Job Options, Inc.
Job Options, Inc. filed an application under the Equal Access to Justice Act seeking recovery of fees and expenses after prevailing in an appeal regarding government deductions for allegedly defective floor maintenance work. The Board denied the application, concluding the government's position was substantially justified.
Material Facts
- Job Options, Inc. filed an application under the Equal Access to Justice Act seeking recovery of fees and expenses.
- The appeal involved government deductions for allegedly defective floor maintenance work.
- The Board sustained the underlying appeal and awarded appellant $63,818.76, plus CDA interest.
- The government did not dispute the timeliness of the application or that JOI 'prevailed' in the underlying appeal.
Parties
- Appellant
- Job Options, Inc.
- Respondent Agency
- Defense Commissary Agency
- Contract Number
- HDEC08-02-C-0014
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