United States DC Circuit

Decision by the FAA's Office of Dispute Resolution for Acquisition that a successful bid award for a government contract was "without a rational basis and contrary to" the established evaluation criteria was not arbitrary or capricious.

Appellate Information

• Argued 10/11/2000
• Decided 11/21/2000
• Published 11/21/2000

Judges

• Before:  EDWARDS, Chief Judge, ROGERS, Circuit Judge and SILBERMAN, Senior Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Katherine S. Nucci argued the cause for petitioner.   With her on the briefs was Timothy Sullivan., Patricia H. Wittie was on the brief for intervenor Informatica of America, Inc.


• For Appellees:
  
• Daniel L. Kaplan, Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, argued the cause for respondent.   With him on the brief were David W. Ogden, Acting Assistant Attorney General, Mark B. Stern, Attorney, and Wilma A. Lewis, U.S. Attorney.  William G. Kanter, Deputy Director, U.S. Department of Justice, entered an appearance.