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B-186359 1 (1978-01-09)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadfns0001 and id is 1 raw text is: THE COMPTROLLER1 GENERAL DECISION ' ii OF THE UNITED BTATEB WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 00 FILE: B-186359 DATE: January 9, 198 4MATTER OF; Peterman, Windham & Yaughn, Inc.--Reconsideration C DIGEST: dA 1. Contractor's contention that it. should be afforded relief because of mistake in extremely low bid, not- withstaziing its verification of bid prior to award, is denied. Prior decision affirmed. 2. In seeking verification of extremely low bid, con- tracting officer was not required to question com- petence of bidder's president to verify the bid or to conduct in-depth review of bidder's worksheets where full disclosure o2 Government estimate was made aid bidder was afforded opportunity to con- duct its own in-depth review. 3. While contracting officer might not have been fully aware of specification requirements at time contract was signed, contractor is not entitled to relief on basis of mutual mistake. So far as record rhows, written contract expresses Government's intention and therefore mistake as to requirements of contract was unilateral and not mutual. 4. Prior decision that contractor should not be afforded relief on theory of unconscionability is affirmed. Peterman, Windham & Yaughn, Inc. (Peterman), a small business, requests re' -isideration of our decision Peterman, Windham & Yaughn, Inc., 56 Comp. Gen. 239 (1977), 77-1 CPD 20 wherein we denied that firm's request for an increase in the contract price because of an alleged mistake in bid asserted after award. In view of additional information submitted on reconsideration by Counsel for Peterman and our reexamination of the record, we believe that an in- crease in contract price is not justified. - 1 -

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