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 2003-03-21 monographic deposited born digital 6 p. GA 1.13:B-291775 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-B-291775 P0b002ee18fd4c518 f:291775 DGPO 2016-06-24 2016-06-24 GAOREPORTS-B-291775 machine generated eng fdlp COMPTROLLERDECISION GAOREPORTS-B-291775 B-291775 Comptroller General Decision 1. Protest that agency miscalculated in-house performance costs (associated with federal pay raise assumptions) in Office of Management and Budget Circular A-76 cost study is denied where record shows that agency's calculations were in accordance with policy guidelines, and calculations reflect actual costs agency will experience during first period of performance. 2. Protest that agency improperly failed to include certain direct costs in preparing agency in-house cost estimate is denied where record shows that agency properly treated costs as *wash* costs, consistent with applicable guidance. 3. Protest allegations that involve dollar amount insufficient to change outcome of Office of Management and Budget Circular A-76 cost study are denied where, even if protester were correct in its allegations, correction of the alleged errors would not change the study's outcome. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-B-291775/html/GAOREPORTS-B-291775.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-B-291775/pdf/GAOREPORTS-B-291775.pdf GAO/B-291775 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-B-291775 Comptroller General Decision GAO/B-291775; LBM, Inc., B-291775, March 21, 2003;