Practice Focus

Craig A. Holman is a member of the government contracts and litigation practice groups. He litigates claims, default terminations, and protests (pre-award, post-award, and size) involving federal, state, and local government contracts. Mr. Holman also defends False Claims Act cases and litigates commercial business disputes, including complex breach of contract and construction cases. Mr. Holman has litigated cases before (among other forums) the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, the US Court of Federal Claims, various federal district courts, numerous state courts, the US Government Accountability Office, several boards of contract appeals, and the American Arbitration Association. Mr. Holman has numerous published decisions.

Mr. Holman also routinely counsels clients on a wide variety of federal procurement law issues including (but not limited to) intellectual property protection, the Support Antiterrorism by Fostering Effective Technologies Act (SAFETY Act), procurement integrity, conflicts of interest, the Buy American Act, the Anti-Deficiency Act, the government contractor defense, the Truth in Negotiations Act, the Defense Bases Act, the War Hazards Act, preparation of subcontracts and teaming agreements, cost principles, US General Services Administration (GSA) schedule contracting, and federal contracts compliance.

Mr. Holman, by invitation, has addressed government contracts topics to, among other groups, the Boards of Contracts Appeals Bar Association Executive Policy Forum and the National Contracts Management Association, Tysons Corner Chapter. He has appeared as a guest government contracts legal commentator on Federal News Radio. Mr. Holman also has authored a variety of articles on government contracts issues.

Representative Matters

US Courts of Appeals

• United States ex rel. Grynberg v. Praxair, 389 F.3d 1038 (10th Cir. 2004)
• CTI/DC, Inc. v. Selective Insurance Company of America, 329 F.3d 114 (4th Cir. 2004)
• OMV Medical, Inc. v. United States, 219 F.3d 1337 (Fed. Cir. 2000)

US District Courts

• United States ex rel. Jack J. Grynberg v. Praxair, Inc., 207 F. Supp.2d 1163 (D. Colo. 2001), aff'd, United States ex rel. Grynberg v. Praxair, 389 F.3d 1038 (10th Cir. 2004)

US Court of Federal Claims

• Spectrum Sciences and Software, Inc. v. United States, 84 Fed. Cl. 716 (2008)
• CIGNA Government Services, LLC v. United States, 70 Fed. Cl. 100 (2006)
• Kropp Holdings, Inc. v. United States, 63 Fed. Cl. 537 (2005)
• Adirondack Constr., Inc. v. United States, No. 98-698 C, Order (Dec. 22, 1998)

Boards of Contract Appeals

• DynCorp, ASBCA Nos. 49714, 53098, 06-1 BCA 33181
• Cable & Computer Technology, Inc., ASBCA No. 47420, 03-1 BCA 32,237
• The Haskell Company, GSBCA No. 14287, 1998 WL 820513 (Nov. 18, 1998)
• W.M. Schlosser Co.; Insurance Company of North America, GSBCA Nos. 13501, 14272, 1998 WL 223710 (May 4, 1998)
• J.H.M. Research & Development, GSBCA No. 13033-TD, 1995 WL 29373 (Jan. 1995)

US Government Accountability Office (formerly the US General Accounting Office)

• L-3 Services, Inc., B- 400134.11, B- 400134.12, Sept. 3, 2009, 2009 CPD 171
• Kuhana-Spectrum Joint Venture, LLC, B-400803, B-400803.2, Jan. 29, 2009, 2009 CPD 36
• Palmetto GBA, LLC, B-298962, B-298962.2, Jan. 16, 2007, 2007 CPD 25
• CIGNA Government Services, LLC, B-297915.2, May 4, 2006, 2006 CPD 74
• Government Scrap Sales, B-295585, Mar. 11, 2005, 2005 CPD 60
• AVCARD, B-293775.2, Dec. 30, 2004, 2005 CPD 9
• Liquidity Services, Inc., B-294053, Aug. 18, 2004, 2005 CPD 130
• Jacobs COGEMA, LLC, B-290125.2, B-290125.3, Dec. 18, 2002, 2003 CPD 16
• Data Monitor Sys., Inc., B-291791, Mar. 27, 2003, 2003 CPD 75
• DeLeon Tech. Servs., Inc.; TekStar, Inc., B-288811, B-288811.2, B-288811.3, Dec. 12, 2001, 2002 CPD 10
• Global Associates, Ltd., B-271693, B-271693.2, Aug. 2, 1996, 96-2 CPD 100
• ManTech Envtl. Tech., Inc., B-271002, B-271002.2, B-271002.3, Jun. 3, 1996, 96-1 CPD 272
• Occu-Health, Inc., B-270228.3, Apr. 3, 1996, 96-1 CPD196, aff'd on recon. sub nom., Defense Logistics Agency-Recon., B-270228.4, Aug. 21, 1996, 96-2 CPD 80
• EMSA Ltd. Partnership, B-254900, 254900.4, Jul. 26 1994, 94-2 CPD 43