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A Retreat From Hard Line OCI Decisions? The COFC Overturns A Controversial GAO Ruling

On July 16, 2010, the Court of Federal Claims (“COFC”) determined that a Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) bid protest recommendation that an awardee, Turner Construction Co. (“Turner”), be disqualified on the basis of organizational conflicts of interest (“OCI”) under an Army Corps of Engineers (the “Army”) hospital renovation contract was irrational. See Turner Construction Co., Inc. v. United States, Fed. Cl., No. 10-195C, July 16, 2010. We previously discussed the implications of the GAO decision here (see article below for link).

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Published In: Administrative Law Updates, Civil Procedure Updates, Construction Law Updates, Government Contracting Updates

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