Burroughs Corp. v. United States

This is a suit for proposal preparation costs by a disappointed offeror in a negotiated procurement for an automatic data processing (ADP) system. Plaintiff argues the award of an ADP contract by the Mine Enforcement and Safety Administration (MESA) to a competing offeror, Honeywell Information Systems, Inc., (Honeywell) was arbitrary and capricious under the standards delineated in Keco Industries, Inc. v. United States, 192 Ct. Cl. 773, 428 F.2d 1233 (1970) (hereinafter, "Keco I”) and Keco Industries, Inc. v. United States, 203 Ct. Cl. 566, 492 F.2d 1200 (1974) (hereinafter, "Keco II”).1…