Guidry Liason Group, Inc. v. Reckart Logistics, Inc.

I. Background

A. Factual Background1 3 Plaintiff Guidry Liason Group, Inc. (“Liason”) is a well-established government contractor 4 that executes food delivery contracts for the United States Government, primarily for the Department 5 of Agriculture (“USDA”). Compl. ¶ 5. The U.S. Government issues a bid solicitation and contracts 6 are awarded through a bidding process. Id. Liason does not directly provide the transportation 7 services, but rather subcontracts with trucking and logistics companies to deliver the goods. Id. 8 Prior to responding to a bid solicitation, Liason sends out detailed requests for pricing 9 (“trucking price quotes”) from multiple trucking companies for each line item of the bid. Id. ¶ 6. The 10 bid solicitations typically comprise of multiple line items that each set forth the origin, destination, 11 type of item, and delivery window. Id. The trucking and logistics companies can choose to provide 12 trucking price quotes on any specific line item—or multiple specific line items—without limitation. 13 Id. Liason analyzes the bids by line item to determine the best trucking price quote for each. Id. 14 Liason relies on the trucking price…