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ON THIS PAGE OF OUR WEBSITE WE DESCRIBE LEGAL MATTERS AND CASES HANDLED IN THE PAST BY BENTON POTTER & MURDOCK, PC. THE RESULTS FOR THESE MATTERS AND CASES DEPENDED UPON A VARIETY OF FACTORS UNIQUE TO THEIR SITUATIONS. THEY DO NOT GUARANTEE OR PREDICT A SIMILAR RESULT IN ANY FUTURE MATTER. Our web site is designed for general information only. The information presented at this site should not be construed to be formal legal advice nor the formation of a lawyer/client relationship.

Federal District Court, Eastern District of Virginia, 1:07cv977: successful recovery of $325,000.00 in jury verdict on behalf of government contractor in action against another contractor.

Court of Federal Claims, 2010 U.S. Claims LEXIS 90, April 2, 2010, Reissued April 9, 2010.: successful post-award bid protest where the Court found that the agency award of a contract to a vendor after it distributed a statement of work to numerous vendors and conducted an informal evaluation was contrary to law because the agency effectively conducted an illegal competition in violation of 13 C.F.R. § 124.503(e)(2) for a requirement that had been set aside pursuant to 15 U.S.C.S. § 637.

GAO B-401271.4, 2009: successful bid protest against an award by the U.S. Department of Labor Request for Proposal, No. DOL089RP20605. In response to the protest, the Department of Labor took corrective action.

GAO B-400429, 2009 CPD ¶ 197, 2008: successful bid protest, and recovery of attorney fees, overturning a solicitation regarding an FSS acquisition where request for quotations required that competing vendors offer non-FSS services (specific on-site supervisory personnel) as part of their quotations, since non-FSS products and services may not be purchased using FSS procedures.

GAO B-309744.4, 2008: successful bid protest overturning the Department of the Air Force's determination not to award a blanket purchase agreement (BPA) pursuant to request for quotations (RFQ) No. FA8771-07-R-0001.

GAO B-299829, Comptroller General of the United States, 2007 U.S. Comp. Gen. LEXIS 131; 2007 Comp. Gen. Proc. Dec. P145, August 3, 2007: successful defense of an award against a bid protest brought before GAO.

CBCA No. 495, United States Civilian Board of Contract Appeals, 2007 CIVBCA LEXIS 317, December 7, 2007: successful recovery of a Contract Disputes Act claim for unpaid invoices.

CBCA No. 514, United States Civilian Board of Contract Appeals, 2007 CIVBCA LEXIS 143, June 19, 2007: successful negotiation of a contract claim under the Contract Disputes Act claim.

B-298888, Comptroller General of the United States, 2006 U.S. Comp. Gen. LEXIS 210; 2006 Comp. Gen. Proc. Dec. P189, December 1, 2006: successful defense of an award against a bid protest brought before GAO..

SBA Office of Hearings and Appeals, SBA VET-154Docket No. VET-2009-07-13-07, 2009: successful defense against status protest challenging award of a contract under Department of Homeland Security Solicitation.

GAO, B-297318.1 and B-297318.1, 2005: successful representation in a bid protest against an award under Department of Veteran Affairs Solicitation challenging the procurement process resulting in Agency took corrective action.

Court of Federal Claims, No. 105-1073C, 2005: successfully obtained a Temporary Restraining Order against the Department of Veteran Affairs unlawful override of the automatic stay required by the Competition in Contracting Act when a bid protest is filed with the GAO.