Representative Experience

• Bid Protest Win for AM General on Multi-Billion Dollar Contract
  We represented AM General (AMG), an automotive manufacturer that builds military vehicles for government customers, including the Humvee, in a...
• Assisted University with Federal Grants Compliance and International Projects

  Advise a public university system on compliance with the rules associated with grants and contracts from NIH, NSF, and the Department of Defense

• Serco Acquires Whitney, Bradley & Brown, Inc. for $295 Million

  Representation of Serco Inc., a provider of professional, technology, and management services, in its definitive agreement to acquire Whitney, Bradley & Brown, Inc., a leading provider of advisory, engineering and technical services to the US Military and H.I.G. Capital portfolio company, for $295 million.

• Successful Defense and Protest of Task Order Before GAO

  After a successful challenge last year to the award of a service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB) set aside task order for technology service desk operations by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP or the Agency), our government contracts team successfully defended the award of that task order after the re-evaluation to our client, Patriot, LLC. The challenge and subsequent successful defense of the award highlight the usefulness of the protest process, a process some contractors are hesitant to use.

• Protest Filed with Court of Federal Claims on Behalf of The Green Technology Group

   Protest Filed with Court of Federal Claims on Behalf of The Green Technology Group

• Government Contracts Training in Guantanamo Bay

  Richard Arnholt traveled to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, in June 2019 to provide training on government contracts ethics and compliance issues to employees of a long-standing firm client.  The presentation, which was given as part of the client’s periodic employee training program, covered topics such as the importance of an ethical culture, risks of non-compliance, the Procurement Integrity Act, revolving door restrictions, the Anti-Kickback Act, gift and gratuities rules, and time and expense reporting.

• Serco Inc. Acquires Alion’s Naval Systems Business, a Leading Provider to the U.S. Navy and Internationally

  Represented Serco Inc. in its definitive Asset Purchase Agreement to acquire Alion Science & Technology Corporation’s Naval Systems Business Unit, including its Canadian business and a small number of related contract operations, for $225 million. The acquisition, subject to regulatory approvals, is expected to close in the second half of 2019. Serco Inc., a provider of professional, technology, and management services, will strengthen its presence in naval support with this acquisition, and will become a stronger integrated maritime solutions provider for the U.S Navy and other customers.

• State Department Takes Prompt Corrective Action in Response to Pre-Award Protest

  In January 2019, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) dismissed a pre-award protest Bass, Berry & Sims filed on behalf of an 8(a) small business joint venture client after receiving notice from the State Department that the agency was taking corrective action in response to the protest grounds.

• Successful Representation of B&O Joint Venture, LLC in Multiple Bid Protests, Among Other Actions

  Ongoing representation of B&O Joint Venture, LLC (B&O JV), an 8(a) small business joint venture, in multiple actions relating to the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) award to B&O JV of vital maintenance services supporting ongoing training of federal law enforcement officials at FLETC’s Glynco, Georgia facility

• Alpha Omega Change Engineering Sold to CAE USA

  Alpha-Omega Change Engineering Sold to CAE USA