The formation of a responsible High Performance Work Organization (HPWO) Partnership between NewTec and the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM&AW) is considered to be a key element in our collective and continued long-term success. Our HPWO Partnership will advance and improve a relationship where all employees are empowered to be successful, are involved in decision-making processes, and mutually share in the benefits of partnering. Together we will continue to build an atmosphere of mutual trust and respect through open communications and joint involvement in certain decision-making processes. We will work towards continually improving customer satisfaction, employee satisfaction, safety, and cost competitiveness through quality work, innovation and partnering.

NewTec and the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Local Lodge 2515 have committed to an HPWO partnership that will benefit White Sands Missile Range (our customer), all of NewTec’s employees, and NewTec as a company.

Both NewTec and the Union recognize that continued and increasing success will be dependent upon the efforts of all employees and that a professional and positive union-management relationship will continue to be a critical element of overall success.

We agree to continue to work together to identify means of refining and adjusting work processes and practices that will enable us to better meet and/or exceed the needs of our customer. While working together to continually improve service to our customer, we will also work to maximize the capabilities and performance of all employees as individuals and as a team. Improved communications and performance enhancing training are two items that will help to achieve these goals. Together we recognize that to be successful we must anticipate and respond effectively to the continual changes that we face in our dynamic work environment, such as rapidly changing technologies and changing customer requirements. We believe that our HPWO Partnership will better enable us to achieve the very best solutions and approaches to these ongoing challenges while enhancing employee potential and satisfaction.

Cooperative activities or projects undertaken as a result of this commitment shall be in conformity with the provisions of the Collective Bargaining Agreement, which is our contract. The Partnership agreement serves to inform the entire workforce of the commitment of labor leaders and company management to establish and promote positive, extensive, and mutually beneficial workplace change. This agreement will highlight the mutual goals and benefits of the partnership and the commitment to establish a new era of labor relations through shared decision making. Working as partners, we will participate in understanding our customers’ perceptions and definitions of value and strive to meet customer requirements and exceed customer expectations. The knowledge gained will be integrated with work planning and design and development efforts, thereby creating even greater value in the services and products we offer.

NewTec and the Union recognize that total team effort is required throughout the HPWO implementation and development process. As we strive toward even greater levels of service contract excellence, we agree to trust, respect, and help each other throughout all phases of the partnership, and its commitment to effective workplace change. With this partnership agreement we intend to increase operational efficiency, improve customer satisfaction, improve award fee scores, preserve and potentially expand the workforce, more effectively communicate as a team, better educate and train our employees, and enhance employee satisfaction.

This we agree to at White Sands Missile Range this 17th day of February 2005.