B-136795, JUL. 23, 1958

WHEN BIDS WERE OPENED ON APRIL 22. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE MCCOLLUM FIRM HAD SUBMITTED THE LOW BID FOR ITEM NO. 1 BUT THAT ANOTHER BIDDER HAD SUBMITTED THE LOW BID FOR ITEM 2. INDIVIDUAL CONTRACTS WERE AWARDED TO THE LOW BIDDER ON EACH ITEM. A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE MCCOLLUM FIRM ADVISED THAT THEIR BID HAD BEEN SUBMITTED WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT AN AWARD WAS TO BE MADE ON AN ALL OR NONE BASIS AND THAT THEY WERE NOT INTERESTED IN OBTAINING AN AWARD FOR ONE ITEM ONLY. THEY HAVE CONTINUED TO REFUSE THE AWARD OF A CONTRACT FOR ITEM 1 ONLY. THE QUESTION PRESENTED IS WHETHER. ALSO TO MAKE AN AWARD TO THE BIDDER WHOSE AGGREGATE BID ON ANY COMBINATION OF BID ITEMS IS LOW.'. THERE IS NO INDICATION THAT THE MCCOLLUM BID WAS QUALIFIED BY ANY SUCH SPECIFIC LIMITATION.