GRANTED IN PART: February 9, 2026
CBCA 8168
V. LOPEZ JR. & SONS ENGINEERING CONTRACTORS, INC.,
Appellant,
v.
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS,
Respondent.
The case caption as the decision prints it. Every word is kept; the rule the Board draws around it is not text, so it is not repeated here.
Lauren R. Brier, Daniel J. Figuenick III, Kelly A. Kirchgasser, and Matthew T. Healy of PilieroMazza PLLC, Washington, DC; and Peter R. Ford of PilieroMazza PLLC, Boulder, CO, counsel for Appellant.
David G. Fagan, Office of General Counsel, Department of Veterans Affairs, Bend, OR, counsel for Respondent.
Before Board Judges LESTER, SHERIDAN, and SULLIVAN.
SULLIVAN, Board Judge.
On February 6, 2026, appellant, V. Lopez Jr. & Sons Engineering Contractors, Inc.
(V. Lopez Jr. & Sons), and respondent, Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), filed a joint motion requesting the entry of a stipulated judgment in the amount of $775,000, with payment to be made through the permanent indefinite judgment fund, 31 U.S.C. § 1304 (2018). V. Lopez Jr. & Sons waives any right it may have to claim for recovery of interest, attorney fees, costs, and expenses it may have incurred in conjunction with the appeal, except that if the settlement amount remains unpaid, Contract Disputes Act (CDA), 41 U.S.C. § 7109, interest will begin to accrue on March 13, 2026, and will continue to accrue until payment is made. The parties have stipulated that they will not seek reconsideration of, seek relief from, or appeal the Board’s entry of judgment awarding the stipulated amount to
V. Lopez Jr. & Sons. See Rule 25(b) (48 CFR 6101.25(b) (2024)).
Decision
The appeal is GRANTED IN PART. VA shall pay $775,000 to V. Lopez Jr. & Sons, in full settlement of CBCA 8168, with CDA interest running from March 13, 2026, if payment is not yet made, until the payment date. V. Lopez Jr. & Sons waives any further right it may have to recover interest, attorney fees, costs, and expenses that it may have incurred in conjunction with this appeal.
Marian E. Sullivan
Board Judge
We concur:
Harold D. Lester,
Board Judge
Jr. Patricia J. Sheridan
Board Judge
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