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B-183913 1 (1975-06-09)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadcim0001 and id is 1 raw text is: THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL DECISION OF THE UNITED STATES SWASHINGTON. D. C. 20548 FILE: B-183913 DATE: June 9, 1975 MATTER OF: New Westminster Marine Sales and Service, Ltd. DIGEST: Bidder under surplus sales contract whose allegedly mistaken bid on one item was more than four times the next high bid (unit prices of $511 and $125, respectively) and almost ten times its bid price for similar equipment under another item number may have item deleted from its contract, since sales contracting officer was on constructive notice of a possible error. However, where record fails to indicate such a dis- parity in bid prices with regard to another item where the bidder also alleged mistake (unit bid prices of $411 and $289 by the high bidder and second high bidder, respectively) relief may not be granted. Invitation for bids (IFB) 41-5143 was issued by the Defense Property Disposal Region, Defense Depot Ogden Station, Ogden, Utah, for the sale of various articles of surplus Government property. New Westminster was the high bidder on items 66 and 67, in unit price amounts of $511.00 and $411.00, respectively. Item 66 was described as six 3-cylinder, liquid cooled diesel engine blocks, and item 67 as four 3-cylinder, liquid cooled diesel engines, all in various stages of disrepair. Consequently, the claimant was awarded these items under contract No. 41-5143-005, executed November 5, 1974. By letter of November 8, 1974, the claimant requestedrescission of the award and relief from a 20 percent penalty charge on the grounds that it erred in its bid for these items through a misread- ing of their description which resulted in a substantial over-bid. By letter of December 5, 1974, the claimant repeated its request for relief, this time contending the error was committed in the course of transfer from the work sheet to the bid sheet. By letter of December 9, 1974, the claimant submitted its worksheets at the request of the contracting officer. The claimant states that it intended to bid a unit price of $51.10 on item 66, and a unit price of $41.10 on item 67. As support .for such contention, the claimant states that it bid $52.00 on similar engine blocks on item 61. - 1

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