B-135722, APR. 16, 1958

TO THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY: REFERENCE IS MADE TO A LETTER DATED APRIL 1. IS BASED. FIVE BIDS WERE RECEIVED RANGING FROM $18. THE THREE LOW BIDS AND THE GOVERNMENT ESTIMATE ARE AS FOLLOWS: SCHEDULE. THE THREE LOW BIDS AND THE GOVERNMENT ESTIMATE ON THIS ITEM ARE AS FOLLOWS: SCHEDULE. WILBURN THAT HIS BID WAS EXTREMELY LOW AND ASKED HIM IF THERE WAS A PARTICULAR REASON WHY IT WAS SO LOW. WILBURN ADVISED THAT HE COULD NOT DETERMINE WHY HIS BID WAS SO LOW. AWARD WAS MADE TO MR. THE ALLEGATION WAS CONFIRMED BY LETTER OF OCTOBER 17. THE CONTRACTOR FURNISHED HIS ALLEGED ORIGINAL WORKSHEETS WHEREON IT WAS SHOWN THAT THE CORRECT ADDITION OF THE AMOUNTS USED IN ARRIVING AT THE BID ON ITEM 3 WAS $3.30 PER CUBIC YARD.