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B-183580 1 (1975-09-24)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadcmv0001 and id is 1 raw text is: I F. k THE COMPTROLLER GENERF1AL D R7 I N S 10. IOF THE UNITED STATES WV ASHINGTON, D.C. 2O 548 FILE: B-183580 ODATE:September 24,1975 MATTER OF: Natkin and Company q -7(f DIGEST: Under invitation for bids providing that binding contract will result when written award is mailed or otherwise furnished to successful bidder, bidder is not entitled to correction of mistake in bid alleged after mailing of notice of award but prior to receipt of notice, award having become effective on deposit of award notice in mail, since correction of mistake in bid alleged after award is not permitted where prior to award contracting officer was not on actual or constructive notice of alleged mistake. Natkin and Company requests relief from an alleged mistake in bid asserted in regard to award of contract No. GS-09B-C- 7505-SF by the General Services Administration (GSA). Natkin claims that in computing the amount of its bid its estimator inadvertently used the wrong figures off its work sheets for estimateL labor and material costs resulting in an under bid in the amount of $265,512.00. Consequently, its bid was low at $2,230,000.00. The next low bid was $2,346,461.00 and the highest of five bids was $2,475,154.00. The Government estimate was $2,440,000.00. Although Natkin may have made an error in computing its bid price, it is clear that the mistake was unilateral and the bidder is bound by the contract awarded unless the contracting officer knew or should have known of the mistake at the time of the award. Only if the contracting officer had either actual or constructive notice of the possibility of mistake may the contract be reformed or rescinded. King Brothers, B-183717, June 2, 1975; 49 Comp. Gen. 272 (1969). The Acceptance of Bid was signed by the contracting officer on March 20, 1975, at 11:30 a.m. and mailed by 2:00 p.m. on that date. Standard Form 21, contained in the invitation for bids (IFB), specifies that the written acceptance of the bid is effective when it is mailed or otherwise furnished and it is our view that where such language is included in an IFB and the bidder takes no exception - 1 -

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