Legal Opinion
Mike Hooks, Inc. v. United States
United States Court of Federal Claims
Decided September 26, 1997No. 97-181CPublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*149OPINION
MEROW, Judge.
This is a pre-bid protest in which plaintiff Mike Hooks, Inc. (“Hooks”) objects to a solicitation issued by the United States Army Corps of Engineers (the “Corps”). The solicitation seeks bids for the rental of a dredge to perform maintenance dredging in New Orleans Harbor. Hooks alleges that the solicitation is arbitrary and capricious because it favors bidders offering a certain type of dredge in violation of the Corps’ duty under the Competition in Contracting Act to “obtain full and open competition.” 41 U.S.C. § 253(a)(1)(A) (1994); 10 U.S.C. § 2304(a)(1)(A) (1994).…
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