DISMISSED: June 4, 2012
CBCA 2617
OPTIMUM SERVICES, INC.,
Appellant,
v.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
Respondent.
James W. Copeland of The Copeland Law Firm, LLC, Atlanta, GA, counsel for
Appellant.
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Emily E. Parkhurst, Office of the Solicitor, Department of the Interior, Lakewood, CO, counsel for Respondent.
SHERIDAN, Board Judge.
Order
This appeal involves costs associated with a termination for convenience issued by the respondent, Department of the Interior, National Parks Service, on contract C2000091200 awarded to appellant, Optimum Services, Inc. (OSI).
During a telephone conference conducted on May 21, 2012, in which various jurisdictional aspects of the case were discussed, Judge Sheridan opined that appellant’s “claim” was not a properly certified claim as required by the Contract Disputes Act (CDA), 41 U.S.C.A. § 7103 (West Supp. 2011). She also noted that the “retroactive certification” contained in OSI’s September 27, 2011, letter did not correct OSI’s original failure to certify
2 CBCA 2617
its claim. Gulf Shores, LLC v. Department of Homeland Security, DOTBCA 4530, 06-2 BCA ¶ 33,384.
The parties have submitted a joint motion to withdraw this appeal so that the jurisdictional defects may be corrected. The motion is granted and the case is DISMISSED. PATRICIA J. SHERIDAN
Board Judge
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