__________________________ GRANTED: January 12, 1995 __________________________ GSBCA 13083-C(13003-P) WILLIAMS ELECTRIC COMPANY, INC., Intervenor, v. DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY, Respondent. Raymond Fioravanti of Epstein Becker & Green, P.C., Washington, DC, counsel for Intervenor Williams Electric Company, Inc. Craig R. Schmauder and Scott M. McCaleb, Office of the Chief Counsel, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Department of the Army, Washington, DC; Larry E. Beall, Office of Counsel, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Department of the Army, Mobile, AL, counsel for Respondent. Before Board Judges PARKER, DEVINE, and DeGRAFF. DeGRAFF, Board Judge. Pursuant to Rule 35, Williams Electric Company, Inc. (Williams) filed a timely application for the award of the attorney fees and costs that it incurred in connection with its intervention in this protest. The application is granted in the amount of $2,000. On October 5, 1994, HSQ Technology, Inc. filed this protest concerning the award made by the United States Army Corps of Engineers pursuant to solicitation DACA01-94-R-0127 for the installation of a utility control system at the Irwin Army Community Hospital, Fort Riley, Kansas. On November 3, 1994, the parties filed a Stipulation and Agreement settling the protest and requesting that the protest be dismissed. The parties' stipulation states that there were improprieties in the evaluation process, that the Army agreed to take corrective action, and that Williams was a prevailing interested party. The Board dismissed the protest on November 3, 1994. On November 18, 1994, Williams filed an application for the award of $2,404 for attorney fees and $282.21 for costs (telephone, telefax, postage, photocopies, and courier) that it incurred in pursuing this protest. On January 6, 1995, the parties stipulated that $2,000 is a reasonable amount of attorney fees and costs. Williams submitted appropriate documentation justifying the time expended by its attorneys and the costs incurred. Decision Pursuant to 40 U.S.C. 759(f)(5)(C) (1988), Williams is awarded $2,000 for the attorney fees and costs that it incurred in pursuing this protest. This award is to be paid, without interest, from the permanent indefinite judgment fund, 31 U.S.C. 1304 (1988). ______________________________ MARTHA H. DeGRAFF Board Judge We concur: ____________________________ _______________________________ ROBERT W. PARKER DONALD W. DEVINE Board Judge Board Judge