Aspen Consulting, LLC
Aspen Consulting, LLC appealed for $264,470.70, claiming the government misdirected contract payments to a German bank account. The Board denied the appeal, finding that the payments were made based on a request from an authorized representative.
Material Facts
- The parties contracted for Aspen to outfit the U.S. Army Health and Dental Clinics in Rose Barracks, Vilseck, Germany.
- The contract included FAR 52.232-33, which requires contractors to provide updated EFT information to the CCR database.
- In 2015, the government paid two invoices to a Commerzbank account at the request of Mr. Benjamin French.
- Mr. French was Aspen's vice-president and had signed at least one modification to the contract.
- Aspen did not communicate any limitations on Mr. French's authority to the government.
Parties
- Appellant
- Aspen Consulting, LLC
- Respondent Agency
- U.S. Army Engineer District, Little Rock
- Contract Number
- W9127S-13-C-6003
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