Common use of Services Performed by Third Parties Clause in Contracts

Services Performed by Third Parties. At its option, the Service Provider may cause any Service it is required to provide hereunder to be provided by any third-party that is providing, or may from time to time provide, the same or similar services for Service Provider (an "OUTSOURCED SERVICE"). The Service Provider shall remain responsible, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, for performance of any Service it causes to be so provided; provided, however, that Service Providers and Service Recipients may, by mutual agreement, seek to effectuate the partial assignment to Service Recipients of any third-party contracts with Service Providers for Outsourced Services; and provided further, that Service Recipients of Outsourced Services may seek to enter into new contracts for, or otherwise obtain from alternate sources, the Outsourced Services.