United Surety & Indemnity Co. v. United States

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND FINAL ORDER

BRADEN, Judge.

I. RELEVANT FACTUAL BACKGROUND.1

On February 6, 2001, the United States Postal Service (“USPS”) awarded Selpa Construction & Rental Equipment Corporation (“Selpa”) a contract, # 332495-00-B-0221 (“the Contract”), to construct a post office in Fajardo, Puerto Rico. See Compl. ¶ 4. The initial amount of the Contract was $2,288,000.00, but the amount was later increased to $2,568,648.60 through change orders. Id. Clause B-8, found in the USPS Procurement Manual and incorporated into the Contract, prohibited assignment of the Contract to any party…