended warranty and product maintenance services specified in Annex J—Extended Warranty and Product Support Services and Fees, in consideration of Inmarsat’s payment to the Contractor of the amounts set forth in Annex J and upon the terms set out therein.

 

G. Without prejudice to Inmarsat’s rights of termination under this Contract, in the case of late payment of any amount payable by either Party under this Contract, the exclusive remedy for the other Party shall be action to compel payment with interest on the amount outstanding at a rate of the current three (3) month US Dollar London Inter-Bank Offer Rate (LIBOR) per annum calculated based on each day of delay. Such interest charge shall be computed commencing on the first day following the payment due date until payment is received.

 

Article 8:    Contractor Deliverables, Title and Assumption of Risk

 

A. Title to all tangible Deliverables specified in Paragraph A of Article 2: Delivery by Contractor, shall pass to Inmarsat upon acceptance by Inmarsat pursuant to Article 5: Final Acceptance.

 

B. The Deliverables are offered Ex Works the Contractor’s premises. However the Contractor shall arrange for transport and insurance together with other custom duties and itemize on the invoice.

 

Article 9:    Warranty

 

A.    General Warranties:

 

  (1) The Contractor warrants to Inmarsat that it has and will deliver good title to all tangible Deliverables and that all such tangible Deliverables will be delivered]free from any claim, lien, pledge, mortgage, security interest, or other encumbrances.

 

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  (2) Notwithstanding any prior inspection or acceptance by Inmarsat, the Contractor warrants that:

 

  (a) All Deliverables specified in Paragraph A of Article 2: Delivery by Contractor, shall be new and free from any defects in materials and workmanship;

 

  (b) All services shall be performed in a skilful and workmanlike manner by suitably qualified personnel and consistent with the best practices of the industry; and

 

  (c) Deliverable items, including hardware, software, services and documentation shall conform in all material respects to the applicable specifications and requirements set forth in the UT Handset Reference Design, the Core Module Reference Design, the UT Handset Specification and the Statement of Work.

 

  (3) Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, the Contractor warrants that:

 

  (a) The Core Module Reference Design and the UT Handset Reference Design shall conform to and perform in accordance with the UT Handset Specification in Annex B;

 

  (b) The UT Handset Pre-production Units shall be of satisfactory quality and conform to, and perform in accordance with the UT Handset Specification in Annex B;

 

  (c) It has, and will continue to have, all necessary rights in and to the Intellectual Property Rights and materials made available by the Contractor or Sub-Contractor and which are used to perform the Contractor’s obligations under this Contract;

 

  (d) To the best of the Contractor’s knowledge, the Deliverables and the license rights to be granted under Article 11 of this Contract do not and are not likely to infringe any Intellectual Property Rights, other than Essential Intellectual Property Rights; and

 

  (e) Any software to be licensed pursuant to Article 11 will be free of material defects and errors, and perform in all material respects in accordance with the applicable specifications and requirements set forth in the UT Handset Reference Design, the Core Module Reference Design the UT Handset Specification and the Statement of Work.

 

  (4) With respect to each Deliverable (whether tangible or intangible), these warranties shall run for a period of eighteen months from the date of Final Acceptance by Inmarsat pursuant to Article 5: Final Acceptance. With respect to any failure of a Deliverable to conform with applicable specifications and requirements as provided in this Article 9, Warranties, that constitutes a latent defect not immediately discoverable upon acceptance testing, but which is subsequently discovered and notified by Inmarsat during the Warranty Period, the Warranty Period in respect of such latent defect, shall recommence from the date of discovery.

 

  (5) The rights and remedies of Inmarsat provided in this Article shall be in addition to, and without prejudice to, or forfeiture of, any other rights and remedies Inmarsat may have under this Contract, or at law or in equity.

 

B.    Remedies in Respect of Non-Conforming Work:

 

  (1) Without prejudice to its termination rights under Article 19 A, in the event of any breach of the warranties in respect of Work set forth in this Article 9, Warranties, whether such breach affects equipment, services, software, reports or other Work (“Non-conforming Work”), Inmarsat shall notify the Contractor that the Work is Non-conforming Work. Such notice may be given after delivery, in accordance with Paragraph B of Article 5: Final Acceptance, or prior to delivery, at any time during the performance of this Contract. In either case, the notice shall identify those particulars in which the Work fails to conform. In such event:

 

  (a) the Contractor shall have an opportunity to correct or replace the Non-conforming Work at the Contractor’s expense within a reasonable period. The decision whether the Non-conforming Work is to be corrected or replaced shall be in the Contractor’s sole discretion, but prior to making that determination to either correct or replace the Non-conforming Work, the Contractor shall first fully consult and confer with Inmarsat with the objective of obtaining a mutual consensus. If, having elected to correct or replace the Non-conforming Work, the Contractor fails to do so within a reasonable period, Inmarsat may commission a third party to correct or replace the Non-conforming Work and the Contractor shall reimburse Inmarsat for all costs reasonably incurred by Inmarsat in doing so; and

 

  (b) should the Contractor fail to correct or replace the Non-conforming Work in accordance with Article 9 B (1) (a), it shall reimburse all amounts previously paid by Inmarsat for such Non-conforming Work.

 

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  (2) Any corrections or replacements made pursuant to this Article shall be subject to Article 8: Contractor Deliverables, Title and Assumption of Risk. With respect to any component that is corrected or replaced, the Warranty Period specified in this Article shall be suspended from the date of notification of the defect by Inmarsat and shall recommence upon the date of completion of the correction or replacement for the un-expired portion of the Warranty Period. Where such correction or replacement renders other Work Non-conforming Work, the Warranty Period shall be similarly extended for such Non-conforming Work.

 

C. THE WARRANTIES SET FORTH IN THIS ARTICLE 9 ARE THE EXCLUSIVE WARRANTIES MADE BY THE CONTRACTOR WITH RESPECT TO THE WORK AND SERVICES UNDER THIS CONTRACT. THERE ARE NO OTHER WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT THERETO, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING (WITHOUT LIMITATION) THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF TITLE, MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

 

Article 10:    Access to Work in Progress and Data

 

A. As used in this Article, the term “Sub-Contractors” refers to those Sub-Contractors within the scope of Article 27: Key Sub-Contractors. To the extent necessary to implement this Contract, the Contractor shall pass the provisions of this Contract through into all such Sub-Contracts.

 

B. The Contractor shall provide for design and progress review meetings with Inmarsat, and submit reports and documentation, in accordance with Annex A, Statement of Work.

 

C. Inmarsat shall have the right, at all reasonable times during the performance of this Contract, to monitor the Work in progress at the sites of the Contractor and its Sub-Contractors, subject to the Contractor’s standard operating and security procedures.

 

D. All documentation and data relating to the performance of this Contract shall, upon Inmarsat’s request and at Inmarsat’s election, be made available for inspection and copying at the sites of the Contractor and its Sub-Contractors, or copies shall be delivered to Inmarsat. This obligation shall apply during the period of performance of the Contract, including, but not limited to, the Warranty Period defined in Article 9: Warranty. With respect to any such documentation and data that is not deliverable pursuant to Paragraph A of Article 2: Delivery by Contractor, Inmarsat shall reimburse the reasonable costs of copying or delivery. Thereafter, to the extent that such documentation and data is of a type normally retained by the Contractor and its Sub-Contractors, it shall continue to be available for such purposes for a period of two (2) years from the date of expiry or earlier termination of this Contract.

 

E. Subject to reasonable arrangements commensurate with those provided in this Contract to ensure the confidential treatment of proprietary information, the same rights of access granted to Inmarsat in this Article shall be granted to any technical consultants working for Inmarsat in connection with this Contract or any projects related to the Work to be performed under this Contract.

 

Article 11:    Inmarsat’s Rights In Technical Data and Inventions

 

A.    Notification of and disclosure of Foreground to Inmarsat

 

The Contractor shall notify Inmarsat in writing of any and all items of Foreground upon:

 

  (a) completion of the Work to be performed under this Contract;

 

  (b) termination of this Contract; and

 

  (c) the written request of Inmarsat made at any time and from time to time,

 

and the Parties acknowledge and agree that notification shall be in the form of a report, which shall contain a list setting forth the nature of each item of Foreground, the system, sub-system, process or part thereof to which each listed item relates, and the source of each such item. The report shall be attached to this Contract as Annex E, Foreground and shall be up-dated in accordance with each new report and (2) below.

 

B.    Licence grant to Inmarsat and its Designees

 

  (1) The Contractor hereby grants or shall procure a direct grant to Inmarsat of an irrevocable, non-exclusive, royalty-free worldwide right and licence to use the Core Module Reference Design and the UT Handset Reference Design for Inmarsat Purposes, and to grant sub-licences to any Designee to use the same for Inmarsat Purposes

 

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  (2) For the avoidance of doubt, all sub-licences granted by Inmarsat to Designees pursuant to Article 11.B (1) above shall be subject to the same terms as, or shall be on terms that are no less stringent than, those imposed upon Inmarsat under the terms of this Contract.

 

  (3) The Contractor undertakes and agrees upon request to grant or procure a direct grant to Inmarsat of an irrevocable, worldwide right and licence to use all Foreground, Contractor Background, Sub-Contractor Background, Inventions and Contractor Improvements to the extent required for the purpose of manufacturing, having manufactured on its behalf, marketing, selling and using the SPS Product Suite on terms that are fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory.

 

  (4) The Contractor’s obligation to license Inmarsat under Article 11 B (3) above shall be subject to Inmarsat’s agreement to pay the Royalties (if any) due in accordance with Annex I.

 

C.    Use of Inmarsat Background

 

  (1) The Statement of Work and/or the list of Inmarsat deliverables shall include all Inmarsat Background that is to be made available to the Contractor for the purpose of enabling or facilitating the Contractor to perform and complete the Work.

 

  (2) The Contractor acknowledges and agrees that the Inmarsat Background shall remain the property of Inmarsat and the Contractor shall not make any representation or do any act or thing that may or could indicate that it has any right or title to, or interest in, the Inmarsat Background.

 

  (3) Inmarsat hereby grants to the Contractor a non-exclusive, royalty free right and licence to use the Inmarsat Background strictly for the purpose of fulfilling its obligations under this Contract.

 

  (4) The Contractor shall use reasonable efforts to disclose to Inmarsat prior to the Effective Date all Contractor and Sub-Contractor Background relevant to the Work. This Background is listed in Annex F, Contractor and Sub-Contractor Background. The Parties acknowledge and agree that Annex F shall be updated from time to time and, in any event, upon Final Acceptance, and Inmarsat’s acknowledgment of the final Annex F shall be part of the Final Acceptance requirements.

 

D.    Licence grant to CEM and Value-Added Manufacturers

 

  (1) The Contractor agrees and undertakes to Inmarsat that it shall, at Inmarsat’s request, grant or procure the direct grant to the CEM of an irrevocable, non-exclusive, worldwide right and licence to use the Core Module Reference Design, the UT Reference Design and all Foreground, Contractor Background, Sub-Contractor Background, Inventions or Contractor Improvements to the extent required for the purpose of manufacturing, having manufactured on its behalf, marketing, selling and using the SPS Product Suite on terms and conditions that are fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory.

 

  (2) The Contractor agrees and undertakes to Inmarsat that it shall, at Inmarsat’s request, (a) grant or procure the direct grant to one or more Value Added Manufacturers of an irrevocable, non-exclusive, worldwide right and licence to use the Core Module Reference Design, the UT Reference Design (except for Intellectual Property Rights in the UT Reference Design owned by CEM) and all Foreground, Contractor Background, Sub-Contractor Background, Inventions or Contractor Improvements, and (b) use all reasonable efforts to procure the direct grant by CEM to one or more Value Added Manufacturers of an irrevocable, non-exclusive, worldwide right and licence to use any Intellectual Property Rights in the UT Reference Design held by CEM, in each case to the extent required for the purpose of manufacturing, having manufactured on its behalf, marketing, selling and using the SPS Product Suite on terms and conditions that are fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory

 

  (3) The Contractor’s obligation to license any licensee under Article 11 D (1) and (2) above is subject to the licensee’s agreement to pay the Royalties specified in Annex I.

 

E.    Sub-Contracts

 

  (1) The Parties further acknowledge and agree that the Contractor shall exercise best efforts to engage Flextronics International as a Sub-Contractor for portions of the design and development of the UT Handset, or, if Flextronics International shall not be engaged for any reason, such other Sub-Contractor as Inmarsat may approve in its absolute discretion.

 

  (2)

Except as expressly permitted in Article 11 E (1), Contractor shall not sub-contract any of its obligations under this Contract without Inmarsat’s prior written consent, which Inmarsat shall not unreasonably withhold or delay. In order to help Inmarsat reach a decision on a proposed

 

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Sub-Contractor, Contractor shall provide all such information as Inmarsat may reasonably require about the proposed Sub-Contractor and the impact of such Sub-Contract on this Contract

 

  (3) Where the Contractor makes use of a Sub-Contractor in order to perform the Work (or any part thereof) the Contractor shall, unless contrary to law or unless Article 11.E (4) applies, ensure that provisions are included in the relevant sub-contracting agreement to the effect that:

 

  (a) all Foreground shall vest with the Contractor; or

 

  (b) where, for whatever reason, Foreground created by a Sub-Contractor will not vest in the Contractor from the outset, the Sub-Contractor shall undertake to take all necessary steps including, but not limited to, the execution of assignments, assurances or other documents, in order to effect a valid assignment of that Foreground to the Contractor.

 

  (4) Where the Contractor makes use of a Sub-Contractor in order to perform the Work (or any part thereof) and where, for whatever reason, both (a) and (b) in Article 11.E (3) are unlawful or unattainable, the Contractor shall ensure that provisions are included in the relevant Sub-Contract which compulsorily require the Sub-Contractor to grant to the CEM, Value-Added Manufacturers or Third Party Developers an irrevocable, non-exclusive, worldwide right and licence to use all requisite Sub-Contractor Background and Foreground for the purposes specified in Article 11 D (1) and Article 11 F. Any such licence shall be subject to the Royalties specified in Annex I, but no other fees or royalties shall be payable thereon.

