David Cohen

Partner

Mr. Cohen has represented numerous government contractors in a variety of litigation and compliance matters. His practice includes bid protests, small business issues, compliance with government contract regulatory requirements, prime and subcontract reviews, Freedom of Information Act issues, organizational conflicts of interest, data rights issues, Buy America/Trade Agreements act issues, GSA schedule compliance, Inspector General and Department of Justice investigations, teaming agreements, nondisclosure agreements, debarment and suspension, data rights and software licensing, government contract issues in mergers and acquisitions, and the litigation of claims and protests before boards of contract appeals, the Government Accountability Office and the U.S. Court of Federal Claims. Mr. Cohen has also represented clients in prime-subcontractor dispute arbitrations.

Experience

Computer Sciences Corporation

B-412163.3, B-412163.4, Jan. 4, 2016, (2016 WL 106073)

XTec, Inc.

B-410778.3 , Oct. 1, 2015, 2015 CPD ¶ 292

Savantage Financial Services, Inc.

B-411647, B-411647.2, Sept. 17, 2015, 2015 CPD ¶ 286

Tantus Technologies, Inc.

B-411608, B- 411608.3, Sept. 14, 2015, 2015 CPD ¶ 299

General Dynamics Ordnance & Tactical Systems

B-408001, May 13, 2013, 2013 CPD ¶ 121

ESCgov, Inc.

B-407107.2, Oct. 9, 2012

East West, Inc. v. United States

No. 11-455C (Fed. Cl. Sep. 27, 2012)

NCS Technologies, Inc.

B-406306.3, Sept. 17, 2012, 2012 CPD ¶ 259

Deloitte Consulting, LLP

B-407107, Aug. 17, 2012

Distributed Solutions, Inc. v. United States

— Fed. Cl. —, 2012 WL 3264574 (Aug. 10, 2012)

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

B-40678, Aug. 3, 2012, 2012 CPD ¶ 227

VMD-MT Security LLC, SBA No. SIZ-5380, Jul. 19, 2012

Raytheon Company

B-403110.3, Apr. 26, 2011, 2011 CPD ¶ 96

Technology Concepts & Design, Inc.

B-403949.2, B-403949-3, Mar. 25, 2011, 2011 CPD ¶ 78

Linc Government Services LLC v. United States, et. al.

96 Fed. Cl. 672 (2010)

C2C Solutions, Inc.; Trust Solutions, LLC

B-401106.6, et. al., Je. 21, 2010, 2010 CPD ¶ 145

Calnet, Inc., B-402558.2, et. al.

Je. 3, 2010, 2010 CPD ¶ 130

SOS International, Ltd., B0402558.3, et. al.

Je. 3, 2010, 2010 CPD ¶ 131

Sysorex Federal, Inc.—Costs

B-310273.2, Mar. 27, 2008, 2008 CPD ¶ 104

Computer Sciences Corporation; Unisys Corporation; Northrop Grumman Information Technology, Inc.; IBM Business Consulting Services—Federal

B-298494.2, et. al., May 10, 2007, 2007 CPD ¶ 103

Palmetto GPA, LLC

B-299154, Dec. 19, 2006, 2006 CPD ¶ 200

Multimax, Inc., et al.

B-298249.6, et al., Oct. 24, 2006, 2006 CPD ¶ 165

Lucent Technologies World Services, Inc.

B-295462, Mar. 2, 2005, 2005 CPD ¶ 55

Integration Technologies Group, Inc.

B-291657, Feb. 13, 2003, 2003 CPD ¶ 65

Resource Consultants, Inc.

B-290163, et al., June 7, 2002, 2002 CPD ¶ 94

Qwest Communications International, Inc.

B-287459, B-297459.2, Je. 25, 2001, 2001 CPD ¶ 117

Emery Worldwide Airlines, Inc. v. United States

264 F3d 1071 (Fed. Cir. 2001)

Emery Worldwide Arlines, Inc. v. United States

49 Fed. Cl. 211 (2001)

CHE Consulting, Inc. v. United States and Storage Technology Corporation

47 Fed.Cl. 331 (2000)

Electronic Design, Inc.

B-279662.5, May 25, 1999, 99-1 CPD ¶ 103

Sprint Communications Company

B-278407, B-278407.2, Feb. 13, 1998, 98-1 CPD ¶ 60

Sprint Communications Company

B-278407, B-278407.2, Feb. 13, 1998, 98-1 CPD ¶ 60

AT&T Corporation

B-270841, et. al., May 1, 1996, 96-1 CPD ¶ 237

General Kinetics, Inc., Cryptek Division

B-242052, B-242052.2, May 7, 1991, 91-1 CPD ¶ 445, aff’d on recon, Ricoh Corporation—Reconsideration, B-242052, et. al., Jy. 10, 1991, 91-2 CPD ¶ 38

Articles

Published on:January 27, 2025

Sometimes the sole-source is the right source

After our client Hydraulics International, Inc. won a sole-source contract from the Army for an Aviation Ground Power Unit, a competitor filed a GAO protest arguing that it should have been allowed to compete for the contract. A Cordatis team consisting of David Cohen, John O'Brien, Pablo Nichols, and Rhina Cardenal intervened and successfully defended the protest.

Published on:January 13, 2025

Another successful intervention

A Cordatis team consisting of David Cohen, Pablo Nichols, and John O'Brien successfully defended our client Unison Software against a protest from CGI Federal. In its decision, GAO rejected CGI's arguments related to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's assessment of FedRAMP eligibility and evaluation of the proposals.

Published on:November 25, 2024

Another successful protest intervention

A Cordatis team consisting of David Cohen and John O’Brien successfully defended the Department of Veterans Affairs’ decision to award a contract to Deloitte Consulting for enterprise software development services.

Published on:July 25, 2024

Cordatis prevails in GAO protest alleging an organizational conflict of interest

A Cordatis team consisting of David Cohen and John O'Brien successfully defended Deloitte & Touche's contract award in a bid protest claiming that the Department of Defense failed to investigate and mitigate an alleged organizational conflict of interest.

Published on:January 18, 2024

Cordatis wins GAO bid protest for Deloitte Consulting, LLP

A Cordatis team consisting of David Cohen, John O'Brien, Pablo Nichols, and Jason Moy recently won a post-award GAO protest Deloitte Consulting.

Published on:November 20, 2023

Cordatis wins GAO protest for Obsidian Global, LLC

A Cordatis team consisting of David Cohen and John O'Brien successfully defended the award of an Air Force contract to Obsidian Global. In its decision, GAO rejected the protestor's arguments and agreed that the Air Force correctly awarded the contract to our client.

Published on:March 1, 2008

Protest Rights Expanded In Task Order Procurements

Beginning in May, 2008, contractors will be able to file bid protests against the award of task or delivery orders exceeding $10 million.

Published on:June 1, 2002

E-mail Management: An Issue Businesses Cannot Afford to Ignore

Potential legal consequences associated with the business use of e-mail.

Published on:November 1, 2001

Partnering with Federal Government Agencies

Description and Guide to Partnering with Government Agencies

Published on:May 1, 2001

Section 508 Briefing

Information on new Federal Accessibility Standards for Electronic and Information Technology

Areas of Specialization

Education

University of Pennsylvania, B.A., magna cum laude with honors in history, 1972; J.D., 1975.

Bar & Court AdmissionsAdmitted to bar, 1975, Washington, D.C. Not admitted in Virginia.

Leadership & Community InvolvementDistrict of Columbia Bar

Prior Experience1975-1979, Associate, vom Bauer, Coburn, Simmons & Turtle; 1979-present, Partner, Cohen Mohr.