A firm requested reconsideration of the dismissal of its untimely protest against a Navy solicitation. The protester had contended that: (1) the Navy improperly amended the solicitation to include interport differentials as an evaluation factor; and (2) it was entitled to reimbursement for its bid and protest preparation costs. GAO held that: (1) the awardee was the low bidder even without conside...

The imposition of an interport differential in bid evaluation did not prejudice the protester where the results of the bidding show that the awardee's bid was low by a significant amount with or without the differential. Protester is not entitled to bid preparation costs or the costs of filing and pursuing a protest where there was no violation of statute or regulation. Although Bender has present...