Court Opinion

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Date Created: 2023-12-26 15:00:17.901894+00
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ARMED SERVICES BOARD OF CONTRACT APPEALS
 Appeal of -                                  )
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 SBA Contracting LLC                          )    ASBCA No. 63320
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 Under Contract No. W56KGZ-22-P-7020          )

 APPEARANCE FOR THE APPELLANT:                     Mr. Saif Alamily
                                                    Corporate Officer

 APPEARANCES FOR THE GOVERNMENT:                   Scott N. Flesch, Esq.
                                                    Army Chief Trial Attorney
                                                   CPT Paula F. Barr, JA
                                                   John C. Degnan, Esq.
                                                    Trial Attorneys

                 OPINION BY ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGE ARNETT
               ON APPELLANT’S MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION

        Appellant, SBA Contracting LLC (SBA), has filed a timely motion for
reconsideration of the Board’s October 3, 2023 decision denying the appeal.
SBA Contracting LLC, ASBCA No. 63320, 2023 WL 7129688 (familiarity with the
facts is presumed). The government submitted a response to SBA’s motion, and
pursuant to Board Rule 7(d) the time has elapsed for SBA to file a reply.

        A party moving for reconsideration “must demonstrate a compelling reason for
the Board to modify its decision.” Golden Build Co., ASBCA No. 62294, 20-1 BCA ¶
37,742 at 183,161 (quoting Bruce E. Zoeller, ASBCA No. 56578, 14-1 BCA ¶ 35,803
at 75,103). “Reconsideration might be appropriate if the request ‘is based upon newly
discovered evidence, mistakes in the findings of fact, or errors of law.’” Green Valley
Co., ASBCA No. 61275, 18-1 BCA ¶ 37,044 at 180,330 (quoting Alliance Roofing &
Sheet Metal, Inc., ASBCA No. 59663, 15-1 BCA ¶ 36,063). However, reconsideration
is not an opportunity for a party to reargue its position. Id.

       Contending generally that our decision was arbitrary and illogical, SBA’s
single-page motion realleges that its termination was improper because the
government accepted non-compliant vehicles on another contract. SBA also questions
the government’s offer to settle as inconsistent with its defense of the termination.

      Here, SBA does not present newly discovered evidence or demonstrate
mistakes in the Board’s findings of fact or errors of law. Instead, SBA simply
  reasserts an argument already addressed by the Board. SBA’s comment regarding the
  government’s offer to settle is neither persuasive nor appropriate since settlement
  discussions are not admissible, under FED. R. OF EVID. 408, to prove or disprove the
  validity of a disputed claim.

                                        CONCLUSION

            Accordingly, the motion is denied.

            Dated: December 6, 2023

                                                        LAURA J. ARNETT
                                                        Administrative Judge
                                                        Armed Services Board
                                                        of Contract Appeals

 I concur                                               I concur

 OWEN C. WILSON                                         MICHAEL N. O’CONNELL
 Administrative Judge                                   Administrative Judge
 Acting Chairman                                        Acting Vice Chairman
 Armed Services Board                                   Armed Services Board
 of Contract Appeals                                    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. 63320, Appeal of
SBA Contracting LLC, rendered in conformance with the Board’s Charter.

      Dated: December 6, 2023

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

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