Essex Electro Engineers, Inc. v. The United States

EDWARD S. SMITH, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from the decision of the Department of Transportation Contract Appeals Board1 (board), in which the board determined the amount of the uncompensated cost of performance of a contract, terminated for convenience, between the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and Essex Electro Engineers (Essex). The board found that Essex was entitled to an equitable adjustment of $124,709 plus interest, but refused additional recovery for burden and profit2 either on materials returned to suppliers or canceled prior to delivery. The board also held that…