Dm Petroleum Operations Company v. United States

OPINION

ERIC G. BRUGGINK, Judge

This is a post-award bid protest of the Department of Energy’s selection of Fluor Federal Petroleum Operations, LLC (“Fluor”) as the management and operating contractor for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. The parties briefed the case on cross-motions for judgment on the administrative record, and oral argument was held on March 7, -2014. Because the agency’s decision was not arbitrary or capricious, we deny plaintiffs motion for judgment on the administrative record and grant defendant’s and intervenor’s cross-motions for judgment.

BACKGROUND

The Department of…