 

F.    Grant of licence to Third Party Developers

 

Provided always that Inmarsat has complied with its obligation under Article 11 G, if Inmarsat wishes to engage a Third Party Developer to (i) modify the Core Module and/or (ii) develop the next-generation UT Handset, Contractor agrees and undertakes to Inmarsat that it shall license, to the extent it owns, or exercise reasonable efforts to sub-license or procure from such third parties direct licenses for such Third Party Developer to use, modify and develop the Core Module Reference Design, the UT Handset Reference Design and all Foreground, Contractor Background, Sub-Contractor Background, Inventions and Contractor Improvements for Inmarsat Purposes on fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory terms.

 

G.    Right of First Refusal

 

Prior to engaging in any discussions with any Third Party Developer, Inmarsat shall first offer to engage with the Contractor for the (i) modification of the Core Module and/or (ii) development of the next generation UT Handset utilising the Foreground, and Inmarsat shall provide written details to the Contractor of its minimum technical, operational, commercial, budgetary and schedule requirements therefor.

 

H.    Proprietary Rights

 

  (1) The Contractor shall retain ownership of the Core Module Reference Design, the UT Handset Reference Design, Foreground, Contractor Background and Contractor Improvements.

 

  (2) The Contractor agrees that, for the two (2)-year period beginning on the date of Final Acceptance, it shall not use nor grant any licences to any third parties to use the Core Module Reference Design, the UT Handset Reference Design, any elements of the Foreground which are specifically directed towards the Core Module Reference Design, the UT Handset Reference Design or the GMR2 specifications or otherwise pertain to the look and feel of the UT Handset, and the Contractor Improvements (“Licensed Rights”) without Inmarsat’s prior written consent. The Parties agree and acknowledge that nothing in this Paragraph H (2) shall preclude the Contractor from licensing Foreground which is undocumented and has not been rendered in any tangible medium of expression such as intangible learning and experience.

 

  (3) Inmarsat agrees that, upon expiry of such two (2)-year period, Contractor shall be permitted to grant third-party licences to use the Licensed Rights provided such third parties are not engaged in activities directly competitive with the SPS Product Suite or Inmarsat’s Satellite Phone Services. Inmarsat further agrees that, upon the expiry of the seven (7)-year period beginning on the date of Final Acceptance, the Contractor shall be free to license the Licensed Rights to any third party without restriction.

 

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I.    Access to Source Code for Licensed Software

 

In the event that:

 

  (i) a voluntary or involuntary petition in bankruptcy is filed against the Contractor;

 

  (ii) a receiver, trustee, or custodian is appointed for all or any substantial portion of the Contractor’s assets;

 

  (iii) the Contractor becomes insolvent (however evidenced) or fails generally to pay its debts in the ordinary course of business;

 

  (iv) the Contractor makes any substantial assignment for the benefit of creditors;

 

  (v) any agreement between Inmarsat and the Contractor which relates to the maintenance and support of the UT Handset or Core Module products including, without limitation, Annex J, is terminated due to Contractor’s material or persistent breach of such agreement; or

 

  (vi) the Contractor refuses or is otherwise unable to maintain and support the UT Handset and Core Module products on an ongoing basis,

 

then the Contractor shall promptly deliver to Inmarsat, or shall cause its escrow agent to promptly deliver to Inmarsat, the then-current version of all source code (to the extent that Contractor holds such rights to do so), related to software licensed under Article 11 of this Contract in whatever medium embodied, together with material documentation, which Inmarsat shall be licensed to use, modify, repair, reconstruct, further develop, enhance, solely for the purposes envisaged by this Contract.

 

J.    Further Assurance

 

Notwithstanding termination of this Contract for any reason, the Contractor shall do and execute and shall procure that its directors, employees, agents, consultants and any Sub-Contractor engaged in the performance of the Work and its directors, employees, agents, consultants do and execute all and any documents and do all such things as Inmarsat may reasonably require in order to give effect to the provisions of this Article 11.

 

K.    Rights Not Granted

 

Notwithstanding anything in this Contract to the contrary, the license rights set forth in this Article 11 or elsewhere in this Contract do not include any license, directly or indirectly, expressly or by implication or estoppel, in or to any Essential Intellectual Property Rights, which must be obtained from third parties directly, whether by Inmarsat, the CEM or any Value Added Manufacturer. Provided always that, in the event that, after the execution of this Contract, EMS or any of its Sub-Contractors shall first become aware of the existence of any Essential Intellectual Property Rights, EMS shall forthwith thereafter notify Inmarsat of the same and thereafter (a) EMS shall use all reasonable efforts to provide a workaround solution for the Core Module and/or the UT Handset (as applicable) that avoids the need for either the Core Module or the UT Handset to deploy or infringe any Essential Intellectual Property Rights and/or (b) EMS will at the request of Inmarsat use all reasonable efforts to facilitate the commercialisation by Inmarsat, the CEM, or any Value Added Manufacturer, as the case may be, of a satellite-only Core Module, with the GSM component disabled or removed and/or (c) EMS will at the request of Inmarsat use all reasonable efforts to assist Inmarsat, the CEM, or any Value Added Manufacturer, as the case may be, in obtaining a license from the owner of the Essential Intellectual Property Rights.

 

Article 12:    Patents for Patentable Inventions

 

A.    Secrecy of Patentable Inventions

 

  (1) The Contractor shall take all necessary steps to preserve the secrecy of all Patentable Inventions and shall use its best endeavours not to publish, put into commercial use, offer for sale or otherwise perform acts which would or reasonably could adversely affect the patentability of any Patentable Invention in any country before an application is filed pursuant to Article 12.B below.

 

  (2) If any publication, commercial use, offer for sale or other act is made in error, the Contractor shall immediately notify Inmarsat of all relevant details and circumstances and shall take all available steps to minimise any reasonably foreseeable adverse effects.

 

B. Filing of Patent Application

 

  (1) The Contractor shall have the right to file, at its own expense, patent applications in respect of Patentable Inventions throughout the world.

 

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  (2) The Contractor shall give prompt written notice to Inmarsat of:

 

  (a) each patent application filed;

 

  (b) each patent granted; and

 

  (c) those countries in which it intends to file and, where relevant, those countries in which it intends to refrain from filing, an application for patent registration.

 

  (3) Upon notice of foreign filings from the Contractor pursuant to Article 12.B (2)(c) above, Inmarsat shall identify any additional countries in which it would like a patent application to be filed and, within sixty (60) days of receiving Inmarsat’s request, the Contractor shall advise Inmarsat whether it intends to file a patent application in the country or countries specified.

 

  (4) For each country in respect of which the Contractor gives notice to Inmarsat that it does not intend to file an application for patent protection of a Patentable Invention, the Contractor shall, where lawful and at the written request of Inmarsat, apply for patent protection in each such country at Inmarsat’s expense and promptly transfer and assign to Inmarsat all rights in such patent applications.

 

  (5) Should the Contractor elect to abandon, assign or otherwise alienate a patent or an application therefor in respect of a Patentable Invention in any country and at any time, whether during the Term or otherwise, the Contractor shall notify Inmarsat of same in writing prior to any such action being taken and shall offer to assign absolutely all and any rights in and title to such patent(s) or application(s) therefor to Inmarsat. Where in order to keep any patent(s) or application(s) therefor registered or alive for a period of sixty (60) days from the date of notification as aforementioned, action or fees are required or payable, the Contractor shall take all such requisite action and/or pay all such fees, unless Inmarsat has advised the Contractor that it does not intend to exercise its rights to have those patent(s) or application(s) therefor assigned to it.

 

  (6) All the costs of filing and prosecuting any application and maintaining any patent obtained pursuant to an application in respect of a Patentable Invention shall be borne by the Contractor, save that Inmarsat shall bear all such costs in respect of any patent application filed or patent obtained by Inmarsat pursuant to Article 12.B (4) and any application or patent assigned to Inmarsat pursuant to Article 12.B (5).

 

  (7) In addition to the obligations set forth in this Article 12.B, the Contractor shall furnish Inmarsat a copy of each application (including but not limited to the full patent specification) with respect to Patentable Inventions within twenty-eight (28) days of filing such application and, at Inmarsat’s request, shall keep Inmarsat advised of the progress of each application or of those applications as Inmarsat may specify from time to time.

 

C.    Examination of Records Relating to Patentable Inventions

 

  (1) At any time between the Effective Date, the expiry of the sixty-sixth month period after final payment is made under Article 7: Payment Terms, or (if earlier) the date this Contract terminates, the Contractor shall:

 

  (a) permit Inmarsat, upon reasonable prior notice and subject to the Contractor’s standard operating and security procedures, to examine any books, records, documents and other data and materials in the possession or control of the Contractor that Inmarsat shall reasonably deem likely to be directly pertinent to the discovery or identification of a Patentable Invention or to the compliance by the Contractor with its obligations under Article 11: Inmarsat’s Rights in Technical Data and Inventions and/or Article 12: Patents for Patentable Inventions of this Contract; and

 

  (b) at the written request of Inmarsat, promptly execute and supply Inmarsat with an irrevocable power of attorney to inspect and make copies of each patent application in relation to any Patentable Invention filed by or on behalf of the Contractor.

 

For the avoidance of doubt, the Contractor hereby acknowledges and agrees that the rights accruing to Inmarsat under this Article 12.C shall be in addition and without prejudice to any other rights that Inmarsat may have in relation to unreported Patentable Inventions.

 

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Article 13:    Intellectual Property Right Indemnity

 

A. This Article 13 shall apply to all third-party claims that the Intellectual Property Rights of a third party is infringed by:

 

  (1) the use of any Deliverable item under this Contract; or

 

  (2) the exercise of any license rights in any Foreground granted under this Contract; or

 

  (3) the exercise of any license rights in Contractor Background or Sub-Contractor Background granted under the terms of Article 11: Inmarsat’s Rights in Technical Data and Inventions,

 

except to the extent that any of the foregoing includes or constitutes the use or exercise of Essential Intellectual Property Rights, which shall be the responsibility of Inmarsat.

 

B. The Contractor undertakes to defend, at its sole expense, any and all claims within the scope of Article 13.A above and to indemnify and keep indemnified any and all Inmarsat Indemnitees against any and all losses, damages, liabilities, costs, penalties, fines and expenses (including, without limitation, legal expenses) resulting from such claims, provided always that the Indemnitee gives to the Contractor prompt notice of such claim, all necessary authority to defend or settle the claim on its behalf and, at the request and sole cost of the Contractor, reasonable cooperation and assistance and such relevant information as is available to it.

 

C. If, as a result of any claim to which this Article 13 applies, the use of any Deliverable or the exercise of any license rights granted by the Contractor under this Contract is Enjoined, or the sale, lease or use of any Deliverable under this Contract is Enjoined after delivery, the Contractor agrees to do the following in the order stated:

 

  (1) to use its reasonable best endeavours to negotiate a licence or other agreement with the claimant to resolve the relevant dispute or rectify the negative or undesirable consequences of the Enjoinment upon Inmarsat or any Designee; and

 

  (2) where applicable, to modify the Deliverable or substitute a suitable item so that the modified or substituted item is not subject to the Enjoinment.

 

D. The Contractor acknowledges and agrees that:

 

  (1) where neither of the alternatives particularised in Article 13.C above are suitably accomplished by the Contractor, the Contractor shall indemnify and keep indemnified Inmarsat Indemnitees from any losses, damages, liabilities, costs, penalties, fines and expenses (including without limitation, legal expenses) suffered or incurred as the result of the relevant Enjoinment; and

 

  (2) the provisions of this Article 13.D shall apply to any Deliverable modified or substituted pursuant to Article 13. C. (2)

 

E. The rights and remedies specified in this Article 13 shall be the exclusive remedies of Inmarsat with respect to third-party intellectual property infringement claims.

 

Article 14:    Loss and Damage Indemnity; Limitations of Liability

 

A. This Article shall apply with respect to any third party (including Inmarsat employees and consultants performing substantially full-time services at Inmarsat’s direction) claims of loss of or damage to tangible personal property, or personal injury or death, caused by any negligent act or omission, or willful misconduct, of a Party or any of its Personnel in the performance of the Work or otherwise in connection with this Contract.

 

B. Each of the Parties shall defend, hold harmless and indemnify all and any of the other Party’s Indemnitees against all losses, all direct damages, liabilities, costs, penalties, fines, and expenses suffered by an Indemnitee as a result of claims within the scope of section A above of this Article 14.

 

C. The obligations shall be contingent upon the Indemnitee giving the indemnifying Party prompt notice of such claims, appropriate authority to defend the claims on their behalf, and, at the request of the indemnifying Party, reasonable cooperation and assistance and such relevant information as is available to them.

 

D. Neither Party shall be liable to the other or to any third party for any indirect, special, or consequential damages arising out of this Contract, even if such Party has been advised in advance of the possibility of such damages.

 

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E. Save in respect of liability for death and personal injury resulting from negligence (which shall be unlimited) and liability arising under Article 13, Intellectual Property Right Indemnity, which shall be limited to an amount equal to the Price, each Party’s liability for to the other whether in tort, contract, misrepresentation or otherwise shall be limited to the amounts paid or payable to the Contractor at that time under this Contract.

 

Article 15:    Inmarsat Property and Facilities

 

A. With respect to all equipment, facility or other property provided to the Contractor by Inmarsat, or any of Inmarsat’s other contractors, pursuant to Annex A, Statement of Work, the following terms and conditions shall apply:

 

  (1) The Contractor shall exercise due care to ensure that such equipment, property or facility is suitable for the purpose intended in connection with the performance of the Work under this Contract. If the Contractor is not so satisfied, the Contractor shall give Inmarsat written notice to that effect as soon as possible. In the case of deficiencies that should be reasonably discoverable upon receipt and examination, such notice must be given within fifteen (15) days after receiving the relevant equipment, property or facility, otherwise the equipment, property or facility shall be deemed suitable for its intended purposes.

 

  (2) The Contractor shall ensure that such property, equipment or facility is used solely in the performance of this Contract.

 

  (3) Title to all property and equipment and each facility provided by Inmarsat shall at all times remain with Inmarsat, and the Contractor shall ensure that no claim, lien, pledge, mortgage, security interest, or other encumbrance attaches to such property, equipment or facility as a result of any act or omission of the Contractor or any of its Sub-Contractors.

