Contractor Not Entitled to REA to Account for Increased Gross Receipt Taxes; ASBCA Nos. 61040, Appeals of Sonoran Technology and Professional Services LLC

Appeal of the contracting officer’s denial of a request for equitable adjustment is denied, where the Service Contract Act Price Adjustment clause does not allow a contractor to recover costs related to an increase in state gross receipts tax liability, and where the Changes clause does not explain how to calculate an equitable adjustment.