B-136112, JUN. 2, 1958

UNITED STATES ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION: REFERENCE IS MADE TO A LETTER OF MAY 12. BIDS WERE OPENED ON JUNE 27. THE AEC FAIR ESTIMATE FOR THE WORK TO BE PERFORMED UNDER THE CONTRACT WAS $42. THE SIX BIDS RECEIVED WERE AS FOLLOWS: TABLE 1. BIDS FOR WHICH WERE OPENED ON JUNE 26. HAD BEEN INADVERTENTLY SWITCHED AND THAT THE BID FOR THE INSTANT CONTRACT SHOULD HAVE BEEN HIGHER BY $1. 6 PERCENT ($111.88) OF THAT AMOUNT WAS CLAIMED FOR PROFIT ALLOWANCE. WORKSHEETS TENDING TO ESTABLISH THE NATURE AND AMOUNT OF THE ERROR WERE SUBMITTED BY LETTER OF JUNE 28. IN THE INTEREST OF TIME SAVING AWARD WAS MADE AS REQUESTED. A BID MAY BE CORRECTED AFTER OPENING AND PRIOR TO AWARD UPON A CONCLUSIVE SHOWING THAT A MISTAKE WAS MADE.