Agreement for Independent Collector Contractor

1. THIS CONTRACTOR AGREEMENT (the "Agreement") is made by and between Contractor/collector, a professional onsite specimen collector referred to as CONTRACTOR. and READI Collect, LLC., a Delaware Company hereinafter referred to as READI COLLECT or COMPANY with its principal office located at 1209 Orange Street, City of Wilmington, County of New Castle, Delaware 19801. CONTRACTOR by clicking “I agree to the agreement in its entirety” on the associated page, will be acknowledging that they agree to the agreement in its entirety.

2. DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES. The Contractor will provide the following services (collectively, the "Services"): Specimen collections (and other services, if any) as needed, as described in Attachment 1 to this document.

3. PAYMENT FOR SERVICES. The Company will compensate the Contractor for the Services as set forth in the Compensation schedule in Attachment 2 and the Fee Schedule attached to this document.

4. TERM/TERMINATION. Either party, upon 30 days written notice to the other party, may terminate this Agreement without cause. Termination with cause may be done immediately by either party but shall still require written notice. With cause is when the Contractor fails to provide the required Service in a professional, timely, and essentially error-free manner or commits an illegal act of any kind; or when the Company fails to meet its payment obligations.

5. RELATIONSHIP OF PARTIES. It is understood by the parties that the Contractor is an Independent Contractor with respect to the Company and is not an employee of the Company and nothing in this Agreement should be construed to create a partnership, joint venture, or employer-employee relationship. The Contractor will not have authority to make decisions for the Company. The Contractor is not an agent of the Company and is not authorized to make any representation, contract or commitment on behalf of the Company. The Contractor hereby agrees to provide the services contracted hereunder subject to the provisions and conditions of this Agreement. It is the parties’ intent that the Contractor shall remain an independent contractor and is therefore responsible for the Contractor’s own actions and the actions of the Independent Contractor’s employees and agents. The Contractor will not be an employee for all purposes, including, but not limited to, the application of the Fair Labor Standards Act minimum wage and overtime payments, Federal Insurance Contribution Act, the Social Security Act, the Federal Unemployment Tax Act and the provision of the Internal Revenue Code. The Contractor is utilized by the Company only for the purpose and to the extent set forth in this Agreement. The Independent Contractor’s relation to the Company shall, during the term of this Agreement, be that solely of an independent contractor. Company may specify results, regulatory requirements, and client protocols, but Contractor controls the means and methods.

6. The Contractor shall work such hours as are necessary in a good faith effort to complete the services set forth in this Agreement. The Company will not provide, benefits, including health insurance, paid vacation, any other employee benefit, training, or equipment for the benefit of the Contractor. The parties agree and understand that the payments received under this Agreement shall be an ordinary expense by the Company and shall be reported by the parties for income tax purposes accordingly. The Contractor shall be responsible for filing all required forms and paying any and all state, federal and local tax liability with respect to the payment received under this Agreement, including, but not limited to, income taxes and social security (FICA) taxes. The Company shall provide the Contractor with a Form 1099-NEC for any and all payment received under this Agreement. The Company shall not be responsible for withholding any amount paid to the Contractor as payment under this Agreement. The Contractor is also responsible for providing for its own general and professional liability insurance and is required to provide for employee worker’s compensation insurance (except when waived by state law), Contractor and/or its employees must carry the required automobile insurance. Company retains the right to receive proof of this insurance as needed. The Contractor shall acknowledge adequate coverage for general and professional liability insurance. Company reserves the right to request proof of insurance as needed.

7. PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY INSURANCE. The Company’s Professional Liability Insurance requires each Contractor or Collector Company Network’s Professional Liability insurance for which it is contracted and confirm such coverage with respect to all work assigned by READI COLLECT and performed by or on the Contractor’s behalf by a third party. The minimum acceptable coverage will be the higher of 1) Company’s minimum requirement as reflected in Attachment 5, or 2) the Professional Liability coverage requirements of Company’s Clients the Contractor may serve. If the Contractor cannot provide the minimum coverage required by Company’s Client, the Contractor will not be allowed on the client’s property. The Contractor will obtain their own Professional Liability coverage from sources acceptable to the Company as outlined in Attachment 5. Continuous proof of coverage provided on the associated page and upon request.

