Correction of Clerical Error in Bid

The protester alleged that a bid correction made by the low bidder after bid opening should not have been permitted. The bidder who submitted a bid price of $27,427 for Bid Item No. 1 and a bid price of $32,531 for Bid Item No. 2 alleged after bid opening that the bid price for Bid Item No. 2 was cumulative, contrary to the instructions of the invitation for bids. Correction of the bid mistake which resulted in displacement of the low bidder was proper since the mistake and the bid actually intended were ascertainable substantially from the bid when the bid price for Bid Item No. 2 was compared to other bid prices and the Government estimate.