The Court of Federal Claims dismissed a challenge to the government's decision to override the stay of performance of a task order for environmental remediation services because the protester failed to show the decision was arbitrary, capricious, an abuse of discretion, or otherwise contrary to law. The government overrode the automatic stay imposed by the Competition in Contracting Act (31 USC 3551 - 3556) after a protest of the task order award for work at a national laboratory was filed at the Government Accountability Office. In its lengthy Determination and Findings, the government cited a number of health and safety concerns related to contamination leaks at two buildings. Before the CFC, the protester challenged the override decision and sought to enjoin the awardee's performance of the task order.
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