8. COMPANY RESPONSIBILITIES, PROHIBITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS:

   1. The Company will advise the Contractor of collection sites and times for the provision of the Services by sending service requests via the APP.
   2. The Company may also communicate with Contractor via email, SMS/Text or phone to schedule onsite collections.
   3. The Company will provide the necessary information to the Contractor for the proper shipment of specimens and the distribution of associated documentation
   4. The Company will provide to the client, all forms required by the Contractor to perform their tasks unless requested in an untimely manner; then express mail charges may be assessed. If forms are unavailable at the collection site the Contractor will alter a generic form.
   5. The Company may monitor performance for quality, compliance, and client requirements. Nothing herein should be construed as reserving or granting the Company any rights to exercise control over the method or manner in which the Contractor performs services spelled out in this Agreement.
   6. The Contractor understands that the Company shall have the full authority to contract with other independent contractors at such compensation and on such other terms as it may deem proper.

9. CONTRACTOR RESPONSIBILITIES, PROHIBITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS:

   1. CONTRACTOR agrees to upload all pertinent certifications for drug and alcohol testing and agrees to update their profile in the Readi Collect portal ensuring that all certificates are valid and up to date.
   2. Contractor shall not solicit or accept work directly from any Readi Collect client for 12 months subsequent to termination of this agreement which must be done in writing and acknowledged by the receiving party.
   3. Contractor agrees to complete all checklists and reports assigned through the Readi Collect portal or APP, and upload all forms, results and images immediately during and or immediately after the completion of the collection and while still at the scene/collection site.

10. CONFIDENTIALITY. The Contractor will not at any time or in any manner, either directly or indirectly, use for the personal benefit of the Contractor, or divulge, disclose, or communicate in any manner any information that is proprietary to the Company. The Contractor will protect such information and treat it as strictly confidential. This provision shall continue to be effective for a period of ten years after the termination of this Agreement. Upon termination of this Agreement, the Contractor will return to the Company all records, notes, documentation and other items and equipment that were used, created, or controlled by the Contractor that are property of the Company during the term of this Agreement.

11. EMPLOYMENT AND EQUAL RIGHTS. The Contractor agrees to abide by the letter and spirit of the laws contained in the Equal Opportunity and Civil Rights Acts and Laws set forth in Attachment 3. The Contractor agrees to include verbatim or by reference all provisions listed in Attachment 3 in any subcontracts the Independent Contractor may issue to perform work for this Agreement.

12. INDEMNIFICATION. The Contractor agrees to indemnify and hold the Company harmless from all claims, losses, expenses, fees including attorney fees, costs, and judgments that may be asserted against the Company that result from the acts or omissions of the Contractor, the Contractor's employees, if any, and the Contractor's agents, and from all claims for wages or overtime compensation due its employees in rendering services pursuant to this Agreement, including payment of reasonable attorney’s fees and costs in the defense of any claim made under the Fair Labor Standards Act or any other state or federal law.

13. NON-EXCLUSIVE CONTRACT. Except as expressly provided in this Agreement, nothing herein shall prohibit the Contractor from providing similar services for third parties. The Company understands the Contractor may be currently and will continue to provide similar services for third parties.

14. CHANGES TO AGREEMENT. From time to time, it will be necessary to modify the terms of this Agreement. This will be accomplished by addendum being published that describes any additions, modifications, or deletions to the Agreement or any of its attachments. The addendum will become official upon signing by the Contractor and return to the Company.

15. ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Agreement contains the entire agreement of the parties, and there are no other promises or conditions in any other agreement whether oral or written.

