Request for Correction of Contract Price

The agency requested a decision as to whether it could correct the price of a contract. The awardee claimed an adjustment for an amount inadvertently omitted from its bid price due to its misinterpretation of a supplier's quotation. The claim was denied because notice of the mistake and bid withdrawal was not received at the office designated for receipt of withdrawals until after the award, and the disparity in bid prices was insufficient to place the contracting officer on notice of a possible mistake prior to award.