 

  (4) The Contractor shall return such property, equipment to Inmarsat or cease use of any facility on request by Inmarsat or when it is no longer required in connection with the performance of any Work under this Contract, or in the event of termination of this Contract (whichever is sooner). The costs associated with returning the property, equipment or ceasing use of the facility shall be borne by the Contractor.

 

  (5) The Contractor shall bear the risk of loss of or damage to such equipment or property from the time that it arrives on the premises of the Contractor or any of its Sub-Contractors and for so long as it remains in their custody or from the time of use in case of a facility. When the property is returned to Inmarsat pursuant to Paragraph A (4) of this Article, the risk of loss or damage while in transit shall be borne by the Contractor.

 

  (6) Responsibility for any taxes or duties associated with the delivery, use, or return of such property, equipment or facility shall be in accordance with Article 6: Taxes and Duties.

 

Article 16:    Documents Supplied by Inmarsat

 

A. This Article shall apply to any and all documents that Inmarsat is required to provide to the Contractor pursuant to this Contract. Inmarsat does not warrant that the information it may provide under this Contract shall be accurate and any implied warranties in relation to the accuracy of such information disclosed, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of fitness for a particular purpose, are hereby disclaimed.

 

B. The Contractor shall exercise due care to ensure that such documents are sufficient for the performance of this Contract, and that they contain no manifest errors or anomalies. This Article shall not apply to any errors or omissions in the documents that would not be reasonably discoverable by the Contractor exercising due care. However, if such errors or omissions are discovered, then the Contractor shall notify Inmarsat without delay.

 

C. With respect to documents supplied to the Contractor by Inmarsat, the Contractor shall be presumed to be satisfied that they are sufficient, that they contain no manifest errors or anomalies, and that they are timely, unless the Contractor gives Inmarsat written notice that it is not so satisfied within fifteen (15) days after the Contractor receives such documents. On a case-by-case basis, the Contractor may request a longer period to examine the documents, but such request must be made within the said fifteen (15) day period, and Inmarsat shall not be required to grant such an extension.

 

D.

In addition to the obligations in Paragraphs B and C above, if the Contractor concludes, at any time during the performance of this Contract, that there are inaccuracies or inconsistencies in any documentation

 

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supplied by Inmarsat or that it is not complete or sufficient to enable the Contractor to perform the Work, the Contractor shall immediately refer the matter to Inmarsat for resolution, or the definition of a work-around, before proceeding with any Work affected by such deficiencies.

 

E. For the avoidance of doubt, if Inmarsat does not receive timely notice that the Contractor is not satisfied with any of the documents supplied by Inmarsat pursuant to this Contract, or if the Contractor proceeds with any Work in contravention of this Article, the Contractor shall be neither relieved of its obligation to perform the Work as intended, nor entitled to any related increase in Price or extension of the delivery schedule.

 

Article 17:    Confidentiality

 

A. In consideration of each of the Parties disclosing that of their Confidential Information to the other, which is required for the performance of the Contract, each Party hereby undertakes to:

 

  (1) use the other Party’s Confidential Information exclusively for the purpose of this Contract and in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Contract; and

 

  (2) maintain confidential all of the other Party’s Confidential Information that it may acquire in any manner for a period of five (5) years from either the Effective Date or the date of disclosure, whichever is the later, by exercising the same standard of care to prevent unauthorized access and disclosure as it exercises with respect to its own confidential information of similar sensitivity, but in any event not less than a reasonable degree of care.

 

B. The Parties acknowledge and agree that:

 

  (1) Inmarsat will disclose only Confidential Information which it considers, in its absolute discretion, to be required to be disclosed in order to enable the Contractor to fulfill its obligations under this Contract;

 

  (2) the Contractor shall disclose all Confidential Information relevant to the fulfillment of its obligations under this Contract and the timely and efficient completion of the Work;

 

  (3) in order that the Parties may identify exactly which information disclosed during the term of this Contract shall be treated under this Contract as Confidential Information, the Parties shall give notice to each other that the relevant information is confidential at the time of disclosure, and the Parties acknowledge and agree that all such notices of confidentiality may be either written or verbal;

 

  (4) nothing in this Contract shall be construed as a waiver by either Party of its proprietary rights in any of the Confidential Information it discloses hereunder;

 

  (5) nothing in this Contract shall be construed as a grant by either Party of any form of licence to use any of the Confidential Information it discloses hereunder other than for the purpose of this Contract, or to deal in any way with any of the intellectual property rights therein, except as expressly provided in this Contract; and

 

  (6) notwithstanding the above, even if information belonging to the Contractor is identified as Confidential Information, disclosure to Designees shall be permitted, subject to the same restrictions referred to in this Article 17 and provided that Inmarsat shall notify Contractor of the disclosure.

 

C. The obligations of the Parties with respect to protection of Confidential Information under this Article 17 shall not be breached by the exercise of express license rights granted under this Contract.

 

D. The restrictions on disclosure of Confidential Information contained in this Article shall not apply to Confidential Information which:

 

  (1) is or becomes public knowledge without breach of this Contract;

 

  (2) is already known to the receiving Party at the time of its disclosure by the disclosing Party and was not otherwise acquired by the receiving Party from the disclosing Party under any obligations of confidence;

 

  (3) is independently developed by the Contractor or Inmarsat, which fact can be shown by competent evidence;

 

  (4) Inmarsat or the Contractor is compelled by legal process or government regulation or by a regulatory body or order to disclose, provided that the disclosing Party is given prompt notice of any proposed release of information under this sub-clause and that, where legally permitted and practicable, the disclosing Party is given ample opportunity to engage in legal action to resist and/or restrict any such disclosure;

 

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  (5) Inmarsat, or an Associated Company, shall be required to disclose by a listing authority in connection with a stock exchange listing, or as a result of any debt financing process, or other securities filings as may be required in the UK, US or elsewhere; or

 

  (6) a Party discloses on a confidential basis under a non-disclosure agreement containing terms no less restrictive than those contained in this Article 17 in furtherance of any proposed sale of its or, if part of a wider group of companies, its direct or indirect parent companies’, assets or shares, or similar process.

 

E. In order to secure the confidentiality attaching to the Confidential Information, each Party shall:

 

  (1) designate in writing one person within its organisation as the principal point for transmitting and/or receiving and for controlling the use of and access to the other Party’s Confidential Information. For Inmarsat this person shall be the Responsible Inmarsat Officer for technical matters in accordance with Article 31: Communications;

 

  (2) ensure that access to the other Party’s Confidential Information is allowed exclusively by those of its directors, employees, agents and/or contractors who:

 

  (a) have a reasonable need to see and use it in order to carry out their obligations in connection with this Contract;

 

  (b) are under a written agreement as part of their employment or contract for work to preserve as confidential any information and knowledge which is entrusted to their employer or, in the case of a contractor, their client; and

 

  (c) have been notified of, and have agreed to abide by, the specific obligations imposed by this Contract;

 

  (3) keep separate all of the other Party’s Confidential Information and all information generated by it based thereon from all of its other documents and records;

 

Article 18:    Public Release of Information

 

The Contractor (including all Personnel) shall obtain prior written approval from Inmarsat before publishing or otherwise making available to the public news releases, articles, brochures, advertisements, prepared speeches or any other information releases concerning this Contract or the Work performed or to be performed hereunder. Inmarsat shall be given a reasonable time to review the proposed text prior to the date scheduled for its release and, where approval is not granted, the Contractor shall make all and any alterations thereto as Inmarsat may reasonably direct.

 

Article 19:    Termination

 

A. Inmarsat shall have the right to terminate this Contract either in whole or in part, without prejudice to any of its other rights and remedies, forthwith by notice in writing to the Contractor in the event that:

 

  (1) the Contractor fails to deliver any Deliverable on or before the applicable due date specified in the Statement of Work by an identified milestone. Inmarsat shall give the Contractor notice of intention to invoke any of the remedies specified below in this Article 19 at least thirty (30) days before exercising its rights or remedies,

 

  (2) the Contractor shall default in due performance or observance of any other of its material obligations on its part to be performed or observed hereunder. Inmarsat shall give the Contractor notice of intention to invoke these remedies thirty (30) days before giving a formal notice of discharge,

 

  (3) the Part A Core Module Development Contract or the Part B Core Module Development Contract is terminated due to Contractor’s default or is terminated by Contractor for convenience.

 

  (4) in the case of a remediable breach, the Contractor fails to remedy such breach within thirty (30) days of being requested by written notice by Inmarsat to do so,

 

  (5) the Contractor passes a resolution or a court of competent jurisdiction makes an order that the Contractor be wound up otherwise than for the purpose of bona fide reconstruction or amalgamation,

 

  (6) a receiver, manager or administrator on behalf of a creditor is appointed in respect of the Contractor’s business or any part thereof,

 

  (7) if circumstances arise which entitle a court of competent jurisdiction or a creditor to appoint a receiver, manager or administrator or which entitle the court otherwise than for the purpose of bona fide reconstruction or amalgamation to make a winding up order, or

 

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  (8) the Contractor is unable to pay its debts within the meaning of section 123 of the Insolvency Act 1986 or under any other laws domestic or foreign, relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganisation, winding up or adjustment of debts.

 

B. With respect to termination in accordance with Paragraph A above, Inmarsat shall have the following remedies:

 

  (1) Inmarsat may, in its sole discretion, take over all or part of the Work affected by the termination, either itself or by use of a third party, and proceed with the same to completion, by contract or otherwise. For this purpose, Inmarsat may take possession of, and utilise in completing the Work, such materials, equipment, and information and data as may be necessary. The Contractor shall reimburse Inmarsat for any increased costs reasonably incurred in completing the Work; and

 

  (2) with respect to any part of the Work affected by the termination that Inmarsat does not elect to take over and complete, the Contractor shall reimburse Inmarsat for all amounts previously paid for such Work, and shall also be liable for any increased costs reasonably incurred by Inmarsat in procuring completion of the Work.

 

C. Without prejudice to any other remedies available to Inmarsat, including termination under Paragraph A above, with respect to late delivery in breach of the schedule requirements in Article 3: Performance Schedule, the following procedures and remedies shall apply:

 

  (1) The Contractor shall be liable from Milestone M2-9B—Final UTH Reference Design Delivery for liquidated damages in accordance with Annex C, Price & Payment Plan for each day of delay of this milestone, subject to a maximum aggregate amount of such liquidated damages recoverable by Inmarsat under this Contract equal to **** U.S. dollars (US$ ****). Such liquidated damages shall accrue at a daily rate of **** U.S. dollars (US$ ****) up to and including:

 

  (a) the date of any termination by Inmarsat pursuant to Paragraph A of this Article, or

 

  (b) delivery to Inmarsat by the Contractor of the applicable Deliverable. For the avoidance of doubt nothing in this Paragraph C (1)(b) shall be construed as a waiver by Inmarsat of any of its rights to terminate this Contract as a result of the Contractor’s default.

 

  (c) During the period when liquidated damages are accruing, the Contractor shall not be liable for any other damages with respect to such delay, except as explicitly stated to the contrary in this Paragraph C.

 

  (2) Both Parties acknowledge that the liquidated damages specified in this Article are a genuine pre-estimate of the loss likely to be suffered by Inmarsat and that the figures therein are reasonable.

 

  (3) Any liquidated damages due from the Contractor to Inmarsat under this Article 19 shall be recovered by way off set off and deduction against the payment due from Inmarsat to the Contractor at Final Acceptance.

 

D. For any other default by the Contractor under this Contractor that is not remedied within thirty (30) days of a notice from Inmarsat requiring such remedy, Inmarsat may terminate the Contract, either in whole or as to any severable portion, and in that event the remedies set out in Article 19.B. above shall apply.

 

E. If Inmarsat gives notice of termination pursuant to Paragraph A and it is subsequently determined that the Contractor was not in breach, the rights and obligations of the Parties shall be the same as if Inmarsat had terminated for convenience pursuant to Article 20: Termination for Convenience, unless the Parties mutually agree to reinstate the Contract.

 

Article 20:    Termination for Convenience

 

A. Inmarsat may terminate this Contract, in whole or in part, for Inmarsat’s convenience, at any time prior to Final Acceptance.

 

B. If Inmarsat terminates the Core Module Development Contract for convenience, this Contract shall be deemed to have been terminated by Inmarsat for convenience pursuant to the terms of this Article 20.

 


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C. In the event of termination by Inmarsat under Article 20 A or B, the termination charges shall be determined by good faith negotiations between Inmarsat and the Contractor or, if agreement cannot be reached, pursuant to Article 24: Dispute Resolution and Arbitration. In making such determination, the following principles shall be applied:

 

  (1) The total termination charges shall not exceed the sum of:

 

  (a) Direct costs (including overhead recovery on such costs) (“Direct Costs”) reasonably incurred by the Contractor in connection with the performance of the Work prior to termination, other than those costs referred to in Paragraph C (1)(c) of this Article. Such Direct Costs shall be determined in accordance with the Contractor’s standard accounting practices and, if requested by Inmarsat, shall be verified by the Contractor’s independent auditors at the Contractor’s expense. Inmarsat may also elect to have such Direct Costs verified by Inmarsat’s independent auditors at Inmarsat’s expense.

 

  (b) A profit component equal to **** and percent (**** %) of the Direct Costs.

 

  (c) Reasonable costs incurred by the Contractor in settlement with Sub-Contractors as a result of Inmarsat’s termination. With respect to any proposed settlement involving an amount in excess of US$****, the Contractor shall advise Inmarsat, and shall not enter into any binding settlement until Inmarsat has approved the proposal, or until thirty (30) days have elapsed from the date when such advice was furnished to Inmarsat, whichever is sooner.

 

  (2) In no event shall the termination charges exceed the unpaid balance of the Price. In the case of termination in part, the termination charges shall not exceed that unpaid balance of the severable portion of the Price applicable to the part of the Work that is terminated.

 

D. Unless otherwise agreed, Inmarsat shall be entitled to take possession of all Work completed or in progress prior to termination under this Article, except for Work associated with any executory portion of the Contract that is not terminated.

 

E. The termination charges determined pursuant to Paragraph C of this Article shall be reduced by the following:

 

  (1) Any amounts previously paid by Inmarsat to the Contractor with respect to the performance of the Work prior to termination. To the extent such amounts previously paid by Inmarsat exceed the termination charges due, the Contractor shall refund the difference to Inmarsat.

