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B-401736.3 1 (2009-12-09)

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  United States Government Accountability Office
  Washington, DC 20548

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          Decision


          Matter  of:  Prudent Technologies, Inc.

          File:        B-401736.3

          Date:        December  9, 2009

          William B. Barton, Esq., and Bryan R. King, Esq., Barton, Baker, Thomas & Tolle,
          LLP, for the protester.
          Sara E. McGraw, Esq., Environmental Protection Agency, for the agency.
          Christina Sklarew, Esq., and Guy R. Pietrovito, Esq., Office of the General Counsel,
          GAO,  participated in the preparation of the decision.
          DIGEST

          Procuring agency may permit correction of a mistake in bid where the bidder's
          intended bid amount is ascertainable from the face of the bid and logically supported
          by clear and convincing evidence.
          DECISION

          Prudent Technologies, Inc., of Kansas City, Missouri, protests the award of a
          contract to Environmental Restoration LLC, of St. Louis, Missouri, under invitation
          for bids (IFB) No. PR-R7-09-10251, issued by the Environmental Protection Agency
          (EPA)  for environmental remediation services at the Omaha Lead Superfund Site in
          Omaha,  Nebraska. Prudent argues that the EPA improperly permitted
          Environmental Restoration to adjust its bid after bid opening.

          We  deny the protest.

          The IFB provided for the award of a fixed-price contract for a 2-year base period and
          1 option year for environmental remediation and related services. Bidders were
          informed that the agency would evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the
          total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirements, and that
          award  would be made to the low, responsible and responsive bidder. IFB § M-1.

          The IFB's pricing schedule consisted of two parts. The first part, B. 1 Contract
          Price, provided blanks for extended prices, as follows:

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