https://www.gao.gov/products/141851

B-239662: Jul 20, 1990

A firm protested a Navy award for concrete replacement, contending that the Navy improperly determined that the awardee's bid error was a clerical mistake. GAO held that the contracting officer properly: (1) verified the awardee's intended bid and corrected the error; and (2) made award to the awardee, since the clerical mistake was apparent on the face of the bid. Accordingly, the protest was den...

https://www.gao.gov/products/480414

B-239662: Jul 20, 1990

PROCUREMENT - Sealed Bidding - Low bids - Error correction - Price adjustments - Propriety DIGEST: Protest that agency improperly allowed correction of mistake in low bid after bid opening is denied where mistake was apparent clerical error and could be readily corrected by applying standard mathematical calculation. Alleges that the contracting officer improperly determined that a mistake in Hitt...