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B-186794 1 (1976-11-11)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadegn0001 and id is 1 raw text is: / JPo ~ 1A THE COMPTROLL FIR (NENJ11AL MOMEC Iti3 IVPJj 2 . OF TI UNITEfl V TAT EB oWASHINGTON, D.C. E0548 CD FILE: :-186794 CDATE: November II, 1976 MATTER OF: S&Q Corporation DIGEST: 1. Telegraphic bid modification received at Base Exchange Western union Office before bid opening but not received by procurement officials until after bid opening was late and may not be considered, since delay in delivery may not be attributed solely to Government mishandling after receipt as Base Exchange Western Union office is not part of Government installation. 50 Comp. Gen. 76 (1970). 2, While Government mishandling in process of receipt of, as opposed to after receipt of, telegraphic bid or modification may provide baqis for consideration of an otherwise late ibid or modification, that principle is nor applicable where, as here, Government mishandling was not paramount in failure of modification to be received at Government installation pr''r to bid opening. Invitation for bids (IFB) No. P41615-76-09033 wau issued on February 23, 1976, by -he Department of the Air Force for construction of a computerized central surveillance and control system, energy con- servation program and fire alarm system for -Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. Peragraph t(d) of Standard Form (SP) 22, INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS, provided for consideration of telegraphic bid modifications. Paragrap 7 of SF 22 set forth the language of Armed Services Prnr-re- ment Regulation (ASPR) § 7-2002.2 (1975 ed.) in part as f lows: LATE BIDS, MODIFICATTONS OF BIDS OR WIThDRAWAL OF BIDS * * * (a) Any bid received at the office designated in the solicitation after the exact time specified for receipt will not be considered unless it is received before award is made and * * * * * * * * (ii) it was sent by mail (or telegram if authorized) and it is determined by the . - 1 j

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