B-191749: Aug 16, 1978

WHERE CONTRACT AWARD FOR ESTIMATED QUANTITIES OF TWO ITEMS IS TO BE MADE AS A WHOLE TO ONE BIDDER. 745 IS CROSSED OUT AND AMOUNT OF $205. 745 IS INSERTED AS REVISED TOTAL PRICE FOLLOWED BY NOTATION THAT "TOTAL MAY BE REDUCED TO $205. " ONLY REASONABLE INTERPRETATION IS THAT BIDDER INTENDED $15. NINE BIDS WERE RECEIVED AND OPENED ON APRIL 11. 745 WAS THE LOWEST TOTAL BID RECEIVED. THE CONTRACTING O...

B-191749: Aug 16, 1978

The protester objected to the proposed rejection of its bid as nonresponsive. Where the contract award for the estimated quantities of two items was to be made as a whole to one bidder, the failure of the low bidder to change the unit and extended prices on the bid schedule to reflect the total price reduction made on the bid did not render the bid nonresponsive since the price for the unit items...