GAO Awards Costs When Agency Report Contained Information Demonstrating Evaluation Errors; GAO B-415526.3, HESCO Bastion Ltd.—Costs

Request that GAO recommend the reimbursement of protest costs is granted, where the agency delayed taking corrective action until receiving the protester’s comments on the agency report, even though the agency report clearly showed the awardee had not provided the required past performance information and had not demonstrated that its proposed products met the solicitation’s requirement for brand name or equivalent goods.