Rockwell Collins
Product Catalog - Government

Special Notices



GENERAL CONDITIONS OF SALE
  1. TAXES. Except as otherwise specified, the prices stated do not include any state, federal, or local sales, use or excise taxes applicable to the sale, delivery, or use of said equipment sold hereunder, including, as applicable, associated software delivered with such equipment (Products), and the Buyer expressly agrees to pay to Seller, in addition to the prices stated, the amount of any such taxes which may be imposed upon or payable by Seller.
  2. TERMS. Notwithstanding any statement of terms or time of payment to the contrary appearing on the face of the order, Seller reserves the right to require payment in advance of shipment or to ship C.O.D. In the event Buyer fails to pay any invoice when due, in addition to any other right reserved hereunder, Seller reserves the right to suspend or limit performance until all past due sums are paid. It is agreed that title to any articles not fully paid for at the time of delivery to Buyer shall be retained by and remain in Seller until said purchase price is fully paid and if the purchase price is to be paid on an installment basis, Buyer will prior to the time of delivery execute a note, security agreement, and financing statement for such purchase price all upon forms customarily used by Seller in similar transactions.
  3. DELIVERY. Unless otherwise specified, delivery will be made f.o.b. to the place or location of Seller's facility from which Seller elects to make shipment, according to the delivery schedule specified, which schedule is subject to delays due to causes beyond Seller's control including but not limited to, inability to obtain material, labor or manufacturing facility, acts of God, or of the public enemy, any preference, priority or allocation order issued by the Government or any other act of Government, fires, floods, epidemics, quarantine restrictions, strikes, freight embargoes, or delays of Seller's suppliers. In the event of such delay, delivery dates shall be extended accordingly for a period equal to the time lost by reason of such delay. Partial deliveries are acceptable.
  4. SHIPMENT. In the absence of specific instructions Seller will select the carrier to whom delivery will be made for shipment to Buyer. Except for its obligations under the sections hereof entitled "Warranty" and "Patent and Copyright Indemnification," all responsibility of Seller for said equipment eases upon delivery to carrier. All claims to the carrier for Products damaged or lost in transit shall be made by the Buyer.
  5. PRODUCT WARRANTY. The equipment sold hereunder and its associated software delivered hereunder are subject to the following warranties:
    1. A Seller agrees to repair or replace at its discretion, without charge, any equipment, which is defective as to design, workmanship or material, and which is returned to Seller at its factory, transportation prepaid, provided:
      1. Notice of the claimed defect is given Seller within one (1) year from date of delivery and goods are returned in accordance with Seller's instructions.
      2. Such equipment shall not be deemed to be defective if, due to exposure to any condition in excess of those published in the Product specification, it shall fail to operate in a normal manner.
      3. Seller's obligations with respect to such equipment are conditioned upon the proper installation and operation of such equipment by Buyer in accordance with Seller's written directions.
      4. The warranty stated in this Section 5A shall be void if such equipment is altered or repair is attempted or made by other than Seller or Seller's authorized service center.
    2. Seller warrants that any software delivered hereunder, either embedded in equipment described herein or specifically designed for use in or with such equipment, will substantially provide the function(s) set forth in the applicable specification (or absent a specification, as described in the applicable Service Bulletin). Seller will, at its option, without charge, revise or replace such nonconforming software provided:
      1. Notice of the claimed defect is given Seller within one (1) year from the date of delivery or one hundred eighty (180) days from the date of first installation, whichever occurs first.
      2. Software shall not be deemed to be defective if the software or the host medium is exposed to any computer virus or to any condition in excess of those published in the applicable specification(s).
      3. Seller's obligations are conditioned upon the proper installation and operation of software and the host medium in accordance with Seller's written instructions.
      4. The warranty stated in this Section 5B shall be void if such software (or its host medium) is altered (or alterations are attempted) by other than Seller or Seller's authorized service center.
      NO OTHER WARRANTIES, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE SHALL BE APPLICABLE TO ANY EQUIPMENT SOLD OR SOFTWARE DELIVERED HEREUNDER, AND THE FOREGOING SHALL CONSTITUTE THE BUYER'S SOLE RIGHT AND REMEDY UNDER THIS AGREEMENT.
  6. PATENT AND COPYRIGHT INDEMNIFICATION. Seller agrees that it will defend, at its own expense, all suits against Buyer for infringement of any United States patent or copyright covering, or alleged to cover, the Product described herein in the form sold by Seller and Seller agrees that it will pay all sums which, by final judgment or decree in any such suits, may be assessed against the Buyer on account of such infringement, provided that Seller shall be given (i) immediate written notice of all claims of any such infringement and of any suits brought or threatened against Buyer and (ii) authority to assume the sole defense thereof through its own counsel and to compromise or settle any suits so far as this may be done without prejudice of the right of the Buyer to continue the use, as contemplated, of the Product so purchased. If in any such suit so defended the Product is held to constitute an infringement and its use is enjoined, or if in the light of any claim of infringement Seller deems it advisable to do so, Seller may either procure the right to continue the use of the same for the Buyer, or replace the same with a noninfringing product, or modify said Product so as to be noninfringing, or take back the infringing Product and refund the purchase price less a reasonable allowance for use, damage or obsolescence.
