What is the “Christian Doctrine”? We discussed the basis of the Christian Doctrine back in 2010. You can find that post here.
Briefly stated, under the Christian doctrine, a court may insert a clause into a Government contract by operation of law if that clause is required under applicable federal administrative regulations. In “Christian”, the Court of Claims concluded that the standard termination clause required by ASPR (Armed Services Procurement Regulations, since replaced by FAR) must be read into the contract, even though the contract lacked a termination clause. For a court to incorporate a clause into a contract under the Christian doctrine, it generally must find (i) the clause is mandatory and (ii) that it expresses a significant or deeply ingrained strand of public procurement policy.
Source: PNWC’s Government Contracting Update: What is the “Christian Doctrine”?
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