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Ridge Runner Forestry v. Ann M. Veneman, Secretary of Agriculture
Facts
The Appellant, Ridge Runner Forestry (the "Appellant") is a fire protection company. The Forestry Serve issued a request for quotations ("RFQ") and the Appellant responded to the RFQ. The Appellant signed a document called "Pacific Northwest Interagency Engine Tender Agreement (the "Tender Agreement"). The Tender Agreement entirely incorporated the RFQ into it and included the two following provisions in bold type. First, "Award of an Interagency Equipment Rental Agreement based on response to this Request for Quotations (RFQ) does not preclude the Government from using any agency or cooperator or local EERA resources". Second, "Award of an Interagency Equipment Rental Agreement does not guarantee there will be a need for the equipment offered nor does it guarantee orders will be placed against the awarded agreements." The contractor was also allowed to "decline the governments need for equipment for any reason." The relevant provision read "Because the equipment needs of the government and availability of contractor's equipment during an emergency cannot be determined in advance, it is mutually agreed that, upon request of the government, the contractor shall furnish the equipment offered herein to the extent the contractor is willing and able at the time of order." The Appellant signed Tender Agreements for five different years. As a result of the government not using its services for several years, the Appellant brought suit alleging a violation of the "implied duty of good faith and fair dealing." The Department of Agriculture Board of Contract Appeals (the "Board") found no contract existed.
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