Legal Opinion

Netstar-1 Government Consulting, Inc. v. United States

United States Court of Federal Claims

Decided September 30, 2011No. 11-294CPublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION AND ORDER

ALLEGRA, Judge:

“No man can serve two masters.”2

Before the court, in this bid protest action, are the parties’ cross-motions for judgment on the administrative record. At issue is whether a contracting officer’s delayed identification of a potential organizational conflict of interest, and subsequent efforts to mitigate that conflict, constituted agency conduct that was arbitrary, capricious and otherwise contrary to law. For the reasons that follow, the court answers this question in the affirmative. It GRANTS plaintiff’s motion for judgment on the administrative record and…

2Cases cited61 opinions

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3Cited by22 opinions

  1. The McVey Company, Inc. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 2013
  2. Crassociates, Inc. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 2011
  3. Inserso Corp. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2020
  4. Reema Consulting Services, Inc. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 2012
  5. Miles Construction, Llc v. United StatesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 2013

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