______________________ GRANTED: May 12, 1995 ______________________ GSBCA 13094-C(13003-P) HSQ TECHNOLOGY, INC., Protester, v. DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY, Respondent. Donald O. Pratt and Paul H. Sanderford of Canterbury, Stuber, Pratt, Elder & Gooch, Dallas, TX, counsel for Protester. 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. On October 5, 1994, HSQ Technology, Inc. (HSQ) 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 HSQ was a prevailing interested party. The Board dismissed the protest on November 3, 1994. On December 1, 1994, HSQ filed an application for the award of attorney fees, costs, and consultant's fees that it incurred in pursuing this protest. On January 17, 1995, the Board issued a decision awarding $26,500 to HSQ for attorney fees and costs, as agreed upon by the parties. The Board and the parties agreed to address the application for consultant's fees in a later decision. On April 19, 1995, HSQ filed an amended application for the award of attorney fees and consultant's fees. HSQ submitted appropriate documentation justifying these fees. On May 8, 1995, the parties stipulated that $6,880 is a reasonable amount of attorney fees and consultant's fees. Decision Pursuant to 40 U.S.C. 759(f)(5)(C) (1988), HSQ is awarded $6,880 for the attorney fees and consultant's fees 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