United States Court of Federal Claims October 22, 1997, No. 94-403C (Reservation Ranch v. United States)

OPINION

MEROW, Judge.

Plaintiff Reservation Ranch seeks $5,500,-000.00 from the United States for the cancellation of its timber sale contract. The U.S. Forest Service (“Forest Service”) canceled that contract pursuant to a contract provision permitting cancellation and limiting compensation should the Chief of the Forest Service (“Chief’) determine that harvesting the sale would be likely to