EXHIBIT 10.1
PATIENT SAFETY
TECHNOLOGIES
& A PLUS
INTERNATIONAL
SUPPLY
AGREEMENT
THIS SUPPLY AGREEMENT
(“Supply Agreement”) is
made effective as of August 10 th , 2005, by and between
SURGICOUNT MEDICAL, INC., (“Buyer”), a
California corporation, located at 100 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1500,
Santa Monica, California 90401, and A PLUS INTERNATIONAL
INC. (“Seller”), a California corporation
located at 5138 Eucalyptus Avenue, Chino, California
91710.
W I T N E S S E T
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WHEREAS , Seller and Buyer desire to enter into this
Supply Agreement, which shall set forth the parties’ mutual
rights and obligations with respect to the supply of Products (as
hereinafter defined).
NOW
THEREFORE , for good
and valuable consideration, including the mutual promises contained
in this Supply Agreement, the adequacy and sufficiency of which are
hereby acknowledged, Seller and Buyer mutually agree as
follows:
1.
Supply of Products
. During the term of this Supply
Agreement, Buyer agrees to purchase from Seller, and Seller agrees
to manufacture and sell to Buyer, certain disposable bar coded
medical products, more particularly listed on Exhibit A ,
attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference
(hereinafter the “Products”).
2.
Term . This term of this Supply Agreement shall
commence on the date first set forth above and be effective for a
period of five (5) years (“Initial Term”), unless
terminated earlier as set forth below. Thereafter, this Supply
Agreement shall automatically be renewed for successive three (3)
year periods.
3.
Exclusive Provider
. During the term of this Supply Agreement, Buyer
agrees that Seller shall be the exclusive provider to Buyer of all
Products that are manufactured for SurgiCount and the bar coded
sponge counting systems. Should Seller fail to meet the terms and
conditions of this agreement or any other mutually pre-determined
criteria for pricing thresholds, quality standards or service
levels, Buyer will be able to remedy the problem with Seller in a
reasonable time period or seek additional providers of the dressing
products.
4.
Exclusive Supplier
. During the term of this Supply
Agreement, Seller shall not manufacture, distribute or otherwise
supply any bar coded Products manufactured in China for any third
party except for Buyer.
5. Demand Projections / Price
Projections . Upon the
execution of this Supply Agreement, and every twelve (12) months
during the term, Buyer shall provide Seller with projections of the
maximum/minimum levels required by Buyer, provided, however, Buyer
shall not be bound to purchase the inventory projected by Buyer but
shall make a good faith effort to purchase in line with its
projections. Notwithstanding the foregoing, should Buyer terminate
this Agreement without cause pursuant to the first sentence of
Paragraph 8 below, Buyer agrees to purchase all products covered by
this Agreement that are (a) in Seller’s inventory or the
inventory of a Seller supplier on the date of notice of
termination, (b) in transit to or from a Seller facility on the
date of notice of termination, (c) work in process at Seller or an
Seller supplier on the date of notice of termination, or (d) on
order from a Seller supplier on the date of notice of termination,
provided, however, that Buyer’s obligation to purchase
products under this Paragraph shall not exceed an amount equal to
the greater of (1) Buyer’s actual purchases during the
six-month period prior to the date of notice of termination, or (2)
one half of Buyer’s most recent 12-month projection as
provided to Seller under Paragraph 5 hereof. The pricing schedule
for Buyer will be based on the bulk / sterile price points for
Traditional Dressings. These “base” prices will be
impacted by the equipment cost / labor associated with the
manufacturing protocol which will include heat presses and
“online” scanning. The data matrix tags will be
supplied by Buyer.
6.
Shipment of Goods
. Seller shall ship the Products to
Buyer on such schedules and to such destinations as requested by
Buyer, at Seller’s sole cost and expense, FOB
destination.
7.
Invoice . Seller shall invoice Buyer for Products upon
delivery of Products according to the purchase orders of Buyer.
Payment terms for Buyer are net 30 days from delivery of Products
to Buyer or date of the invoice to Buyer, whichever is
later.
8.
Termination
. Either party may terminate this
Supply Agreement without cause at any time after eight (8) years
(the Initial Term and automatic renewal period) upon delivery of
ninety (90) days prior written notice. If either party shall, at
any time during the term of this Supply Agreement, materially
breach any obligation hereunder and such breach shall not be cured
within ten (10) days after written notice from the non-breaching
party specifying the nature of the breach, the non-breaching party
may terminate this Supply Agreement immediately upon expiration of
such cure period. Termination or expiration of this Supply
Agreement, however, shall not relieve either party of the
obligations contained in Paragraph 9. Upon termination or
expiration, both p