New Iraq Ahd Company

Material Facts

• The contract was awarded to New Iraq Ahd Company for the purchase and delivery of furniture and other items for a total price of $369,200.
• The contract included a line item for 700 lamps at a unit price of $12.00, totaling $84,000.
• A contracting officer's email indicated a mistake in the pricing of the lamps, leading to a modification that changed the unit price to $120.00.
• The contractor accepted an invoice for the lamps at the incorrect price of $12.00 per unit.
• The contracting officer later determined that the lamps delivered were of low quality and sought to renegotiate the price.
• A bilateral modification was executed to reduce the unit price back to $12.00, resulting in a total price of $8,400.
• The contractor submitted an invoice for the difference between the modified price and the original price, which was denied by the contracting officer.

Parties

Appellant

New Iraq Ahd Company

Respondent Agency

Department of the Army

Contract Number

W91GY0-09-M-0051