United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________

ITSERVE ALLIANCE, INC., ADVANSOFT INTERNATIONAL, INC., ALLIED INFORMATICS INC., TECHSTAR CONSULTING SERVICES INC., Plaintiffs

ITECH US, INC., SMARTWORKS, LLC, SAXON GLOBAL, INC., KOLLASOFT INC., 3S BUSINESS CORP., VLINK INC., LUCID TECHNOLOGIES INC., IT DIVISION INC., DBA APEIRO TECHS, RAPIDIT INC., Plaintiffs-Appellants

v.

UNITED STATES, Defendant-Appellee ______________________

2023-1052 ______________________

Appeal from the United States Court of Federal Claims in No. 1:21-cv-01190-RTH, Judge Ryan T. Holte. ______________________

Decided: December 10, 2024 ______________________

BRAD BANIAS, Banias Law LLC, Charleston, SC, argued for plaintiffs-appellants. Also represented by JONATHAN WASDEN, Wasden Law, Burke, VA. Case: 23-1052 Document: 49 Page: 2 Filed: 12/10/2024

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