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 APRIL 25, 2024, AND IN THE RECIPIENTS PROPOSAL TITLED, NOVEL APPROACH FOR PROVENANCE VERIFICATION OF RAW MATERIALS AND MANUFACTURED GOODS, DATED JANUARY 26, 2024, COPIES OF WHICH ARE IN THE POSSESSION OF BOTH PARTIES.