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U.S. EX REL. MODERN ELEC. v. IDEAL ELEC. SEC. CO.

Nos. 95-7119, 95-7121.

81 F.3d 240 (1996)

UNITED STATES of America ex rel. MODERN ELECTRIC, INC., Appellant/Cross-Appellee, v. IDEAL ELECTRONIC SECURITY CO., INC., Appellee/Cross-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided April 19, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael P. Darrow, Annapolis, MD, argued the cause and filed the briefs, for appellant/cross-appellee.

Curtis R. Smothers, Washington, DC, argued the cause, for appellee/cross-appellant. With him on the briefs, was John W. Karr.

Before: WALD, WILLIAMS, and TATEL, Circuit Judges.

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge TATEL.

TATEL, Circuit Judge:

In this dispute between a government contractor and its subcontractor, we review the district court's determination that fifty-two purchase orders and three oral requests for services were not contracts. Because the district court apparently assumed, contrary to District of Columbia law, that purchase orders cannot be contracts, we reverse and remand for reconsideration. We also set...

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