Legal Opinion

Hamilton Securities Advisory Services, Inc. v. United States

United States Court of Federal Claims

Decided March 24, 2004No. 98-169CPublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION

BRADEN, Judge.

This case concerns two multi-million dollar contracts for financial advisory services that the Department of Housing and Urban Development (“HUD”) attempted to amend in total disregard of the standard boilerplate requirements of the integration clause applicable to all federal contracts and the task order process. Accordingly, the court is compelled to begin its analysis by reminding HUD that: “The common law principle that a contract cannot be enforced if the terms are indefinite ... retains a core of vitality.” Goldstick v. ICM Realty, 788 F.2d 456, 461 (7th…

2Cases cited35 opinions

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. CW Government Travel, Inc. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 2004
  2. United States ex rel. Ervin & Associates, Inc. v. Hamilton Securities Group, Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2005
  3. Hamilton Securities Advisory Services, Inc. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 2004
  4. Hamilton Securities Advisory Services, Inc. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 2004
  5. Lw Construction of Charleston, LLC v. United StatesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 2018

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