Frank V. DiNicola
Of Counsel
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Frank has an unrivaled reputation offering clients comprehensive representation in all areas of government contracts law, including bid protests, contract disputes, and regulatory compliance. He leverages his extensive government experience as former lead IT bid protest counsel for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), and as a bid protest subject matter expert (SME) for the U.S. Army to advise contractors, and provide litigation or investigation support. Frank specializes in procurements involving enterprise-wide IT systems and provides unique insight into agencies’ procurement practices and contract administration.
Key Matters
Some of the experience represented below may have been handled at a previous firm.
- Led VA’s representation in a US$12.6B Transformation Twenty-One Total Technology (T4) contract (documented under B-403713)—the first VA multiple-award, ID/IQ contract focused on the acquisition of VA enterprise IT services. As part of a three-person team, successfully defended against 19 GAO protests without adverse agency action (i.e., sustains or corrective action).
- Led VA’s representation in the Transformation Twenty-One Total Technology Next Generation On-Ramp (T4NG On-Ramp) contract (documented under B-418461 and COFC Nos. 21-1011C, 1014C, 1019C, 1067C)—a procurement valued at US$11B, which sought to replenish the Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) T4NG vendor pool since many of the SDVOSBs no longer qualified. Frank organized the team, developed defense strategies for each of the 10 protests, and implemented and led a formal review process for all pleadings. All protests were denied or withdrawn without corrective action.
- Played a pivotal role in the Electronic Health Record Modernization (EHRM) contract—a US$12B initiative documented under COFC No. 17-1115C in 2017, and one of the very few instances in federal procurement history where the public interest exception was utilized, contested, and defended. Frank was one of a handful of senior VA attorneys involved in the drafting of the Determination and Findings and the successful defense of the contract award at COFC.
- Contributed to the success of the Strategic Services Sourcing (S3) initiative, a US$19.25B contract (documented under B-298107.2) in 2006, and one of the first large-scale MATOC, ID/IQ procurements that utilized a Sample Task as part of the technical evaluation. Frank was part of a two-person team that successfully represented the U.S. Army at a GAO hearing.
- Represented the U.S. Army in the fiercely contested Common Remotely Operated Weapon Station (CROWS) procurement—a US$1B stand-alone weapon system contract acquired under an Operational Needs Statement (ONS) and documented under B-310436.2. Frank filed successful override pleadings at the COFC while simultaneously preparing the Agency Report at GAO. Protest was denied.