A protest from a winner? A recent case shows why timing matters when challenging solicitation terms
A protest from a winner? A recent case shows why timing matters when challenging solicitation terms  
Podcast: The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton
Published On: Fri Dec 05 2025
Description: The Court of Federal Claims has rejected a post-award protest from Active Deployment Systems, which argued ICE awarded too many IDIQ contracts for detention services. The decision underscores that disputes over solicitation language and pricing structures must be raised before bidding, not after award. Zach Prince, Partner at Haynes Boone, explains what lessons we can take from this case.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.