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NO. 07-16C (Judge Baskir)

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF THE FEDERAL CLAIMS

M&A TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Plaintiffs, v. THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Defendant, and STEELCLOUD, INC., Defendant-Intervenor.

DEFENDANT'S MOTION TO DISMISS PETER D. KEISLER Assistant Attorney General JEANNE E. DAVIDSON Acting Director BRYANT G. SNEE Assistant Director

OF COUNSEL: MICHAEL KIELY Law Department United States Postal Service

CLAUDIA BURKE Attorney Commercial Litigation Branch Civil Division Department of Justice Attn: Classification Unit, 8th Floor 1100 L St., N.W. Washington, D.C. 20530 Tel: (202) 353-9063 Fax: (202) 514-7965

February 8, 2007

Attorneys for Defendant

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TABLE OF CONTENTS DEFENDANT'S MOTION TO DISMISS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 DEFENDANT'S BRIEF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 STATEMENT OF THE ISSUE.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 STATEMENT OF THE CASE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 I. II. Nature Of The Case. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Statement Of Relevant Facts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

ARGUMENT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 I. II. Standard Of Review. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 M&A's Complaint Should Be Dismissed Because The Postal Service's Remedial Action Has Rendered This Protest Moot.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 A. The Gravaman Of M&A's Complaint Is Now Moot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 SteelCloud's Pre-Complaint Performance Does Not Provide M&A With Any Remaining Claims. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

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CONCLUSION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

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TABLE OF AUTHORITIES CASES: PAGES: Brickwood Contractors, Inc. v. United States, 49 Fed.Cl. 738 (2001) rev'd on other grounds, 288 F.3d 1371 (Fed. Cir.2002). . . . . . . . . 14 CACI Field Serv., Inc. v. United States, 13 Cl. Ct. 718, 725 (1987), aff'd, 854 F.2d 464 (Fed. Cir. 1988). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 CCL Service Corp. v. United States, 43 Fed. Cl. 680 (1999). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8, 9, 10 DGS Contract Serv., Inc. v. United States, 43 Fed. Cl. 227 (1999). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6, 13 Deakins v. Monaghan, 484 U.S. 193 (1988). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Etowah Manufacturing Co., Inc. v. United States, 215 Ct. Cl. 1067 (1978). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Fina Oil & Chemical Co. v. Ewen, 123 F.3d 1466 (Fed. Cir. 1997).. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5, 6 LABAT-Anderson, Inc. v. United States, 65 Fed. Cl. 570 (2005). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Lion Raisins, Inc. v. United States, 69 Fed. Cl. 32 (2005). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Mantech Telecommunications and Information Sys. Corp. v. United States, 49 Fed. Cl. 57 (2001). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . passim McCahill v. Borough of Fox Chapel, 438 F.2d 213 (3rd Cir. 1971).. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

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NFK Eng'g, Inc. v. United States, 805 F.2d 372 (Fed. Cir. 1986).. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Northrop Corp., Northrop Elcs. Sys Div. v. United States, 27 Fed. Cl. 795 (1993). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 PRC, Inc. v. Widnall, 64 F.3d 644 (Fed. Cir. 1995).. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9, 10 Parcel 49C Ltd. P'Ship v. United States, 31 F.3d 1147 (Fed. Cir. 1994).. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Prineville Sawmill Co., Inc. v. United States, 859 F.2d 905 (Fed. Cir. 1988).. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 RADVA Corp. v. United States, 17 Cl. Ct. 812, 818 (1989), aff'd, 914 F.2d 271 (Fed. Cir. 1990). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 S.K.J & Assoc., Inc. v. United States, 67 Fed. Cl. 218 (2005). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10, 11 Tilley Lamp Co. v. A.W. Thacker, 454 F.2d 805 (5th Cir. 1972). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 United Enterprise & Assoc. v. United States, 70 Fed. Cl. 1 (2006). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 United States v. John C. Grimier Co., 702 F.2d 1362 (Fed. Cir. 1983).. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 United States v. King, 395 U.S. 1 (1969). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 United States v. Testan, 424 U.S. 392 (1976). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

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STATUTES: 28 U.S.C. § 1491(b). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 28 U.S.C. § 1491(b)(1). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5, 12 28 U.S.C. § 1491(b)(1) & (2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 REGULATIONS: 39 C.F.R. § 601.107, 108. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 40 C.F.R. § 15.306(d)(2)(3).. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

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