§ Terms · Prime (Business)
Begini Howard Residency — Prime Tier Agreement (Business)
B2B agreement — Client signs as an entity.
Between BHR LLC (“BHR”), a Vermont limited liability company, and ______________________ (“Client”), a business entity acquiring the services below for commercial purposes, effective the date signed. Term: six (6) months from the start date on BHR’s invoice. A Prime enrollment occupies two of the ten monthly cohort seats. BHR delivers the Prime tier in partnership with BHPE LLC (“BHPE”), an active government contractor and a separate company.
1. Purpose. Client is an operating business seeking to enter or expand in government contracting (federal and state) as its own prime contractor, under its own registrations and identity. BHR provides training, advisory, and supervised practice; Client bids, contracts, and performs in its own name. The Prime tier is not offered to Clients organized or principally located in Oklahoma, or for the training of personnel residing in Oklahoma.
2. Deliverables. (a) Full Residency curriculum for up to two (2) Client personnel; (b) infrastructure build-out guidance: SAM.gov registration and CAGE setup, socioeconomic certification roadmap where applicable (no certification is guaranteed), quoting systems, estimating and pricing frameworks; (c) supervised live quoting under Client’s own CAGE — up to thirty-five (35) Client quote packages per month reviewed through the desk operated by BHPE (program goal, not a commitment or guarantee: 200 submitted proposals during the Term); (d) back-office setup guidance: bonding and surety readiness, WIP and job-cost tracking, invoicing, and contract-financing readiness; (e) weekly sessions with program principals; and (f) for the Term, two dedicated virtual assistants supporting Client’s contracting work (20 hours/week each) and two premium AI research-and-drafting tool subscriptions.
3. Teaming. Where opportunities fit, Client and BHPE may team, prime-sub, or joint-venture by separate written agreement negotiated deal-by-deal. Nothing here obligates anyone to team, and no profit share applies to Client’s own awards — Client keeps 100% of its own contracts.
4. Fees. $50,000 USD, paid to BHR in a single transaction by wire or ACH before services begin.
5. NO REFUNDS. All fees are final and non-refundable upon execution. Sole exceptions: a refund required by applicable law, or BHR’s failure to commence services within thirty (30) days of the stated start date, in which case Client may request a full refund. Initials: ________
6. Independence and responsibility. Client contracts with the government in its own name and at its own risk. BHR and BHPE are advisors and trainers only: neither is Client’s agent, partner, joint venturer, or guarantor; neither signs, submits, or certifies Client’s bids; and Client is solely responsible for the accuracy of its representations, certifications, pricing, and performance. Neither BHR nor BHPE guarantees any award, revenue, certification, or business result.
7. Confidentiality and non-circumvention (mutual). Each party keeps the other’s non-public pricing, cost data, pipeline, and vendor relationships (including those introduced through BHPE) confidential during and after the Term. For twenty-four (24) months after the Term, neither party will circumvent the other on a specific opportunity or vendor relationship introduced by the other. Client remains free to operate in government contracting without restriction.
8. Compliance. Client will comply with all applicable law, including the Procurement Integrity Act, and will not represent BHR or BHPE as a party to, or endorser of, Client’s bids.
9. Disputes, liability, general. Vermont law governs. Written notice and a thirty (30)-day informal-resolution window precede any claim. Except for small-claims matters, any dispute arising from or relating to this Agreement — including this Section’s scope or enforceability — is resolved by binding individual arbitration in Chittenden County, Vermont under AAA rules; both parties waive class actions and jury trial. Claims must be brought within one (1) year of accrual, where permitted by law. BHR’s total liability is capped at fees actually paid; no consequential, incidental, or punitive damages — each limit applying except where prohibited by law. The signer below warrants authority to bind Client. Entire agreement; unenforceable provisions severed.
| BHR LLC | Client | |
|---|---|---|
| Signature | ______________________ | ______________________ |
| Name / Title / Date | ______________________ | ______________________ |