Court Defers to Agency’s Interpretation of TSA Modernization Act’s Requirement for Competition; COFC No. 19-187, Telos Identity Management Solutions LLC v. United States and Idemia Identity and Security USA LLC

Protest challenging the agency’s decision to award only one IDIQ is denied, where the TSA Modernization Act is ambiguous on whether the agency was required to work with multiple contractors on the work at issue, and where the court found the agency’s interpretation was reasonable.