NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________

AVKARE, INC., Plaintiff-Appellant

v.

UNITED STATES, Defendant-Appellee ______________________

2016-1630 ______________________

Appeal from the United States Court of Federal Claims in No. 1:15-cv-01015-EDK, Judge Elaine Kaplan. ______________________

JUDGMENT ______________________

JAMES S. PHILLIPS, Argus Legal, PLLC, McLean, VA, argued for plaintiff-appellant. Also represented by JAMES S. DELSORDO, Manassas, VA.

JAMES WILLIAM POIRIER, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC, argued for defendant-appellee. Also represented by MARTIN F. HOCKEY, JR., ROBERT E. KIRSCHMAN, JR., BENJAMIN C. MIZER; MAURA CATHERINE BROWN, ELYSE M. GRIFFITHS, Office of General Counsel, United States Department of Veterans Affairs, Hines, IL. ______________________

THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is

ORDERED and ADJUDGED:

PER CURIAM (NEWMAN, MOORE, and WALLACH, Circuit Judges). AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

January 27, 2017 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner Date Peter R. Marksteiner Clerk of Court