A firm requested that its guard services contract with the Navy be rescinded due to an alleged mistake in bid first raised after the contract award. GAO does not generally consider matters which are for resolution by a contracting officer under the disputes clause of a Government contract. The Contract Disputes Act of 1978 requires that all claims relating to a contract be filed with the contracti...

DIGEST: GAO WILL NOT CONSIDER CONTRACTOR'S REQUEST FOR RESCISSION OF ITS CONTRACT DUE TO MISTAKE IN BID SINCE REQUEST CONSTITUTES CLAIM "RELATING TO" CONTRACT WHICH. OUR OFFICE GENERALLY DOES NOT CONSIDER MATTERS WHICH ARE FOR RESOLUTION BY A CONTRACTING OFFICER UNDER THE DISPUTES CLAUSE OF A GOVERNMENT CONTRACT. OUR OFFICE WILL NOT CONSIDER THE FIRM'S REQUEST...