[Request for Reimbursement of Bid and Protest Preparation Costs Under Navy Solicitation]

A firm requested reimbursement for its bid and protest preparation costs under a Navy solicitation. GAO had dismissed the protest as academic, since the Navy waived the protester's failure to acknowledge an amendment and awarded the protester the contract. GAO held that, since the protest was dismissed without a decision as to its merits, there was no basis for reimbursement of bid and protest preparation costs. Accordingly, the claim was denied.