Agency Provided Contractor with Ambiguous Drawings and Now Has to Pay the Price; Hamilton Pacific Chamberlain v. Department of Veterans Affairs, CBCA 7039July 29, 2021
Although Appeal Calculated Damages Differently than Underlying Claim, It Did Not Present a “New Claim”; Appeal of Anthony and Gordon Construction Co., ASBCA No. 61916July 27, 2021
ASBCA Reaffirms that Unilateral Contract Definitization Is Not a Government Claim; Appeals of Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company, ASBCA Nos. 62505, 62506July 23, 2021
Contractor Can’t Convince Board to Dismiss Government Complaint Seeking Penalty for Claiming Expressly Unallowable Costs; Appeal of Northrop Grumman Mission Systems, ASBCA No. 62596July 22, 2021
Board Rebuffs Agency’s Attempt to Weaponize Defective Termination Notice; Appeal of Ultra Electronic Ocean Systems, Inc., ASBCA No. 62804July 20, 2021
“You Guessed Wrong!” Government Not Liable for Wrong Estimates in an Indefinite Quantity Contract; Valor Healthcare, Inc. v. Department of Veterans Affairs, CBCA 6824July 19, 2021
Agency’s Inaction Was Not Acceptance of an Offer to Form an Implied Contract; Appeal of Intellicheck, Inc., ASBCA No. 61709July 16, 2021
Appeal Not Untimely When Agency only Gave Contractor Correct Appeal Information Six Hours Before Appeal Deadline; Knight’s Construction v. Department of Agriculture, CBCA 6658July 14, 2021
Government’s Withdrawal of Default Termination Doesn’t Moot Appeal Because the Withdrawal Was Not Unequivocal; Appeals of Satterfield & Pontikes Construction, Inc., ASBCA Nos. 59980, 62301July 12, 2021
Lease Amendments that Withheld Rent Due to Contractors Constituted Final Decisions on Government Claims; Art Property Associates, LLC et al. v. General Services Administration, CBCA 6493 et al.July 12, 2021
Agency’s Failure to Discuss Highly Salient Issue in the Case Undermines Its Motion for Summary Judgment; Appeal of Quality Trust, Inc., ASBCA No. 62576July 2, 2021
Response to Summary Judgment Motion that Copied and Pasted Portions of Complaint Failed to Demonstrate Factual Dispute; Appeal of Fortis Networks, Inc. ASBCA No. 61941July 2, 2021
Government Not Liable for Ordering Less Work than Estimated; Meridian Global Consulting, LLC v. Department of Homeland Security, CBCA 6906June 29, 2021
“So what’cha, what’cha, what’cha want?” ASBCA Dismisses Appeal Because Contractor Failed to Request a Sum Certain; Appeal of Najmaa Alshimal Company, ASBCA No. 62701June 28, 2021
Government’s Delay in Setting Cap on Executive Compensation Precludes It from Assessing Penalty for Unallowable Costs; Appeal of Ology Bioservices, Inc., ASBCA No. 62633June 24, 2021
ASBCA Compels Claimant to Produce Its Bid Preparation Materials; Appeal of Corinthian- WBCM, a Joint Venture, ASBCA No. 62379June 23, 2021
Attachment of Claim to Bare-Bones Complaint Saves Appeals from Dismissal; Appeals of Halbert Construction Company, Inc., ASBCA Nos. 62250, 62251June 23, 2021
Contractor Tries to Blame Government, Subcontractors, and Material Shortages for Default, But ASBCA Doesn’t Buy It; Appeal of Powertronic Systems Florida, Inc., ASBCA No. 62174June 17, 2021
Claim that Doesn’t Itemize Components and Just Contains a Bottom-Line Total Fails to State a Sum Certain; Appeal of ECC International Constructors, LLC, ASBCA No. 59586June 17, 2021
Government Cannot Waive Defects in Final Decision; Appeal of URS Federal Support Services, Inc., ASBCA No. 59998June 15, 2021