Court Opinion

ID: 9900182
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-11-18 22:01:46.523187+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T09:21:03.181533
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ARMED SERVICES BOARD OF CONTRACT APPEALS

Appeal of -                                     )
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Obera LLC                                       ) ASBCA No. 63576
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Under Contract No. FA4890-20-F-0031             )

APPEARANCE FOR THE APPELLANT:                      Rebecca E. Pearson, Esq.
                                                    Venable LLP
                                                    Washington, DC

APPEARANCES FOR THE GOVERNMENT:                    Caryl A. Potter, III, Esq.
                                                    Air Force Deputy Chief Trial Attorney
                                                   Maj Danelle McGinnis, USAF
                                                    Trial Attorney

                                ORDER OF DISMISSAL

        Appellant’s claim, located at Tab 2 of the government’s Rule 4 file, did not
include a certification as required by the Contract Disputes Act, 41 U.S.C. §§ 7101-7109.
On May 26, 2023, the Board issued an Order directing appellant to show that its June 6,
2022 claim was certified to the contracting officer and to provide a copy of the
certification. By correspondence dated May 26, 2023, appellant informed the Board that
it had filed a new, properly certified claim with the contracting officer and requested that
the Board dismiss this appeal without prejudice. By correspondence dated June 2, 2023,
the government informed the Board that it had no objection to appellant’s request.
Accordingly, the appeal dismissed from the Board’s docket without prejudice.

       Dated: June 6, 2023

                                                JOHN J. THRASHER
                                                Administrative Judge
                                                Chairman
                                                Armed Services Board
                                                of Contract Appeals
       I certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the Order of Dismissal of the Armed
Services Board of Contract Appeals in ASBCA No. 63576, Appeal of Obera LLC,
rendered in conformance with the Board’s Charter.

       Dated: June 6, 2023

                                                 PAULLA K. GATES-LEWIS
                                                 Recorder, Armed Services
                                                 Board of Contract Appeals

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