Universal Restoration, Inc. v. The United States

NIES, Circuit Judge.

Universal Restoration Inc. appeals the decision of the United States Claims Court1 holding that Universal had violated the Truth in Negotiations Act and that Universal’s recovery under the contract was precluded by the contract’s defective pricing clause. The dispute centers on the amount charged by the contractor for overhead which was found to be excessive. We reverse.

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The subject contract required the repair and restoration of the ceiling and the clerestory vaults of the National War College, a National Historic Landmark located at Fort McNair, Washington, D.C. The…