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¼bnbalanced Did Did Not Preclude Contract Award). D-192794.
December 8, 1978. 5 pp.
Decision re: Dement Construction Co.; Iniversal Construction Co.
rb Robert F. Keller, Acting Comrtrcller Geniral.
Contact: Offico of the General CoCasel: Ptocutement [aw 1.
Orqanization Concerrtd: Department of the Army: Corps cf
Enqineers.
Authority: 31 U.S.C. 529. 54 Comp. Gen. 242. 55 Camp. Geu. 231.
Defense Acquisitio UequInt.on 7-603.37. Defense Acquisitica
Requlation 2-407.B. id-191786 (197d).
A protester contended that award of a contract may not
result in the lowest cost to the Covernment because the
awardee's bid was mnbalaAced. A mathematically unbalanced bid
may be accepted where Government estimates are reasonable and
there is no reasonable doubt about itE resulting in the lowest
cost. An allqation that an understanding tetwee the agency and
the awardee prior to award concerning progress payments
constituted after the fact nuqotiations was without toundation
since the bidder was entitled to the award and there were no
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