Legal Opinion
Alliant Techsystems, Inc., Global Environmental Solutions Business Division v. United States, Defendant-Cross
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided May 28, 1999No. 98-5016, 98-5044PublishedCited by 130 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge BRYSON. Concurring opinion filed by Circuit Judge PLAGER.
BRYSON, Circuit Judge.
The contract at issue in this government contract case contains an option clause. When the government sought to exercise that option, the contractor objected that the attempt was legally ineffective. After the contracting officer rejected the contractor’s position and directed it to perform the option, the contractor filed an action in the Court of Federal Claims seeking a declaration that it was not obligated to perform because the government had not validly invoked the…
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