The Boards of Contract Appeals and the Court of Federal Claims have jurisdiction to consider an appeal only if a valid claim was made. Recently, the Armed S...

In a recent Civilian Board of Contract Appeals case, Development Alternatives, Inc. v. Agency for Int’l Dev., CBCA 5942 et. al, September 27, 2018, the Board...

Is a rubber stamped signature of the President of a company on a release of claims valid? The Civilian Board of Contract Appeals, under the facts in Penna G...

The Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals recently considered a contractor’s claim for $381,000 for the return of liquidated damages as well as a time ext...

A recent Armed Services Board Case gave some insight on the 6-year statute of limitations for filing claims under the Contract Disputes Act (“CDA”), explaini...

An Air Force contracting officer (“CO”) receives an email referencing Contract No. H92237-13-C-5002 (the “Contract”) for general labor services for a base in...

The Contract Disputes Act of 1978 (“CDA”) contains a few simple requirements for claims over $100,000, including certification. Yet to this day contractors ...

Now comes two cases decided on the same day by the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals that demonstrate how important it is for a contractor to understa...

In a recent decision overruling the Court of Federal Claims, the Federal Circuit upheld a contractor’s claim of negligent estimates in a requirements contrac...

A recent Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals (“ASBCA”) decision is a strong reminder that contractors must submit complete and proper claims, or they wi...

Constructive acceleration occurs when the government demands the contractor’s compliance with an original contract deadline even though there is excusable de...

Claude Mayo Construction Company, Inc. (“Mayo”) had a contract with the General Services Administration (“GSA”) to renovate a U.S. Attorney’s Office in Syrac...

How many contractor demands for payment make a claim? The Contract Disputes Act (“CDA”) requires that “each claim by a contractor against the Federal Govern...

In a long and complex case, the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals (“ASBCA”) recently explained that a First Article Test (“FAT”) does not add product ...

The Civilian Board of Contract Appeals (“CBCA”) recently set forth the requirements for a person who signs a contractor’s certification of its claim. AMX Ve...

This blog frequently discusses appeals before the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals (“ASBCA”) and the Civilian Board of Contract Appeals (“CBCA”). Al...

Virtually all government contract options (for more quantities of goods, or for an extension of services), are generally priced unilateral options which the...

This blog discusses two contractors who sought to appeal a contracting officer’s final decision on their claims, which final decisions were defective in not ...

This blog recently discussed a Federal Circuit decision which held that a contractor’s claim does not accrue until the exact amount (“sum certain”) of the cl...

The Federal Circuit recently clarified that a contractor’s claim does not accrue until the exact amount (“sum certain”) of the claim is known to the contract...