 

  (2) Amounts representing the resale, reuse, or salvage value to the Contractor, or to its Sub-Contractors, of items that Inmarsat has not taken possession of pursuant to Paragraph D of this Article.

 

F. The Contractor shall be obliged to mitigate Inmarsat’s costs in all its actions as a consequence of termination under this Article this shall include costs incurred by the Contractor in settlement with Sub-Contractors or Personnel as a result of Inmarsat’s termination in accordance with this Article.

 

Article 21:    Consequences of Force Majeure

 

A. The purpose of this Article is to establish the consequences of force majeure events preventing either Party from complying with any of its obligations under this Contract.

 

B. The Contractor shall not be excused from performance due to any failure to perform by its Sub-Contractors or the Personnel unless their failure to perform is due to force majeure.

 

C. Any Party whose ability to perform its obligations under this Contract is affected by a force majeure event shall take all reasonable steps to mitigate the impact of such event.

 

D. If the effect of a force majeure event is temporary, subject to this Article the Party so affected shall not be responsible for any consequent delay, and the relevant schedule or time period shall be extended by the amount of time of the subject delay, if and only if notice of the event is given to the other Party within seven (7) days after the event has occurred. At the time of the initial notice of the occurrence of the event, or as soon thereafter as possible, the Party affected shall inform the other Party of the extent of the delay expected as a result of the event.

 


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E. In the case of one or more force majeure events having a temporary effect on the ability of the Contractor to comply with the schedule in Article 3: Performance Schedule, if the effect is, or will be, to delay such schedule by more than two weeks, or in the case of force majeure events permanently preventing the Contractor from complying with said schedule, Inmarsat may elect to:

 

  (1) terminate this Contract either in whole or in part (with respect to any part of the Contract that is so terminated, Inmarsat shall have the right to request the Contractor to reimburse Inmarsat for all amounts previously paid for such Work. Payment of any monies due to Inmarsat shall be subject to Article 7 E, Payment Terms); and/or

 

  (2) to complete the Work either itself or through a third party and use the final results for Inmarsat Purposes as envisaged by the Contract.

 

Article 22:    Governmental or Regulatory Body Authorisations

 

A. The Contractor shall obtain all governmental or regulatory body authorizations necessary to commence the Work at the Effective Date and to undertake the Work hereunder.

 

B. Certification by the Contractor to Inmarsat of the receipt of such governmental or regulatory authorisations is a condition subsequent. If the Contractor fails to secure all necessary governmental or regulatory body authorisations, Inmarsat shall have the right to terminate this Contract for default in accordance with Article 19: Termination.

 

C. Without prejudice to Paragraph A of this Article:

 

  (1) The exercise by Inmarsat and its technical consultants of any rights under Article 10: Access to Work in Progress and Data; and

 

  (2) The exercise by Inmarsat or its Designees of any rights under Article 11: Inmarsat’s Rights in Technical Data and Inventions;

 

shall be subject to applicable domestic laws (and US law as applicable) relating to the export of technology. The Contractor shall upon request exercise due diligence to obtain any such licence as may be necessary for the exercise by Inmarsat of any such rights.

 

Article 23:    Applicable Law

 

This Contract shall be governed by and interpreted according to the laws of England and Wales excluding the conflicts of laws provisions thereof.

 

Article 24:    Dispute Resolution and Arbitration

 

A.    Amicable Resolution

 

  (1) Any dispute controversy or claim arising out of or in connection with this Agreement, including any question regarding its validity, interpretation, breach or termination (a “Dispute”) shall be referred by either Party, first to the Responsible Officer detailed in Article 30, Responsible Officers.

 

  (2) If the Dispute cannot be resolved by the representatives identified above within a maximum of fourteen (14) days after it has been referred under Article 24 A, it shall be referred to the second level contacts listed in Article 30 for resolution within the following fourteen (14) days.

 

  (3) If the Dispute cannot be resolved by the second level representatives identified above within a maximum of fourteen (14) days after it has been referred under Article 24 A (1), any Party may refer the Dispute to arbitration in accordance with Article 24 B (1) below, save where the Parties agree to refer the Dispute to an expert for determination in accordance with Article 24 C below.

 

B.    Arbitration

 

  (1) Subject to Article 24 C, any Dispute that has not been amicably resolved pursuant to Article 24 A (2) shall be referred to and finally resolved by arbitration under the London Court of International Arbitration (“LCIA”) Rules, which Rules are deemed to be incorporated by reference into this clause.

 

  (2) The place of arbitration shall be London.

 

  (3) The language to be used in the arbitral proceedings shall be English.

 

  (4) The Arbitral Tribunal shall consist of a single arbitrator appointed in accordance with the LCIA Rules.

 

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  (5) The Arbitral Tribunal’s award shall not be subject to appeal according to Section 69 of the English Arbitration Act of 1996. The Parties hereby waive any right to apply to any court of law and/or other judicial authority to determine any preliminary point of law and/or review any question of law and/or the merits, insofar as such waiver may validly be made.

 

  (6) The Parties agree that the Arbitral Tribunal shall have the power to order on a provisional basis any relief which it would have power to grant in a final award.

 

  (7) Nothing in this Article 24 shall be construed as preventing either Party from seeking interim, injunctive or conservatory relief in any court of competent jurisdiction.

 

C.    Expert Determination

 

  (1) If the Dispute is in respect of a specific technical or financial issue the Parties may agree to refer it to an independent expert qualified in the subject matter in dispute through a trade association such as the Institute of Electrical Engineers or the Institute of Chartered Accountants (the “Expert”) to rule on the Dispute for a binding determination.

 

  (2) The Parties may within 21 days of the Expert’s appointment, make written submissions to the Expert and/or send documents to him.

 

  (3) The Expert may, but is not obliged to do so, send copies of one Party’s submission to the other for comment.

 

  (4) The Parties shall if requested make available to the Expert any documentation which the Expert, in his absolute discretion, considers necessary or helpful in reaching his decision on the issues between the Parties.

 

  (5) The Expert shall determine all issues referred to him as an expert and not as an arbitrator.

 

  (6) The decision of the Expert shall be made within 30 days of receiving the representations of the Parties and shall be final and binding on the Parties.

 

  (7) The Expert shall have power by his decision to fix the reasonable amount of his fees in connection therewith and they shall be borne in equal shares between the Parties.

 

Article 25:    Changes

 

A. At any time during the Term, either Party may submit a Change Request to the other, provided always that the proposed changes particularized therein are within the general scope of the Contract.

 

B. A Change Request from Inmarsat must be identified as such, must be made or confirmed in writing, and must be signed by the Responsible Officer identified in Paragraph A of Article 30: Responsible Officers. If any other conduct by the Responsible Officer or any other representative of Inmarsat is construed by the Contractor as possibly constituting a Change Request or an interpretation of the Contract requirements inconsistent with the Contractor’s understanding of those requirements, the Contractor shall promptly notify Inmarsat and request clarification.

 

C. Within five (5) days after receiving a Change Request from Inmarsat or issuing a Change Request to Inmarsat, the Contractor shall submit to Inmarsat a Contract Change Notice as per Annex H, Contract change Notice Format. The Contractor may request a longer period to prepare the Contract Change Notice, provided always that such request for an extension of time is reasonable and made to Inmarsat in writing within five (5) days after the Contractor has received or has sent (as the case may be) the relevant Change Request. A request for a longer period to prepare a Contract Change Notice shall be at Inmarsat’s absolute discretion.

 

D. The preparation of a Contract Change Notice, whether in response to a Change Request prepared by Inmarsat or by the Contractor, shall be at the Contractor’s expense.

 

E. Any claim by the Contractor for adjustment of the technical requirements, Price, performance schedule, or other terms of this Contract attributable to a change shall be deemed waived unless asserted in a Contract Change Notice and accepted by Inmarsat in writing.

 

F. If the cost of any materials that would be made obsolete as a result of a change the subject of a Change Request are included in the Contractor’s claim for adjustment:

 

  (1) to the extent that such materials have resale, reuse, or salvage value to the Contractor or its Sub-Contractors or, Inmarsat shall be entitled to a credit, and

 

  (2) if such materials have no such resale, reuse, or salvage value, Inmarsat shall have the right to prescribe their manner of disposition.

 

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G. After Inmarsat receives a sufficiently detailed Contract Change Notice, and after any negotiations with respect to the adjustments claimed by the Contractor, the following outcomes are possible:

 

  (1) Inmarsat may decide not to proceed with implementation of the change.

 

  (2) Inmarsat may decide to implement the change, in which case:

 

  (a) if the Parties have reached agreement about the adjustments to be made in the Contract, the Contractor shall proceed with the implementation as agreed;

 

  (b) if the Parties are unable to reach such an agreement, the provisions of Article 24: Dispute Resolution and Arbitration, shall apply; or

 

  (c) pending any negotiations and/or arbitration, Inmarsat may direct the Contractor to proceed with the implementation of the change, subject to any adjustments subsequently agreed or awarded.

 

H. Inmarsat may also direct the Contractor to proceed with the implementation of a Change Request prior to preparation of a complete Contract Change Notice, subject to any adjustments to the Contract subsequently agreed or awarded.

 

I. Inmarsat’s right to direct the Contractor to proceed with implementation of a change pursuant to Paragraph G (2)(c) or H of this Article 25 shall be subject to the Contractor’s ability to do so, taking into account the resources, facilities, supplies, and services available to it, as well as any stipulated financial limit.

 

Article 26:    Key Personnel

 

No key personnel have been identified for this Contract.

 

Article 27:    Key Sub-Contractors

 

A. The Contractor agrees that those Sub-Contractors identified in Annex D, Key Sub-Contractors, are necessary for the successful completion of the Work to be performed under this Contract.

 

B. The Contractor hereby agrees to use its best efforts to enter into subcontracts with these Key Sub-Contractors.

 

C. If, for any reason, the Contractor is unable to enter into Sub-Contracts with any of these Key Sub-Contractors, or such Sub-Contracts are entered into and are subsequently terminated, the Contractor shall replace such Key Sub-Contractors with Sub-Contractors of substantially equal qualifications and ability acceptable to Inmarsat.

 

D. The Contractor shall not enter into any Sub-Contracts for the performance of any of the Work without the prior written consent of Inmarsat.

 

E. Nothing in this Article shall relieve the Contractor of its responsibility for the performance, in accordance with this Contract, of any of the Work, whether the subject of a Sub-Contract or otherwise.

 

Article 28:    Principles Applicable to Selection of Sub-Contractors

 

To the greatest extent practicable, the Contractor shall ensure that any replacement Sub-Contracts entered into pursuant to Paragraph B of Article 27: Key Sub-Contractors, or any new Sub-Contracts entered into pursuant to Paragraph C of said Article 27, are awarded on the basis of open competition, and to Sub-Contractors offering the best combination of quality, Price, performance and the most favorable delivery time.

 

Article 29:    Assignment of Contract

 

A. The Contractor shall not assign or delegate, either in whole or in part, this Contract or any of the Contractor’s rights, duties, or obligations hereunder to any person or entity without the prior written consent of Inmarsat, which consent shall be at Inmarsat’s absolute discretion.

 

B. Notwithstanding any conditions under which Inmarsat may grant consent under Article 29(A), the Contractor shall remain a guarantor to Inmarsat of the performance of the assigned or delegated duties and obligations in accordance with this Contract and all applicable laws.

 

C. Inmarsat shall be entitled to assign or novate this Contract, or any part thereof, and/or any rights or obligations hereunder to any Associated Company.

 

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Article 30:    Responsible Officers

 

The Responsible Officers of the Parties may be changed from time to time by notice to the other Party. Until further notice, the Responsible Officer for Inmarsat shall be **** the second level contact shall be ****, and for the Contractor the Responsible Officer shall be ****, the second level contact shall be ****. Each Party shall notify the other Party of any change in Responsible Officer within (five) 5 working days of such change.

 

Article 31:    Communications

 

A. All notices, reports, invoices and other correspondence to be provided to Inmarsat or the Contractor pursuant to this Contract shall be sent for the attention of the Responsible Officer referred to Article 30: Responsible Officers, and the Responsible Inmarsat Officer for Technical Matters (****), at the following addresses:

 

INMARSAT:    CONTRACTOR:

Inmarsat Global Ltd

   EMS Technologies Canada, Ltd

99 City Road

   400 Maple Grove Road

London EC1Y 1AX

   Ottawa, Ontario

England

   Canada K2V 1B8

 

B. All communications pertinent to this Contract shall be made or confirmed in writing, including confirmed e-mail, or facsimile to the above address.

 

C. All documentation and communications required under this Contract shall be in the English language.

 

Article 32:    Time Limits

 

Any time limits to which this Contract binds the Contractor or Inmarsat shall be counted in calendar days from the day following that of the event marking the start of the time limit, and shall end on the last day of the period laid down. When the last day of a time limit is a Saturday or Sunday, or a legal holiday in the country in which the particular contractual performance is required, such time limit shall be extended to the first working day that follows. In case of conflicting time limits the UK time shall take precedence.

 

Article 33:    Order of Precedence

 

Should any conflict arise between any Annex and the terms and conditions of this Contract, the terms and conditions of this Contract shall take precedence. Should any conflict arise between any of the Annexes of this Contract, the following order shall take precedence:

 

1. Annex C, Price & Payment Plan

2. Annex A, Statement of Work,

3. The remaining Annexes shall be treated equally.

 

Article 34:    Waiver

 

No relaxation, forbearance, delay or indulgence by either Party in enforcing any of the terms and conditions of this Contract or the granting of time by either Party to the other shall prejudice, affect or restrict the rights and powers of the said Party, nor shall any waiver by either Party of any breach of this Contract operate as a waiver of any subsequent or any continuing breach of this Contract.

 

Article 35:    Trademarks

 

Any agreed use of any Inmarsat trademarks and service marks shall be subject to signature of the standard form Inmarsat Trademark Licence Agreement.

 

Article 36:    Entire Agreement

 

This Contract constitutes the entire agreement between the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, and supersedes all prior or existing correspondence, representations, proposals, negotiations, understandings, or agreements of the Parties, whether oral or written. The Parties also hereby acknowledge that there are no

 


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collateral contracts between them with respect to the subject matter hereof. This Contract may be signed in counterparts and each original counterpart shall be deemed binding on each Party collectively and individually. A person who is not a Party to this Contract has no rights under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 to enforce any term of this Contract but this does not affect any right or remedy of a third party which exists or is available apart from that Act or any right of a Party to this Contract to enforce any term of this Contract for and on behalf of such third party where applicable.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have signed this Contract in duplicate.

