B-206103: Feb 4, 1982

A firm protested the award of a contract alleging that an incorrect delivery term was included in its bid through clerical error causing it to be nonresponsive. The protester contended that, pursuant to statutory regulations, the contracting officer should have corrected the mistake. However, GAO held that nonresponsiveness may not be cured through mistake-in-bid correction procedures, and it was...

B-206103: Feb 4, 1982

A BID WHICH SPECIFIES THAT DELIVERY WILL BE F.O.B. ORIGIN IS NONRESPONSIVE AND MAY NOT BE CORRECTED. WHILE JAMBOR'S BID SPECIFIED THAT "FOB POINT WILL TAKE PLACE AT J.JAMBOR.". JAMBOR ALLEGES THAT INCLUSION OF THIS TERM WAS A CLERICAL MISTAKE. WHICH THE CONTRACTING OFFICER SHOULD HAVE CORRECTED PURSUANT TO DEFENSE ACQUISITION REGULATION SEC. 2-406 (1976 ED.). JAMBOR'S BID WAS MADE ON AN F.O.B. A B...