COFC Grants Motion to Stay Judgment for Protest Involving Interplay Between Statutes with Contracting Preferences Affecting VA Procurements; COFC No. 16-1063C, Winston-Salem Industries for the Blind Inc.

Motion to stay an order directing the Department of Veterans Affairs to conduct a Rule of Two analysis for a protested procurement is granted, where the protest involves a conflict between contracting preferences for veteran-owned small businesses and the AbilityOne list, which has not been previously decided, and the appeal is therefore a substantial case on the merits.