 

CONTRACTOR    INMARSAT

BY:                                                                                   

   BY:                                                                           

Printed Name:                                                               

   Printed Name:                                                       

Title:                                                                                 

   Title:                                                                         

Date:                                                                                 

   Date:                                                                         

 

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GLOBALISED SATELLITE PHONE SERVICE

USER TERMINAL DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCTION

 

CONTRACT INM-CO/07- 4444

 

ANNEX A—STATEMENT OF WORK

 

 

STATEMENT OF WORK

 

INMARSAT GLOBAL SATELLITE PHONE SERVICE

 

USER TERMINAL DEVELOPMENT

 

PART 2

(UT HANDSET)

 

REVISION F

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Table of Contents    26
List of Figures and Tables    27
Acronym List    28
I.   Introduction    29
    A.      

Purpose

   29
    B.      

Scope

   29
    C.      

GSPS Program and UT Procurement Overview

   29
    D.      

Document Hierarchy

   31
    E.      

Definition Methodology

   32

II.

  Part 2—User Terminal Handset    32
    A.      

Tasks

   32
        1.  

UT Core Module Reference Design

   32
        2.  

UT Handset Development and Reference Design

   32
        3.  

Industrial Design

   32
        4.  

UT Pre-Production

   32
        5.  

Testing

   32
        6.  

Certification, Terminal Marking, and Licenses, and Type Approval

   33
        7.  

UT Core Module and Handset Reference Design Support

   33
    B.      

Documents and Data Deliverables

   34
    C.      

Product Deliverables

   34
    D.      

Customer-Furnished Items/Equipment

   34
    E.      

Milestones

   35

III.

  Common Requirements    35
    A.      

Project and Schedule Control

   35
        1.  

Project Planning

   35
        2.  

Milestone Review Meetings

   35
        3.  

Progress Reporting

   38
        4.  

Scheduling

   38
        5.  

Project Management

   39
        6.  

Rights of Access

   39
        7.  

Office Accommodation

   39
        8.  

Milestone Acceptance

   39
    B.      

Quality and Configuration Control

   40
        1.  

Quality Assurance

   40
        2.  

Quality Control

   40
        3.  

Reliability

   40
        4.  

Configuration Management

   41
    C.      

Testing

   41
        1.  

Test Planning and Reporting

   41
        2.  

Test Acceptance Criteria

   41
        3.  

Unit/Module Testing

   42
        4.  

Factory Acceptance Testing

   42
        5.   Interworking Testing    43
        6.   GSM Type Approval Testing    43
        7.   On-Air Testing    43
        8.   Support to Alpha and Beta Testing    43
        9.   Pre-Production Testing    43

.

  D.       Engineering and User Training    43
        1.   UT Handset Engineering Training    43
        2.   UT Handset User Training    44
    E.       Documentation    44

 

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LIST OF FIGURES AND TABLES

 

Figure 1:

  

UT Procurement Summary

   31

Table 1.

  

Document Hierarchy

   31

Table 2.

  

Documents and Data Deliverables for Part 2

   34

Table 3.

  

Product Deliverables for Part 2

   34

Table 4.

  

Customer-Furnished Items/Equipment for Part 2

   34

Table 5.

  

Milestones for Part 2

   35

Table 6.

  

Milestone Review Meetings (Part 2)

   36

Table 7.

  

Common Document Deliverables

   44

 

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ACRONYM LIST

 

AMBE

  

Advanced Multi-Band Excitation

AI

  

Air Interface

CE

  

Community European/ European Community

CFI/CFE

  

Customer-Furnished Items/Equipment

CM

  

Core Module

CMP

  

Configuration Management Plan

DSP

  

Digital Signal Processing

DVSI

  

Digital Voice Systems Inc.

EDC

  

Effective Date of Contract

ETSI

  

European Telecommunications Standards Institute

FAT

  

(UT Core Module/Prototype) Factory Acceptance Test

FATR

  

(UT Core Module/Prototype) FAT Review

FCC

  

Federal Communications Commission

FDR

  

Final Design Review

GMR-2

  

ETSI Geostationary Mobile Radio Release 2

GMR-2+

  

An enhanced version of GMR-2 used by the Global Satellite Phone Service

GMPCS

  

Global Mobile Personal Communications System

GPS

  

Global Positioning System

GSM

  

Global System for Mobile Communications

GSPS

  

Global Satellite Phone Service (GMR-2+)

HFAT

  

UT Handset FAT

HFATR

  

UT Handset FAT Review

HMI

  

Human Machine Interface

I4

  

Inmarsat-4 (Satellite System)

ICD

  

Interface Control Document

IDR

  

Industrial Design Review

IF

  

Intermediate Frequency

ITR

  

Interworking Test Review

KOR

  

Kick-off Review

MMI

  

Man-Machine Interface

MPP

  

Manufacturing and Procurement Plan

MTFF

  

Mean Time for First Failure

N/A

  

Not Applicable

NCC/GW

  

Network Control Center/Gateway

NTE

  

Not To Exceed

OATR

  

On-Air Test Review

PDR

  

Preliminary Design Review

PLMN

  

Public Land Mobile Network

PMP

  

Programme Management Plan

PSA

  

Production and Supply Agreement

PSTN

  

Public Switched Telephone Network

QAP

  

Quality Assurance Plan

RF

  

Radio Frequency

RMP

  

Risk Management Plan

RID

  

Review Item Discrepancy

SCCB

  

(GMR-2+) Specifications Change Control Board

SIM

  

Subscriber Identity Module

SITR

  

System Integration Test Review

SOW

  

Statement of Work

TBC

  

To Be Confirmed

TBD

  

To Be Determined

TCF

  

Test Construction File

TE

  

Terminal Equipment

TRR

  

Test Readiness Review

UL

  

Underwriters Laboratories

USB

  

Universal Serial Bus

UT

  

User Terminal

UTCM

  

User Terminal Core Module

UTH

  

User Terminal Handset

UTP

  

User Terminal Prototype

WBS

  

Work Breakdown Structure

WPD

  

Work Package Description

 

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I. INTRODUCTION

 

A. Purpose

 

This document is one of three Statements of Work (SOW) that collectively define the requirements for the technical and industrial design, prototyping, testing, and mass production of a User Terminal (UT) for the Inmarsat Global Satellite Phone Service (GSPS).

 

There are three parts to the UT Procurement:

 

Part 1 User Terminal Core Module and Prototype

Part 2 User Terminal Handset (THIS DOCUMENT)

Part 3 User Terminal Production

 

An independent Statement of Work (SOW) is associated with each Part of the UT Procurement and the requirements for the development of the User Terminal are apportioned between the Parts.

 

Part 1 is divided in two for accounting and management purposes: Part 1a and Part 1b. The contractual arrangement for Part 1a is between EMS (the “Contractor”) and Inmarsat. The arrangement for Part 1b is initially between the Contractor and Inmarsat, but it is intended that Inmarsat’s rights and obligations shall be novated to Lockheed Martin Corporation (“Lockheed Martin”) or an affiliate of Lockheed Martin. In the context of this SOW, the term “Part 1” shall refer to both Part 1a and 1b.

 

Further, Inmarsat and Lockheed Martin (or its affiliate) shall enter into a contract under which Lockheed Martin (or its affiliate) shall manage, administer and oversee Part 1 for and on behalf of Inmarsat, to enable a closer alignment of (i) the UTP and UTCM development activities in this Part 1 and (ii) Lockheed Martin’s responsibilities to Inmarsat under the GSPS Infrastructure and Technology Contract 06-4318 dated 22 December 2006.

 

The contractual arrangement for Part 2 is between the Contractor and Inmarsat; for Part 3 the contractual arrangement is between Flextronics and Inmarsat (or a third-party nominated by Inmarsat).

 

B. Scope

 

The SOW is divided into three sections. Section I provides an introduction and program overview. Section II describes the scope of work for Part 2: User Terminal Handset and Mass Production. Section III contains common management requirements that apply to Part 2.

 

C. GSPS Program and UT Procurement Overview

 

The Global Satellite Phone Service provides handheld satellite communication services using the GMR-2+ air interface technology. GMR-2+ is a modern variant of the GMR-2 air interface (European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) Geostationary Earth Orbit Mobile Radio Release 2) that has been optimised for use with the Inmarsat-4 satellites.

 

The GSPS User Terminal will provide access to both GMR-2+ satellite networks (“Satellite Mode”) and terrestrial GSM networks (“GSM Mode”). In the Satellite Mode, the User Terminal will communicate with the Network Control Center/Gateway (NCC/GW) via an Inmarsat-4 satellite using L-band frequencies. The NCC/GW provides connectivity to the PSTN and PLMN.

 

This SOW for Part 2, in conjunction with the SOW for Parts 1 and 3, defines the sequence of tasks and deliverables that must be performed in order to complete the development cycle of the UT. In particular, there are five prime deliverables with formal definitions as follows:

 

   

UT Core Module (UTCM)—This refers to a hardware module and supporting physical layer and protocol software of a GMR-2+ User Terminal. It is an integral component of the UT Prototype and UT Handset.

 

   

UT Core Module Reference Design—This refers to the set of complete and detailed specifications for the UT Core Module (circuit diagrams, documentation, software, firmware, interface definitions). The level of detail shall permit a third-party manufacturer to replicate the Core Module exactly and in its entirety and then integrate the Core Module into a UT Handset (or other type of commercial product).

 

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UT Prototype—This refers to a hardware module with representative physical layer and protocol behaviour of a GMR-2+ User Terminal. It supports diagnostic and control features for the purpose of end-to-end integration, verification ,and acceptance of the Inmarsat Global Satellite Phone Service. The hardware and software of the UT Prototype is based on, and includes, the UT Core Module.

 

   

UT Handset—This refers to a mass-market consumer product (a handset) that will be sold to subscribers to the Inmarsat Global Satellite Phone Service. It contains the same UT Core Module as the UT Prototype, but also includes the additional hardware, software, firmware, housing, and interfaces required to form a user device.

 

   

UT Handset Reference Design—This refers to the set of complete and detailed specifications for the UT Handset, similar in scope to the UT Core Module Reference Design. The level of detail shall permit a third-party manufacturer to replicate the UT Handset (including the UT Core Module) exactly and in its entirety.

 

(Note that the requirements in Section II determine which of the prime deliverables above apply to this Statement of Work)

 

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Figure 1 contains an overview of the UT Procurement. It shows all of the relationships between Lockheed Martin, Inmarsat, the Contractor, the prime deliverables, other specifications (furnished by Lockheed Martin or Inmarsat) and the three Parts of the UT Procurement.

 

LOGO

 

Figure 1: UT Procurement Summary

 

D. Document Hierarchy

 

A number of specifications documents form the basis for one or both Parts of the UT Procurement. The overall applicability and precedence of each document is defined in Table 1.

 

Table 1. Document Hierarchy

 

Precedence


  

Document


  

Applicability


  

Content Summary


1

   Statement of Work   

Mandatory

   description of all programmatic requirements for work under this Contract

2

   ETSI GMR-2+ Specifications   

Mandatory

   specification of the satellite air interface

3

   Inmarsat GSPS UT Handset Specification   

Mandatory

   describes the technical and operational requirements for the UT Handset

 

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Where conflicts between the requirements in the various documents occur, the document with the highest level of precedence (indicated above) shall apply. The Contractor shall inform Lockheed Martin and Inmarsat of any substantive conflicts between specifications in this hierarchy.

 

E. Definition Methodology

 

The document uses the following definitions of the terms “shall” and “should”:

 

   

“Shall” indicates a mandatory requirement that must be met by the Contractor.

 

   

“Should” indicates a requirement that is highly desirable, but not mandatory.

 

Statements that do not contain either “shall” or “should” should be treated as informational in nature and are provided to assist the Contractor’s understanding of the rationale behind requirements.

 

Square brackets indicate that the enclosed text is subject to further confirmation or change.

 

II. PART 2—USER TERMINAL HANDSET

 

A. Tasks

 

1. UT Core Module Reference Design

 

The Contractor shall fully document all aspects of the design of the UT Core Module (from Part 1) to a level of detail that would permit a third-party manufacturer to replicate it exactly and in its entirety and then integrate it into a UT Handset (or other type of commercial product). The documentation set shall include the following, but is not necessarily limited to:

 

****

 

2. UT Handset Development and Reference Design

 

The Contractor shall design, develop, prototype, validate, and certify a UT Handset that is fully compatible with the Inmarsat GSPS network and complies with the technical and operational requirements in the UT Handset Specification. The UT Handset shall contain and employ the UT Core Module (conforming to the UT Core Module Reference Design).

 

The Contractor shall produce and deliver a UT Handset Reference Design to Inmarsat, with scope, content, and detail similar to the UT Core Module Reference Design (see Section II.A.1). The design documentation shall include, but is not necessarily limited to:

 

****

 

3. Industrial Design

 

The Contractor shall consult Inmarsat on and shall respect the right of final approval of Inmarsat on all aesthetic aspects of the industrial design of the UT Handset. This includes the size, form, weight, housing, materials, texture, mechanics, ergonomics, audio interfaces (MMI), visual interfaces (MMI), tactile interfaces (MMI), brand marking (corporate logos), and commercial packaging. To serve this purpose, the Contractor shall conduct a series of Industrial Design Reviews (IDR) with representatives from Inmarsat. The Contractor shall use three-dimensional computer models to illustrate the industrial design at early stages of the Industrial Design Review process and shall make these models available to Inmarsat on request. At the conclusion of the Industrial Design Review process, the Contractor shall deliver five (5) samples of the UT Handset (“mock-ups”) that accurately demonstrate the physical aspects of the approved design.

 

4. UT Pre-Production

 

The Contractor shall produce, test, and deliver to Inmarsat, a total of **** fully-functional pre-production UT Handsets that are suitable for system integration, alpha, and beta testing.

 


* Portions of this document marked with **** have been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment submitted with the SEC. The original contracts have been filed separately with the SEC as part of the confidential treatment request.

