Court Affirms Contracting Officer’s Exclusive Authority to Bind the Government in Lease Agreement Dispute, Despite Verbal Affirmation from Government Lease Specialist; COFC No. 15-315C, First Crystal Park Associates Limited Partnership v. United States

Motion for summary judgment in relation to a breach of contract claim regarding an option for leased office space is denied, where the parties negotiated changes to the option and contemplated a final written agreement exercising the option, but never completed such an agreement, and where a verbal agreement is unenforceable.