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In Percipient.ai, Inc. v. United States, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, No. 2023-1970 (Decided Aug. 28, 2025), Percipient.ai challenged a task order award by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA),...more
In CAN Softtech Inc. v. United States, U.S. Court of Federal Claims, No. 24-1009C, July 29, 2025, CAN Softtech Inc. (CSI) protested the General Services Administration’s decision to cancel its award for IT support services...more
Contractors pursuing work with the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) must be aware that the Postal Service operates under a unique set of rules. Unlike most federal agencies, the USPS is not subject to the jurisdiction of the...more
The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) generally requires contracting officials to identify and evaluate organizational conflicts of Interest (OCIs) as early as possible in a procurement. The FAR also requires the procuring...more
On April 23, 2025, the Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) released a public decision dismissing a reconsideration request filed by 4K Global-ACC JC, LLC. The decision is noteworthy because in rejecting the request for...more
Last month, in Raytheon Co. v. United States, the U.S. Court of Federal Claims (COFC) confirmed its jurisdiction to hear bid protests challenging the award of certain other transaction (OT) agreements. The decision names COFC...more
In a decision published on Feb. 24, 2025, Judge Armando Bonilla of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims (COFC or Court) weighed in on the ongoing debate about jurisdiction over protests of other transaction agreements (OTAs). The...more
Protest of: TISTA Science and Technology Corporation - B-422891.2; .3; .4 - TISTA challenged the issuance of a task order by the National Institutes of Health to Tantus Technologies, alleging the agency engaged in...more
On January 21, 2025, the Court of Federal Claims issued an order that, in effect, invalidates President Joe Biden’s February 4, 2022 Executive Order (14063) and 48 C.F.R. Subpart 22.5, Use of Project Labor Agreements for...more
Generally, government agencies are given broad discretion to define their needs; however, last month, the United States Court of Federal Claims chose to curtail an agency’s authority to cancel and amend bid solicitations in...more
This month’s Law360 Bid Protest Roundup focuses on two Government Accountability Office (GAO) decisions and one recent Federal Circuit decision. These decisions involve (1) the risks of using former government employees in...more
Last week, in a decision that will increase the burden of proof for contractors in bid protests, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit clarified that prejudice, a critical part of any protest action, is not to be...more
A recent U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (Federal Circuit) decision provides unsuccessful government contractors yet another avenue to pursue a bid protest. Notably, the Federal Circuit resolved the looming...more
The Situation: The Federal District Court for the District of Arizona recently dismissed MD Helicopters' Other Transaction ("OT") protest for lack of jurisdiction. The court reasoned that, although the OT was not a...more
GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING - The Government Accountability Office (GAO) sustained a protest filed by Ekagra Partners, LLC challenging the terms of a request for proposal (RFP) issued by the General Services Administration...more