Management Ass'n for Private Photogrammetric Surveyors v. United States

MEMORANDUM OPINION

ELLIS, District Judge.

In this APA 1 suit, four trade associations of surveyors and engineers challenge a regulation promulgated by the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council (“FAR Council”) that allows federal agencies to procure mapping services based on competitive bidding, a practice plaintiffs allege is (i) contrary to the engineers’ professional codes in several states and (ii) inconsistent with the language of the Brooks Architect-Engineer Act, 40 U.S.C. § 1101 et seq. (“Brooks Act”). They seek a declaration to that effect, along with an injunction prohibiting…