| Litigants: | Kingdomware Technologies, Inc. v. United States |
| Arguedate: | February 22 |
| Argueyear: | 2016 |
| Decidedate: | June 16 |
| Decideyear: | 2016 |
| Fullname: | Kingdomware Technologies, Inc., Petitioner v. United States |
| Docket: | 14–916 |
| Opinionannouncement: | https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/15pdf/14-916_6j37.pdf |
| Usvol: | 579 |
| Uspage: | ___ |
| Parallelcitations: | 136 S. Ct. 1969; 195 L. Ed. 2d 334 |
| Prior: | 754 F.3d 923 (Fed. Cir. 2014) |
| Holding: | The Department of Veterans Affairs must apply the "Rule of Two" when considering and awarding contracts under the Veterans Benefits, Health Care, and Information Technology Act of 2006. The rule is mandatory, not discretionary, regardless of whether the rule is being used to meet annual minimum contracting goals. |
| Majority: | Thomas |
| Joinmajority: | unanimous |
| Lawsapplied: | Veterans Benefits, Health Care, and Information Technology Act of 2006 |
Kingdomware Technologies, Inc. v. United States, 579 U.S. ___ (2016), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that the Department of Veterans Affairs must apply the "Rule of Two" when considering and awarding contracts under the Veterans Benefits, Health Care, and Information Technology Act of 2006.
By containing the word "shall" the rule becomes mandatory, not discretionary, regardless of whether the rule is being used to meet annual minimum contracting goals.[1] [2]
Associate Justice Clarence Thomas authored a unanimous opinion.