B-185832: Mar 30, 1978

A protester against a contract award contended that the awardee's bid was underpriced, that it could not perform at its bid price, and that the price submitted might have been the result of a gross mistake. It also alleged that the contracting officer may have failed to require submission of cost or pricing data in violation of 12 U.S.C. 2306(f). The question of whether a bidder can perform at its...

B-185832: Mar 30, 1976

QUESTION OF WHETHER OFFEROR CAN PERFORM AT ITS BID PRICE IS ONE OF RESPONSIBILITY. WHERE COST ESTIMATES OF CONTRACTOR WERE REVIEWED AND VALIDATED DURING PREAWARD SURVEY AND CONTRACTOR DENIES EXISTENCE OF MISTAKE. ALLEGATIONS BY PROTESTER OF GROSS MISTAKE IN AWARDEE'S PRICE ARE DISMISSED. UTL'S PROTEST IS BASED UPON ITS CONTENTION THAT KURAS HAS SO UNDERPRICED THE OPTION PORTION OF ITS BID THAT THE...