Legal Opinion
Freightliner Corporation,appellant v. Louis Caldera, Secretary of the Army,appellee
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided September 6, 2000No. 99-1217PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GAJARSA, Circuit Judge.
On appeal, Freightliner Corporation (“Freightliner”) seeks an equitable adjustment of $15,598,353, arguing that the United States Army Tank-Automobile Command’s (“TACOM’s” or “Government’s”) option exercise in the last year of a five-year multiyear contract was ineffective. The Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals (“the Board”) denied Freightliner’s claim. We affirm.
I. BACKGROUND
On October 31, 1984, TACOM awarded Freightliner a five-year multiyear contract for the supply of Small Emplacement Excavator (“SEE”) vehicles. The contract provided for the delivery of a…
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