ECHA/2020/666  Annex 1 to Tender Specifications  Technical Specifications Restricted  72 (77) months, unless one of the parties receives formal notification to the contrary at least 6  [six] months before the end of the ongoing duration. Renewal does not change or postpone  any existing obligations. For LOT 2, the Framework Contract shall be signed for 24 [twenty-four] months and can  be renewed automatically under the same conditions up to 2 times, the first time for a  period of 24 [twenty-four] months, and the second time for a period of 24 [twenty-four]  months, unless one of the parties receives formal notification to the contrary at least 6  [six] months before the end of the ongoing duration. In addition, the Framework Contract  can be optionally renewed for a third time for a period of 12 [twelve] months, and a fourth  time for a period of 12 [twelve] months, as periods to ensure continuity of service in the  context of RUN and GROW activities at the time handover/takeover tasks will have to be  performed. Renewal does not change or postpone any existing obligations.  Specific contracts shall be signed before the expiry date of the Framework Contract, but  they can be executed up to a maximum of 6 months after this date.  Several documents that forms part of these Specifications are not publicly available on  eTendering (see Annexes table for details), for reasons of security and confidentiality. The  interested economic operator should send one scanned copy of a signed and dated Non- Disclosure Agreement (NDA) to the following e-mail address as also mentioned in the  contract notice: procurement@echa.europa.eu. Prior to the receipt of those not publicly available document, interested economic operators  are required to sign a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) with the Agency (Annex 14  –  Non- Disclosure Agreement for receipt of tendering documents). ECHA does not require an original copy of the NDA, nor should the NDA be provided  through e-Submission. Upon receipt of the signed NDA, the Agency will provide the  interested economic operator with the Annex(es) for which an NDA is required by email.  ECHA will return the countersigned NDA by e-mail to the requester. Economic operators are reminded that, according to the NDA: ECHA will treat all communications from and replies to economic operators interested in  the procedure as confidential and will not discuss or disclose their contents to third parties,  except for the requests for clarifications received before the submission deadline. The  Agency will, however, retain the property of all tenders received, and reserve the right to  P.O. Box 400, FI-00121 Helsinki, Finland | Tel. +358 9 686180 | echa.europa.eu  9.2. Confidentiality 9.2.1. Obligations regarding all contractors  • They may use the information received from the Agency in the context of this  procedure solely for the purpose of preparing and submitting a tender, and for the  contract implementation in case of award;  • The document is to be treated as confidential. Unauthorised disclosure by the  economic operator of any information received from the Agency in the context of  this procurement procedure to third parties, for any purpose different from the  preparation and submission of a tenders and implementation of the contract, may  result in his/her exclusion from the procedure and may lead to administrative, civil  and criminal sanctions;  • They will have to maintain the confidentiality of the information contained in the  documents and prevent its dissemination outside its organization, without written  authorization from ECHA. They must assume the responsibility for any employee,  agent, sub-contractor or others to whom they disclose information necessary for  the preparation of the tender in the context of this procurement procedure; 