A company protested that the awardee did not include Federal Excise Tax (F.E.T.) in its bid, as required. Unless the bid affirmatively shows that taxes are excluded, it is presumed that taxes are included in the bid price...
WERE INCLUDED IN BID PRICE AND RESULTING CONTRACT PRICE IS DENIED AS BIDDER TOOK NO EXCEPTION TO REQUIREMENT AND UNLESS BID AFFIRMATIVELY SHOWS THAT TAXES ARE EXCLUDED. IT IS PRESUMED THAT TAXES ARE INCLUDED IN BID PRICE. THE TWO LOWEST UNIT PRICE BIDS OF $5.78 AND $5.95 WERE SUBMITTED BY AURORA CORD & CABLE COMPANY (AURORA) AND DOMAR INDUSTRIES (DOMAR). IS ADDED TO AURORA'S BID. DOMAR'S BID IS LO...