United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao_comptroller_general legislative 2016-06-23 U.S. Government Publishing Office 1997-03-31 monographic deposited born digital 4 p. GA 1.13:B-266326.2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-B-266326-2 P0b002ee18fd4a80c f:2663262 DGPO 2016-06-23 2016-06-23 GAOREPORTS-B-266326-2 machine generated eng fdlp COMPTROLLERDECISION GAOREPORTS-B-266326-2 B-266326.2 Comptroller General Decision

1. Protest costs incurred in connection with agency-level protests are not recoverable. <p/>2. Hours charged by an employee and consultant of a prevailing protester as part of its claim for pursuing its protest are excessive where they are not remotely related to the complexity of the protest; under such circumstances, the General Accounting Office will determine the reasonable hours that a prudent protester should expend in pursuing the protest.<p/>3. Interest on a claim for protest costs awarded by the General Accounting Office is not recoverable.<p/>4. A protester is not entitled to reimbursement of its costs of pursuing its cost claim before the General Accounting Office where the contracting agency's handling of the claim was reasonable and expeditious. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-B-266326-2/html/GAOREPORTS-B-266326-2.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-B-266326-2/pdf/GAOREPORTS-B-266326-2.pdf GAO/B-266326.2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-B-266326-2 Comptroller General Decision GAO/B-266326.2; JAFIT Enterprises, Inc.--Claim for Costs; Title 41 Section 46-48c Title 41 Section 601-613 41 U.S.C. 46-48c 41 U.S.C. 601-613