Request for Bid Withdrawal

The Naval Sea Systems Command requested an advance decision as to whether a firm may be permitted to withdraw its bid or whether the contracting officer may reject the bid for anti-slack devices and related equipment. The basis for the request was that the firm alleged a mistake in its bid price due to its incorrect estimates of certain items. There was no question that a mistake was made and the Government may not, in good faith, accept the bid as submitted. A bidder which refuses to verify a bid price because it erroneously estimated costs to be substantially lower than price quotations subsequently received from suppliers may have its bid rejected or withdrawn from consideration.