B-248355: Aug 6, 1992

A firm protested a Navy contract award for valves, contending that the Navy improperly allowed the awardee to correct its bid. GAO held that the: (1) Navy reasonably allowed the awardee to correct its low bid; and (2) protester provided no basis to conclude that the awardee's bid was unreliable. Accordingly, the protest was denied...

B-248355: Aug 6, 1992

PROCUREMENT Sealed Bidding Low bids Error correction PROCUREMENT Sealed Bidding Low bids Error correction Price adjustments Propriety Protest that agency improperly permitted low bidder to correct a mistake in its bid is denied where the agency reasonably concluded that the bidder presented clear and convincing evidence that it mistakenly included a $60. The IFB was issued on August 26. Seven bids...