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 2002-03-06 monographic deposited born digital 3 p. GA 1.13:B-289044.3 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-B-289044-3 P0b002ee18fd46511 f:2890443 DGPO 2016-06-23 2016-06-23 GAOREPORTS-B-289044-3 machine generated eng fdlp COMPTROLLERDECISION GAOREPORTS-B-289044-3 B-289044.3 Comptroller General Decision General Accounting Office recommends that protester be reimbursed the reasonable costs of filing and pursuing protest challenging contracting agency's evaluation and selection process where the agency unduly delayed taking corrective action in response to protest which was clearly meritorious. The standard for cost reimbursement is presumed to have been met, absent persuasive evidence to the contrary, where the agency corrective action is taken in response to "outcome prediction" alternative dispute resolution conducted by GAO attorney after the agency report has been filed. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-B-289044-3/html/GAOREPORTS-B-289044-3.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-B-289044-3/pdf/GAOREPORTS-B-289044-3.pdf GAO/B-289044.3 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-B-289044-3 Comptroller General Decision GAO/B-289044.3; National Opinion Research Center--Costs, B-289044.3, March 6, 2002;