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Section 18.05 Termination For Cause. Either Party may terminate for material breach of this Contract with at least thirty (30) calendar days written notice to the other Party. Department may terminate this Contract, in whole or in part, for breach of contract or for any other conduct that jeopardizes the Contract objectives, by giving at least thirty (30) calendar days written notice to Contractor. Such conduct may include one or more of the following: a) Contractor has failed to adhere to any laws, ordinances, rules, regulations or orders of any public authority having jurisdiction; b) Contractor fails to communicate with Department or fails to allow its employees or those of its subcontractor to communicate with Department as necessary for the performance or oversight of this Contract; c) Contractor breaches a standard of confidentiality with respect to the services provided under this Contract; d) Department determines that Contractor is without sufficient personnel or resources to perform under this Contract or that Contractor is otherwise unable or unwilling to fulfill any of its requirements under this Contract or exercise adequate control over expenditures or assets; e) Department determines that Contractor, its agent or another representative offered or gave a gratuity (e.g., entertainment or gift) to an official or employee of DSHS or HHSC for the purpose of obtaining a contract or favorable treatment; f) Department determines that this Contract includes financial participation by a person who received compensation from DSHS to participate in developing, drafting or preparing the specifications, requirements or statement(s) of work or Solicitation Document on which this Contract is based in violation of Tex. Gov. Code § 2155.004; or Department determines that Contractor was ineligible to receive this Contract under Tex. Gov. Code §§ 2155.006 or 2261.053 related to certain disaster response contracts; g) Contractor appears to be financially unstable. Indicators of financial instability may include one or more of the following: 1) Contractor fails to make payments for debts; 2) Contractor makes an assignment for the benefit of its creditors; 3) Contractor admits in writing its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due; 4) if judgment for the payment of money in excess of $50,000 (that is not covered by insurance) is rendered by any court or governmental body against Contractor, and Contractor does not (a) discharge the judgment, or (b) provide for its discharge in accordance with its terms, or (c) procure a stay of execution within thirty (30) calendar days from the date of entry of the judgment, or (d) if the execution is stayed, within the thirty (30) -day period or a longer period during which execution of the judgment has been stayed, appeal from the judgment and cause the execution to be stayed during such appeal while providing such reserves for the judgment as may be required under Generally Accepted Accounting Principles; 5) a writ or warrant of attachment or any similar process is issued by any court against all or any material portion of the property of Contractor, and such writ or warrant of attachment or any similar process is not released or bonded within thirty (30) calendar days after its issuance; 6) Contractor is adjudicated bankrupt or insolvent; 7) Contractor files a case under the Federal Bankruptcy Code or seeks relief under any provision of any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency, readjustment of General Provisions (Core Subrecipient) 2015 (July 1, 2014) 46