AECOM Technical Services, Inc.

Material Facts

• The government awarded AECOM Contract No. W912DY-15-D-0040 for the design, construction, and operation of energy savings projects.
• The contract was an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity multiple award task order contract involving large and small businesses.
• The government invited AECOM to submit a proposal for an Energy Savings Performance Contract project at Buckley Air Force Base, Colorado.
• The government authorized AECOM to perform preliminary assessment, feasibility-study, design, and price-proposal work for the project.
• The government later decided not to pursue the project and did not plan to exercise its option to obtain ownership of submitted documentation.
• AECOM alleged that the government converted AECOM's energy conservation measure designs and work product for its own use.
• The base contract included an option for the government to obtain ownership of submitted surveys, feasibility studies, designs, and proposals, with consideration for the contractor's effort.

Parties

Appellant

AECOM Technical Services, Inc.

Respondent Agency

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Contracting Agency

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Contract Number

W912DY-15-D-0040