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B-186487 1 (1976-08-31)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaddal0001 and id is 1 raw text is: THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL DECIS11 .-* OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON, . C. 20548 FILE: B-186487 DATE: August 31, 1976 MATTER OF: Dima Contracting Corporation f O g DIGEST: Where subsequent to bid opening it is discovered that bid was timely received at agency but was not opened because of reference on envelope to another IFB, fact that agency returned unopened bid to bidder operates to prevent bid, later resubmitted, from being considered for award. This protest arose from the Navy's determination not to consider for award the bid of Dima Contracting Corporation (Dima) under invitation for bids (IFB) No. N62472-76-C-1914 (hereafter-1914), issued by the Northern Division, Naval Facilities Engineering Command (Navy). IFB-1914 called for bids for painting portal cranes at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Nine bids were received at the Shipyard on April 26, 1976 at 2:00 p.m., the designated bid opening time. On that date, after the conclusion of bid opening, the Shipyard received a telephone call from Dima requesting information as to Dima's status under the subject IFB. No bid from Dima had been opened. However, the bid box did con- tain a sealed bid from Dima which had been received at the Ship- yard April 23, 1976. The face of Dima's envelope referenced another solicitation, No. 62472-77-C-1917 (hereafter-1917), Specification No. 04-76-1917, and an opening date of April 26, 1976, 2:00 p.m.- The solicitation and specification numbers on Dima's bid envelope matched a solicitation issued by the Navy and scheduled for bid opening at the Portsmouth, New Hampshire NavalShipyard on April 28, 1976. Thereafter, by letter dated May 3, 1976, the Navy returned to Dima, unopened, the sealed bid and informed Dima that this bid could not be considered for award under IFB-1914 because of the failure to display the correct number on - 1 -

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