16. SEVERABILITY. If any provision of this Agreement shall be held to be invalid or unenforceable for any reason, the remaining provisions shall continue to be valid and enforceable. If a court finds that any provision of this Agreement is invalid or unenforceable, but that by limiting such provision it would become valid and enforceable, then such provision shall be deemed to be written, construed, and enforced as so limited.

17. APPLICABLE LAW. The laws of the State of Delaware shall govern this Agreement.

18. PARTY CONTRACTING SERVICES:

    READI Collect, LLC

    By: Walter Ford
    Title: President
    Date: February 23rd, 2026

By: Independent Collector Contractor: Agreement and approval to all details of this agreement are consented to by clicking “Agree and Approve” on the associated page in the Readi Collect web Portal. Date, Time and IP address will be saved and attached to the company or independent contractor that has acknowledged this agreement.

READI Collect Attachment 1

INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR AGREEMENT

Description of Services and Responsibilities

The Independent Contractor (“Contractor”) will provide the Company the following services and agrees to the following responsibilities as they relate to the performance of the Services for the Company’s clients.

1. The Contractor’s Services shall consist of:

   1. Providing on-site hair, oral, urine, blood and/or alcohol specimen collections services as required at the sites designated by the Company.

      1. The Services may be performed by the Contractor, their employee, or other subcontracted agents with Company approval and proof of certification and or licensing.

      2. It is understood the Contractor may not be available for certain periods of time, but it is expected the Contractor will mark themselves Available or Unavailable in the APP. If you are listed as “Available” in the APP you will be expected to respond to the service alert promptly.

      3. All Contractors will download the Readi Collect App (APP) onto their smartphone or other acceptable mobile device.

         • Contractor will follow instructions in the APP to complete the specimen collection.

         • The final step will be shipping the collected specimen(s) to the laboratory designated by the Company via the assigned courier and recording the shipping method or waybill in the APP.

   2. Distribution of the Custody and Control and/or Alcohol Testing Forms will be accomplished according to the requirements of the Department of Transportation regulations and/or client’s Company drug and alcohol testing policy. Page/copy one of the CCF will be scanned/photographed and upload into the reports section of the APP along with the BAT form and any applicable images.

   3. For the Contractor’s benefit they should also maintain a copy of all collection related documents for at least 90 days.

   4. All invoicing communications for READI COLLECT, should be emailed directly to the accounting office at accounting@readicollect.com .

      1. All invoices will be paid net 30.

      2. The APP will track all services rendered and the amount of time between the acceptance of the service request and the completion of the service.

      3. Contractor will review the report in the Readi Collect Portal and approve it or submit an update within 3 business days.

   5. Complying with all applicable government regulations relating to the collection of specimens for drug and alcohol testing.

   6. Fatal Flaws – Will result in a review for that service with potential re-collection of that specimen or reduced payment.

      1. Contractor or Contractor Company must hold a valid Professional Services Insurance for Errors and Omissions. See details in section 5 above and Attachment 5 below.

   7. The Company follows all DOT regulations and state and local laws. Therefore, the Contractor must also:

      1. Perform monthly accuracy verification (as required by the QAP) on EBTs used in providing Services to the Company and faxing a copy of the accuracy verification to paperwork@readicollect.com .

      2. Calibration of EBTs used for the Company’s clients as required by the manufacturer’s quality assurance plan.

      3. Contractor and/or Contractor Company must maintain all required licenses and certificates ensuring all are up to date. When these are updated a new updated copy of each must be uploaded (in the APP) or emailed to Readi Collect at paperwork@readicollect.com .

   8. Immediately notify the Company of any and all collection requests that come directly from the Client.

   9. Informing the Client that calls collection requests directly to you that they need to utilize the Readi Collect APP or web portal (readicollect.com) in the future.

By: Independent Collector Contractor: Agreement and approval to all details of this agreement are consented to by clicking “Agree and Approve” on the associated page in the Readi Collect web Portal. Date, Time and IP address will be saved and attached to the company or independent contractor that has acknowledged this agreement.

