Borough of Alpine v. United States

OPINION

NETTESHEIM, Judge.

This case is before the court after argument on defendant’s motion to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. To be decided is the issue whether a final decision letter addressed to the officer of a corporate local government, the entity being the contracting party, begins the running of the 12-month statute of limitations for a government contract case brought under the Contract Disputes Act of 1978, 41 U.S.C. §§ 601-613 (1982 & Supp. Ill 1985) (the “CDA”).

FACTS

The following facts are undisputed. Plaintiff the Borough of Alpine (sometimes referred to as…