Request for Reformation or Rescission of Contract
B-185668
Mar 04, 1976
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A contractor requested reformation or rescission of a contract on the basis of a mistake in the bid alleged after the award. The contractor was not entitled to reformation or rescission of the contract since the contracting officer had no actual or constructive notice of a mistake prior to the award. The variation of almost 20 percent between the low and the next low bid in itself was not enough to charge the contracting officer with constructive notice of an error where there was a reasonable progression of bids, and the Government estimate was close to the low bid.