https://www.gao.gov/products/098988

B-185958: May 3, 1976

A contractor requested rescission of a contract, alleging that it made a mistake in its bid in that it intended to bid on a different item. Rescission of a contract, based on a unilateral mistake, can only be allowed if the contracting officer had actual or constructive notice of an error. Since the contracting officer was not placed on notice of an error where the high bid for the used surplus pr...

https://www.gao.gov/products/451857

B-185958: May 3, 1976

CONTRACTING OFFICER WAS NOT PLACED ON ACTUAL OR CONSTRUCTIVE NOTICE OF ERROR WHERE HIGH BID FOR USED SURPLUS PROPERTY WAS ONLY 2 TIMES GREATER THAN NEXT BID AND 1.39 TIMES ABOVE CURRENT MARKET APPRAISAL. WAS ISSUED BY THE DEFENSE PROPERTY DISPOSAL REGION. AWARD WAS SUBSEQUENTLY MADE TO HARLISS. HARLISS SUBMITTED ITS WORK SHEETS WHICH INDICATED THAT CERTAIN FIGURES AND COMPUTATIONS (WHICH HARLISS C...