B-185866: Jul 12, 1976

A company protested the agency's decision to allow another offeror to correct a mistake in its bid and the subsequent award to that offeror. The agency acted properly in allowing the correction of the bid since the mistake and the intended bid could be clearly ascertained. The allegation that the low bidder would attempt to recoup losses on its inordinately low bid by seeking contract changes duri...

B-185866: Jul 12, 1976

GAO WILL NOT CONSIDER ALLEGATION THAT LOW BIDDER WILL ATTEMPT TO RECOUP LOSSES ON INORDINATELY LOW BID BY SEEKING CONTRACT CHANGES DURING PERFORMANCE SINCE ASPR SEC. 1-311 DOES NOT PROVIDE FOR REJECTION OF BID WHERE "BUYING IN" IS SUSPECTED. IF BID IS LOW AND RESPONSIVE TO INVITATION REQUIREMENTS. IT WILL NOT QUESTION ADMINISTRATIVE DETERMINATION PERMITTING CORRECTION UNLESS SUCH DETERMINATION HAS...