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J. The term "PMP" shall mean the project management plan, and any modifications thereto, developed by the Government, and agreed to by the Non-Federal Sponsor, that specifies the scope, cost, and schedule for Study activities and guides the performance of the Study through the period of study. K. The term"in-kind contributions" shall mean planning, supervision and administration, services, materials, supplies, and other in-kind services that are performed or provided by the Non-Federal Sponsor after the effective date of this Agreement in accordance with the PMP and that are necessary for performance of the Study. ARTICLE II - OBLIGATIONS OF THE GOVERNMENT AND THE NON-FEDERAL SPONSOR A. The Government, subject to receiving funds appropriated by the Congress of the United States(hereinafter the"Congress") and using those funds and funds provided by the Non-Federal Sponsor,expeditiously shall conduct the Study, applying those procedures usually applied to Federal projects, in accordance with Federal laws,regulations,and policies. The Non-Federal Sponsor expeditiously shall perform or provide in-kind contributions in accordance with applicable Federal laws, regulations, and policies. 1. To the extent possible,the Government and the Non-Federal Sponsor shall conduct the Study in accordance with the PMP. 2. The Government shall afford the Non-Federal Sponsor the opportunity to review and comment on all products that are developed by contract or by Government personnel during the period of study. The Government shall consider in good faith the comments of the Non-Federal Sponsor, but the final approval of all Study products shall be exclusively within the control of the Government. 3. The Government shall afford the Non-Federal Sponsor the opportunity to review and comment on the solicitations for all Government contracts, including relevant scopes of work, prior to the Government's issuance of such solicitations. To the extent possible,the Government shall afford the Non-Federal Sponsor the opportunity to review and comment on all proposed contract modifications,including change orders. In any instance where providing the Non-Federal Sponsor with notification of a contract modification is not possible prior to execution of the contract modification,the Government shall provide such notification in writing at the earliest date possible. To the extent possible,the Government also shall afford the Non-Federal Sponsor the opportunity to review and comment on all contract claims prior to resolution thereof. The Government shall consider in good faith the comments of the Non-Federal Sponsor,but the contents of solicitations, award of contracts or commencement of work on the Study using the Government's own forces, execution of contract modifications,resolution of contract claims,and performance of all work on the Study, except for in-kind contributions, shall be exclusively within the control of the Government. 205