Emily Malone D/B/A Precision Cabinet Company v. The United States

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• holding that the government breached its implied duty by evading questions regarding adequacy of work, misleading the contractor, and refusing to answer certain questions
• holding that where a contracting officer’s “evasive conduct misled [plaintiff] to perform roughly 70% of its contractual obligation,” the issue of a breach of good faith and fair dealing was invoked
• noting that contractor default may in some cases be excused by government actions that materially breached the contract
• noting that “lack of diligence and interference with or failure to cooperate in the other party’s performance” breaches implied duty of good faith and fair dealing
• finding a breach due to the CO’s evasive and misleading conduct
• default termination claims are \money oriented” and \inextricably linked” to monetary claims of both the government and the contractor

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