Costing Error in Bid Allows Contract to Be Reformed

After receiving a contract award, the contractor advised the contracting officer that the price bid had been entered erroneously by a typist in the 3-year performance column rather than the intended 1-year column. The 36% price differential between bids and the fact that the awardee had increased its bid for the contract each year should have alerted the contracting officer to the possibility of an error in price. The contract may be reformed for 1-year performance. (DJM)