The Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals’ 2024 annual report reveals—yet again—the lowest number of docketed appeals in 40 years. Where have the contractor appeals gone?
Contractors filed fewer appeals with the Board...more
11/27/2024
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The Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals’ 2023 annual report reveals the lowest number of docketed appeals in 40 years, while at the same time the Board deals with the largest number of motions for summary judgment in...more
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit broke with earlier precedent and held that the sum certain requirement imposed on contractors is not jurisdictional and therefore cannot be grounds for dismissal late in the...more
The Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals’ 2022 annual report provides information of significant interest to the contractor community, but a closer look raises many questions....more
The “new normal” at the ASBCA has produced some interesting results for contractors to consider as they formulate and advance contract claims.
The Board docketed a near record low number of new appeals during FY 2021....more
The Board’s jurisdiction attaches when the contracting officer renders a final decision or a deemed denial, and a later finding by the contracting officer that fraud is suspected will not deprive the Board of jurisdiction....more
Agency agreements with the ASBCA allow the Board to adjudicate contract disputes outside the purview of the Contract Disputes Act.
The ASBCA can take jurisdiction over contract disputes pursuant to agency agreements with...more
Latent errors in a data set provided by the Government led the ASBCA to hold the Government responsible for contractor-incurred costs.
To obtain relief pursuant to the mutual mistake of fact theory, contractors must...more