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Dinesh C. Dharmadasa

Counsel
Los Angeles

Counsel, Los Angeles

T: +1.213.488.7225
T: +1.213.488.7225

Areas of Focus

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

  • Successful defense of $250 million Navy contract award to client for support services associated with the MyNavy Career Center. Coastal Management Solutions Inc., B-423344.3, February 24, 2026.
  • Successful protest of the General Services Administration’s decision to exclude client from the One Acquisition Solution for Integrated Services Plus (OASIS+) competition, resulting in the agency taking corrective action. Tatitlek Government Services, Inc., B-423678.10, July 23, 2025.
  • Successful challenge of $20 million Defense Logistics Agency award, resulting in the agency taking corrective action. Niche, Inc., B-423285.1, Feb. 7, 2025.

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  • 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. L3Harris Technologies Integrated Systems LP, B-422943.1, Dec. 23, 2024.
  • Successful challenge to the terms of a solicitation as inconsistent with applicable regulations and unduly restrictive of competition for a multimillion-dollar transportation services contract for the Department of Defense Education Activity, which resulted in the agency taking corrective action. Alutiiq Operations Services, LLC, B-422627.1, May 30, 2024.
  • Successful defense of GAO protest challenging FEMA’s contract award for a $75 million contract to provide Community Rating System support services. Tetra Tech Inc., B-422476.1, May 8, 2024.
  • 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. Mitchell Vantage Systems LLC, B-421548.2, B-421548.3, Sept. 29, 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. Sealing Technologies Inc., B-421863.1, Sept. 28, 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. Systems Plus Inc., Case No. 23-1163 (Fed. Cl., Aug 11, 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. CORE O’Ahu LLC, B-421714, B-421714.2, Aug. 31, 2023.
  • Successful bid protest challenging the Department of Health and Human Services’ evaluation in $50 billion CIO-SP4 procurement. Systems Plus, Inc., et al., B-419956.184, et al., June 29, 2023.
  • Successful defense of follow-on protest of $1.3 billion lease award for SEC headquarters in Washington, DC. Second St. Holdings LLC v. United States, 162 Fed. Cl. 306 (2022).
  • Successful defense of $1.3 billion lease award for SEC headquarters in Washington, DC. Second Street Holdings, LLC, B-417006.4, et al., Jan. 13, 2022.
  • Successful bid protest action that resulted in the permanent injunction of a $980 million Air Force contract. Sierra Nevada Corporation v. United States, 154 Fed. Cl. 424 (2021).
  • Successful protest of the Navy’s award decision for $290 million environmental remediation services contract, forcing the Navy to take corrective action. ECC Environmental LLC v. United States, Case No. 21-2087C (Fed. Cl. Nov. 4, 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. AccelGov, LLC v. United States, Case No. 21-1647C (Fed. Cl. Sep. 30, 2021).
  • Successful defense of multi-year lease award for U.S. Attorneys’ Office in Providence Rhode Island. 100 Westminster Partners, LLC, B-418216, Jan. 27, 2020.
  • Represented a publicly traded government contractor in a high-profile criminal and civil investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice, FBI, and Naval Criminal Investigative Service concerning government contract awards and related compliance issues, advising on parallel enforcement exposure and achieving a favorable litigation outcome. Exposure in the hundreds of millions of dollars.
  • Represented client in successful resolution of adverse CPARS evaluations.
  • Represented clients in multiple California state and local procurement disputes, including successfully protesting a $20 million corrections contract award and securing corrective action in high-value technology, services and development procurements.
  • Represented nuclear utilities in high-value breach of contract claims against the U.S. Department of Energy for failure to collect spent nuclear fuel, securing over $100 million in damages and pursuing additional claims exceeding $450 million.
  • Represented a government contractor in pursuing FEMA reimbursement claims exceeding $58 million for hurricane recovery work in the Virgin Islands, drafting a CBCA appeal and coordinating with key local stakeholders.
  • Represented a defense contractor in resolving post-government employment conflict allegations involving a former Navy official, successfully restoring eligibility for a major procurement and advising on related compliance and liability issues.
  • 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

  • “Gone, But Not Forgotten: Entitlement and Quantum Strategies for CDA Terminations & Contract Claims,” Pillsbury’s 2025 West Coast Government Contracts Summit, San Diego, June 17, 2025
  • “Numbers, Negotiations and Non-Traditional Contracts: Making Dollars and Sense,” Pillsbury’s 2025 West Coast Government Contracts Summit, San Diego, June 17, 2025
  • “CMMC is Getting Closer—Are You Ready?,” Pillsbury’s 2024 West Coast Government Contracts Summit, San Diego, May 16, 2024

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  • “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
  • “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

  • J.D., University of California, Los Angeles, School of Law, 2018

    B.A., California State University, Fullerton, 2011

Admissions

  • California

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