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D-STAR Engineering Corp.

April 28, 2025Judge Herzfeld
Partially SustainedQuantum / DamagesEquitable Adjustment (REA)DCAA InvolvedDCMA Involved

D-STAR Engineering Corp. appealed a debt demand from the Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) following a termination for convenience, resulting in a mixed outcome regarding the claims for additional costs and the government's debt claim.

Material Facts

  • The United States Air Force awarded D-STAR a cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for $4,806,502.
  • DCMA issued a partial stop-work order on July 1, 2013, instructing D-STAR to stop all work except for specific deliverables.
  • DCMA terminated the contract for convenience on November 1, 2013.
  • D-STAR submitted a termination settlement proposal estimating costs of $912,858.
  • DCAA audited D-STAR's termination settlement proposal and questioned $925,624 of D-STAR’s costs.

Parties

Appellant
D-STAR Engineering Corp.
Respondent Agency
Defense Contract Management Agency
Contract Number
FA8650-12-C-7243
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