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Donald H. Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense v. Applied Companies, Inc. (2003)

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Rule Authority · Fed. Cir. · 2 citations in this opinion
Cir.2004) (giving guidance is appropriate for the "benefit of the parties and the trial court"); Rumsfeld v. Applied Companies, Inc., 325 F.3d 1328, 1335 (Fed.Cir.2003) ("The Board's statements regarding quantum suggest that it is appropriate for us to provide guidance regarding the proper measure of Applied's recovery.").
Rule Authority · Fed. Cir. · 2 citations in this opinion
Rumsfeld v. Applied Cos., 325 F.3d 1328, 1334 (Fed.Cir.2003) (" Applied Companies ").
Rule Authority · Fed. Cir.
Rumsfeld v. Applied Cos., 325 F.3d 1328, 1339 (Fed.Cir.2003).
Quote Authority · Fed. Cir.
Rumsfeld v. Applied Cos., 325 F.3d 1328, 1334 (Fed.
“Applied Companies”
Rule Authority · Fed. Cl. · 3 citations in this opinion
Corp. v. United States, 356 F.3d 1372, 1379 (Fed.Cir.2004) (citing Rumsfeld v. Applied Companies, Inc., 325 F.3d 1328, 1336 (Fed.Cir.2003), cert. denied, 540 U.S. 981 , 124 S.Ct. 462 , 157 L.Ed.2d 370 (2003)).
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Rule Authority · A.S.B.C.A. · 2 citations in this opinion
Rumsfeld v. Applied Cos., 325 F.3d 1328, 1341 (Fed.
“Where the Government’s estimate is negligently prepared and appellant reasonably relies upon that estimate to its financial detriment, the remedy is an equitable adjustment.” (quoting HKH Cap. Hotel Corp., ASBCA No. 47575 , 98-1 BCA ¶ 29,548 at 146,472)
Rule Authority · A.S.B.C.A. · 2 citations in this opinion
Rumsfeld v. Applied Cos., Inc., 325 F.3d 1328, 1335 (Fed.
citing Womackv. United States, 389 F.2d 793, 800 (Ct. Cl. 1968)
Rule Authority · Fed. Cl. · 2 citations in this opinion
While the government is generally provided with a measure of flexibility in determining the estimated quantities in its contracts, it nevertheless is bound by “an implied obligation ... to ‘act in good faith and use reasonable care in computing its estimated needs____ Failure to meet that obligation constitutes a breach of the resulting contract.’ ” Rumsfeld v. Applied Cos., Inc., 325 F.3d 1328, 1335 (Fed.Cir.2003) (analyzing the duty of the government in providing estimated…
Rule Authority · Fed. Cl. · 2 citations in this opinion
First, “there is an implied obligation upon the government to ‘act in good faith and use reasonable care in computing its estimated needs.’ ” Rumsfeld v. Applied Cos., Inc., 325 F.3d 1328, 1335 (Fed.Cir.2003), cert. denied, 540 U.S. 981 , 124 S.Ct. 462 , 157 L.Ed.2d 370 (2003) (quoting Medart, Inc., 967 F.2d at 581 ).
Rule Authority · C.D. Cal.
VHC, Inc., 179 F.3d 16 at 1364-65 (involving clear termination by the government); Rumsfeld, 325 F.3d at 1333 (same); 17 Coll.
same
Rule Authority · Fed. Cl.
Cir. 2004) (“Thus, the ‘equitable adjustment compensates for changes by paying a contractor its increased costs resulting from the change, plus an allowance for profit on that cost.’” (quoting Rumsfeld v. Applied Cos., 325 F.3d 1328, 1341 (Fed.
Rule Authority · A.S.B.C.A.
Rumsfeld v. Applied Companies, Inc., 325 F.3d 1328, 1335 (Fed.
citing Womack v. United States, 389 F.2d 793, 800 (Ct. Cl. 1968)
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Rule Authority · A.S.B.C.A.
Rumsfeld v. Applied Companies, Inc., 325 F.3d 1328, 1335 (Fed.
citing Womack v. United States, 389 F.2d 793, 800 (Ct. Cl. 1968)
Rule Authority · Fed. Cl.
