WASHINGTON, April 27 -- The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued the following order on March 27:

BCC-UIProjects-ZAAZTC Team JV ("B-U-Z")1 appeals an Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals ("Board") decision dismissing B-U-Z's Board appeal. For the reasons below, we affirm.

BACKGROUND

B-U-Z was formed for the purpose of bidding on a government construction contract. The B-U-Z joint-venture agreement provided that:

Both parties agreed to introduce and authorize Mr. Ahmad Tariq Barakzai to sign the contract on behalf of the joint venture and [he] is authorized to sign solicitations, applicable amendments, and bind the entire joint venture to its obligation under any contract which may result from the solicitation.

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