Choggiung Ltd. v. United States

OPINION

REGINALD W. GIBSON, Judge:

Preliminary Matters

These cases are contracts brought pursuant to the Contract Disputes Act of 1978, 41 U.S.C. §§ 601-613 (1982) (CDA). Defendant has moved to dismiss these actions for lack of subject matter jurisdiction pursuant to Rule 12(b)(1) of the United States Claims Court. The plaintiff vehemently opposes defendant’s motion to dismiss its complaints. There are two issues—the first, whether certification by the general manager of Choggiung, the contractor, constitutes proper “certification” of a claim to a contracting officer; and secondly, whether…