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Section 17.01 Breach of Contract Claim. The process for a breach of contract claim against the Department provided for in Tex. Gov. Code Chapter 2260 and implemented in Department Rules §§ 4.11- 4.24 will be used by DSHS and Contractor to attempt to resolve any breach of contract claim against DSHS. Section 17.02 Notice. Contractor's claims for breach of this Contract that the Parties cannot resolve in the ordinary course of business must be submitted to the negotiation process provided in Tex. Gov Code Chapter 2260, subchapter B. To initiate the process, Contractor shall submit written notice, as required by subchapter B, to DSHS's Office of General Counsel. The notice must specifically state that the provisions of Chapter 2260, subchapter B, are being invoked. A copy of the notice must also be given to all other representatives of DSHS and Contractor. Subchapter B is a condition precedent to the filing of a contested case proceeding under Tex. Gov. Code Chapter 2260, subchapter C. Section 17.03 Sole Remedy. The contested case process provided in Tex. Gov. Code Chapter 2260, subchapter C, is Contractor's sole and exclusive process for seeking a remedy for any and all alleged breaches of contract by DSHS if the Parties are unable to resolve their disputes under this Article. Section 17.04 Condition Precedent to Suit. Compliance with the contested case process provided in Tex. Gov. Code Chapter 2260, subchapter C, is a condition precedent to seeking consent to sue from the Legislature under Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code Chapter 107. Neither the execution of this Contract by DSHS nor any other conduct of any representative of DSHS relating to this Contract will be considered a waiver of sovereign immunity to suit. Section 17.05 Performance Not Suspended. Neither the occurrence of an event nor the pendency of a claim constitutes grounds for the suspension of performance by Contractor, in whole or in part. ARTICLE XVIII TERMINATION AND TEMPORARY SUSPENSION Section 18.01 Expiration of Contract or Program Attachment(s). Except as provided in the Survivability of Terms section of the General Terms Article, Contractor's service obligations stated in each Program Attachment will end upon the expiration date of that Program Attachment unless extended or renewed by written amendment. Prior to completion of the term of all Program Attachments, all or a part of this Contract may be terminated with or without cause under this Article. General Provisions (Core Subrecipient) 2015 (July 1, 2014) 44