Public Warehousing Company, K.S.C.

Material Facts

• Public Warehousing Company, K.S.C. (PWC) performed a subsistence prime vendor contract requiring delivery of food and beverages to military units in Iraq.
• PWC contended that U.S. military personnel required it to provide extra semi-truck tractors on convoys starting in December 2007.
• On 24 October 2011, PWC submitted a certified claim to the contracting officer seeking about $7.5 million.
• A grand jury in the Northern District of Georgia issued an indictment against PWC for various fraud offenses arising from the contract.
• The government was aware of the indictment when it filed its answer.

Parties

Appellant

Public Warehousing Company, K.S.C.

Respondent Agency

DLA

Contract Number

SPM300-05-D-3128