Huffman Construction, LLC

October 23, 2025Judge Hamady

Denied / Government PrevailedOtherAI Citation Misuse

Huffman Construction, LLC appealed a contracting officer's decision to terminate its contract for default and sought a time extension and price adjustment. The ASBCA granted the government's motion to strike Huffman's post-hearing reply brief due to numerous inaccuracies and reliance on artificial intelligence.

Material Facts

Huffman filed a notice of appeal from a contracting officer’s final decision dated March 31, 2020, terminating Huffman’s contract number W912EQ-14-C-0028 for default.
Huffman filed a second notice of appeal from a contracting officer’s final decision dated October 27, 2020, denying Huffman’s claim for a 182-day extension of time and a price adjustment in the amount of $620,787.39.
The Board held a seven-day hearing in these appeals between February 4-12, 2025.
Huffman filed its post-hearing brief on May 19, 2025, and the Corps filed its post-hearing brief on July 18, 2025.
Huffman filed its post-hearing reply brief on August 15, 2025, which was the subject of the Corps’ motion to strike.

Parties

Appellant: Huffman Construction, LLC
Respondent Agency: Department of the Army
Contract Number: W912EQ-14-C-0028

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