Legal Opinion
Bowsher v. Merck & Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided April 19, 1983No. 81-1273PublishedCited by 92 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice O’Connor
The issue before the Court is the scope of the authority of the Comptroller General of the United States to examine the records of a private contractor with whom the Government has entered into fixed-price1 negotiated contracts. We conclude that, under the circumstances presented in this action, the Comptroller General may inspect the contractor’s records of direct costs, but not records of indirect costs.
In 1973 Merck & Co., Inc. (Merck), entered into three contracts with the Defense Supply Agency of the Department of Defense and one contract with the Veterans’ Administration for the sale of…
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