Better Early than Never: Court of Federal Claims Dismisses Challenge to Default Termination as Five Years Late, Despite Contractor’s Timely Appeal of Denial of Certified Claim

The Court of Federal Claims has confirmed that a termination for default is a contracting officer’s final decision triggering the Contract Disputes Act (“CDA”) appeal deadlines. The recent case of Bowman Construction Co. v. United States involved a contract between a contractor (“Bowman”) and the National Park Service for the construction of a bicycle trail at a national park in Minnesota......
By: Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

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