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1. Scope
Alliance Cost Containment, LLC (ACC) and ______________ (known hereafter as
Client), hereby enter into this Letter of Engagement whereby ACC shall serve as a
consultant to the Client. ACC shall examine, analyze and make recommendations
associated with the Clients procurement process, offering both pre-negotiated pricing on
products and services as well as custom-negotiated cost reduction programs in expense
areas selected by the Client.
2. Term of Agreement
This Agreement and the products and services made available to the Client by ACC shall
commence effective with the signing date of the Agreement.
a. For each pre-negotiated products and service selected by the Client for its use, the
Term of this Agreement will continue indefinitely until the Client decides to terminate
use of the pre-negotiated product or service, subject to any contracts that may be
required by specific suppliers of pre-negotiated products or services and accepted by
the Client.
b. Should a supplier of a pre-negotiated product or service elect to discontinue their
relationship with ACC, or should ACC choose to terminate a pricing program with a
provider of a pre-negotiated product or service, ACC will provide at least sixty (60)
days notice to Client. ACC will also seek to replace the departing supplier with one or
equal or better quality at equal or better pricing, with any changes to new suppliers
made at the discretion of the Client.
c. For custom cost-reduction programs requested by Client, Client agrees to authorize
ACC to conduct negotiations with any and all existing suppliers related to the expense
category approved and any new vendors providing comparable products and service on
its behalf. Client agrees to suspend major price negotiations with agreed-upon
suppliers until a pricing recommendation is delivered to Client by ACC. ACC shall not
bind Client to any pricing proposals obtained by ACC without Clients written
permission and agreement. Client agrees to communicate this negotiating authority
granted to ACC for the expense category approved with all employees associated with
procurement in the affected expense area.
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6. Non-Circumvention
The pricing programs of pre-negotiated products and services, as well as the pricing
obtained for custom cost-reduction programs, represent the work product and intellectual
property of ACC. These programs are offered to the Client at no charge with the
expectation that the Client will agree to use these programs should savings be
demonstrated by ACC to the Client. Client agrees to not share ACC pricing for a period of
eighteen (18) months with current suppliers or new suppliers as a means to negotiate new
pricing without compensation to ACC. Client agrees to inform ACC in writing as to the
specifics of any such subsequently implemented cost savings and to allow ACC to review
applicable records to determine resulting cost savings.
7. Assignment or Change of Control
Neither party shall have the right to assign this Agreement without prior written consent
of the other party, which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, except that either
party may assign without the others consent to a parent, subsidiary or affiliate, or to an
entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the party at the time of
the execution of this Agreement. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be
binding upon each party, its successors and its permitted assigns.
8. Confidentiality
ACC agrees to maintain in strict confidence all information received from the Client
concerning methods of doing business. Client agrees not to disclose details of ACCs
process, current suppliers or suppliers prices to parties outside of the Clients
organization.
Client Name
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