ORASURE TECHNOLOGIES INC 10-Q

Item 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS From time to time, we are involved in certain legal actions arising in the ordinary course of business. In management’s opinion, based upon the advice of counsel, the outcomes of such actions are not expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a material adverse effect on our future financial position or results of operations. Spectrum Patent Litigation In March 2021, we filed a complaint against Spectrum Solutions, LLC ("Spectrum") in the United States District Court for the Southern District of California alleging that certain saliva collection devices manufactured and sold by Spectrum infringe a patent held by DNAG. Spectrum has filed an answer to the initial complaint, asserting that its device does not infringe our patent and that our patent is invalid. In August 2021, we amended our complaint to add a second patent to this litigation. Spectrum responded to our amended complaint and asserted counterclaims for inequitable conduct and antitrust violations with respect to one of the patents in the litigation. We believe Spectrum's counterclaims are without merit and we filed a motion to dismiss both claims in October 2021. We are seeking injunctive relief and damages in this matter. Item 1A. RI SK FACTORS The risk factors set forth in this report update should be read together with the risk factors discussed in Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020. Our U.S. Government Contracts Require Compliance With Numerous Laws and Increases Our Risk and Liability. From time to time, we receive funding from the U.S. government and we sell some of our products to the federal government. Historically, we have sold a number of our products to the government under contracts with the General Services Administration and the Veterans 29 Administration. During the third quarter of 2021, we entered into a contract with the Defense Logistics Agency ("DLA") for the procurement of our InteliSwab TM COVID-19 Rapid Test for over-the-counter use, with an estimated value of $205 million. During the same quarter, we entered into a contract with the Biomedical Advanced Research Development Authority to provide us with up to $13.6 million in funding to obtain FDA 510(k) clearance and Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments ("CLIA") waiver for our InteliSwab TM COVID-19 Rapid Test. In September 2021, we entered into a contract with the U.S. Department of Defense, in coordination with the Department of Health and Human Services, for $109 million in funding to build additional manufacturing capacity in the United States for our InteliSwab TM COVID-19 Rapid Test. As a result of our U.S. government funding and product sales to the U.S. government, we must comply with laws and regulations relating to the award, administration and performance of U.S. government contracts. U.S. government contracts typically contain a number of extraordinary provisions that would not typically be found in commercial contracts and which may create a disadvantage and additional risks to us as compared to competitors that do not rely on government contracts. For example, the government has the right to terminate one or more of these contracts at its convenience even if we have not defaulted in any of our obligations. As a U.S. government contractor, we are subject to increased risks of investigation, criminal prosecution and other legal actions and liabilities to which purely private sector companies are not. The results of any such actions could adversely impact our business and have an adverse effect on our consolidated financial performance. The U.S. government recently announced that federal contractors who are party to a broad range of contracts with the government must require their employees to be vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus and comply with current masking and social distancing safety procedures. If we become subject to these requirements, we could experience a loss of personnel and difficulty in recruiting new employees, each of which could adversely affect our business. A violation of specific laws and regulations could result in the imposition of fines and penalties or the termination of our contracts, as well as suspension or debarment. The suspension or debarment in any particular case may be limited to the facility, contract or subsidiary involved in the violation or could be applied to our entire enterprise in certain severe circumstances. Even a narrow scope suspension or debarment could result in negative publicity that could adversely affect our ability to renew contracts and to secure new contracts, both with the U.S. government and private customers, which could materially and adversely affect our business and results of operations. Fines and penalties could be imposed for failing to follow procurement integrity and bidding rules, employing improper billing practices or otherwise failing to follow rules relating to billing on cost-plus contracts, receiving or paying kickbacks, or filing false claims, among other potential violations. In addition, we could suffer serious reputational harm and the value of our common stock could be negatively affected if allegations of impropriety related to such contracts are made against us. Our Inability to Manufacture Products in Accordance With Applicable Specifications, Performance Standards or Quality Requirements Could Adversely Affect Our Business. The materials and processes used to manufacture our products must meet detailed specifications, performance standards and quality requirements to ensure our products will perform in accordance with their label claims, our customers’ expectations and applicable regulatory requirements. As a result, our products and the materials used in their manufacture or assembly undergo regular inspections and quality testing. Factors such as defective materials or processes, mechanical failures, human errors, environmental conditions, changes in materials or production methods, and other events or conditions could cause our products or the materials used to produce or assemble our products to fail inspections and quality testing or otherwise not perform in accordance with our label claims or the expectations of our customers. Any failure or delay in our ability to meet the applicable specifications, performance standards, quality requirements or customer expectations could adversely affect our ability to manufacture and sell our products or comply with regulatory requirements. These events could, in turn, adversely affect our revenues and results of operations. In June 2021, we received FDA Emergency Use Authorization for our InteliSwab TM COVID-19 Rapid Test. Although there has been significant demand for this product, we have experienced difficulties manufacturing our test in accordance with applicable specifications. We believe these difficulties are the result of variability in certain incoming raw materials used in the product and certain processing steps. As a result, we have not been able to meet the demand for our product and sales of our InteliSwab TM COVID-19 Rapid Test have been negatively impacted. If we are not able to resolve the manufacturing difficulties in a timely manner, or at all, our revenues and results of operations may not meet expectations and could be adversely affected. Our Business Results Depend on our Ability to Manage Disruptions in our Domestic and Global Supply Chains and Distribution Channels. Our ability to meet our customers needs and achieve our financial objectives depends on our ability to maintain key manufacturing, supply and distribution arrangements. The loss or disruption of such manufacturing and supply arrangements could, in the future, interrupt our ability to obtain necessary raw materials and manufacture our products. Such disruptions could result from labor disputes, financial liquidity, natural disasters, extreme weather conditions, public health emergencies and pandemics, supply constraints and general economic and political conditions that could limit the ability of our suppliers to timely provide us with raw materials and components and distribute our products in a timely manner 30 in accordance with applicable quality requirements. Disruptions in the global supply chain could also delay or preclude the ability of our distributors to sell and deliver our products to customers. Recently, the global supply chain has experienced significant disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, resulting in shortages of labor and equipment. These conditions, if not mitigated or remedied in a timely manner, could delay or preclude delivery of raw materials needed to manufacture our products or delivery of our products to customers, particularly in international markets. This in turn could have an adverse impact on our business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.