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 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2005-03-18 monographic deposited born digital 5 p. GA 1.13:B-292995.7 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-B-292995-7 P0b002ee18038250e f:2929957 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-B-292995-7 machine generated eng fdlp COMPTROLLERDECISION GAOREPORTS-B-292995-7 B-292995.7 Comptroller General Decision Where the contracting agency challenges the reasonableness of hourly rates claimed for outside legal services for both attorney and legal assistant fees, GAO will recommend reimbursement of actual costs claimed to the extent relevant evidence establishes that the actual costs reflect customary rates charges for similar services; to the extent customary rates for costs claimed are not established, GAO will recommend reimbursement of a portion of the costs by applying rates that the record establishes as customary rates charged for similar services. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-B-292995-7/html/GAOREPORTS-B-292995-7.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-B-292995-7/pdf/GAOREPORTS-B-292995-7.pdf GAO/B-292995.7 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-B-292995-7 Comptroller General Decision GAO/B-292995.7; CourtSmart Digital Systems, Inc.--Costs, B-292995.7, March 18, 2005;