NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________ NETSTAR-1 GOVERNMENT CONSULTING, INC., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. UNITED STATES, Defendant-Appellant, and ALON, INC., Defendant-Appellant.

____________________ 2012-5023, -5024 ______________________ Appeal from the United States Court of Federal Claims in No. 11-CV-294, Judge Francis M. Allegra. ______________________ JUDGMENT ______________________ WILLIAM F. SAVARINO, Cohen Mohr, LLP, of Washington, DC, argued for plaintiff-appellee. Of counsel was JOHN J. O’BRIEN.

DANIEL B. VOLK, Trial Attorney, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, of Washington, DC, argued for defendant-appellant United States. With him on the brief were TONY WEST, Assistant Attorney General, JEANNE E.

DAVIDSON, Director, and DONALD E. KINNER, Assistant Director.

DOUGLAS L. PATIN, Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP, of Washington, DC, argued for defendant-appellant Alon, Inc. Of counsel were STEVEN A. POZEFSKY; and ARON CARAWAY BEEZLEY, Saltman & Stevens, P.C., of Washington, DC. ______________________ THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED: PER CURIAM (RADER, Chief Judge, NEWMAN and LOURIE, Circuit Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

August 9, 2012 /s/ Jan Horbaly Date Jan Horbaly Clerk