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B-194380 1 (1979-07-27)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadhlf0001 and id is 1 raw text is: 50 0iLLEft THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL DECISION . OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON, D.C. 2054B VIN TEO FILE: B-194380 DATE: July 27, 1979 MATTER OF: Southern Wood Piedmont Company-- Reconsideration DIGEST: 7~ L Xir, A/s1 7~~ Where issue raised in request for reconsideration of GAO decision is also presented to contract appeals board, GAO declines to consider re- quest since firm may not argue same issue in two forums. In any event, evidence offered by firm is self-serving in nature and would not be acceptable basis for reconsideration of prior decision. The Southern Wood Piedmont Company (Southern Wood) requests that we reconsider our decision in Department of the Interior, B-194380, April 17, 1979, 79-1 CPD 271. The contracting officer had received from the low bidder (Southern Wood) a verification of its bid price after informing Southern Wood that verification was re- quested due to the large difference between the low bid price and the next low bidder's price. Because of this, we held that the resultant contract was valid and bind- ing notwithstanding Southern Wood's postaward allega- tion of a mistake in bid. The agency had referred the matter to our Office for a decision. Southern Wood contends that the contracting activity--contrary to the latter's assertion--did not fulfill its verification duty in that the activity did not advise the firm of the possibility of a mistake and the reasons therefor and offers as evidence the testimony of a witness--a sales manager of Southern Wood--to the verification request. Southern Wood states that it has filed an appeal under the disputes clause of the contract with the Contract Appeals Board of the Department of the Interior / ~fa4

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