United States v. Roberge

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• “[W]here the contract or controlling regulations designate (without qualification) a specific officer or body as the one to render a contractual decision ..., other persons (including higher officials) cannot displace the designated decision maker.”
• Agency heads could not refuse to accept the determinations of the boards of contract appeals favorable to contractors, and force them to litigate the merits of their claims in the Court of Claims. Contractors were entitled to recover on the basis of the boards’ favorable decisions.

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