Iqrar Ahmed and Partner Contracting Company, Ltd.

• Court: Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals
• Decided: April 28, 2022
• Docket: ASBCA No. 62494-EAJA, 62495-EAJA
• Status: Published

Opinion

ARMED SERVICES BOARD OF CONTRACT APPEALS Application Under the Equal Access - ) to Justice Act of - ) ) Iqrar Ahmed and Partner Contracting ) ASBCA Nos. 62494-EAJA, 62495-EAJA Company Ltd. ) ) Under Contract No. FA4911-20-P-M011 )

APPEARANCE FOR THE APPELLANT: P. Sean Milani-nia, Esq. Fox Rothschild LLP Washington, DC

APPEARANCES FOR THE GOVERNMENT: Jeffrey P. Hildebrant, Esq. Air Force Deputy Chief Trial Attorney Lt Col Matthew Ramage-White, USAF Trial Attorney

OPINION BY ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGE MCILMAIL

On August 24, 2021, we sustained ASBCA No. 62494, and converted the default termination of appellant’s contract to a termination for the convenience of the government; we also denied ASBCA No. 62495 as moot. Iqrar Ahmed & Partner Contracting Co., ASBCA Nos. 62494, 62495, 21-1 BCA ¶ 37,923 at 184,183. Appellant subsequently applied for attorneys’ fees and costs in the amount of $13,537.50, pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act, 5 U.S.C. § 504 (app. at 5). The government responds that it does not contest payment of that amount (gov’t resp. at 1). The application is granted in the amount of $13,537.50.

Dated: April 28, 2022

TIMOTHY P. MCILMAIL Administrative Judge Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals (Signatures continued) I concur I concur

RICHARD SHACKLEFORD OWEN C. WILSON Administrative Judge Administrative Judge Acting Chairman Vice Chairman Armed Services Board Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals of Contract Appeals

I certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the Opinion and Decision of the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals in ASBCA No. 62494-EAJA, 62495-EAJA, Appeal of Iqrar Ahmed and Partner Contracting Company Ltd., rendered in conformance with the Board’s Charter.

Dated: May 4, 2022

PAULLA K. GATES-LEWIS Recorder, Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals