costs until after remand. Assuming that proposal preparation costs can be regarded as a measure of damages and not a separate cause of action, nothing prior to trial or' during trial, including the lack of evidence of proposal preparation costs, put defendant on notice that proposal preparation costs were an issue being litigated. Plaintiffs complaint is not sufficient to garner an award of proposal preparation costs. 2) Leave of court To recover proposal preparation costs, plaintiff would require leave of court to amend its complaint. See RCFC 15(a). Using its sound discretion, a court is to consider whether amendment of a complaint serves the interests of justice. See, e.g., Zenith Radio Corp. v. Hazeltine Research, Inc., 401 U.S. 321, 330, 91 S.Ct. 795, 28 L.Ed.2d 77 (1971) (<HOLDING>); E.W. Bliss, 77 F.3d at 450 (affirming ruling
holding that denial of untimely request was not abuse of discretion holding that such a decision was within the trial courts discretion holding that denial of amendment is within discretion of trial court holding denial of continuance to be an abuse of discretion holding that whether particular violations of its orders are so serious as to warrant a denial of discharge is a matter that is within the trial courts discretion