THE PURPOSE OF THIS AGREEMENT IS TO FUND RESEARCH SUPPORTING THE DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY DARPA FORWARD LOOKING EXPERIMENTATION FLEX PROGRAM. THIS EFFORT SHALL BE CARRIED OUT GENERALLY AS SET FORTH IN EXHIBIT B, RESEARCH DESCRIPTION DOCUMENT, DATED JUNE 7, 2024, AND IN THE RECIPIENTS PROPOSAL TITLED, ATHERMAL ULTRA LOW LOSS PHOTONIC PLATFORM, DATED JANUARY 29, 2024, COPIES OF WHICH ARE IN THE POSSESSION OF BOTH PARTIES. THE TERM OF THE PHASE 1 BASE PERIOD FOR THIS AGREEMENT COMMENCES ON THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE AWARD AND CONTINUES FOR TWELVE 12 MONTHS.