Thomas E. Daley

Recent representative bid protest matters include:

• Successfully challenged the award of a $365-million Air Force contract, resulting in a contract award to our client.
• Successfully protested the award of a $340-million Department of Veterans Affairs contract, resulting in a contract award to our client.
• Obtained a permanent injunction preventing the Department of State from proceeding with award of a contract to our client’s competitor.
• Obtained a court decision vacating a determination of the Small Business Administration Office of Hearings and Appeals finding our client to not be a small business.
• Successfully requested an injunction pending an appeal before the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, which allowed our client to continue performing an incumbent contract during the pendency of an appeal. 
• Successfully protested the Marine Corps’ evaluation of our client’s proposal as well as the award decision, which required the Marine Corps to reopen the procurement and allow our client to submit a revised proposal.

• Co-author, "UN Climate Summit: What To Watch For In Dubai," Law360 (September 22, 2023)
• Co-author, "Equitable Limitations on Government Counterclaims for Common-Law Fraud," 52 Pub. Cont. L.J. (2023)
• Co-author, "Recent Government Contracts Cybersecurity Developments Demonstrate the Need for Enhanced Monitoring Now," Pratt's Government Contracting Law Report (May 2023)
• Co-author, "Cybersecurity Litigation for Government Contractors Is on the Rise," Pratt's Government Contracting Law Report (November 2022)
• Author, Timeliness at the Court of Federal Claims: Reexamining the Blue & Gold Doctrine in Light of SCA Hygiene and Petrella, 51 Pub. Cont. L.J. 491 (2022)
• Co-author, False Claims Act Settlement Underscores Importance of Government Contracts-Specific M&A Diligence, 8 Gov’t Contracting L. Rep. 340, (2022)
• Co-author, The Impact of Escobar and the Procurement Collusion Strike Force on Procurement-Related False Claims Act Settlements, Procurement Law, (Spring 2022)
• Author, Reassessing the Role of the Reilly's Wholesale Factors in Override Protests Following the Federal Circuit's Decision in Safeguard Base Operations, 50 Pub. Cont. L.J. 497 (2021)
• Co-author, Government Contractor Mergers & Acquisitions: What To Do With Pending Proposals?, 20-4 Briefing Papers 1 (March 2020)
• Author, Note, Calculating Intangibles: Assessing the Argument for Actual Damages Equal to the Contract's Total Value, 46 Pub. Cont. L.J. 385 (2017)

Prior to joining DLA Piper, Tom spent two years as a judicial law clerk for the Honorable Marian Blank Horn of the United States Court of Federal Claims, assisting with bid protests, contract disputes, and other matters within the court's jurisdiction. Tom participated in numerous oral arguments and two trials involving claims brought under the Contract Disputes Act.

Throughout his third-year of law school, Tom was a law clerk with DLA Piper's Government Contracts practice. During law school, Tom also served as an intern with the United States Civilian Board of Contract Appeals, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, the Executive Office of the President of the United States, and the United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.