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Our seasoned bid protest team can help you navigate the procedural maze of filing or defending against a bid protest.
In the United States, we regularly appear before the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, agency-level protest adjudicators, and state and local tribunals. Because of this, we’re able to provide unique insight into their decision-making and we are widely recognized for it.
Our European team is equally familiar with the EU’s Remedies Directives and other challenge procedures unique to European public procurements. Our rapport with agency personnel helps to effectively defend your interests in ways other lawyers can’t match.
We recognize that your company’s relationship with the government is paramount. We take this into account when advising you on your options and in our manner when challenging agency action. We often find that governments are receptive to complaints that raise valid concerns about whether the decision-making was in the best interest of its mission or provided the best value to taxpayers.
We also deliver value when asked to defend agency actions on your behalf. In those situations, we use the bid protest process as an opportunity not only to secure a favorable result, but also to build goodwill between you and your customers. That’s how we’ve built our strong reputation among agency counsel for working in concert with them to defend against protest allegations lodged by competitors.
Our capabilities at a glance
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Hear from our clients and industry leaders
The whole team is super smart. They are all really easy to work with and then know our business inside out. They come to us proactively with issues and are incredibly responsive.
Chambers & Partners, UK Guide, 2025
An intellectually brilliant and commercially astute public law team. One of the very best in the city.
Chambers & Partners UK 2025
Hogan Lovells has a high capability in solving complex issues that involve both legal and technical perspectives.
Chambers & Partners, Germany, 2025
The lawyers are just experts. They are there when you need them and happy to entertain all my questions. They understand the wider context and the politics and sensitivities of it.
Chambers & Partners, UK 2025
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Representative experience
Successfully defending the Defense Information Systems Agency’s award of a US$4.6bn contract to our client, a prominent defense contractor, to operate and service the Department of Defense’s (DoD) Global Information Grid.
Successfully moving for preliminary injunction at the U.S. Court of Federal Claims to enjoin corrective action instituted by Army as a result of 21 bid protests filed at GAO and preserved client’s contract award.
Successfully defending a bid protest filed at the U.S. Court of Federal Claims involving the Air Force’s award of a contract to our client to operate one of the largest defense and aerospace testing centers in the world.
Successfully defending a challenge of a multibillion dollar award to our client to manufacture and supply military helicopters.
Assisting a major U.S. defense with three GAO protests challenging a US$100m+ contract award to provide complex training and support services to the U.S. Army National Guard, securing the desired relief for the client.
Successfully protested Army’s award of contract for reconnaissance systems in Afghanistan; protest let to corrective action and award to client.
Successfully prosecuting GAO bid protests on behalf of a prominent intelligence-support contractor challenging task orders the U.S. Army awarded to the client’s competitor for services.
Successfully prosecuting a bid protest challenging the award of a US$300m+ contract to provide support services to the U.S. Army in Afghanistan.
Successfully protesting the U.S. Special Operation Command’s award of a US$700m+ Special Operations Forces Information Technology Enterprise Contract to a client’s competitor. Our work resulted in a new award decision.
Successfully defeating an incumbent’s five bid protests filed against the Army in awarding our client, a prominent IT service provider, a US$142m contract to maintain the Army’s general fund enterprise business system.
Securing a motion to dismiss a bid protest filed at the GAO involving the Air Force’s award of a five-year contract for the supply of borescopes.
Successfully defending a bid protest awarded by the DoD for a US$400m medical equipment supply contract for the Defense Logistics Agency.
Successfully defending a bid protest filed against a client at the GAO regarding the Defense Health Agency’s award of a US$200m contract to provide global telemedicine services for military health beneficiaries.
Assisting a major government services company in proceedings before the Administrative Court for the challenge of an award of the tender procedure for supply and maintenance of IT services for Agenzia Spaziale Italiana.
Assisting a global satellite communications company in litigation against discriminatory tender procedures of the German defense procurement agency, BAAIN.
Awards and recognitions
Government Contracts Firm of the Year
Who’s Who Legal
2018
Government: Government Contracts: Bid Protests (Nationwide), Spotlight Table
Chambers USA
2014-2019
Highly Recommended Government Contracts Practice - Tier 2
The Legal 500 US
2017 & 2018
Highly Recommended Government Contracts Practice - Band 2
Chambers Nationwide
2017 & 2018
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