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B-180285 1 (1974-01-25)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadcbt0001 and id is 1 raw text is: FILE: B-180285 THE COMPTROLLElr GErNERAL OF TH-E UNITED STATES WA SH IN GT , D C . 2 5 4 8 He3 77 C)ATE: January 25, 1974 MATTER OF: Say Steel Company DIGEST: Under invitation for bids for furnishing 770 pipe frames, bidder who, after award, alleged that quoted unit price of $810 was incorrect and that quoted total price of 83,547 was correct may have unit price corrected to read $11.10 so as to. agree with extended total price notwithstanding fact bid was verified since bid verification was inadequate. On May 11, 1973, invitation for bids (ITE) No. DACM35-73-B-0071 was issued by the U. S. Army Engineer District, Detroit, Corps of Engineers, Department of the Army, Detroit, Michigan. The solicitation reouested bids for furnishing specified cuantities of vipe frames. In response, the;zSay Steel Company offered to furnish, among other items, the 770 14ipe frames under item l.a at a unit price of S8.10 and the extended total price for that item was shown at 98,547. The seven other bidders on item l.a cuoted unit prices ranging from $14.60 to .27.40. The record indicates that in a letter dated May 17, 1973, addresser to itself, the Corps of Engineers listed the unit and total prices quoted by Say Steel in its bid and that it requested the company to confirm such prices by signing the copy of the letter and returning it to the Corps of Engineers. The company returned to the Corps of Engineers a signed copy of the letter of iay 17, 1973, which showed a unit price of $8.10 and a total price of $3,547 for item 1.a. On May 23, 1973, Say Steel was awarded contract iHo. DACW35-73-C-0172 for furnishing the pipe frames under item l.a. The Notice of Award specified $8,5k7 as the total contract price for item 1.e but did not mention any unit price for such item. In addition to thecover letter, the contract cover sheet, Standard Form 33, entitled Solicitation Offer and Award indicated in the section entitled Award, Block 22, the amount, $8,547. It is reported that after the pipe frames were delivered by Say Steel, the disbursing officer advised the company that until sufficient evidence was furnished by it to the Government, the unit price rather than the total price would control and that payment to the firm for the supplies delivered was to be made on the basis of the unit price quoted in its bid. / -1 - 7K 77 Y ff 11 J!

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