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IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF FEDERAL CLAIMS

VT HALTER MARINE, INC., Plaintiff,

versus
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Defendant.

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Civil Action No. 05-369C

Judge Lynn J. Bush

COMESNOW Plaintiff, VT Halter Marine, Inc. ("VTHM'j, throughundersigned counsel,who herebyasserts following for its Second the AmendedComplaintagainstthe Defendant, United States America,actingthroughandby the United States the of Army TankAutomotive andAnnamentsCommand("T ACOM"), andstatesasfollows: GENERAL REA VERMENT VTHM herebyrenewsand re-alleges eachandevery allegationof its First Amended Complaintasif incorporated presented full herein,and further averssupplemental and in and amending allegationsas follows SUPPLEMENTAL ALLEGATIONS 21a. Within the September 2004tenninationfor defaultnotice,TACOM fonnally demanded 24, repayment VTHM of $648,120, by which represents previouspayments TACOM to VTHM for by its perfonnance ofCDRL 's underCLIN 0O36AA,including but not limited to the tenninated
LMl/fechnical Publication CDRL's,

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Subsequent the issuance Mod 10, TACOM againfonnally demanded to of repayment by

CDRL's removedby Mod 8 and$172,701 paid againstthe CLIN 0036AA CDRL' s improperly tenninatedby Mod 10.

AMENDED ALLEGATIONS -COUNT SEVEN: APPEAL OF FINAL DECISION ON REPAYMENT DEMAND -- --100.

resultingfrom the settlement removalfrom the contractof the LMvrecbnical Publication and CDRL's. 101. The ContractingOfficer's Final Decisionregardingpaymentby VTHM of $648,120, includes$475,419in previouspayments madeby TACOM for VTHM's performance the of LMvrechnical PublicationCDRL's. 102. Because ACOM waived andreleased claimsrelatedto payments T all uponthe LMI/fechnical PublicationCDRL's, the ContractingOfficer's Final Decisiondemanding repayment previouspayments improperand shouldbe reversed set aside of is and

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The ContractingOfficer's Final Decisionregardingrepayment VTHM of $648,120, by also includes$172,701in previouspayments madeby TACOM for VTHM's performance the COTS of andotherCDRL'8 within CLIN 0036AA which werepurportedlytenninatedby Mod 10.

104.
Because Mod 10 improperlytenninatedthe COTS andother CDRL's within CLIN 9936AA, the ContractingOfficer's Final Decisiondemanding repayment $172,701 of paid against thoseCDRL's is improperand shouldbe reversed setaside. and 105. VTHM is entitledto conversion the partial defaultterminationofCDRLs remaining of
under CLIN 0036AA and CLINs OO14AA,OO15AA and 0O25AA under the Contract into a partial

terminationfor conveniencet pursuantto FAR Section52.249-2. 106. VTHM is entitledto all costs,profits, anddamages a result ofTACOM's improper as terminationfor default. WHEREFORE, Plaintiff, VT Halter Marine, Inc. prays:

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That VTHM be found to havecompliedwith the requirements the Contract; of
108.

That TACOM's partial temrinationfor defaultbe deemed improperandoverturned;

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109. That the partial terminationfor defaultbe converted a partial terminationfor to convemence;

110.
That VTHM be awardedall costsanddamages claimedin its Certified Claims; 11. That VTHM be awarded costs,profits, anddamages all incurredasa result ofTACOM's impropertenninationfor default.

112.
That VTHM be awardedany andall allowabledamages, attorneys'fees,costsand profits for TACOM's improperandunjustifiedterminationaction; 113. That VTHM be awardedsuchotherrelief asthe Court deems proper.

Respectfullysubmittedthis 10thday of November2005,

KING, LEBLANC & BLAND, P.L.L.C.

s/David S. Bland

DAVID S. BLAND, Attorney of Record(LA #1257) JULIE M. ARAUJO, Of Counsel(LA #26174) 7500 SanFelipe,Suite 800 Houston,Texas 77063 Telephone:(713) 334-5644 Facsimile: (713) 334-5828 Attorneys for VT Halter Marine, Inc.

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CERTIFICATE OF ELECTRONIC FILING I herebycertify that a copy of the aboveand foregoingSECONDAMENDED AND SUPPLEMENTALCOMPLAINT hasbeenelectronicallyfiled this 10thday of November,2005. Serviceof the SECONDAMENDED AND SUPPLEMENTALCOMPLAINT will be made throughthe Court's ElectronicCaseFiling (ECF) system.

s/David S. Bland

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