The sovereign acts doctrine did not shield the government from a negligent estimates claim, according to the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals, because the laundry services contractor challenged the reasonableness of the government's estimates, not the impact of a troop deployment on the government's performance. The contract for laundry services for five camps in Kuwait estimated there would be an average of 3,500 soldiers in each camp, producing a laundry requirement of 8,820,000 items per camp. Shortly after the contractor commenced performance, the President ordered the invasion of Iraq, which resulted in fewer soldiers in the camps. The actual laundry provided to the contractor was 72.4 percent lower than the estimates. The contractor then filed a breach claim, contending the government knew the invasion would significantly reduce its laundry requirements and therefore knew, or should have known, the laundry estimates were inaccurate. The government moved for summary judgment based on the sovereign acts doctrine, which provides that the government is not liable for obstructions to the performance of its contracts "resulting from its public and general acts as a sovereign."