B-176393: Oct 13, 1972

WHILE THE AWARD WAS IMPROPER. IT WAS NOT PLAINLY OR PALPABLY ILLEGAL FOR THE DISPLACED CONTRACTOR HAD NOT CONTRIBUTED TO THE USE OF THE ERRONEOUS FREIGHT RATE FURNISHED BY A GOVERNMENT ACTIVITY AND. CONTRACTS - TERMINATION - CONVENIENCE OF GOVERNMENT - CANCELLATION CONVERTED TO TERMINATION THE RECOMMENDATION THAT THE PARTIAL CANCELLATION OF A CONTRACT AWARDED TO THE BIDDER ERRONEOUSLY DETERMINED T...

B-176393: Oct 13, 1972

The protester objected to the partial cancellation of its contract, alleging that the Government had acted arbitrarily and capriciously after an error in the freight rate used in evaluation of another bid was discovered. The contract should have been partially terminated for the convenience of the Government, rather than canceled, since the contractor did not contribute to the mistake which result...