Agency Reasonably Procured Natural Resource Management Services from USDA Without Competition; COFC No. 17-824C, Loomacres Inc. v. United States

Request for an injunction ordering the agency to cancel a contract and procure the services using competitive procedures is denied, where the agency reasonably concluded its requirement was covered by the Sikes Act, which requires that services needed to implement a natural resources management plan be procured through a cognizant federal agency, and where the Act specifically exempts such procurements from the cost comparison analysis required by OMB Circular A-76 for insourcing decisions.