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DISTRIBUTOR COMPANY

BILL AS WAREHOUSE
FORMS MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT

(CLIENT NAME INSERTED HERE)

Distributor Company (DISTRIBUTOR COMPANY) and (Client) hereby agree to a Forms Management Program with the objective of reducing and controlling the forms cost, clerical and data processing costs and other related expenses of (Client). DISTRIBUTOR COMPANY is to furnish all the flat forms, unit sets, continuous forms and related specialty printing for (Client), subject to the following provisions:

1) DISTRIBUTOR COMPANY guarantees that its products and services will be of the highest quality demonstrated.

2) DISTRIBUTOR COMPANY will provide the following products and services related to business forms:

  1. Warehousing
  2. Inventory Control
  3. Forms Control
  4. Forms Analysis
  5. Forms Design
  6. Composition
  7. Printing
  8. Inventory Investment
  9. Management Information

3) DISTRIBUTOR COMPANY will conduct a thorough survey by department at (Client) location, of all forms used. The objective of the survey is to combine forms with common information, eliminate unnecessary and obsolete forms and reduce the costs associated with the procurement of printed forms.

4) DISTRIBUTOR COMPANY will assemble a customer project team committed to providing extensive on-site service, coupled with significant and frequent internal communication. Inventory is to be measured and a Forms Management Report provided on a monthly basis.

5) DISTRIBUTOR COMPANY will conscientiously strive at all times to improve and maintain the program's value to (Client) and (Client) agrees to support and promote the program within their organization.

6) DISTRIBUTOR COMPANY charges for artwork will be billed as completed. Artwork will be held at DISTRIBUTOR COMPANY as (Client) property. (Client) may request artwork in a digital Portable Document File (pdf) format at any time.

7) (Client) has authorized DISTRIBUTOR COMPANY to print approximately a six- (6) month's supply of each stock form. This may vary slightly, depending on DISTRIBUTOR COMPANY's analysis of the most economical ordering quantity. In every case DISTRIBUTOR COMPANY will obtain agreement, authorization and a signature from the Department Head involved.

8) A Reorder Notice will be issued by DISTRIBUTOR COMPANY to (Client) when the inventory of any form reaches an approximate three-(3) month level. This will allow time to research, redesign if necessary and reprint the form. If no response when inventory drops below a (4) week supply, DISTRIBUTOR COMPANY's account representative will take the reorder notice to materials manager for approval of an exact repeat to replenish stock.

9) In the event the usage of a form undergoes a substantial reduction and there is no usage for more than (7) months, an Obsolete/Inactive Notice will be issued to (Client). At that time, (Client) will either authorize DISTRIBUTOR COMPANY to have the forms sent to facility or destroyed.

10) (Client) will pay all invoices within thirty (30) days from the date of the invoice.

11) Either party may terminate this agreement without cause, after receiving ninety-(90) day's prior written notice. In the event this agreement is terminated, (Client) will be invoiced and pay for all authorized work in process and all inventory not previously paid for. DISTRIBUTOR COMPANY will arrange to ship the finished goods inventory from its Distribution Center, whereby (Client) will be charged a documented shipping and handling fee. All of the above will be completed within ninety (90) days from the date written notice is received.

12) This agreement will extend for (number of years), beginning (date) and will be renewed automatically unless cancelled by either party.

Accepted by:

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Distributor Company       (Name)  (Title)

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Client Name        (Name)  (Title)

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