On June 7, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit broadened the Court of Federal Claims’ ability to oversee bid protests in Percipient.ai, Inc. v. United States. This case arose out of a bid protest to an...more
Protesters and other litigants before the U.S. Court of Federal Claims have long encountered the complexities of jurisdiction under the Tucker Act. The Tucker Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1491, is the statute granting jurisdiction to the...more
There has been significant uncertainty as to where a company can protest an Other Transaction (“OT”) award. As we previously reported, cases such as SpaceX, MD Helicopter, and Kinemetrics have provided useful data points. The...more
As explained in prior postings, there are three forums that have jurisdiction or authority to hear bid protests: the procuring agency, the U.S. Accountability (GAO), and the U.S. Court Federal Claims (COFC). Here we will...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
In a recently released decision, the Court of Federal Claims held that the court did not have Tucker Act jurisdiction to resolve a bid protest challenging the award of Other Transaction Agreements ("OTAs"). In this case of...more
• A potential offeror may have jurisdiction to protest a government insourcing decision at the Court of Federal Claims. • This issue will likely need to be resolved by the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. ...more
Contractors seeking to challenge the award of task orders, which the procuring agency referred to as “options” or “extensions,” received a big win from the Federal Circuit in Coast Professional, Inc. et al. v. United States,...more