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READI Collect Attachment 2

INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR AGREEMENT

Compensation Schedule

This compensation section is effective as of the date and time of agreement acknowledgement, and provides the rates and conditions for reimbursing the Independent Contractor for Services performed.

The READI COLLECT APP (APP) every contractor will be required to register with Readi Collect and download a copy of the APP. The APP will record Contractor’s time and services rendered.

• All invoicing communications for READI COLLECT, should be emailed directly to the accounting office at accounting@readicollect.com or info@readicollect.com .

A service is defined as a collection event resulting in the production of at least one Custody and Control Form (CCF) and/or Alcohol Testing Form (ATF) with associated specimen delivered or otherwise sent to the lab with a copy of the shipping waybill or signature of receiving agent at lab.

Compensation:

1. Payment will be made within 30 days after the Contractor’s invoice is received.

2. Contractor services pricing is to be completed during the registration process.

3. The READI COLLECT APP (APP) will record Contractor’s time and services rendered and Contractor’s invoice will be compared to this report for accuracy. Company will dispute any inaccuracies between the Readi Collect report and the Contractor’s invoice within 10 business days. Company will pay all approved invoices within 30 days of receipt.

4. Time is calculated from the acceptance of the service request in the APP to the time the last checklist item is complete and the “Collection Complete” is selected in the APP The “Collection Complete” button must be clicked while still in the general vicinity of the collection site. Contractor will be paid the rates posted by Contractor in their Readi Collect Portal.

   1. All services rendered are recorded in the APP and are paid at the prices listed Contractor in their Readi Collect Portal.

   2. Collection prices must be approved by Readi Collect prior to the collector being placed into the collector network. If no approval or request for pricing adjustment email has been received prior to the collector being entered into the collector network the collector will assume the submitted pricing has been accepted.

By: Independent Collector Contractor or Collector Network Company: Agreement and approval to all details of this agreement are consented to by selecting “I do agree to the Terms of Service" on your “Agreements" page. Date, Time and IP address will be saved and attached to the company or independent contractor that has acknowledged agreement.

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READI Collect Attachment 3

INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR AGREEMENT

Equal Opportunity Civil Rights Requirements

Readi Collect, LLC does not discriminate against any employee, applicant for employment, or subcontractor because of race, color, creed, or national origin, sex, age or disability. In addition, the Company expects all Independent Contractors to follow the same policies.

Below are applicable laws to this Agreement regarding Equal Opportunity and Civil Rights. During the performance of this Agreement, the Independent Contractor agrees as follows:

1. FEDERAL CIVIL RIGHTS REQUIREMENTS. The requirements of this section flow down to all Independent Contractors and their subcontractors at every tier. Independent Contractor agrees:

   1. Non-Discrimination:

      1. That it will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, creed, national origin, sex, age, or disability, in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. § 2000d, section 303 of the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, as amended, 42 U.S.C. § 6102, section 202 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, 42 U.S.C. § 12132, and Federal transit law at 49 U.S.C. § 5332

      2. Independent Contractor agrees to comply with applicable Federal implementing regulations and other implementing requirements Federal Transportation Authority (FTA) may issue.

   2. Equal Employment Opportunity - The following equal employment opportunity requirements apply to the underlying Agreement:

      1. Race, Color. Creed. National Origin, Sex - In accordance with Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. § 200 , and Federal transit laws at 49 U.S.C. § 5332, Independent Contractor agrees to comply with all applicable equal employment opportunity requirements of U.S. Department of Labor (U.S. DOL) regulations, “Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, Equal Employment Opportunity, Department of Labor,” 41 C.F.R. Parts 60 et seq (which implement Executive Order No. 11246, “Equal Employment Opportunity,” as amended by Executive Order No. 11375, “Amending Executive Order 11246 Relating to Equal Employment Opportunity,” 42 .S.C. §2000e note), and with any applicable Federal statute, executive orders, regulations, and Federal policies that may in the future effect activities undertaken in the course of the project. Independent Contractor agrees to take affirmative action to ensure that applicants are employed, and that employees are treated during employment, without regard to their race, color, creed, national origin, sex, or age. Such actions include, but not be limited to, the following: employment, upgrading, demotion or transfer, recruitment or recruitment advertising, layoffs or termination; rates of pay or other forms of compensation selection for training, including apprenticeship. In addition, Independent Contractor agrees to comply with any implementation requirements FTA may issue.

