Prime’s Failure to Secure Subcontractor, Not Protest Delay, Caused Increased Costs; ASBCA No. 61074, Appeal of CDM Constructors Inc.

The government’s motion for summary judgment in an appeal of an agency’s denial of a claim for increased costs is granted, where a 60-day suspension of work after a bid protest was not the reason the contractor lost the services of a lower-cost subcontractor.