ARMED SERVICES BOARD OF CONTRACT APPEALS 
 
OPINION BY ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGE SWEET 
 
On August 18, 2021, the government moved to reconsider footnote 8 of our 
decision denying the government’s motion to dismiss, in which we held that “the 
thumbprints used by the Heirs constitute valid signatures.”  Lessors of 
Abchakan Village, Logar Province, Afghanistan, ASBCA No. 61787, slip op. at 6 n.8 
(Decision dtd. July 21, 2021).  We did not intend footnote 8 to preclude the 
government from challenging the validity of the thumbprint signatures following 
discovery.  Rather, we merely intended to hold that thumbprints may constitute valid 
signatures, and the executed certifications contain thumbprints purporting to be from 
the Heirs.  Therefore, to the extent the language of footnote 8 is overly broad, we grant 
the motion to reconsider, and clarify and amend the language in the first sentence of 
footnote 8 to replace the words following “we hold that” with the words “the 
thumbprints purportedly used by the Heirs may constitute valid signatures, without 
prejudice to the government’s ability to challenge the validity of individual 
Appeal of - )  
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Lessors of Abchakan Village, Logar 
  Province, Afghanistan 
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ASBCA No. 61787 
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Under Contract No. DACA-AED-5-09-9650 et al. )  
   
APPEARANCES FOR THE APPELLANT: Keith J. Feigenbaum, Esq.  
  Duane Morris LLP 
  Philadelphia, PA 
 
Charles B. Lewis, Esq.  
Michael E. Barnicle, Esq.  
    Duane Morris LLP 
    Chicago, IL 
 
APPEARANCES FOR THE GOVERNMENT: Michael P. Goodman, Esq. 
    Engineer Chief Trial Attorney 
 Cara M. Mroczek, Esq. 
Traci N. Cunningham, Esq. 
    Engineer Trial Attorneys 
    U.S. Army Engineer District, Middle East 
    Winchester, VA 

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thumbprints.”  We replace the words in the last sentence of footnote 8 following “we 
hold that” with the same clause. 
Dat
ed:  October 6, 2021
JAMES R. SWEET 
Administrative Judge 
Armed Services Board 
of Contract Appeals 
I concur 
RICHARD SHACKLEFORD 
Administrative Judge 
Acting Chairman 
Armed Services Board 
of Contract Appeals 
I concur 
J. REID PROUTY
Administrative Judge
Vice Chairman
Armed Services Board
of Contract Appeals
I
 certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the Opinion and Decision of the 
Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals in ASBCA No. 61787, Appeal of Lessors of 
Abchakan Village, Logar Province, Afghanistan, rendered in conformance with the 
Board’s Charter. 
D
ated:  October 6, 2021 
PAULLA K. GATES-LEWIS 
Recorder, Armed Services 
Board of Contract Appeals