 

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5. Testing

 

The Contractor shall be fully responsible for all technical and programmatic aspects of the unit/module, integration, factory acceptance, interworking, and pre-production testing of the UT Handset. The Contractor shall develop and deliver all applicable test plans, procedures, and reports. The Contractor shall also participate in all Inmarsat-led on-air, system integration, alpha and beta tests of the Inmarsat GSPS network. Section III.C contains more detailed test requirements.

 

6. Certification, Terminal Marking, and Licenses, and Type Approval

 

The UT Handset Specification contains a list of required certifications for the UT Handset. It is the sole responsibility of the Contractor to follow the established certification and type approval procedures and deliver a fully-certified UT Handset to Inmarsat.

 

It is the sole responsibility of the Contractor to obtain GSM Type Approval for the UT Handset. GMR-2+ Type Approval is implied by the completion of the sequence of acceptance and verification test milestones described in Section III.C.

 

7. UT Core Module and Handset Reference Design Support

 

The Contractor shall support the UTCM and UTH Reference Designs for a period of **** months from the date of Inmarsat’s acceptance of the respective Reference Designs. The Reference Design Support is intended to address and resolve fundamental design faults in the hardware, software, and firmware of the UTCM and/or UTM that reflect non-compliance with a product requirement, as well as errors and omissions in the corresponding Reference Designs. The Reference Design Support is not intended to address faults isolated to a particular UTCM, UTH, or experience of a particular user.

 

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B. Documents and Data Deliverables

 

The Contractor shall deliver the documents and data in Table 2 to Inmarsat under Part 2 of this SOW (Section III.E contains a list of other document deliverables that apply to Part 2):

 

Table 2. Documents and Data Deliverables for Part 2

 

No.


  

Document


   SOW Section
Reference


   Required Delivery
Date


D2-1

  

UTH Kick-off Review (KOR) Meeting Presentation Package

   III.A.2    ****

D2-2

  

UTH Preliminary Design Review (PDR) Meeting Presentation Package

   III.A.2    ****

D2-3

  

UTH Test Plan

   III.C.1    ****

D2-4

  

UTH Industrial Design Review (IDR) Meeting Presentation Package

   III.A.2    ****

D2-5

  

UTH Final Design Review (FDR) Meeting Presentation Package

   III.A.2    ****

D2-6

  

UTH Factory Acceptance Test Procedures

   III.C.4    ****

D2-7

  

UTH Interworking Test Procedures

   III.C.5    ****

D2-8

  

UT Core Module and Handset Production Test Specification

   III.C.9    ****

D2-9

  

UTH Factory Acceptance Test Report

   III.C.4    ****

D2-10

  

UTH Interworking Test Report

   III.C.5    ****

D2-11

  

UTH Training Material

   III.D.1,III.D.2    ****

D2-12

  

UTH User Manuals, Operating Instructions, and Other Documentation

   III.D.1,III.D.2    ****

D2-13A

  

Draft UTCM Reference Design Documentation/Software Set

   II.A.1    ****

D2-13B

  

Final UTCM Reference Design Documentation/Software Set

   II.A.1    ****

D2-14A

  

Draft UTH Reference Design Documentation/Software Set

   II.A.1    ****

D2-14B

  

Final UTH Reference Design Documentation/Software Set

   II.A.1    ****

D2-15

  

UTH CE/GMPCS/UL/FCC/GSM Certifications

   II.A.6    ****

 

C. Product Deliverables

 

The Contractor shall deliver the products in Table 3 to Inmarsat under Part 2 of this SOW:

 

Table 3. Product Deliverables for Part 2

 

No.


  

Product


   Quantity

   Required Delivery
Date


P2-1

   UTH Industrial Design Samples    ****    ****

P2-2

   UTH Pre-Production Units    ****    ****

 

D. Customer-Furnished Items/Equipment

 

Inmarsat shall deliver the items in Table 4 to the Contractor under Part 2 of this SOW:

 

Table 4. Customer-Furnished Items/Equipment for Part 2

 

No.


  

Item


   Required Delivery
Date


C2-1

   UTH Specification    ****

C2-2

   System Integration Test Plan    ****

 


* Portions of this document marked with **** have been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment submitted with the SEC. The original contracts have been filed separately with the SEC as part of the confidential treatment request.

 

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E. Milestones

 

The progress of the Contractor’s work shall be measured by the Milestones in Table 5 below.

 

Table 5. Milestones for Part 2

 

No.


  

Milestone


   Scheduled
Completion Date


M2-1

  

UTH Kick-Off Review (KOR) Completion

   ****

M2-2

  

UTH Preliminary Design Review (PDR) Completion

   ****

M2-3

  

Delivery of UTH Samples at Final UT Industrial Design Review (IDR) Meeting

   ****

M2-4

  

UTH Final Design Review (FDR) Completion

   ****

M2-5

  

UTH Factory Acceptance Test (HFAT) Completion

   ****

M2-6

  

UT Handset-LM Reference Testbed Interworking Test Completion

   ****

M2-7

  

Delivery of UTH Pre-Production Units

   ****

M2-8A

  

Draft UTCM Reference Design Delivery

   ****

M2-8B

  

Final UTCM Reference Design Delivery

   ****

M2-9A

  

Draft UTH Reference Design Delivery

   ****

M2-9B

  

Final UTH Reference Design Delivery

   ****

M2-10

  

System Integration (Alpha/Beta) Test Completion

   ****

M2-11

  

UTH Certification Process Completed

   ****

 

III. COMMON REQUIREMENTS

 

The following requirements apply to the contractual arrangements between Inmarsat and the Contractor:

 

A. Project and Schedule Control

 

1. Project Planning

 

The Contractor’s management and development processes shall adhere to ISO 9001 (or equivalent) processes. The Contractor shall grant Inmarsat the right to audit the management and development practices applied to this Contract.

 

The Contractor shall develop and maintain a Project Management Plan (PMP). The PMP shall outline the various tasks to be performed together with the control procedures that are to be applied and the schedule. The PMP shall describe the assigned management team structure and overall responsibilities. The PMP shall describe how the Contractor will manage and provide visibility of all work undertaken by any key subcontractors (if any).

 

The Contractor shall also maintain a Risk Management Plan (RMP). The PMP and RMP shall be issued one week prior to the Kick-Off Review meeting and soon thereafter issued as definitive. The Contractor shall provide Inmarsat with any subsequent updates to the PMP and RMP.

 

The Contractor shall maintain all documentation related to project planning and provide all deliverables in electronic form.

 

2. Milestone Review Meetings

 

The Contractor shall plan and conduct the milestone review meetings specified in Table 6. The Contractor shall agree the actual date and time of each milestone review with Inmarsat at least one month before the meeting. The Contractor shall provide an agenda for each milestone review at least five working days before the meeting to which Inmarsat may add items to discuss. The Contractor shall agree to support additional intermediate progress reviews during the design and implementation, if requested to do so by Inmarsat with at least two weeks notice.

 


* Portions of this document marked with **** have been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment submitted with the SEC. The original contracts have been filed separately with the SEC as part of the confidential treatment request.

 

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Table 6. Milestone Review Meetings (Part 2)

 

Milestone Review


  

Purpose


  

Inputs


Kick-Off Review (KOR)

 

**** weeks after EDC

  

•      Establishing communication lines and contact points for financial, contractual and technical matters between Inmarsat and the Contractor;

 

•      Obtaining agreement on the management plan(s) review;

 

•      Presentation of the short-term work plan;

 

•      Obtaining mutual agreement on accommodation of Inmarsat staff at site premises, facilities required and operational mode of working;

 

•      Enhancing the understanding of the GSPS system design and the GMR-2+ air interface

 

•      Obtaining agreement on the functional capabilities and plan for the UT Handset

 

•      Holding first risk management workshop

  

•      PMP

 

•      RMP

 

•      CMP

 

•      QAP

 

•      other support documentation and presentation slides required to fulfil the outlined purpose of the meeting

Preliminary Design Review (PDR)

 

**** months after EDC

  

•      Validation of the UT Handset product definition (including services) and operational scenarios.

 

•      Demonstrating that the UT Handset requirements have been partitioned into a thorough and consistent UT Handset definition

 

•      Reviewing the UT Handset high-level design and preliminary detailed design, including the architectural split between the UTCM and UT Handset

 

•      Assessing early UT Handset performance simulation work

 

•      Reviewing the UT Handset Test Plan

 

•      Holding second risk management workshop

  

•      UT Handset High-Level Design

 

•      UT Handset Detailed Design (preliminary)

 

•      UT Handset Test Plan

 

•      other support documentation and presentation slides required to fulfil the outlined purpose of the meeting.

Industrial Design Review (IDR)

 

**** months after EDC

  

•      Regular opportunities for collaborative work between Inmarsat and the Contractor on aesthetic aspects of UT Handset

  

•      UT Handset Models,

 

•      UT Handset Samples (x5)

Final Design Review (FDR)

 

**** months after EDC

  

•      Reviewing the final high level designs for all UT Handset modules

 

•      Reviewing the final UT Handset detailed design

 

•      Reviewing the detailed design of the other UT Handset components.

  

•      UT Handset High-Level Design (final)

 

•      UT Handset Detailed Design (working document)

 

•      UT Handset prototype early test results

 


* Portions of this document marked with **** have been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment submitted with the SEC. The original contracts have been filed separately with the SEC as part of the confidential treatment request.

 

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Milestone Review


  

Purpose


  

Inputs


    

 

•      Reviewing the latest VCRM database.

 

•      Reviewing the design and test results of early UT Handset prototypes

 

•      Reviewing the FAT Test Procedures and obtaining agreement on the requirements to be tested

 

•      Review UT Core Module and Handset Pre-Production Test Specification

 

•      Review of all outstanding issues with UT Handset/Core Module Pre-Production

  

 

•      UT Handset FAT Procedures

 

•      UT Core Module/Handset Pre-Production Test Specification

 

•      Other support documentation and presentation slides required to fulfil the outlined purpose of the meeting.

UT Handset Factory Acceptance Test Review (HFATR)

 

**** months after EDC

  

•      Reviewing Factory Acceptance Test results for the purpose of Limited Case Approval.

 

•      Confirming that the UT Handset meets all contractual requirements

 

•      Reviewing the UT Handset Interworking Test Procedures and obtaining agreement on the requirements to be tested

 

•      Review all outstanding issues with UTCM/UTH Pre-Production

 

•      Review Draft UTCM/UTH Reference Designs and establish suitability for production by third-parties

  

•      UT Handset FAT Procedures

 

•      UT Handset FAT Report

 

•      UT Handset Interworking Test Procedures

 

•      Draft UTCM Reference Design

 

•      Draft UTH Reference Design

Interworking Test Review (ITR)

 

**** months after EDC

  

•      Reviewing UT Handset—LM Reference Test Bed interworking test results

 

•      Determine readiness of UT Handset for on-air testing

 

•      Review all outstanding issues with UTCM/UTH Pre-Production

  

•      UT Handset Interworking Test Procedures

 

•      UT Handset Interworking Test Report

On-Air Test Review (OATR)

 

**** months after EDC

  

•      Review of test campaign results

 

•      Determine readiness of UT Handset for system integration testing (alpha, beta tests)

  

•      UT Handset Training Material

 

•      UT Handset User Manuals/Operating Instructions

System Integration Test Review (SITR)

 

**** months after EDC

  

•      Review of test campaign results

  

•      UT Handset Certifications

 

The Contractor shall be responsible for assembling the relevant documentation and presentation material for all milestone reviews. The Contractor shall submit documentation to be reviewed in accordance with the document delivery schedule in Section II.B.

 

Inmarsat intends to use Review Item Discrepancy (RID) forms (or a suitable equivalent) for providing comments on the milestone review documentation at least 3 working days before the relevant meeting. The Contractor shall incorporate the RID mechanism into the project review process.

 


* Portions of this document marked with **** have been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment submitted with the SEC. The original contracts have been filed separately with the SEC as part of the confidential treatment request.

 

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The Contractor shall be responsible for documenting the review proceedings and monitoring actions placed until closure. Review minutes shall be produced within five working days of the meeting. The Contractor shall seek concurrence from Inmarsat for the accuracy of the review minutes. The Contractor shall track actions placed using a formally documented method.

 

The Contractor shall implement an internal design review process covering all design and engineering (i.e. hardware, firmware and software) activities. The Contractor shall conduct periodic audits to confirm that design processes are being followed throughout.

 

3. Progress Reporting

 

The Contractor shall supply a Progress Report to Inmarsat by the end of the first week of each month, a minimum of one week prior to the monthly Progress Meeting. The Progress Report shall include the following:

 

   

management summary

 

   

work performed during the reporting period

 

   

milestones met and/or achieved

 

   

progress against the schedule (any slippage is to be identified together with remedial action)

 

   

dependencies

 

   

problems experienced

 

   

activities planned for the next period

 

   

risk log status

 

   

action log status

 

   

assumption log status

 

The format of the progress report shall be agreed with Inmarsat at the Kick-Off Review Meeting.

 

The Contractor shall conduct monthly Progress Meetings with Inmarsat representatives to discuss:

 

   

current active tasks;

 

   

technical and schedule aspects;

 

   

status and progress;

 

   

technical, contractual and managerial issues;

 

   

risks and contingency measures (in the form of a Risk Log);

 

   

current and potential problems;

 

The Contractor shall record the minutes for each Progress Meeting, capturing the key decisions and actions taken. The minutes shall be agreed with Inmarsat and produced within five working days of the meeting.

 

4. Scheduling

 

The Contractor shall maintain a detailed activity schedule of all tasks to be undertaken for this Contract.

 

The schedule shall reflect the following overall breakdown levels (or equivalent) within one schedule (to ensure consistency):

 

   

Level 1: Project decomposed into phases

 

   

Level 2: Phases decomposed into work packages

 

   

Level 3: Work packages decomposed into tasks

 

The schedule shall show key dependencies and critical paths.

 

The Contractor shall define a suitable Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) and produce work package descriptions (WPD) for each level 2 activity. The Work Breakdown shall cover all project activities from Contract commencement to the start of production and shall clearly identify the following key phases:

 

   

functional analysis

 

   

overall design

 

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detailed design and prototyping

 

   

implementation

 

   

pre-production activities and testing

 

   

production testing

 

The WBS shall be used to plan and organise the work under this Contract, including any work assigned to key sub-contractors (if any). The WBS and initial set of WPDs are to be included in the Project Management Plan (PMP) and shall be agreed at the Kick-Off Review meeting. Thereafter, the Contractor shall progressively expand the WBS and raise further WPDs as the project progresses into each phase.

