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Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) US Army Corps of Engineers Contract Disputes

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Bid Protest Minute: Insufficient Funds are Grounds to Cancel

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On April 29, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) denied Davenergy-VCI JV, LLC’s protest of a solicitation’s cancellation, holding that the lack of available funding is sufficient grounds to cancel. In denying the...more

Pillsbury - Bid Protest Debrief

No Funding, No Award: GAO Upholds Corps’ Late-Stage Solicitation Cancellation

In Davenergy-VCI JV, LLC, B-423332, April 29, 2025​, Davenergy-VCI protested the cancellation by the Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) of a solicitation for architectural engineering construction management services for medical...more

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Federal Circuit Holds “Sum Certain” Requirement in Government Contracts Cases Is Nonjurisdictional

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Clarifying a significant issue in government contracts litigation against the government, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has held that the so-called “sum certain” requirement for Contract Disputes Act (CDA)...more

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Federal Circuit Nullifies Sum Certain Contract Disputes Act Jurisdictional Defense

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In ECC Int’l Constructors, LLC v. Sec’y of Army, No. 2021-2323, 2023 WL 5355302 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 22, 2023), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit considered whether the Federal Acquisition Regulation (“FAR”)...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Catch and Release: the Importance of Analyzing Potential Claims before Signing a Release and Receiving Final Payment -...

The Army Corps of Engineers (the “Corps”) retained Merrick Construction, LLC (“Merrick”) to perform work on a hurricane protection levee near New Orleans, Louisiana. The contract between the Corps and Merrick contained...more

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