Claim for Proposal Preparation Costs

A protester requested reconsideration of the dismissal of its untimely protest concerning a Department of State contract. The request for reconsideration was filed more than 10 working days after the basis for reconsideration was known; therefore, it was untimely and not for consideration. In the request for reconsideration, the protester asked advice on entitlement to compensation for proposal preparation costs from the Department of State in connection with the protest. GAO will not consider a claim for proposal preparation costs based on issues raised in an untimely protest. The reconsideration request and claim were dismissed.