Grumman Data Systems Corporation v. Sheila Widnall, Secretary of the Air Force, and Contel Federal Systems, Inc., Intervenor

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• holding that a departure from standard accounting principles does not invalidate a contract award where the resulting error is de minimis
• holding that in federal procurement, “protests based upon alleged ‘improprieties’ which are apparent in the RFP must be raised prior to bidding”
• noting that the doctrine of contra proferentum “has been repeatedly applied in the field of government contracts.”
• upholding the ALJ where “the ALJ here 16 considered other factors and found additional reasons for discrediting Plaintiff’s 17 subjective symptom testimony.”
• finding that petitioner had a full and fair opportunity to litigate 16 his Fourth Amendment claim because he raised the claim in a pre-trial motion, the trial court held 17 a hearing and denied his motion, and an appellate court reviewed the trial court’s decision
• “[S]mall errors made by the procuring agency are not sufficient grounds for rejecting an entire procurement.”

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