B-217470: Jan 17, 1985

A firm protested receiving a General Service Administration (GSA) contract award, contending that GSA improperly awarded it the contract after the agency refused to permit the correction of a bid error or to allow withdrawal of the bid. GAO does not consider bid error claims alleged after an award. Such matters should be filed under the Contract Disputes Act procedures. Accordingly, the protest wa...

B-217470: Jan 17, 1985

CONTRACTS - MISTAKES - ALLEGATION AFTER AWARD DIGEST: MISTAKE IN BID CLAIMS ALLEGED AFTER AWARD ARE NOT CONSIDERED BY GAO SINCE THEY ARE CLAIMS "RELATING TO" CONTRACTS WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE CONTRACT DISPUTES ACT OF 1978. SUCH MATTERS ARE CLAIMS "RELATING TO" CONTRACTS WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE CONTRACT DISPUTES ACT OF 1978. THE PROTEST IS DISMISSED...