[Claim for Protest Costs Pursuant to Protest of Army Refusal to Allow Bid Withdrawal]

A firm requested reimbursement for its protest costs pursuant to its protest of the Army's refusal to allow it to withdraw its bid for refuse collection services after it discovered an error in its bid. GAO held that there was no basis on which to award the protester its protest costs, since: (1) it dismissed the protest as academic because the protester's bid acceptance period had expired; and (2) the Army did not take corrective action in response to the protester's allegations. Accordingly, the claim was denied.