Northwestern Industrial Piping, Inc. v. United States

This case involves an appeal by plaintiff, Northwestern Industrial Piping, Inc. (formerly Northwestern Heating and Plumbing Company), from a decision of the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals (ASBCA), (ASBCA No. 12676, 70-2, BCA ¶ 8552). Review is sought under the familiar standards of the Wunderlich Act, 41 U.S.C. §§ 321, 322 (1970). Plaintiff contracted with the Navy to provide a steam and condensate distribution system at the United States Naval Training Center, Great Lakes, Illinois. A controversy arose as to whether the contract required that above-ground pipe fittings be covered…