Chromalloy Loses Contract Challenge Involving GE Engine Data

Chromalloy San Diego Corp. failed to convince the U.S. Court of Federal Claims that a U.S. Navy procurement for ship engine overhaul services was too restrictive for requiring bidders to secure technical data rights from General Electric Co.

The U.S. Court of Federal Claims issued a one-page judgment siding with the Navy and GE. The court will release a public version of its opinion at a later date.

Chromalloy had argued that the Navy violated the Competition in Contracting Act by requiring bidders to independently obtain data the Navy previously agreed to provide to the winning bidder.

The GE data ...