WASHINGTON, D.C – April 15, 2024 – Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP successfully litigated a bid protest on behalf of Federal Information Services (FIS) and its teammates over a high value, high profile enterprise cybersecurity operations contract for the United States Special Operations Command (SOCOM), valued at nearly $80 million.
Following the successful bid protest, SOCOM fixed the errors highlighted by FIS’s protest and awarded the contract to FIS. The original awardee filed a protest against FIS’s new award, which Greenberg Traurig successfully defended against all allegations at the Government Accountability Office.
“This full-circle victory is extremely rare among bid protests, and is a testament to our firm’s robust Government Contracts and Litigation capabilities,” said Jeffery M. Chiow, co-chair of the Government Contracts Practice.
The Greenberg Traurig team was led by Chiow and included Eleanor M. Ross, Timothy McLister, and Shirin Afsous.
About Greenberg Traurig’s Government Contracts Practice: Greenberg Traurig’s Government Contracts Practice helps companies navigate the highly regulated acquisition and compliance processes of federal, state, local, and foreign governments and their agencies. The firm’s attorneys and governmental affairs professionals assist both experienced contractors and newcomers with a broad array of issues arising from, for example, sales of commercial off-the-shelf and customized products, services, and managed solutions to governments at all levels. The practice also focuses on meeting the transactional and U.S. regulatory needs of clients in the commercial, defense, aerospace, information technology, telecommunications, medical and health care, and other high-tech sectors.
About Greenberg Traurig: Greenberg Traurig, LLP has more than 2750 attorneys in 47 locations in the United States, Europe and the Middle East, Latin America, and Asia. The firm is a 2022 BTI “Highly Recommended Law Firm” for superior client service and is consistently among the top firms on the Am Law Global 100 and NLJ 500. Greenberg Traurig is Mansfield Rule 6.0 Certified Plus by The Diversity Lab. The firm is recognized for powering its U.S. offices with 100% renewable energy as certified by the Center for Resource Solutions Green-e® Energy program and is a member of the U.S. EPA’s Green Power Partnership Program. The firm is known for its philanthropic giving, innovation, diversity, and pro bono. Web: www.gtlaw.com.