premise: (d) The RECEIVING PARTIES agree that they will not disclose any CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION to any contractor or consultant who is not bound by a non-disclosure agreement with the RECEIVING PARTY.  CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION may only be disclosed to those employees, subcontractors and officers of a PARTY and a Party’s subsidiaries and affiliates with a direct need to know the information for purposes of NRSC analysis and to counsel for purposes of obtaining advice regarding that PARTY’s rights and responsibilities under this AGREEMENT. 