Goldberger Foods, Inc. v. United States

OPINION

REGINALD W. GIBSON, Judge:

This contract case is before the court for decision following a trial on the merits. Plaintiff, Goldberger Foods, Inc. (GFI), is seeking relief for an allegedly mistaken bid that it submitted in response to a United States Department of Agriculture (USDA or defendant) solicitation for the purchase of frozen 100% beef patties (all-beef patties) and patties with vegetable protein product added (soy patties). According to GFI, it inadvertently failed to mark up its all-beef bids by $.11 per pound, a margin that was intended to cover manufacturing costs, overhead…