Speaker 06.17.25
06.17
Pillsbury’s Annual West Coast Government Contracts Summit
7:30AM - 3:00PM PDT
Alexandria at Torrey Pines
10996 Torreyana Road
San Diego, CA 92121
Dinesh Dharmadasa focuses on a broad range of government contract law, including contract formation and compliance matters, bid protests and claims.
Dinesh has successfully litigated multimillion-dollar claims and bid protests for both civilian and defense contractors. He represents a diverse set of clients, including nuclear utilities, aerospace manufacturers, real estate developers, construction companies and service contractors in actions before the Government Accountability Office, Court of Federal Claims, Boards of Contract Appeals and the Federal Circuit. Dinesh has also advised clients on foreign military sales, cybersecurity compliance within the Department of Defense, False Claims Act liability and internal investigations.
Representative Experience
- Niche, Inc., B-423285.1, Feb. 7, 2025 – Successful challenge of $20 million Defense Logistics Agency award, resulting in the agency taking corrective action.
- L3Harris Technologies Integrated Systems LP, B-422943.1, Dec. 23, 2024 – Successful defense of $1 billion U.S. Army contract awarded to Sierra Nevada Company, LLC to deliver a prototype jet using modernized intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance systems.
- Alutiiq Operations Services, LLC, B-422627.1, May 30, 2024 – Successful challenge to the terms of a solicitation as inconsistent with applicable regulations and unduly restrictive of competition for a multi-million dollar transportation services contract for the Department of Defense Education Activity, which resulted in the agency taking corrective action.
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- Tetra Tech Inc., B-422476.1, May 8, 2024 – Successful defense of GAO protest challenging FEMA’s contract award for a $75 million contract to provide Community Rating System support services.
- Mitchell Vantage Systems LLC, B-421548.2, B-421548.3, Sept. 29, 2023 – Successful defense of a $300 million engineering services contract for a broad range of research and development activities at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center.
- Sealing Technologies Inc., B-421863.1, Sept. 28, 2023 – Successful challenge to the terms of a solicitation as unduly restrictive of competition for a $100+ million Air Force procurement for defensive cyber hardware, resulting in the agency taking corrective action, including revision of the solicitation requirements.
- Systems Plus Inc., Case No. 23-1163 (Fed. Cl., Aug 11, 2023) – Successful protest of the Defense Health Agency’s decision to reject a proposal to provide IT support services for the DHA Military Medical Treatment Facilities, resulting in the agency taking corrective action.
- CORE O’Ahu LLC, B-421714, B-421714.2, Aug. 31, 2023 – Successful defense of a 10-year, $15 million contract to provide residential reentry center and home confinement services for the Federal Bureau of Prisons in Oahu, Hawaii.
- Systems Plus, Inc., et al., B-419956.184, et al., June 29, 2023 - Successful bid protest challenging the Department of Health and Human Services’ evaluation in $50 billion CIO-SP4 procurement.
- Second St. Holdings LLC v. United States, 162 Fed. Cl. 306 (2022) - Successful defense of follow-on protest of $1.3 billion lease award for SEC headquarters in Washington, D.C.
- Second Street Holdings, LLC, B-417006.4, et al., Jan. 13, 2022 - Successful defense of $1.3 billion lease award for SEC headquarters in Washington, D.C.
- Sierra Nevada Corporation v. United States, 154 Fed. Cl. 424 (2021) - Successful bid protest action that resulted in the permanent injunction of a $980 million Air Force contract.
- ECC Environmental LLC v. United States, Case No. 21-2087C (Fed. Cl. Nov. 4, 2021) - Successful protest of the Navy’s award decision for $290 million environmental remediation services contract, forcing the Navy to take corrective action.
- AccelGov, LLC v. United States, Case No. 21-1647C (Fed. Cl. Sep. 30, 2021) - Successful defense against protest of $3.5 million Marine Corps award of a bridge contract for IT services, defending claim that sole source award to 8(a) contractor was improper.
- 100 Westminster Partners, LLC, B-418216, Jan. 27, 2020 - Successful defense of multi-year lease award for U.S. Attorneys’ Office in Providence Rhode Island.
- Represented client in successful resolution of adverse CPARS evaluations.
- Assisted in litigating four constructive change theories and funding issues valued at more than $20 million for Parson’s Government Services, Inc.
Professional Highlights
Speaking Engagements
- “CMMC is Getting Closer—Are You Ready?,” Pillsbury’s 2024 West Coast Government Contracts Summit, San Diego, May 16, 2024
- “Protection of CUI and Related Cyber Issues,” Public Contracting Institute's Supply Chain Symposium, June 20, 2023
- “Data Rights Developments,” Public Contracting Institute's Supply Chain Symposium, May 16, 2023
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- “An Update on Cost and Pricing Cases, Rules, and Hurdles,” Pillsbury’s 2023 West Coast Government Contracts Summit, San Diego, April 20, 2023
- “Preparing for Evolving Regulatory Requirements, Including Cybersecurity, Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Data Rights Markings,” Pillsbury’s 2023 West Coast Government Contracts Summit, San Diego, April 20, 2023
- “Supply Chain Disruptions,” 2021 Supply Chain Symposium, May 19, 2021
- “CMMC Has Arrived—Is Your Supply Chain Ready?” 2021 Supply Chain Symposium, March 31, 2021
- “Bringing the Supply Chain Home – New Trade Restrictions Change the Way U.S. Contractors Do Business,” Pillsbury 2020 GovCon Series, October 13, 2020
- “Reconciliation of State ‘Stay in Place’ Orders and Federal ‘Critical Infrastructure Sector’ Obligations,” Pillsbury Government Contract Legal Developments Driven by COVID-19, April 16, 2020
Education
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J.D., University of California, Los Angeles, School of Law, 2018
B.A., California State University, Fullerton, 2011
Admissions
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California