Fermont Division, Dynamics Corp. of America

Contracts; equitable adjustment; acceleration claim; excusable delay — fire; defective specifications. — Plaintiff was awarded a fixed-price, indefinite quantity contract by the Department of the Air Force for production of diesel engine generator sets. The contract called for a set of first articles manufactured in accordance with Government-furnished drawings and to be tested and approved prior to full-scale production. A fire destroyed the set of first articles, as well as a complete set of contract drawings. Plaintiff requested an extension of the delivery schedule due to errors in the…