The U.S. Court of Federal Claims ruled in the case of Hanford Tank Disposition Alliance, LLC (HTDA) v. United States that Hanford Tank Waste Operations & Closure, LLC (H2C) could be awarded a $45 billion environmental cleanup contract from the Department of Energy, despite a prior lapse in SAM registration. The court clarified that the SAM registration requirement applies from the time of initial proposal submission until contract award.