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B-270275.2 1 (1997-02-13)

handle is hein.gao/gaocrptafpm0001 and id is 1 raw text is: oComptroller General of the United States Washington, D.C. 20548 Decision Matter of: Aztec Development Company--Claim for Costs File: B-270275.2 Date: February 13, 1997 Troy M. Deal, Jr. for the protester. Talbot J. Nicholas II, Esq., Department of Transportation, United States Coast Guard, for the agency. Susan K McAuliffe, Esq., and Jerold D. Cohen, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST Amounts claimed for costs of filing and pursuing protest may be recovered to the extent that they are adequately documented and are shown to be reasonable; reimbursement is not allowed for lost profits and for cost of filing reimbursement claim with the procuring agency. DECISION Aztec Development Company requests that our Office determine the amount it is entitled to recover from the Department of Transportation, United States Coast Guard, for the costs of filing and pursuing a bid protest that we sustained in our decision Aztec Dev. Co., B-270275, Feb. 21, 1996, 96-1 CPD 108. Aztec has filed a claim for approximately $76,000; the Coast Guard recommends payment of $10,862 to the firm. We determine that Aztec is entitled to recover $11,311.73. On February 26, 1996, Aztec received our decision sustaining its protest of the agency's rejection of its bid (under invitation for bids No. DTCGG1-95- B-3WK331 for survey and dredging services) as materially unbalanced. Noting that performance of the contract had been completed, we recommended that the Coast Guard reimburse Aztec the costs of filing and pursuing the protest, and the firm's bid preparation costs; the decision notified Aztec that it should submit its detailed and certified claim for costs directly to the agency within 90 days after receipt of the decision. Aztec filed its claim with the Coast Guard on May 24, but the parties have been unable to resolve the matter. On July 29, Aztec filed this claim with our Office requesting that we determine the amount to be paid by the Coast Guard. 300213