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B-177482 1 (1973-04-16)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaadwo0001 and id is 1 raw text is: L 6 COMvrROL!-ER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES WISH INQTON. D.C. 4 Z April 16, 1973 Hudson, Oreyke, Koehler, Brown & Tacke 1744 R Stri.et, MV. Washington, Dc. 20009 Attention: Gentlemen: Jol J. Reed, Faq; QL5 Reference is made to your letter of February 16, 1973, and previous correnpondence, protesting, on behalf of Woerfel Corpuration and Tosme Realty Company (a joint venture) (hereinafter Woerfel), award to any other bidder under invitation for bids (IFB) 10-024-3) issued by the John F. Kennedy Space Center (KSC), Uational Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The IFB was issued September 22, 1972, for the construction of spacecraft assembly and encapsulation facilities (SAEF) Nos. 1 and 2. Bids were opened October 24, 1972, with the following results: Woerfel Morrison-Knudoen Company (1-I) Heyl and Patterson, Inc. $41169651 , 761,000 5, 1,)Ow0 The Government estimate for the wort was $5,134,320. Because Woerfel's bid was significantly lower than the other bids and thU estimate, the contracting officer suspected a mistae and requested Woerfel on Octo- ber 24, 1972, to review the bid. By letter of the same date, Woec'fel advised that a gross clerical error in the amount of $476SO0 had occurred and requested that its bid be corrected to $4I,645.651. On Oatober 25, 1972, the contracting officer requested Woerfel' to submit doc- uments substantiating the mistake and the bid intended, By letter de.ted October 20, 1972, Woerfol submdtted worksheets and other data and stated that the mistake arose from failure to add the price of electrical work to the mechanical work price, $1,648,800, to obtain a correct hubtotal of $2,173,800 for the two items. Had the correct subtotal been added to the other items, it iras alleged that the correct bid would have been $h,61i0,33. Woerfel stated that it believed the documentation would allow NASA * t * to make a favorable award of this contract to us * * *. After consideration of the documentary evidence submitted in support of the alleged error, NASA's Director of Prozuremeut made the follo.wing deterimnatton (quoted in pertinent part) dated Jlovember 10, 1972: [7Ce~;-/rc7 '~aar PUBLISHED DECISION 52 Comp, Gen. B-177h82 )c6 OC~' 5gc%. L4 o= CE- r C 0O @ 5 d04

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