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ASBCA Revisits Email “Signature” and Finds Typed Name Meets the Test
By Roddy Stieger on
In a departure from its prior precedent, the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals (ASBCA) recently held in Kamaludin Slyman CSC, ASBCA Nos. 62006, 62007, 62008, that a typed name at the end of an email satisfies the certification requirement under the CDA, so long as it is: (1) discrete; (2) verifiable; and…
You Can’t Always Get What You Want…Unless You Actually Asked For It
By Roddy Stieger on
The Government was recently reminded of its responsibility to clearly articulate its requirements for contract performance in Command Language, Inc. d/b/a CLI Solutions, ASBCA No. 61216. There, the Government had sought the creation of 30 and 40 level maintenance manuals to support Afghan forces utilizing Mobile Strike Force Vehicles (MSFV) in Afghanistan. The Afghan…