B-210413: Jun 7, 1983

A firm protested an Army contract award under a formally advertised procurement for machines. The protester contended that the awardee: (1) should not have been permitted to correct a mistake in its bid; (2) lacked the capacity to perform the contract; and (3) submitted too low a bid. After being advised by the Army of a possible a mistake in its bid, the awardee acknowledged the mistake and asked...

B-210413: Jun 7, 1983

WOULD HAVE REDUCED CORRECT BID BY THAT SAME AMOUNT DOES NOT PROHIBIT CORRECTION BECAUSE UNCERTAINTY IS SMALL AND UPPER RANGE OF UNCERTAINTY (THAT IS. PROTEST AGAINST AWARDEE'S CAPACITY TO PERFORM THE CONTRACT IS A PROTEST AGAINST AFFIRMATIVE DETERMINATION OF RESPONSIBILITY WHICH WE DO NOT REVIEW EXCEPT IN CIRCUMSTANCES NOT PRESENT IN THIS CASE. 3. DADSON CONTENDS THAT: (1) CUMBERLAND SHOULD NOT HA...