  7. SOFTWARE LICENSE FOR EQUIPMENT SPECIFIC SOFTWARE. Software delivered hereunder, either embedded in equipment described herein or specifically designed for use in or with such equipment, is copyrighted by Seller and shall remain the sole and exclusive property of Seller. Seller grants the Buyer a perpetual, worldwide, non-exclusive license to use the software only in or with the equipment. The Buyer shall not copy, modify, or disassemble, or permit others to do so. Buyer shall not transfer the license granted hereby or possession of the software except as part of or with the equipment, such transfer being subject to the restrictions contained herein. Seller may terminate this license upon written notice for violation of any of the terms of the foregoing license.
  8. GOVERNING LAW. This order shall be construed in accordance with, and the rights of the parties shall be governed by, the law of the State of Iowa, U.S.A., as the same would be applied to transactions between residents thereof, but without regard to that state's conflict of laws, principles, and specifically excluding the provisions of the 1980 U.N. Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods.
  9. FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION (FAR) CLAUSES APPLICABLE TO SALES TO THE U.S. GOVERNMENT
    1. The word "Contractor", as used in the FAR, shall be synonymous with the word "Seller" as used in these General Conditions of Sale and any reference to the "Government" or to the "Contracting Officer" shall by synonymous with the word "Buyer". Similarly, any reference to the word "Supplies" shall be synonymous with the word "Products".
    2. The clause set forth at FAR 52.212-4, CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS COMMERCIAL ITEMS (Oct. 1995), as tailored herein [pursuant to FAR 12.302], shall be applicable to all sales made directly to the U.S. Government.
      1. With respect to paragraphs (a) and (o) of the FAR clause, the Seller's Warranty set forth above at Article 5 shall have precedence and shall govern in the event of any post acceptance activity contemplated by said paragraph (a). the Seller's Warranty shall supersede and replace the Warranty set forth at said paragraph (o) of the FAR clause.
      2. With respect to paragraph (h) of the FAR clause, the Seller's PATENT AND COPYRIGHT INDEMIFICATION set forth above at Article 6 shall supersede and replace the Patent Indemnity set forth at said paragraph (h) of the FAR clause.
      3. With respect to paragraph (k) of the FAR clause, the Seller's provision entitled "TAXES" as set forth above at Article 1 shall supersede and replace the Taxes provision set forth at said paragraph (k) of the FAR clause.
      4. With respect to paragraph(s) of the FAR clause, the clarifications set forth in this Article shall have precedence over all provisions of this contract.
    3. The clause set forth at FAR 52.212-5, CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT STATUTES EXECUTIVE ORDERS COMMERCIAL ITEMS (Oct. 1995), as clarified herein, shall be applicable to all sales made directly to the U.S. Government.
      1. Paragraphs (b) and (c) of said clause shall only be applicable when Buyer and Seller have duly executed an addendum to these General Conditions of Sale specifically citing which of the clauses referenced in paragraphs (b) and (c) are applicable to this contract.
  10. FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION (FAR) CLAUSES APPLICABLE TO SALES TO COMMERCIAL CONCERNS IN SUPPORT OF SALES TO THE U.S. GOVERNMENT. The clause set forth at FAR 52.244-6, SUBCONTRACTS FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS AND COMMERCIAL CONPONENTS (Oct. 1995), and the FAR clauses cited herein, shall be applicable to sales made hereunder only when such sales are specifically identified in the order as being in support of U.S. Government prime contract requirements. The actions required under the referenced clauses made applicable under this Section shall constitute the entirety of Seller's FAR obligations hereunder for such sales.
  11. NO WAIVER. No failure by either party to exercise and no delay in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder will operate as a waiver hereof, nor will any single or partial exercise of any right or privilege hereunder preclude further exercise of the same right or the exercise of any right hereunder. A waiver on one or more occasions of any of the provisions hereof shall not be deemed a continuing one.
  12. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. IN NO EVENT SHALL SELLER BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF OR INABILITY TOUSE ANY PRODUCT, EQUIPMENT OR ASSOCIATED SOFTWARE DESCRIBED HEREIN EITHER SEPARATELY OR IN COMBINATION WITH ANY OTHER PRODUCT, EQUIPMENT, SOFTWARE OR OTHER MATERIALS EVEN IF SELLER HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OR CERTAINTY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SELLER'S TOTAL AGGREGATE LIABILITY HEREUNDER WHETHER BASED UPON CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE AND STRICT LIABILITY) OR OTHERWISE, SHALL IN NON EVENT EXCEED THE PRICE PAID BY BUYER FOR PRODUCTS SOLD HEREUNDER
  13. ENTIRE CONTRACT. These General Conditions of Sale shall comprise the exclusive terms, conditions and agreements of the parties respecting sale of Products described herein, and supersede any provisions on the face and reverse side of Buyer's order or any prior agreement inconsistent with the provisions hereof. Acceptance by Buyer of such Products covered hereunder shall, absent a contrary agreement in writing signed by Seller, constitute acceptance of these General Conditions of Sale. The invalidity of the whole or in part of any provisions hereof shall not affect the validity of any other provision. The headings of the sections herein have been inserted for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the interpretation of any of the provisions hereof.