 

The programme schedule shall be developed, maintained, and presented using Microsoft Project.

 

The Contractor shall include a schedule detailing work completed in the monthly progress report and total completion status. The Contractor shall also provide Inmarsat with an electronic copy of the Monthly Report including the schedule.

 

5. Project Management

 

The Contractor shall assign a suitably qualified Program Manager that is specifically charged with the responsibility for all technical and programmatic aspects of the work and maintaining open communications with Inmarsat for the duration of this Contract.

 

Inmarsat will designate a Subcontracts Administrator as well as a Responsible Engineer, who will monitor the activities being undertaken on this Contract and support the Contractor when necessary.

 

Inmarsat intends to install the Responsible Engineer at the Contractor’s facility. The Contractor shall provide the Responsible Engineer and/or their representatives with access to the following:

 

   

regularly scheduled status meetings and schedules

 

   

engineering and technical meetings and reviews

 

   

risk management workshops and meetings

 

   

audit processes and procedures

 

   

test readiness reviews, dry runs and formal test conduct

 

The Subcontracts Administrator shall be responsible for all contractual direction under this Contract. Only the Subcontract Administrator may authorise changes to scope, cost, schedule, terms, applicable documents, or specifications. The Contractor shall designate an administrative counterpart with the authority to commit the resources of the Contractor to such changes.

 

6. Rights of Access

 

The Contractor shall allow Inmarsat representatives to visit and monitor its main work site and make the necessary security and/or regulatory arrangements (if any) for such visits.

 

7. Office Accommodation

 

The Contractor shall provide office accommodation for two Inmarsat resident staff plus up to two temporary visiting staff at the main work site. Office accommodation shall include reasonable use of facilities including international telephone/facsimile lines, desktop PCs and printer with Internet connection and office stationary.

 

8. Milestone Acceptance

 

Approval from Inmarsat shall be required in order for the Contractor to declare any contractual milestone in The progress of the Contractor’s work shall be measured by the Milestones in Table 5 below.

 

Table 5 successfully completed.

 

Final acceptance of the UTH shall be based on the completion of all contractual milestones defined in this SOW.

 

The criteria for acceptance of review meetings shall be as follows:

 

   

Design Review Milestone (KOR, PDR, FDR): completion of required design by the relevant milestone and agreed action plans for all RIDs registered for the milestone

 

   

Test Review Milestone (FATR, ITR, OATR, SITR): as per Section III.C.2.

 

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B. Quality and Configuration Control

 

1. Quality Assurance

 

The Contractor shall apply recognised engineering controls and practices throughout the Contract that adhere to ISO 9001 (or a suitable equivalent). These engineering controls and practices shall apply fully to the design, testing, manufacture, software development activities and sub-contract activities (if applicable). Less extensive engineering controls and practices may be applied to the UT Prototype and pre-production UT Handsets due to both the need to concentrate on early proof-of-concept ideals and the limited time available before these devices have to be available.

 

The Contractor shall issue a Quality Assurance Plan (QAP) to Inmarsat one week prior to the Kick-Off Review (KOR); this can be a separate document or form part of the PMP and thereafter finalised within two weeks. The QAP shall at all times reflect the actual practices being applied on the Contract.

 

The Contractor shall nominate a team member with suitable experience and training with respect to quality control, quality assurance, and their applications to be responsible for Quality Assurance for this Contract.

 

The Contractor shall submit, as part of the QAP, an audit schedule outlining the audits (minimum of three) to be conducted throughout various points of the project. The Contractor shall document each scheduled audit in the form of an Audit Report. The Contractor shall make all Audit Reports available to Inmarsat on request.

 

Inmarsat reserves the right to audit Contractor (including subcontractor) work at any point, provided that at least two weeks notice is given to the Programme Manager.

 

The Contractor shall be fully responsible for the quality achieved and controls applied by any sub-contractor parties.

 

The Contractor shall implement a mechanism for tracking corrective actions at all Contract phases and for cross-referencing requirements specified in this SOW and the UT Handset Specification to documents generated by the Contractor.

 

2. Quality Control

 

The Contractor shall clearly state or reference all quality controls to be applied during the manufacturing process in the Quality Assurance Plan (QAP), including the inspection from initial goods-inwards to final inspection and test. Specifically, the QAP shall identify the actions necessary to ensure conformity of the:

 

   

time to market process

 

   

calibration system

 

   

documentation

 

   

maintenance and support service

 

   

workmanship, including inspection and tests

 

   

incoming inspection

 

   

manufacturing flow

 

   

audits

 

   

improvements

 

All inspection and quality records shall be archived by the Contractor and shall be made available for audit at the Contractor’s main facility by Inmarsat on request.

 

3. Reliability

 

The Contractor shall include a Reliability (Parts Count) Prediction in the Quality Assurance Plan (QAP) for all components of the UT Handset.

 

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4. Configuration Management

 

The Contractor shall produce a Configuration Management Plan (CMP) that outlines the controls that will be applied to:

 

   

documentation configuration and change management

 

   

requirements management

 

   

software development, firmware, version and release control

 

   

core technology model development

 

   

UT Handset prototyping

 

   

UT Handset pre-production models

 

   

UT Handset manufacturing and production models

 

The CMP may, at the discretion of the Contractor, be a separate document or form part of the PMP. The CMP shall be finalised by the Kick-Off Review (KOR) meeting.

 

The Contractor shall nominate a team member to be responsible for overall configuration management throughout the project and shall ensure that adherence to the CMP is maintained.

 

The Contractor shall identify any configuration management applied to sub-contractor work (if applicable).

 

The Contractor shall make configuration records for all hardware, software, and firmware developed by the Contractor available to Inmarsat on request.

 

C. Testing

 

1. Test Planning and Reporting

 

The Contractor shall produce and deliver a UT Handset Test Plan for review by the associated Preliminary Design Review. This plan defines the test stages, test approach to be adopted, controls to be applied and documentation to be produced.

 

The Contractor shall develop and document the test procedures (and test scripts when external test equipment is used) for each stage of the testing. The scope of testing shall be agreed between Inmarsat and the Contractor. Any procedure or script that involves the use of the Inmarsat-4 satellite shall be approved by Inmarsat before the testing is conducted.

 

Inmarsat shall have the right to approve or request reasonable amendments to the test documentation at each test phase. The Contractor shall record and report the results from each test stage, including:

 

   

test method

 

   

test configuration

 

   

pass/fail criteria and test results

 

   

conductor of the test

 

   

comments made regarding the test run

 

   

reason for any failures

 

The Contractor shall provide all test instruments, test tools, facilities, manpower and services necessary to complete the test stages for which they are fully responsible. All stages of testing may be witnessed by Inmarsat representatives. They shall be given full access to the primary test facilities and have the right to observe testing while it is in progress.

 

2. Test Acceptance Criteria

 

The Contractor shall be responsible for tracking all problems identified during the testing until all items have been resolved. Any problem noted during the testing shall be classified into one of the following three categories:

 

Category 1:

 

   

a complete failure of a hardware, software, or firmware component making it inoperable,

 

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loss of critical functionality, severe performance degradation or instability in operation/behaviour

 

   

failure to detect, report and/or recover from a failure that renders any part of the UT Handset inoperable

 

Category 2:

 

   

the problem relates to a contract requirement (i.e. incorrect) but is not critical to any component function

 

   

the problem occurs infrequently and can quickly be recovered by the user by following a remedial procedure

 

   

the problem is purely cosmetic (i.e. MMI layout, error message content) in nature and does not impact functionally

 

Category 3:

 

   

the problem represents is observed once but is not reproducible by repeating the test

 

   

the problem is isolated to the test procedure and not the UT Handset under test

 

At the conclusion of the testing, any remaining Category 1 problems shall prevent Inmarsat approving successful completion of the testing milestone. Any remaining Category 2 and Category 3 problems shall not prevent Inmarsat from approving successful completion of the testing milestone, provided that the Contractor submits a satisfactory remedial action plan. In this case, Inmarsat must agree to the action plan before the milestone is deemed completed. Corrective action can be implemented at tested in a later test stage in order not to impact the overall schedule.

 

The completion of each testing milestone with no Category 1 problems and agreement on the remedial action and schedule for all Category 2 problems (if applicable) shall be a prerequisite to commencement later type approval and on-air demonstration testing.

 

The Contractor shall maintain formal configuration control over the testing such that it is possible to repeat the acceptance at a later date if necessary.

 

3. Unit/Module Testing

 

The Contractor shall perform unit/module level hardware and software testing throughout the UT Handset development process as required by its own standard processes. The Contractor shall submit evidence of unit/component level testing (hardware, firmware, and software) to Inmarsat, on request.

 

4. Factory Acceptance Testing

 

The Contractor shall verify by demonstration that the UT Handset functional performance and operational requirements have been achieved, although external elements are represented by test equipment selected at the Contractor’s discretion or possibly by the Lockheed Martin Reference Test Bed. The Contractor shall design the Factory Acceptance Test procedures in order to meet this objective.

 

The FAT shall also include an element of voice codec testing, including objective evaluations of voice quality using the Lockheed Martin Reference Test Bed. Formal subjective testing (i.e. in accordance with ITU-T Recommendation P.800) is not required.

 

Inmarsat shall approve the FAT plan and procedures. The Contractor shall hold a Test Readiness Review (TRR) with Inmarsat at least 5 days prior to the commencement of the testing.

 

Inmarsat representatives shall be involved in witnessing the Factory Acceptance Testing (at the Contractor’s main work site) and shall determine whether the UT Handset meets the requirements in this SOW and the UT Handset Specification. Inmarsat will nominate one member within the witnessing party to have final responsibility in this regard. The Inmarsat representative will have the authority to instruct that a test be repeated or fail the entire FAT in the case of excessive failures.

 

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5. Interworking Testing

 

The Contractor shall conduct tests of the UT Handset against the Lockheed Martin Reference Test Bed in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, USA. The scope of the testing shall be agreed with Inmarsat, but at a minimum, the Contractor shall demonstrate the following (in accordance with the GMR-2+ specification):

 

****

 

6. GSM Type Approval Testing

 

The Contractor shall be responsible for testing the compliance of the UT Handset to the GSM standards and obtaining GSM Type Approval. The Contractor shall provide confirmation of compliance and Type Approval in the form of the Type Approval certificate as well as copies of the conformance statement and Test Construction File (TCF).

 

7. On-Air Testing

 

The Contractor shall assist Inmarsat in the development of an On-Air test campaign that demonstrates the key GSPS services and functionality using the Inmarsat-4 satellite, in-place GSPS ground network (or the Lockheed Martin Test Bed) and the UT Handset. The scope of this testing shall be agreed with Inmarsat after the conclusion of the FAT. All UT tests shall be designed to be repeatable with respects to the results obtained.

 

Inmarsat shall be entitled to witness the formal testing associated with this campaign and to approve the results of the testing.

 

8. Support to Alpha and Beta Testing

 

The Contractor shall deliver at least **** pre-production UT Handsets in order to serve the alpha and beta test phases of system integration. The UT Handset shall have passed Factory Acceptance Testing and successfully completed On-Air Testing prior to delivery.

 

Inmarsat shall be responsible for developing the System Integration Test Plan and delivering this to the Contractor at least **** months prior to the commencement of the alpha test phase. The Contractor shall commit to providing suitable UT Handset test engineering support to the system integration activities (the precise level of support shall be agreed between Inmarsat and Contractor after the System Integration Test Plan has been produced and delivered).

 

9. Pre-Production Testing

 

The approach and degree of pre-production testing shall be determined by the Contractor and shall be based on its established in-house production engineering and manufacturing processes. The Contractor shall produce a UT Core Module and Handset Production Test Specification (or suitable equivalent) in order to test pre-production UT Core Modules and UT Handsets in-factory. The results of pre-production testing shall be recorded and made available to Inmarsat, on request.

 

D. Engineering and User Training

 

1. UT Handset Engineering Training

 

The Contractor shall provide two UT Handset engineering training courses to Inmarsat and Lockheed Martin engineers that address:

 

   

overall design of the UT Handset

 

   

protocol stack operation

 

   

MMI, specific software and configuration aspects

 

   

UT Handset components, applications and their configuration

 

   

UT Handset Operation

 


* Portions of this document marked with **** have been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment submitted with the SEC. The original contracts have been filed separately with the SEC as part of the confidential treatment request.

 

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fault/error codes

 

   

measurements and logging

 

   

documentation

 

Each UT Handset engineering training course shall support up to 10 attendees and shall be held prior to the start of system integration testing. Inmarsat shall review and approve the structure of the training before it is held in London, United Kingdom. The Contractor shall be responsible for developing all training materials and shipping them to the training site.

 

2. UT Handset User Training

 

The Contractor shall provide two UT Handset user training courses that address:

 

   

UT Handset product definition and operation

 

   

UT—TE configuration arrangements (if any)

 

   

supported services and applications

 

   

user operation and error handling

 

   

presentation of the user documentation

 

Each UT Handset user training course shall support up to 10 attendees and shall be held prior to the start of system integration testing. Inmarsat shall review and approve the structure of the training before it is held in London, United Kingdom. The Contractor shall be responsible for developing all training materials and shipping them to the training site.

 

E. Documentation

 

The Contractor shall deliver to Inmarsat all common management documentation listed in Table 7. The Contractor shall also deliver to Inmarsat all technical documentation listed in Section II.B. Document delivery shall be in accordance with the specified schedule.

 

The delivery of documentation (draft versions) shall comprise an electronic version of each file, delivered via e-mail, floppy or CD ROM, as appropriate.

 

The delivery of documentation (final versions) shall comprise at least one hard copy of each report and an electronic version of each file, delivered via e-mail, floppy or CD ROM, as appropriate.

 

At the end of the project, the Contractor shall prepare and deliver a CD ROM containing the final version of each deliverable document.

 

All deliverable documents shall be written in English, shall be produced using Microsoft Word, and shall be delivered (electronically) in both the Microsoft Word and Adobe Acrobat PDF formats.

