Lockheed Martin Seeks Faster Way to Contest F-16 Contract Prices

Damien Specht spoke to Bloomberg Law about a Lockheed Martin unit asking an appeals court to reinstate claims that the $2 billion the U.S. Air Force agreed to pay under F-16 fighter jet contracts wasn’t enough.

This appeal is “another case highlighting the problems caused by the lack of a clear and universally agreed-upon definition of when a government action – or contractor request – is a claim for CDA [Contract Disputes Act] purposes,” Damien said.

He added that unilateral definitizations at prices the contractor never contemplated are an inherent risk, and one reason contractors try to avoid them.

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