*Relevant Extramural SOP: *

*[Last revised: ]{.underline}[September 7, 2005]{.underline}*

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**[ ]{.underline}[CONTRACTOR\'S RELEASE]{.underline}**

**[ ]{.underline}[FOR ALL CONTRACTS]{.underline}**

[Pursuant to the terms of Contract No. and in consideration of the sum
of Dollars and Cents (\$ ) which has been or is to be paid under the
said contract to hereinafter called the Contractor or to its assignees,
if any, the Contractor, upon payment of the said sum by the UNITED
STATES OF AMERICA hereinafter called the Government, does remise,
release, and discharge the Government, its officers, agents, and
employees, of and from all liabilities, obligations, claims, and demands
whatsoever under or arising from the said contract, except:]{.underline}

[ 1. Specified claims in stated amounts or in estimated amounts where
the amounts are not susceptible of exact statement by the Contractor, as
follows: (]{.underline}*[if none, so state]{.underline}*[) ]{.underline}

[ 2. Claims, together with reasonable expenses incidental thereto, based
upon the liabilities of the Contractor to third parties arising out of
the performance of the said contract, which are not known to the
Contractor on the date of the execution of this release and of which the
Contractor gives notice in writing to the Contracting Officer within the
period specified in the said contract.]{.underline}

[ 3. Claims for reimbursement of costs (other than expenses of the
Contractor by reason of its indemnification of the Government against
patent liability), including reasonable expenses incidental thereto,
incurred by the Contractor under the provisions of the said contract
relating to patents.]{.underline}

[The Contractor agrees, pursuant to the clause in this contract entitled
Allowable Cost (for cost reimbursement contracts) or Allowable Cost and
Fixed Fee (for CPFF contracts), that the amount of any sustained audit
exceptions resulting from any subsequent audit made after final payment
will be refunded to the Government. ]{.underline}*[Applicable to
contracts where unaudited costs are claimed \[pursuant to HHSAR
304.870(c)(2)\].]{.underline}*

[The Contractor further agrees, in connection with patent matters and
with claims which are not released as set forth above, that it will
comply with all of the provisions of the said contract, including
without limitation those provisions relating to notification to the
Contracting Officer and related to the defense or prosecution of
litigation. The Contractor further represents that it has made no
inventions other than those already reported to the Contracting
Officer.]{.underline}

[IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this release has been executed this day of 20
]{.underline}

[ WITNESSES CONTRACTOR OR]{.underline}

[ CORPORATE NAME ]{.underline}

[ BY ]{.underline}

[ TITLE ]{.underline}

*[NOTE: In the case of a corporation, witnesses are not required, but
the certificate below must be completed by an official of the
organization other than the one signing above.]{.underline}*

**[ ]{.underline}[CERTIFICATE]{.underline}**

[I, certify that I am the (official title) ]{.underline}

[of the corporation named as Contractor in the foregoing release; that
]{.underline}

[who signed said release on behalf of the Contractor was then
(]{.underline}*[official title]{.underline}*[) ]{.underline}

[of said corporation; that said release was duly signed for and in
behalf of said corporation by authority of its governing body and is
within the scope of its corporate powers.]{.underline}

(*Corporate Seal*)

NIH 2582 (6/86)