 

The Contractor’s CMP shall refer to the documentation standard and control procedure and shall be approved by Inmarsat before use. All documentation shall be retained under formal document configuration control.

 

Table 7. Common Document Deliverables

 

No.


  

Document


   Required Delivery
Date


 

DC-1

   Project Management Plan (PMP)    ****  

DC-2

   Risk Management Plan (RMP)    ****  

DC-3

   Quality Assurance Plan (QAP)    ****  

DC-4

   Configuration Management Plan (CMP)    ****  

N/A

   Monthly Status Reports and Meeting Minutes    (**** )

 


* Portions of this document marked with **** have been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment submitted with the SEC. The original contracts have been filed separately with the SEC as part of the confidential treatment request.

 

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ANNEX B—UT HANDSET SPECIFICATION

 

WITHHELD—19 pages*

 


* Portions of this document marked with **** have been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment submitted with the SEC. The original contracts have been filed separately with the SEC as part of the confidential treatment request.

 

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ANNEX C—PRICE & PAYMENT PLAN

 

The parties hereby agree to a firm and fixed price of US$**** (**** US Dollars) for the development and production of User Terminal Handset.

 

This sum shall not be exceeded without the prior written consent of Inmarsat.

 

The agreed Payment Plan is as follows:

 

No    Milestone   

Scheduled

Completion Date

   Payment

M0

   EDC   

0

   $****

M2-1

   UT Handset Kick-Off Review (KOR) Completion   

****

weeks after

EDC

   $****

M2-2

   UT Handset Preliminary Design Review (PDR) Completion   

****

months after

EDC

   $****

M2-4

   UT Handset Final Design Review (FDR) Completion   

****

months after

EDC

   $****

M2-5

   UT Handset factory Acceptance Test (HFAT) Completion   

****

months after

EDC

   $****
     Final Acceptance   

18 months

after EDC

   $****
     Expiration of each calendar month after Final Acceptance (for a total of **** months after Final Acceptance)   

   $****)
     Expiration of each calendar month after first **** monthly payments above (for a total of **** months)         $****
     Grand Total         $****

 


* Portions of this document marked with **** have been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment submitted with the SEC. The original contracts have been filed separately with the SEC as part of the confidential treatment request.

 

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ANNEX D—KEY SUB-CONTRACTORS

 

The Key subcontractors are:

 

****

 


* Portions of this document marked with **** have been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment submitted with the SEC. The original contracts have been filed separately with the SEC as part of the confidential treatment request.

 

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ANNEX E—Contractor Foreground

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ANNEX F—Contractor and Sub-Contractor Background

 

Background RF Technology for Inmarsat Handset Development 14th August 2007

 

System Design

 

   

RF link budgets for mobile satellite systems

 

   

Equipment system level design—frequency plans, gain, noise, intermodulation, EMC, etc.

 

RF Design

 

   

Design of phase locked loop frequency synthesizers using both integer and fractional-N feedback.

 

   

Use of quadrature modulators for direct modulation of an L-band carrier with a digital waveform.

 

   

Design of L-band power amplifiers using bipolar, MESFET, HBT and LDMOS devices.

 

   

Design of L-band low noise amplifiers.

 

   

Design of L-band downconverters with real and quadrature baseband IF interfaces.

 

   

Application of miniature GPS receivers within L-band satcom terminals.

 

   

Uses of microstrip, ceramic, SAW and L-C filters in the above designs.

 

   

Filtering and A/D and D/A conversion of baseband signals.

 

   

Transmit/receive duplexing and switching using filters and PIN diode switches.

 

Antenna Design

 

Linearly and circularly polarized antennas using the following technologies:

 

   

Dipole

 

   

Monopole

 

   

Crossed-dipole

 

   

Axial-mode helix

 

   

Radial-mode helix

 

   

Patch antennas in various configurations

 

   

Dielectric resonator

 

   

Multi-band configurations of some of these designs.

 

Background IP for Physical Layer technology as at 14th August 2007

 

To be populated by EMS

 

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ANNEX G—[Intentionally Omitted]

 

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ANNEX H—Contract Change Notice Format

 

LOGO                CONTRACT CHANGE NOTICE

PROJECT             [Project Name]

  

CCN NO.

  

DATE

CONTRACT        [Contract Number]

  

xxx

  

DD-MM-YY

(1) TITLE OF CHANGE        [Title]

(2) DESCRIPTION OF CHANGE

[Description]

   (3) RECOMMENDED INTRODUCTION POINT DD-MM-YY
     (4) DRAWINGS AND SPECS. AFFECTED
    

NUMBER

  

ISSUE

           

(7) REASON FOR CHANGE            [Reasons]

(8) RELATED FACTORS

FACTOR

   Y    N  

FACTOR

   Y    N  

FACTOR

   Y    N

Performance

           

Testing

           

Other factors

         

Reliability

           

Materials and processes

                       

Interface

           

Spare parts

                       

Weight

           

Agency furnished equipment

                       

Dimensions

           

Packaging

                       

Electrical parameters

           

Publications

                       
 

(9) ESTIMATED INFLUENCES ON CONTRACT PROVISIONS

 

1. TOTAL PRICE INFLUENCE

       

TOTAL HOURS

  

LABOUR COSTS

  

MATERIALS

  

TAXES

  

OTHER COSTS

  

TOTAL COSTS

       

0

  

0

  

0

  

0

  

0

  

0

   

2. SCHEDULE INFLUENCE

                        
   

ON FINAL DELIVERY

  

ON PERT-NETWORK

 

INFLUENCE ON OTHER PROVISIONS

   

CONTRACTOR’S SIGNATURES

 

 

 

  

INITIATOR

    [INMARSAT]

        DATE: DD-MM-YY

     

PROJECT MANAGER

[Name]

  

DATE: DD-MM-YY

              
     

CONTRACT MANAGER

[Name]

  

DATE: DD-MM-YY

              
   

DATE OF REJECTION

 

DATE OF APPROVAL

 

INTRODUCTION POINT

 

CUSTOMER’S SIGNATURES

   

PROGRAMME MANAGER

     

DATE:

   

CONTRACTS MANAGER

     

DATE:

 

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ANNEX I—ROYALTIES

 

ANNEX I—ROYALTIES

 

In consideration for the rights granted under Article 11 D of this Contract, the Royalties payable by the Contract Equipment Manufacturer (CEM) or Value-Added Manufacturer (VAM) (as applicable) upon the sale or other transfer for value of each unit (either Core Module or UT Handset) are as follows:

 

Digital Voice Services Inc. (DVSI)

   $****

Sasken Communications

   $****

Lockheed Martin

   $****

****

   **** *

Contractor

   $**** **

Inmarsat

   **** ***

 

Provided always that, in respect of any UT Handset incorporating a Core Module, a single Royalty shall be payable in accordance with the provisions of this Annex I.

 


* It is anticipated that **** will require a Royalty in respect of background technology and IPR associated with the ****, to be licensed on fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory terms.

 

** The Royalty to Contractor shall be payable from the later of **** months post Final Acceptance, and the date on which **** units (either Core Module or UT Handset) have been sold by the CEM or VAM (as applicable).

 

*** Such Royalty as Inmarsat may specify in its absolute discretion.

 

Royalty for minimising the Bill of Materials (BOM)

 

  1. In this Annex I, BOM shall mean the ex-factory cost (inclusive of all materials, overhead and labour) of the “Basic UT Package” as defined in section 11.3 of the UT Handset Specification Rev 5.0.

 

  2. The Parties hereby agree that the BOM target cost (BOM Target) is $**** (**** and **** US dollars).

 

  3. Inmarsat shall be permitted to vet and approve any component of the BOM.

 

  4. The Parties are committed to maintaining a low cost environment to ensure the maximum marketability and competitiveness of the UT Handset. For such purpose, Contractor shall use commercially reasonable efforts to procure manufacturing efficiency gains and thereby reduce the BOM Target.

 

  5. The definitive BOM for the initial production run of **** units shall be determined by the CEM and certified to Inmarsat and/or to a third party designated by Inmarsat.

 

  6. In the event that the BOM is lower than the BOM Target and Inmarsat, acting reasonably, deems in its absolute discretion that such cost reduction (Saving) is solely attributable to the Contractor (and not to other members of the distribution channel), then ****% of the Saving shall be payable as a Royalty to Contractor (BOM Royalty) from the commencement of sales of the UT Handset by the CEM until the earlier of;

 

  a. The sale of **** units upon which the Saving has been sustained;

 

  b. **** months from the commencement of mass production by the CEM; and

 

  c. The receipt by Contractor from the CEM of $**** in aggregate BOM Royalties.

 


* Portions of this document marked with **** have been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment submitted with the SEC. The original contracts have been filed separately with the SEC as part of the confidential treatment request.

 

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ANNEX J—EXTENDED WARRANTY AND PRODUCT SUPPORT

SERVICES AND FEES

 

1.0    SERVICES

 

1.1 Without prejudice to the Contractor’s obligations to Inmarsat under Article 9 (Warranty) and Article 13 (Intellectual Property Indemnity) of the UT Handset Development Contract, the Contractor shall provide product design warranty support services for the UT Handset and Core Module products as set forth in this Annex J.

 

Direct product support services shall be provided to Inmarsat on UT Handset and UT Core Module product issues that could, for example, be impacting service or product integrity in which Inmarsat’s direct involvement in the troubleshooting is required for its full resolution. The need for such direct product support relationship may arise when Inmarsat becomes aware through our direct monitoring of the operation of the services, through feedback from our service and product partners that there is a service issue that could be attributed the UTH or CM design or there is a product issue that requires Inmarsat’s direct involvement for a satisfactory and timely resolution. Such issues may be identified during the system trial period following Final Acceptance, or at any time within the Extended Warranty period.

 

Third level product support services shall be provided to Inmarsat’s selected global exclusive distribution partner for the UT Handset, and second level product support shall be provided by the Contract Equipment Manufacturer (CEM).

 

1.2 Direct and third-level product design warranty support services, to be provided by the Contractor, shall comprise the following

 

  a) Investigation of problem reports related to the UT Handset and UT Core Module functionality, to identify any non-compliance of the UT Handset Reference Design and/or the UT Core Module Reference Design with the UT Handset Specification;

 

  b) Implementation of software, firmware and/or hardware design changes necessary to rectify design defects so identified.

 

  c) Issuance of an Engineering Change Notice (ECN) to the UT Core Module Reference Design and/or the UT Handset Reference Designs, to the CEM, Value Added Manufacturers (VAM) and Third Party Developers (TPD) (as applicable) to implement requisite design changes.

 

1.3 Problem reports shall be sent to the Contractor, in accordance with the Contractor’s standard problem reporting system.

 

1.4 The CEM shall be charged at the Contractor’s then-current Time and Materials rates for investigation of ‘No Fault Found’ problem reports, i.e., where the design is found to be compliant with the UT Handset Specification despite the delivery and investigation of a problem report.

 

2.0    FEES, PAYMENT AND TERM

 

2.1 Inmarsat shall pay Contractor a total of $**** USD (**** Dollars US), in **** equal payments of $**** USD, on a quarterly basis in arrears, with the first payment due on the date that is **** months after the date of Final Acceptance of the UT Handset Development Contract.

 

2.2 The product design warranty support services rendered under this Annex J shall be available from the Effective Date of Contract and shall conclude upon lapse of **** months (****) months from the Final Acceptance of the UT Handset. In the event the Parties agree to extend the term, such extension shall be confirmed in writing between the Parties prior to the expiration of the specified term.

 


* Portions of this document marked with **** have been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment submitted with the SEC. The original contracts have been filed separately with the SEC as part of the confidential treatment request.

 

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3.0    SUPPORT SCHEDULE

 

Support Hours Eastern Time (Ottawa)


  

Type of Support


  

Means


Standard Business Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, excluding Canadian or Ontario Statutory Holidays or their replacement days should any holiday fall on a weekend.    Standard Support   

Telephone Support,

Email

Outside Standard Business Hours    Standard Support Delivered Next Business Day   

Telephone Support,

Email

 

During Standard Business Hours other than the last hour thereof, Inmarsat will be contacted by the Contractor’s support personnel on the same business day. If a Support call is placed outside Standard Business Hours, the Contractor’s specialist personnel will contact Inmarsat promptly on the next business day. The Contractor shall use reasonable efforts to correct notified defects as soon as possible and shall keep Inmarsat informed of progress towards correction of the defect.

 

4.0    WARRANTY AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

 

4.1 The warranties in Article 9 and the IPR indemnity in Article 13 of the UT Handset Development Contract shall apply mutatis mutandis to the services rendered by Contractor under this Annex J.

 

4.2 Other than for death or personal injury caused by the negligence of the Contractor, its servants or agents, which shall be unlimited, the Contractor’s total liability of any kind under any cause of action in relation to the provision of the service under this Annex J shall be limited to $**** USD.

 

5.0    TERMINATION

 

5.1 Each Party shall have the right, without prejudice to its other rights or remedies, to terminate the services under this Annex J immediately by written notice to the other if the other:

 

  (a) is in material or persistent breach of any of its or its obligations under this Annex J and either that breach is incapable of remedy, or that other Party has failed to remedy that breach within 30 days after receiving written notice requiring it to do so; or

 

  (b) is unable to pay its debts (within the meaning of section 123 of the Insolvency Act 1986), or becomes insolvent, or is subject to an order or a resolution for its liquidation, administration, winding-up or dissolution (otherwise than for the purposes of a solvent amalgamation or reconstruction), or has an administrative or other receiver, manager, trustee, liquidator, administrator or similar officer appointed over all or any substantial part of its assets, or enters into or proposes any composition or arrangement with its creditors generally, or is subject to any analogous event or proceeding in any applicable jurisdiction.

 

6.0    EXCLUSIONS

 

6.1 The following work is specifically excluded from the scope of these extended design warranty and product support services:

 

  a) Work required due to unauthorized attempts by anyone other than Contractor’s personnel to modify, alter or otherwise maintain the UT Handset or UT Core Module products governed by this Contract.

 

  b) Work required due to corruption of data by Inmarsat or any third party resulting from the use of a software program, programs or products, other than those authorized by the Contractor, to directly update, and in consequence corrupt, that said product(s) data files.

 


* Portions of this document marked with **** have been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment submitted with the SEC. The original contracts have been filed separately with the SEC as part of the confidential treatment request.

 

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