In a Landmark Decision, Federal Circuit Expands Protest Jurisdiction at COFC

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit narrowly interprets the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act’s bar on task order protests at the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, expanding the court’s bid protest jurisdiction. The Federal Circuit held that FASA’s jurisdictional bar of task order protests at COFC only relates to the award or proposed award of task orders and does not apply to alleged violations of statutes or regulations in connection with task orders….
By: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP