Form 399 Supplemental Agreement to Equipment Contract for Field T

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SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT TO EQUIPMENT CONTRACT FOR FIELD TRIAL

AGREEMENT made as of

, between
(hereinafter called the "Purchaser").

(hereinafter called the "Seller") and

In consideration of the mutual undertakings herein contained and of approval by the Administrator of the Rural Uttiities
Service (hereinafter called the "Administrator"), of the Material or Equipment Contract between the Seller and the
Purchaser dated
as follows:

, as revised by this Supplemental Agreement for Field Trial, the parties hereto agree

"1. Installation of the Material or Equipment described herein pursuant to the Equipment Contract or Purchase Order
shall be on a field trial basis and shaft be subject to the following provisions, because the Material or Equipment is not on the
"List of Material Acceptable for Use on Telephone Systems of RUS Borrowers."
months following completion of the
(a) During the field trial, which shaft be a minimum of
installation and initial testing of the material or equipment, or such longer period as may be required to obtain conclusive results,
the Administrator may make such examinations, measurements and observations of the Material or Equipment at the site of the
installation as may be necessdry to determine whether the Material or Equipment is performing satisfactorily in accordance with
applicable RUS specifications or requiram ents. The purchaser may cancel the contract without penalty ff within the first three
months after the in-service date the Material or Equipment cannot be made to perform satisfactorily within the applicable specification requirements.
(b) The Seller shall promptly make such mechanical or electrical changes as may be required by the Administrator
to make the Material or Equipment conform to applicable RUS specifications or requirements. Such changes shall be made by the
Seller at no additional expense to the Purchaser.
(c) If the Material or Equipment cannot be made to conform to applicable RUS specifications or requirements, the
Seller shaft promptly remove same, if feasible, from the premises at no expense to the Purchaser, and in all instances shall promptly
refund to the Purchaser any payments which may have been made by the Purchaser to the Seller including aft material or equipment
cost and labor cost.
(d) Notwithstanding the provisions of the Material or Equipment Contract, final payment for the field trial Item~
shaft not be due until completion of the field trial to the satisfaction of the Administrator.
2. This Agreement shall become effective only upon approval in writing by the Administrator of the Contract which
it supplements. Description of item for field trial and cost, including installation cost, if only part of the overaft purchase is
affected

(SELLER)

TITLE

RUS FORM 399 (Rev. 8-82)

(PURCHASER)

TITLE