Tessada & Associates, Inc.
Tessada & Associates, Inc. appealed a decision regarding the timeliness of their notice of appeal under the Contract Disputes Act. The Board found that the notice was timely filed.
Material Facts
- NASA awarded Contract No. NNA09DB40C to Tessada on 30 April 2009.
- Tessada submitted a certified claim to the contracting officer on 31 July 2013.
- The contracting officer issued a final decision denying the claim on 25 April 2014.
- Tessada filed a notice of appeal on 22 July 2014, which was delivered by FedEx.
- The notice of appeal was also allegedly sent via USPS on 24 July 2014, but was not received by the Board until 26 August 2014.
Parties
- Appellant
- Tessada & Associates, Inc.
- Respondent Agency
- NASA
- Contracting Agency
- NASA
- Contract Number
- NNA09DB40C
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