Jaynes Corporation

Material Facts

• The Army Corps of Engineers awarded Contract No. W912PL-09-C-0010 to Jaynes Corporation on 26 May 2009 for the design and build of an unmanned aircraft systems operations facility.
• The contract required that all aboveground fire sprinkler piping be Schedule 40 steel piping.
• Jaynes submitted a transmittal of shop drawings requesting approval for sprinkler piping, which was disapproved by the government.
• The government rejected the Allied pipe based on the belief that it did not conform to the required ASTM standards.
• Jaynes argued that the pipe complied with the ASTM standards and submitted supporting documentation.
• The government failed to provide a principled analysis for the rejection of the pipe.

Parties

Appellant

Jaynes Corporation

Respondent Agency

U.S. Army Engineer District, Los Angeles

Contract Number

W912PL-09-C-0010