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B-178675 1 (1973-07-09)

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                          CO4PTROLER OIKAAL OF THE iUNITED 5TATES
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          the Unorable Rogers C. PP Knast
          the 80cztary of the Lterior
          Dew t', *nerteuryu0

               Lfersaca Is Uade to latter .51.0-.24 (552) dated May 14, 1973,
          with enCiceurs, ftm the Deputy Avsiset Secaetary, requeting a
          decision a to the actio to be Vt'An eoneranx M error ullesed by
          the Otophyslal Inet6ant & Supply Co. ( S6W) to have bem made in
          n bid upon which contract No. 53500f14460 It based.

               Irdeatis for bids o. P-3w:V vequosted bids for furnish
          Live Stem  mod with surveying lntuant.s and rolated equipmmt,
          =830 offered to furnish the equ~ltut described under Atem I throuh
          / for a total prica of $16,738.60., Te oily other responske bid was
C/        in the total mount of $18,417.50, The Goverme t estimate for the
         equIpme tas $13,837. On February 15, .973, the contact for the
         itemr wes cmrded to 0160%,
              by r.t*er dted February 21, 1973, GVC!J advised the contracting
         office that do prices quoted In the bid v4r.. emronoou because they
         wets based on prices in en old price list o* its es supplier. Tban
         *mpmy stated that If the current price Litt had boo used n Coarm-
         puting the bWA price, the total price would hare been $18,187 inteed
         • of.$16,38.60. The   pmy requuted that ths total price for the
         0quipant be ticressad to $10,187. In suppott of the aleSato of
         erro, the company subitted copies of the ol aud current price lite
         of lee suppl/o-. However# ve fld no basis to increse the contract
         price as requested stce the contracting off icr mado award without
         * otice of possible aTrro The contruti g officer bad x   reason to
         ouspect error since the G0CC bid vu In in vtth the only other
         wssponslV bid ad the Govermac atate.

              Acerdinuy, the nuw      for a increse L& the contsact price is
         deals.,
              the emine   euaopewsng th.  Key' A4 letter ant returned as  •*
         mnevoted,
                                          Sinetely yGMw,

                                          Paulo Deabli.t
                                          f b Opt t1nreta

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