National Neighbors, Inc. v. The United States

EDWARD S. SMITH, Circuit Judge.

In this Government contract case, the United States Claims Court dismissed for lack of jurisdiction National Neighbors, Inc.'s (National Neighbors), complaint arising from the adverse decision of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) contracting officer. 1 The Claims Court held that it was precluded by the Contracts Disputes Act 2 from deciding the case. We vacate the Claims Court’s decision and remand the case to the Claims Court.

I. Issue

The controlling issue on appeal is whether the Claims Court erred by dismissing for lack of…