B-223531: Oct 16, 1986

ELIGIBLE BID AND NEITHER BID MISTAKE NOR THE INTENDED BID ARE ASCERTAINABLE SUBSTANTIALLY FROM THE FACE OF THE BID AND THE SOLICITATION. THE WORK TO BE PERFORMED UNDER THE CONTRACT WAS DIVIDED BETWEEN TWO BID ITEMS. FOR WHICH BIDDERS WERE TO ENTER HOURLY LABOR RATES. WAS THE SUM OF BID ITEMS 1 AND 2. THIS LUMP SUM WAS TO BE SUPPORTED BY A "SCHEDULE OF DEDUCTIONS" ON WHICH BIDDERS WERE TO ENTER. TH...

B-223531: Oct 16, 1986

A firm requested permission to correct its allegedly erroneous bid for the maintenance and repair of hoists and cranes at three Navy installations. GAO noted that the solicitation permitted the correction of incorrect totals under the presumption that the unit price was the intended bid. GAO held that: (1) the protester could not correct the bid error since the alleged mistake was only apparent on...