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CBCA 8315, 8316

Downrange Operations and Training LLC

Oct 15, 2025Judge SullivanDEPARTMENT OF STATE
DismissalWithdrawn

Key Facts

Appellant
Downrange Operations and Training LLC
Respondent agency
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Judge
Sullivan
Case number
CBCA 8315, 8316This cell names 2 dockets: 8315, 8316.
Decided
Oct 15, 2025The decision states Oct 15, 2025 on its own face, which agrees with the listing.
Decision type
Dismissal
Law firm for the appellant
Biggs, Ingram & Solop, PLLC
Outcome
Withdrawn
The appeals are DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE.
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Appearances

For the appellant
Lynn Patton Thompson and Christopher Solop
Biggs, Ingram & Solop, PLLC
Ridgeland, MS
For the respondent
Matthew S. Tilghman
Office of the Legal Adviser, Buildings and Acquisitions, Department of State
Washington, DC
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Full text of the decision1 pages, 696 characters, read from the Board's own documentDecided Oct 15, 2025 on its own faceRespondent DEPARTMENT OF STATE Decision documentOfficial source: Civilian Board of Contract Appeals, Contract Disputes Act cases

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48 C.F.R. § 6101.12

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DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE: October 15, 2025

CBCA 8315, 8316

DOWNRANGE OPERATIONS AND TRAINING LLC,

Appellant,

v.

DEPARTMENT OF STATE,

Respondent.

Lynn Patton Thompson and Christopher Solop of Biggs, Ingram & Solop, PLLC,

Ridgeland, MS, counsel for Appellant.

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Matthew S. Tilghman, Office of the Legal Adviser, Buildings and Acquisitions, Department of State, Washington, DC, counsel for Respondent.

SULLIVAN, Board Judge.

Order

By motion dated October 13, 2025, appellant, Downrange Operations and Training LLC, seeks dismissal of these appeals with prejudice pursuant to Rule 12(b)(2) (48 CFR 6101.12(b)(2) (2024)). The appeals are DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE. Marian E. Sullivan

MARIAN E. SULLIVAN

Board Judge

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