Acousti Engineering Co. v. United States

OPINION AND ORDER

TURNER, Judge.

This opinion addresses defendant’s motion to dismiss this government contracts case for lack of jurisdiction. The central issue is whether, as a subcontractor, plaintiff’s contract claims are governed by the Contract Disputes Act, 41 U.S.C. §§ 601-13, and are thus barred for plaintiff’s failure to meet the jurisdictional prerequisites imposed by that legislation. A secondary issue is whether the Miller Act, 40 U.S.C. §§ 270a-270d, entitles subcontractors to sue the government for damages and, if so, whether that Act’s one-year statute of limitations, 40 U.S.C. §…