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B-195871 1 (1979-09-25)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadhqg0001 and id is 1 raw text is: THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL DECISION OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON, 0.C. 20548 FILE: DATE: September 25, 1979 B- 195871 MATTER OF: Al's Carpet Clean and Janitorial Service DIGEST: 1. Where contracting officer advises low bidder of possibility of error in bid due to substantial difference between its bid and next low responsive bid and where low bidder nonetheless veri- fies bid price to be correct, con- tract awarded to low bidder is valid and binding on parties to contract. 2. Relief may not be granted on basis of unconscionability, since circumstances do not establish that Government is obviously getting something for nothing. The General Services Administ.ption(GSA) has forwarded for our consideration aLclaim of mistake in bidjsubmitted by Al's Carpet Clean and Janitorial Service (Al's) after the award to the firm of a con- tract for janitorial services. On October 31, 1978, invitation for bids (IFB) PBS-BMD-79-0012, a total small business set-aside, was issued by the General Services Administration (GSA), ?,)000,23g/San Francisco Regional Office. Bids were opened November 28, 1978, and the three bids received ranged from Al's bid of $39,998.88 to $78,000. The Government's estimate for this work was $51,777.11. The second low bid in the amount of $66,508.80 was determined to be nonresponsive because the bidder failed to submit with its bid a required bid guarantee. In view of the difference between Al's bid and the only other responsive bid received, a telegram was sent to Al's on December 5, 1978, requesting the firm to review its bid to determine whether a mistake

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