ARMED SERVICES BOARD OF CONTRACT APPEALS 
Petition of --
Chant Engineering Co., Inc. 
Under Contract No. W912NW-14-C-OO 10 
APPEARANCE FOR THE PETITIONER: 
APPEARANCES FOR THE GOVERNMENT: 
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) ASBCA No. 61290-980 
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Marc Lamer, Esq. 
Kostos and Lamer, P.C. 
Philadelphia, PA 
Raymond M. Saunders, Esq. 
Army Chief Trial Attorney 
CPT John M. McAdams III, JA 
Trial Attorney 
ORDER PURSUANT TO RULE l(a)(5) 
DIRECTING CONTRACTING OFFICER TO ISSUE DECISION 
Pursuant to Board Rule l(a)(5), Chant Engineering Co., Inc. (Chant) petitions 
the Board to direct the contracting officer (CO) to render a decision on its claim in 
advance of the 17 January 2018 date originally announced by the CO. The contractor 
is seeking $180, 14 3 for out of scope work it asserts it was required by the government 
to do. Responding to the Board's 30 August 
2017 Order, the government stated the 
CO would issue its decision one week earlier than originally announced, on 10 January 
instead of 17 January 2018. Petitioner, in correspondence dated 13 and 15 September 
2017, suggested that a decision by 14 November 2017 would allow the CO sufficient 
time to consider the claim. The government has advised that the CO agrees and will 
issue a final decision on Chant's 21 June 2017 claim no later than 14 November 2017. 
We deem this date reasonable. 
Accordingly, the Board hereby directs the CO to issue a decision on the 
contractor's claim by 14 November 2017. 
This Order completes all necessary action by the Board. If the CO fails to comply 
with this Order, such failure will be deemed a decision by the CO denying the claim, and 

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the contractor may appeal to this Board or sue in the United States Court of Federal 
Claims pursuant to the Contract Disputes Act, 41 U.S.C. §§ 7103(f)(5) and 7104. 
Dated: 20 September 2017 
I concur 
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RICHARD SHACKLEFORD 
Administrative Judge 
Vice Chairman 
Armed Services Board 
of Contract Appeals 
Armed Services Board 
of Contract Appeals 
I concur 
Administrative Judge 
Armed Services Board 
of Contract Appeals 
I certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the Order Pursuant to Rule l(a)(5) 
of the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals in ASBCA 61290-980, Petition of 
Chant Engineering Co., Inc., rendered in conformance with the Board's Charter. 
Dated: 
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JEFFREY D. GARDIN 
Recorder, Armed Services 
Board of Contract Appeals