      2. Age - In accordance with 29 U.S.C. § § 621 et seq., 42 U.S.C. § § 6101 et seq., and Federal transit law at 49 U.S.C. § 5332, Independent Contractor agrees to refrain from discrimination against present and prospective employees for reason of age. In addition, Independent Contractor agrees to comply with any implementation requirements FTA may issue.

      3. Disabilities - In accordance with section 102 of the Americans with Disabilities Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. § 12112, Independent Contractor agrees that it will comply with the requirements of U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, ‘Regulations to Implement the Employment Provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act”, 29 C.F.R. Part 1630, pertaining to employment of persons with disabilities. In addition, Independent Contractor agrees to comply with any implementation requirements FTA may issue.

2. Independent Contractor agrees to comply with all applicable requirements of any other State and Federal nondiscrimination statute(s) that may apply to this Agreement, and Independent Contractor also agrees to include these requirements in each subcontract financed in whole or in part with Federal assistance provided by FTA, modified only if necessary to identify the affected parties.

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READI Collect 4

INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR AGREEMENT

Worker's Compensation Requirement Disclaimer

I, hereby certify and declare that I or my company currently have Worker’s Compensation insurance for the employees that will provide service to READI COLLECT that meets or exceeds the requirements of my state or any state that I can provide these services.

I hereby certify and declare that I or my company currently do not have employees that will provide service to READI COLLECT for which my state requires that I provide Worker’s Compensation insurance. I further declare that if, at a future date, I do hire others to provide service to READI COLLECT, that I will provide the required Worker’s Compensation insurance.

I further agree that if the Company READI COLLECT incurs any costs or loss as a result of the Independent Contractor’s lack of required Worker’s Compensation insurance, that the Independent Contractor will reimburse the Company for those costs and losses.

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READI Collect Attachment 5

PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY INSURANCE COVERAGE

The Independent Contractor agrees to maintain Professional Liability (Errors and Omissions) insurance with minimum limits of $1,000,000 per occurrence and $3,000,000 aggregate during the term of this Agreement.

Minimum coverage requirements may be modified by Readi Collect LLC with thirty (30) days written notice.

Readi Collect LLC shall be named as Additional Insured where permitted by the policy. Contractor shall provide on request a current Certificate of Insurance prior to performing services and upon each renewal. Certificates and notices of cancellation or material change shall be emailed to:

info@readicollect.com

Failure to maintain required insurance may result in immediate suspension or termination from the Readi Collect Network.

As needed hard copies to be mailed to:

READI Collect, LLC
960 Via Del Monte
Palos Verdes Estates, CA 90274

Contractor’s coverage must include coverage for acts performed on behalf of Readi Collect LLC.

It is understood that if named party in a suit, pursuant to duties as an Independent Contractor for Readi Collect, by a client of Readi Collect, or one of their employees, or for any other reason, Readi Collect will NOT provide legal counsel or any other assistance that a professional liability policy might offer nor be held liable for any errors or omissions committed by the Independent Contractor, its’ company or individual employee(s).

The Independent Contractor hereby executes and accepts the requirements of the Company’s Professional Liability Insurance Program.

By: Independent Collector Contractor: Agreement and approval to all details of this agreement are consented to by clicking “Agree and Approve” on the associated page in the Readi Collect web Portal. Date, Time and IP address will be saved and attached to the company or independent contractor that has acknowledged this agreement.