Government Contract Claims: Top 10 Things to Know About the Contract Disputes Act
Making Effective Use of the Claims/Disputes Process
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Government contractors, particularly small business contractors, often share that their experience with Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) is costly and inefficient. This may be true of traditional ADR involving paid...more
Claims Cases Aries Construction Corp. v. United States, No.22-166C (February 21, 2023) - Court of Federal Claims Judge Schwartz issued an opinion discussing the relationship between the Contract Disputes Act (CDA) claim...more
The CDA has a reputation as a “catchall” for disputes between federal contractors and the government – and to a certain extent that reputation makes a lot of sense. As I’ve been covering in this series, contractors can...more
If a dispute arises on a federal contract, the Contract Disputes Act requires a contractor to submit a written demand seeking as a matter of right a “sum certain” to the contracting officer as part of the claims process. What...more
Federal contractors generally don’t need to worry too much about statute of limitations issues on federal contract claims because the Contract Disputes Act (“CDA”) includes a generous six-year window to file. However, it is...more
I previously blogged about the rules relating to pass-through claims, where a prime contractor’s recovery from an owner for damages suffered by its subcontractor is limited in certain circumstances. In the post, I talked...more
Under the Contract Disputes Act (“CDA”), a contractor must submit a claim within six years of accrual of the claim. A claim is simply a written demand for payment directed to the contracting officer (“CO”) that indicates that...more
The Contract Disputes Act (“CDA”), which governs disputes between contractors and the federal government, sets forth the rules for appealing a Contracting Officer’s Final Decision (“COFD”) to the Boards of Contract Appeals...more