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[Protest of Marine Corps Contract Award for Time Domain Reflectometers]

B-219981: Nov 27, 1985

A firm protested a Marine Corps contract award to another firm for reflectometers, contending that the Marine Corps improperly allowed the awardee to correct a mistake in its bid. GAO held that the Marine Corps acted improperly in allowing the awardee to correct the bid error because: (1) the intended bid was not apparent from the face of the bid; (2) the awardee did not supply sufficient evidence...

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B-219981, NOV 27, 1985, 85-2 CPD 611

B-219981: Nov 27, 1985

IF THE PROTEST WERE SUSTAINED. THE LOW BIDDER'S BID WOULD HAVE TO BE WITHDRAWN AND THE PROTESTER THUS WOULD BE IN LINE FOR AWARD. CONTRACTING AGENCY IMPROPERLY PERMITTED AWARDEE TO CORRECT MISTAKE IN ITS BID AS A CLERICAL MISTAKE SINCE THE UNIT PRICE AND EXTENDED PRICE WERE IN AGREEMENT AND INTENDED BID THEREFORE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED FROM THE FACE OF THE BID. WAS THE APPROPRIATE REMEDY WHERE TH...

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