I hope OSI has been keeping busy, though knowing the Omicrons, that is hardly ever in doubt. I seem to write to you often enough these days that I may eventually have to start charging for stationery.
I am contacting you on behalf of Maric Metallurgical Labs with a straightforward proposal. MML has a steady industrial need for Uranium and HazMat Canisters, and OSI strikes us as a reliable partner to establish a standing supply arrangement for both.
To that end, I have attached a proposed standing contract for your review, together with the delivery form MML would ask OSI pilots to use when reporting completed shipments in the contract communications thread. The structure is simple: deliveries are paid at posted station rates, while cumulative verified deliveries count toward milestone compensation paid directly to the official OSI account.
There is no urgency that demands you answer this within the hour, though I would naturally be pleased if you did. Review it at your convenience, and should anything require adjustment, MML is open to discussion.
Parties: Maric Metallurgical Labs (MML) and Omicron Supply Industries (OSI)
Purpose:
This agreement establishes a standing supply arrangement under which OSI pilots may deliver strategic industrial commodities to Maric Metallurgical Labs in exchange for payment at posted station rates and additional milestone compensation.
Accepted Commodities:
- HazMat Canisters — 220 Credits per unit
- Uranium — 60 Credits per unit
Delivery Procedure:
1. Deliveries made under this agreement must be completed by OSI pilots.
2. Each qualifying delivery must be reported in the designated contract communications thread using the MML-issued delivery form.
3. Every report must include proof of delivery.
4. MML shall maintain the running delivery total under this agreement.
Bonus Structure:
1. HazMat Canisters and Uranium delivered under this agreement are pooled together toward the same cumulative milestone.
2. Upon completion of each 20,000 delivered units, MML shall issue a milestone payment of 1,200,000 Credits.
3. Said milestone payment shall be transferred to the official OSI bank account.
4. Any units delivered in excess of the completed 20,000 milestone shall roll forward and be counted toward the next milestone.
Verification and Payment:
1. Commodity payment is made according to the live posted station purchase price at the time of delivery.
2. Milestone bonus payments are issued only after MML verifies that the cumulative 20,000-unit threshold has been reached through submitted delivery reports.
3. MML shall publicly confirm each completed milestone in the contract thread.
Delivery Continuation Clause:
Upon reaching a completed 20,000-unit milestone, OSI may either:
- suspend further contract deliveries until the milestone payment is confirmed, or
- continue deliveries without interruption, with additional verified units being tracked toward the next milestone.
MML notes that temporary suspension after a completed milestone is the safer administrative option should OSI wish to avoid any uncertainty in milestone accounting.
General Terms:
1. This agreement is standing in nature and remains valid until amended, suspended, or terminated by either party.
2. This agreement is non-exclusive unless otherwise stated by mutual consent.
3. MML reserves the right to amend posted commodity prices according to station needs and market conditions. Such amendments do not alter already verified deliveries.
4. Only deliveries properly submitted and verified in the contract thread shall count toward milestone totals.
To: Kapitän Heinrich Falk Subject: Regarding your standing supply agreement request
Grüße, Kapitän Falk,
Omicron Supply Industries is, as ever, occupied with the steady hum of enterprise and trust me when I say that we wouldn't have it another way. Your message is therefore a welcome arrival, a sign that industry continues to find its proper, trusted partners.
I have reviewed the proposed agreement in full. It's construction reflects a disciplined understanding of logistics and incentive alignment, and I find little within it that makes me hesitate. Even our logistics director was impressed, which says a lot. So therefore, with pride, for seeing a happy business partner return, Omicron Supply Industries accepts this standing supply agreement under the terms and pricing as presented.
Our pilots will comply with the prescribed delivery procedures, and our administrative channels will ensure that all reports meet your verification requirements. You may expect consistency in execution; we have little patience for disorder concerning throughput. Should any adjustments become necessary as operations scale, we will approach such matters with the same pragmatism that has made this agreement possible. Until then, we will let tonnage and cadence serve as our primary language.
My thanks for the prompt and favorable reply. I am pleased to hear OSI accepts the agreement as presented.
You may consider this transmission MML's formal green light to commence deliveries at your convenience. Our personnel have been briefed on the arrangement and are expecting OSI shipments under the agreed procedure.
MML will receive your vessels as esteemed guests. Your pilots are free to make use of our bar; we have finally managed to secure a steady supply of Rheinbier to fill the shelves, and thanks to Dax's stock from the late Dax's Gas Miner, coffee is one shortage we do not presently expect.
There is no need for haste on our account. Steady work is preferable to rushed work in the Omicrons. We will receive, verify, and track each report accordingly.
I look forward to a productive continuation of our cooperation.
Hello.
In fulfillment of the contract signed with our company, I delivered 5,000 HazMat Canisters. They were handed over to the person in charge at the station, and payment was received. The receipt is attached.