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[Protest of Department of Agriculture Contract Award]

B-205693.2: Aug 9, 1982

A firm protested the award of a timber sales road construction contract under an invitation for bids issued by the Forest Service. The protester contended that the Forest Service incorrectly made an upward revision to its low bid and that the awardee's bid improperly received a downward revision. At bid opening, the protester was the apparent low bidder. However, the Forest Service noted that, whe...

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B-205693.2, AUG 9, 1982

B-205693.2: Aug 9, 1982

THE UNIT PRICE MAY NOT BE CORRECTED AND THE AGENCY'S UPWARD REVISION OF THAT LINE ITEM'S TOTAL PRICE BASED ON AN ARITHMETIC DISCREPANCY BETWEEN UNIT AND EXTENDED PRICE IS PROPER. 2. AGENCY'S DOWNWARD REVISION OF BIDDER'S EXTENDED LINE ITEM TOTALS BASED ON THAT FIRM'S ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF AN AMENDMENT REDUCING UNIT QUANTITIES WAS PROPER BECAUSE THE MISTAKE WAS AN APPARENT CLERICAL ERROR. CONTENDS THAT...

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