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Access Personnel Services, Inc.

September 7, 2017Judge McNulty
Sustained / Appellant PrevailedContract InterpretationDCAA InvolvedSmall Business

Access Personnel Services, Inc. appealed a decision regarding the disallowance of subcontractor costs under a time-and-materials contract with the government. The Board sustained the appeal, finding that the government failed to pay in accordance with the contract's Payments clause.

Material Facts

  • The contract was awarded to Access Personnel Services, Inc. on 29 September 2009.
  • The contract was a time-and-materials type contract incorporating the Payments clause.
  • The contract included an estimated number of total labor hours, a ceiling amount, and hourly labor rates.
  • DCAA issued a notice of contract costs suspended and/or disapproved, identifying costs questioned.
  • Only one item, relating to subcontractor costs totaling $22,236, remained in dispute.
  • The contracting officer agreed with DCAA's findings and disapproved the costs.
  • APS sought reconsideration of the contracting officer's decision, which was again denied.

Parties

Appellant
Access Personnel Services, Inc.
Contract Number
N00189-09-C-Zl 14
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