AICI-Archirodon JV

Material Facts

• Contract No. W912ER-17-C-0014 was awarded to AICI-Archirodon JV on September 25, 2017.
• The contract was a firm-fixed-price contract for the replacement of the Mina Salman Pier at Naval Support Activity, Bahrain.
• The appellant shipped steel piles via a foreign-flag vessel without prior authorization, violating DFARS 252.247-7023.
• The government initially adjusted the contract downward by $1,384,220, the cost of a U.S.-flag vessel quote.
• The actual cost of shipping via the foreign-flag vessel was $278,633.65.
• The government later revised the downward adjustment to $1,105,586.64 after considering the actual costs incurred by the appellant.

Parties

Appellant

AICI-Archirodon JV

Respondent Agency

U.S. Army Engineer District, Middle East

Contract Number

W912ER-17-C-0014