United States Federal Circuit

Where a Tender Agreement between the government and a fire protection company contained only illusory promises, no contract had actually been formed, thus the Department of Agriculture Board of Contract Appeals' dismissing cause of action for lack of jurisdiction was affirmed.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/18/2002
• Published 04/18/2002

Judges

• MAYER, Chief Judge., Before MAYER, Chief Judge, CLEVENGER and GAJARSA, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Terrence M. O'Connor,Law Office of Terrence M. O'Connor, of Alexandria, VA, argued for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Maureen A. Delaney, Attorney, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, Department of Justice, of Washington, DC, argued for appellee.   With her on the brief were Stuart Schiffer, Acting Assistant Attorney General;  David M. Cohen, Director;  Mark Melnick, Assistant Director.