ABSCA: $1.1 Million Reduction Appropriate For Unapproved Foreign-Flag Vessel Use
By EsqSocial Corporation 08/04/25
On February 26, 2025, the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals issued a decision allowing the government to reduce a contract by $1.1M due to a contractor’s failure to comply with the mandate to use United States-flag vessels in replacing a pier in Bahrain. Tasked with replacing the Mina Salman Pier in Manama, Bahrain, the contractor (AICI-Archirodon JV) was required to use U.S.-flag vessels to transport materials pursuant to relevant provisions of the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation...
By: Cozen O'Connor