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[Protest of Proposed Army Contract Award for Construction of Binary Weapons Production Facility]

B-224301: Dec 2, 1986

A firm protested an proposed Army contract award for facility construction, contending that: (1) the proposed awardee's bid contained a mistake; and (2) the Army should have rejected the bid because its price for an additive item was significantly lower than the Army's estimate and the other bidder's prices for that item. GAO held that: (1) there was no requirement to reject the proposed awardee's...

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B-224301, DEC 2, 1986, 86-2 CPD 629

B-224301: Dec 2, 1986

IS NOT A MISTAKE THAT REQUIRES REJECTION OF THE BID SINCE THE BID AS SUBMITTED WAS THE BID ACTUALLY INTENDED. IS NO BASIS TO PRECLUDE CONTRACT AWARD. AWARD WAS TO BE MADE TO THE FIRM WHOSE BID WAS LOW FOR THE BASE BID PLUS THOSE ADDITIVES WITHIN THE FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR THE PROCUREMENT. WHITE'S BID WAS LOW FOR EACH OF THE ADDITIVE ITEMS AND ALSO WAS LOW OVERALL. WAS SECOND LOW OVERALL.). THE CONTRA...

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