Roger V. Abbott

Represented an IT consulting firm in a federal appellate challenge alleging that a government agency improperly took corrective actions in a $1.5 billion procurement process without first seeking court approval. The client was among four companies that successfully protested the original procurement and subsequently argued that permitting agencies to unilaterally make such corrections during active litigation would undermine the integrity of the bid protest system by giving agencies unlimited opportunities to cure defective contract awards.

Successfully intervened on behalf of a government services contractor in a Government Accountability Office bid protest, defending an $82 million Navy base-operations services contract. The GAO denied all protest grounds raised by the incumbent contractor, finding no competitive prejudice in the agency's evaluation under the past performance and price factors.