The key characteristic of an enforceable requirements contract is the government’s agreement “to fill all its actual requirements for specified supplies or services during the contract period by purchasing from the awardee, who agrees to provide them at the agreed price.” Rumsfeld v. Applied Cos., Inc., 325 F.3d 1328, 1334 (Fed.
quoting Medart, Inc. v. Austin, 967 F.2d 579, 581 (Fed. Cir. 1992)
Rule Authority · A.S.B.C.A.
The government's estimate of supplies or services to be purchased is of significance for several varieties of government contracts, "as the quantity may impact both a contractor's capacity to supply the contract items and the price at which it agrees to supply them." Rumsfeld v. Applied Companies, Inc., 325 F.3d 1328, 1334-35 (Fed.
Rule Authority · Fed. Cl.
Medart, Inc. v. Austin, 967 F.2d 579, 581 (Fed.Cir.1992); Clearwater Forest Indus., Inc. v. United States, 650 F.2d 233, 240 (Ct.Cl.1981); Womack v. United States, 389 F.2d 793, 801 (Ct.Cl.1968). “[T]o the extent that a government estimate is inadequately or negligently prepared, its inclusion without correction in a solicitation or contract constitutes a misrepresentation that, whether deliberate or unintentional, amounts to a breaeh of contract.” Rumsfeld v. Applied Cos., …
Rule Authority · Fed. Cl.
Rumsfeld v. Applied Cos., 325 F.3d 1328, 1335 (Fed.Cir.2003); Clearwater Forest Indus. v. United States, 650 F.2d 233, 239 (Ct.Cl.1981).
Rule Authority · Md. Ct. Spec. App.
Assocs., 177 Md.App. 562, 607, 936 A.2d 915 (2007) (citing Rumsfeld v. Applied Cos., 325 F.3d 1328, 1339 (Fed.Cir.2003) and Scott Timber Co. v. United States, 64 Fed.Cl. 130, 137-38 (2005)).
Rule Authority · Fed. Cl.
“Because the purpose of a damages award is to put the non-breaching party ‘in as good a position as [it] would have been in had the breaching party fully performed,’ the logical starting point for a damages analysis is an understanding of the breaching party’s obligations under the contract.” Rumsfeld v. Applied Cos., 325 F.3d 1328, 1336 (Fed.Cir.2003) (brackets in original); see also PSEG Nuclear, LLC, 465 F.3d at 1351 (“Any issues related to the types of damages permitted …
Rule Authority · Md. Ct. Spec. App.
Inc., 325 F.3d 1328, 1339 (Fed.Cir.2003), and Scott Timber Co. v. United States, 64 Fed.Cl. 130, 137-38 (2005) (both explaining in the context of lost profits recovery for breach of contract evidence must show that breach was a substantial factor in causing the loss).
Rule Authority · Fed. Cl.
Rumsfeld v. Applied Cos., 325 F.3d 1328, 1339 (Fed.Cir.2003).
Rule Authority · Fed. Cl.
Id. (citing Rumsfeld v. Applied Cos., 325 F.3d 1328, 1339 (Fed.Cir.2003)); Citizens Fed.
Rule Authority · Fed. Cl.
“Because the purpose of a damages award is to put the non-breaching party ‘in as good a position as [it] would have been in had the breaching party fully performed,’... the logical starting point for a damages analysis is an understanding of the breaching party’s obligations under the contract.” Rumsfeld v. Applied Cos., Inc., 325 F.3d 1328, 1336 (Fed.Cir.2003) (quoting Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. v. United States, 88 F.3d 1012, 1021 (Fed.Cir.1996)) (alteration in original).
Rule Authority · Fed. Cl.
Cal. Fed., 395 F.3d at 1267 (citing Rumsfeld v. Applied Cos., 325 F.3d 1328, 1339 (Fed.Cir.2003)).
Rule Authority · Fed. Cl.
Rumsfeld v. Applied Cos., 325 F.3d 1328, 1339 (Fed.Cir.2003).
Rule Authority · Fed. Cl.
Rumsfeld v. Applied Cos., Inc., 325 F.3d 1328, 1335 (Fed.
Cited (see also) · Fed. Cir. · signal: see also · 2 citations in this opinion
Corp. v. United States, 803 F.2d 650, 655 (Fed.Cir.1986) {“Dewey ”); see also Rumsfeld v. Applied Cos., 325 F.3d 1328 , 1333 n. 3 (Fed.Cir.); cert. denied — U.S.-, 124 S.Ct. 462 , — L.Ed.2d -, 72 U.S.L.W. 3007 (2003).
Cited · Fed. Cir. · signal: see
See Rumsfeld v. Applied Cos., 325 F.3d 1328 , 1336-(Fed.Cir.2003); Glendale Fed.
Cited (see also) · Fed. Cir. · signal: see also
As a matter of general contract law, an injured party can collect as expectancy damages, i.e., lost profits, “the loss in value to him of the other party’s performance caused by its failure or deficiency, ... less ... any cost or other loss that he has avoided by not having to perform.” Restatement (Second) of Contracts § 347 (1981); see also Rumsfeld v. Applied Companies, Inc., 325 F.3d 1328, 1344 (Fed.Cir.2003) (Dyk, J., dissenting in part) (quoting Restatement (First) of …
Cited (see also) · Fed. Cir. · signal: see, e.g.
See, e.g., Rumsfeld v. Applied Cos., 325 F.3d 1328 (Fed.Cir.2003) (awarding total breach damages for the Government’s breach of a requirements contract); White v. Delta Constr.
Cited · Fed. Cir. · signal: see
See id. at 1341-42.
Cited · Fed. Cl. · signal: see · 2 citations in this opinion
Cir. 1992); see Rumsfeld v. Applied Companies, Inc., 325 F.3d 1328 , 1334–35 (Fed.
reaffirming Medart, Inc.
Cited · Fed. Cl. · signal: see · 2 citations in this opinion
See Applied Companies, 325 F.3d at 1330 .
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Cited (see also) · A.S.B.C.A. · signal: see, e.g.
See, e.g., Rumsfeld v. Applied Cos., 325 F.3d 1328, 1335 (Fed.
addressing whether the government’s incorrect estimates duped the contractor into unfairly low bid prices
Cited (see also) · A.S.B.C.A. · signal: see, e.g.
See, e.g., Rumsfeld v. Applied Cos., 325 F.3d 1328, 1335 (Fed.
Cited · Fed. Cl. · signal: see
See Rumsfeld v. Applied Companies, Inc., 325 F.3d 1328, 1341 (Fed.
Cited (see also) · Fed. Cl. · signal: see, e.g.
See, e.g., Rumsfeld v. Applied Cos., 325 F.3d 1328, 1340 (Fed.
declining to apply Torncello because the breach of contract that occurred therein — “diverting business that existed away from the contractor” — was not the type of breach at issue
Cited · Fed. Cl. · signal: see
Thus, a contractor “may not present a new claim to [the elected forum] that was not first presented to the contracting officer for a final decision.” Modeer v. United States, 68 Fed.Cl. 131, 137 (2005); see Rumsfeld v. Applied Cos., 325 F.3d 1328 , 1333 n.3 (Fed.Cir.2003) (“[T]he breadth of issues covered in the contracting officer’s decision determines the extent of the contractor’s right of appeal and the [elected forum’s] jurisdiction.” (internal quotation marks omitted)).
Cited · Fed. Cl. · signal: see
See *819 Pl.’s Reply at 10 (citing Rumsfeld v. Applied Cos., 325 F.3d 1328, 1335 (Fed.Cir.2003); Technical Assistance Int’l., Inc. v. United States, 150 F.3d 1369, 1371-72 (Fed.Cir.1998)).
Cited · Fed. Cl. · signal: see
See Rumsfeld v. Applied Cos., Inc., 325 F.3d 1328, 1339 (Fed.Cir.2003) (explaining where the Government breaches a contract and diverts business away from the contractor and does not use the contractor to satisfy a requirements contract, the contractor is entitled to recover lost profits damages); see also Fifth Third Bank v. United States, 518 F.3d 1368, 1374 (Fed.Cir.2008) (“expectancy damages are intended to make a non-breaching party whole” and “expectancy damages includ…
Cited · D.N.D. · signal: see
See Rumsfeld v. Applied Companies, Inc., 325 F.3d 1328, 1344 (Fed.Cir.2003) (“The leading authorities on contracts agree that the normal measure of damages includes lost profits.”) Thus, lost profits are properly recovered if they are “reasonable and not speculative.” Leingang v. City of Mandan Weed Bd., 468 N.W.2d 397, 398 (N.D.1991).