B-178296, MAY 3, 1973
Highlights
WHICH WAS 807 PERCENT OF BOTH THE CURRENT MARKET APPRAISAL AND THE NEXT HIGH BID OF 71 PERCENT OF THE ACQUISITION COST. SHOULD HAVE PLACED THE CONTRACTING OFFICER ON NOTICE OF AN ERROR IN BID. WHICH WAS 807 PERCENT OF BOTH THE CURRENT MARKET APPRAISAL AND THE NEXT HIGH BID AND 71 PERCENT OF THE ACQUISITION COST. SHOULD HAVE PLACED THE CONTRACTING OFFICER ON NOTICE OF AN ERROR IN BID. WE HAVE REVIEWED THE ADMINISTRATIVE FILE AND. WE AGREE THAT THE CONTRACTING OFFICER WAS ON CONSTRUCTIVE NOTICE OF ERROR AND THAT VERIFICATION SHOULD HAVE BEEN REQUESTED BEFORE AWARD WAS ACCOMPLISHED.
B-178296, MAY 3, 1973
RECOMMENDATION THAT THE AWARD MADE TO PAGE AIRCRAFT INDUSTRIES ON ITEM 16 INCLUDED IN SALES CONTRACT NO. 23-3048-039 BE RESCINDED ON THE GROUND THAT THE BID PRICE, WHICH WAS 807 PERCENT OF BOTH THE CURRENT MARKET APPRAISAL AND THE NEXT HIGH BID OF 71 PERCENT OF THE ACQUISITION COST, SHOULD HAVE PLACED THE CONTRACTING OFFICER ON NOTICE OF AN ERROR IN BID.
TO LT. GEN. WALLACE H. ROBINSON, JR.:
BY LETTER DSAH-G OF MARCH 20, 1973, WITH ENCLOSURES, THE ASSISTANT COUNSEL, HEADQUARTERS, CAMERON STATION, RECOMMENDED THAT THE AWARD MADE TO PAGE AIRCRAFT INDUSTRIES ON ITEM 16 INCLUDED IN SALES CONTRACT NO. 23-3048 -039 BE RESCINDED ON THE GROUND THAT THE BID PRICE, WHICH WAS 807 PERCENT OF BOTH THE CURRENT MARKET APPRAISAL AND THE NEXT HIGH BID AND 71 PERCENT OF THE ACQUISITION COST, SHOULD HAVE PLACED THE CONTRACTING OFFICER ON NOTICE OF AN ERROR IN BID.
WE HAVE REVIEWED THE ADMINISTRATIVE FILE AND, ON THE BASIS OF THE INFORMATION CONTAINED THEREIN, WE AGREE THAT THE CONTRACTING OFFICER WAS ON CONSTRUCTIVE NOTICE OF ERROR AND THAT VERIFICATION SHOULD HAVE BEEN REQUESTED BEFORE AWARD WAS ACCOMPLISHED. ACCORDINGLY, THE SALES CONTRACT MAY BE RESCINDED, AS RECOMMENDED.