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B-400340.8 1 (2010-05-20)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadbhs0001 and id is 1 raw text is: li AL A , GA O Comptroller General Acc untabiity * Integrity * Reliability of the United States United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 D .. Decision Matter of: Transportation Security Administration--Costs File: B-400340.8 Date: May 20, 2010 Christian F.P. Jordan, Esq., Transportation Security Administration, for the agency. Scott H. Riback, Esq., and John M. Melody, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST Request that GAO recommend reimbursement of attorneys' fees at a rate higher than the statutory cap of $150 per hour based on increase in cost of living is granted where claim filed with agency presents reasonable basis for adjustment, and agency does not object to request. DECISION The Transportation Security Administration (TSA), with the concurrence of General Dynamics One Source, requests that we recommend that General Dynamics be reimbursed attorneys' fees at a rate higher than the $150 per hour statutory rate cap in connection with a bid protest in which General Dynamics prevailed. We grant the request, as discussed below. General Dynamics, a large business (along with a second protester, Unisys Corporation), protested the award of a contract to Computer Sciences Corporation under request for proposals (RFP) No. HSTS03-08-R-CIO903, issued by TSA for computer support services. We sustained the protests and, in addition to corrective action, recommended that the agency reimburse the protesters' costs associated with filing and pursuing their protests, including reasonable attorneys' fees. General Dynamics One Source, LLC; Unisys Corp., B-400340.5, B-400340.6, Jan. 20, 2010, 2010 CPD ¶ 45. General Dynamics subsequently filed a claim for protest costs with the agency, which included a request for reimbursement of attorneys' fees at a rate higher than the statutory maximum rate of $150 per hour. The agency advises our Office that the request is fully substantiated and explained, and that it has no objection. TSA Letter,