59338

A-T Solutions, Inc.

February 8, 2017Judge O'Sullivan
Sustained / Appellant PrevailedContract InterpretationDCAA InvolvedDCMA InvolvedSmall BusinessCommercial Item

A-T Solutions, Inc. appealed a contracting officer's final decision denying its claim for commercial catalog prices for training equipment under a CPFF contract. The Board sustained the appeal, determining that ATS was entitled to recover its catalog prices.

Material Facts

  • The contract was a CPFF contract for training services awarded to ATS on 19 May 2009.
  • ATS proposed to bill for training materials at its commercial catalog prices.
  • The government initially paid ATS's invoices for training materials at catalog prices until February 2010.
  • DCAA conducted an audit and concluded that ATS's accounting system was inadequate for billing costs under government contracts.
  • The contracting officer denied ATS's claim based on the terms of the solicitation and the CPFF contract.

Parties

Appellant
A-T Solutions, Inc.
Respondent Agency
Department of the Army
Contract Number
W91CRB-09-C-0043
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