United States Federal Circuit

When evaluating bids submitted for contracts to print US postage stamps, the contracting officer applied the correct standards to determine which of them provided the best value to the Government.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/26/2004
• Published 04/26/2004

Judges

• PLAGER, Senior Circuit Judge., Before LOURIE, Circuit Judge, PLAGER, Senior Circuit Judge, and PROST, Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Michael J. Schaengold,Patton Boggs LLP, of Washington, DC, argued for plaintiff-appellant Guilford Gravure, Inc. With him on the brief was Norah D. Molnar., James C. Fontana, David, Brody & Dondershine, LLP, of Reston, VA, argued for Sennett Security Products, LLC.


• For Appellees:
  
• Sonia M. Orfield, Trial Attorney, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, of Washington, DC, argued for defendant-appellee, United States.   With her on the brief were Peter D. Keisler, Assistant Attorney General;  David M. Cohen, Director;  and Kathryn A. Bleecker, Assistant Director.   Of counsel was Timothy P. McIlmail, Attorney., Claude P. Goddard, Jr., Wickwire Gavin, P.C., of Vienna, VA, for defendant-appellee Avery Dennison Corporation Security Printing Division, Inc. With him on the brief was David P. Hendel., Shlomo D. Katz, Epstein Becker & Green, P.C., of Washington, DC, argued for defendant-appellee Ashton-Potter (USA), Ltd.