B-216707: Apr 1, 1985

A firm protested an Army contract award, arguing that: (1) the awardee was improperly permitted to correct a bid error; and (2) the awardee's bid was unbalanced and should have been rejected as nonresponsive. GAO held that the agency reasonably allowed correction of the error because the bid clearly indicated that the error was made, how it occurred, and the amount of the intended bid. GAO also he...

B-216707: Apr 1, 1985

THUS CLEARLY ESTABLISHING THAT A MISTAKE WAS MADE. BIDS - UNBALANCED - PROPRIETY OF UNBALANCE - "MATHEMATICALLY UNBALANCED BIDS" MATERIALITY OF UNBALANCE BID THAT WAS GROSSLY UNBALANCED MATHEMATICALLY SHOULD HAVE BEEN REJECTED SINCE ACCEPTANCE OF THE BID WAS TANTAMOUNT TO ALLOWING AN ADVANCE PAYMENT. RIVERPORT CONTENDS THAT B-K WAS IMPROPERLY PERMITTED TO CORRECT A MISTAKE IN ITS BID AFTER BID OPE...