B-227543: Jul 27, 1987

A firm protested a Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) contract award to another firm for galvanized steel pipe, contending that the awardee's bid was so low that it either: (1) contained an error; or (2) would be inadequate to supply the materials. GAO held that: (1) it would not consider whether the awardee's price contained an error, since DLA was responsible for that determination; and (2) there wa...

B-227543: Jul 27, 1987

Where protest alleges that protester was improperly denied award as low offeror and subsequent information shows that the protester was relying upon erroneous price information in concluding that it was the low offeror. The basis for protest no longer exists since the correct pricing information shows that protester was the second-low offeror. A protester has no standing to claim a mistake in a co...