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 2016-06-24 U.S. Government Publishing Office 2003-07-24 monographic deposited born digital 5 p. GA 1.13:B-291533.3 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-B-291533-3 P0b002ee18fd4d7c2 f:2915333 DGPO 2016-06-24 2016-06-24 GAOREPORTS-B-291533-3 machine generated eng fdlp COMPTROLLERDECISION GAOREPORTS-B-291533-3 B-291533.3 Comptroller General Decision 1. Protester may not recover profit on its employee's time in filing and pursuing protests; claimed rates must be based upon actual rates of compensation, plus reasonable overhead and fringe benefits, not market rates that include profit.<p/> 2. Hours claimed by protester's president as part of its request for reimbursement of the cost of filing and pursuing its protest are not allowed where they are excessive given the nature of the particular protest. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-B-291533-3/html/GAOREPORTS-B-291533-3.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-B-291533-3/pdf/GAOREPORTS-B-291533-3.pdf GAO/B-291533.3 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-B-291533-3 Comptroller General Decision GAO/B-291533.3; SKJ & Associates, Inc.--Costs, B-291533.3, July 24, 2003;