B-228232.2: Feb 3, 1988

A firm protested the Army Corps of Engineers' denial of its preaward request to correct an alleged mistake in its low bid for the construction of a vehicle wash facility, contending that a subcontractor made an error which affected its bid price. GAO held that the: (1) requested correction would increase the bid to within 1 percent of the next low bid; and (2) protester failed to prove its alleged...

B-228232.2: Feb 3, 1988

DIGEST: The General Accounting Office will not question procuring agency's denial of bidder's request to correct a mistake in its bid where correction would require recalculation of the bid based on a different subcontractor's price and the corrected bid would be less than one percent below the next low bid. Conner was awarded the contract at its uncorrected bid price of $6. The solicitation calle...