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Professional Management Consulting Services, LLC

June 25, 2020Judge D'Alessandris
Sustained / Appellant PrevailedQuantum / DamagesContract Formation / ExistenceContract InterpretationSmall BusinessCommercial Item

Professional Management Consulting Services, LLC (PMCS) appealed a final decision from the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) regarding payment for a contract deliverable. The Board sustained PMCS's appeal and awarded the claimed amount.

Material Facts

  • PMCS submitted an unsolicited contract proposal to WMATA in September 2017.
  • WMATA issued a Purchase Order containing terms that differed from PMCS's offer.
  • A contract was created by performance, and PMCS received payment for its invoices until the last invoice of $66,015.16.
  • WMATA initially offered a partial payment, alleging deficiencies in PMCS's performance, which PMCS rejected.
  • WMATA issued a final decision denying PMCS's claim, leading to the appeal.
  • WMATA later asserted a claim for return of advanced payments totaling $164,425.36.

Parties

Appellant
Professional Management Consulting Services, LLC
Respondent Agency
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
Contract Number
GS-35F-015GA, P.O. WMATA-0000119479
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