B-136657, JUL. 15, 1958

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: REFERENCE IS MADE TO YOUR LETTER OF JULY 1. IT APPEARS FURTHER THAT WHEN THE BIDS WERE EXAMINED THE CONTRACTING OFFICER NOTED THAT THE BID OF THE SUBJECT COMPANY WAS PROBABLY IN ERROR BECAUSE IT WAS SO MUCH LOWER THAN THE NEXT LOW BID OF $3. THAT THE COMPANY REPLIED BY TELEGRAM ON THE SAME DAY AND ADVISED THE CONTRACTING OFFICER THAT THE BID WAS BEING REVISED BECAUSE OF AN ERROR OF $1. THE CONTRACTING OFFICER AGAIN TELEPHONED THE COMPANY AND INFORMED IT THAT YOUR OFFICE DID NOT HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO CHANGE THE BID AND THAT IN THE EVENT THE COMPANY DESIRED TO CHANGE OR WITHDRAW ITS BID. THE COST OF VINYL PLASTIC WAS CALCULATED AS 150 SHEETS AT $2.08 PER SHEET FOR A TOTAL PRICE OF $312 WHICH.