B-182406: Jun 3, 1975

CONTRACTOR'S CLAIM BASED ON ALLEGED GOVERNMENT MISTAKE IN PRICING AWARD OF LABOR SURPLUS AREA SET-ASIDE IS DENIED SINCE CLAIMANT FREELY OFFERED THE GOODS TO THE GOVERNMENT AT THE ALLEGEDLY MISTAKEN PRICE AND THE GOVERNMENT ACCEPTED IN GOOD FAITH. CLAIMANT ALLEGES THAT THE ABOVE-MENTIONED AMOUNT IS OWED DUE TO AN ERROR IN THE GOVERNMENT'S PRICING OF THE LABOR SURPLUS AREA SET-ASIDE PORTION OF THE C...

B-182406: Jun 3, 1975

The contractor filed a claim for a price adjustment in its contract, alleging an error in the Government's pricing of the labor surplus area set-aside portion of the contract. The claim was denied since the claimant freely offered the goods to the Government at the allegedly mistaken price and the Government accepted the offer in good faith, thereby vesting in the government the right to require p...