Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, Appellant v. State of Alaska, Department of Administration, Appellee

Summary

The Alaska Supreme Court affirmed the superior court's decision upholding the agency's rejection of Davis Wright Tremaine's protest and the award of the contract to Van Ness Feldman. It held that the agency reasonably found good cause to consider Van Ness Feldman's untimely protest, reasonably interpreted its regulation to bar acceptance of Davis Wright Tremaine's late proposal absent a specific RFP exception, and reasonably determined that a certificate of authority was not required for proposal responsiveness.