Telephone Request to Treat REA as Claim Does Not Satisfy Requirement for Written Certified Claim; ASBCA No. 61404, Appeal of H2Ll-CSC JV

Appeal of the contracting officer’s denial of a request for equitable adjustment is denied, where the appellant made an oral request for the CO to treat the REA as a claim, but never submitted a proper certified claim seeking a final decision, and therefore the board lacked jurisdiction to hear the request.