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REA or Certified Claim? The Label Changes What You Get

GovConFeed – A contractor who sends the contracting officer an informal letter asking for extra costs can end up with no interest on the money owed and no fixed deadline for a government answer, while a contractor who instead certifies that same request as a Claim starts an interest clock, a statutory decision deadline, and personal exposure if the certification is wrong.

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