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B-177574 1 (1973-01-03)

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                  COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF' THE UNITED STATES
                            WASHINGTON, D.C. Z2548








    Dear Mr,* Donovan:

         r~eference Is made to yaur latter -of vermber 301. 1972;0 with
    vhich you enolosed a report of a mistake in bid alleged after
    award of contraet No. HM-21-72-21 to Diupouowmte-p Incorporated
    (Disposovatte) by the Cen+Ar for Disease Comtrol (CDC), Atlantalp
    Georgia. This xatter waA forwarded to our effke for a deteizina-
    tion in accordance vith Federal Procuremn Pogolations (M~)
         l...~6.i~i),anto vhother the contract may be reformed.,

         The report states that solieltation No. 103-71 was tmaed on
    June 9t 1971, for the furnishing of mipplie., eujdpentp and labor
    to pick up -and dispose of waste from the premises of CDC in Atlanta
    and Mab2leet Georgia, frft the tift of contract sward through June 30,,
    1972. Bids were opened an JIune 30, 1971.

         The contract required use of speclii types of equipuiento and
    the bid forma provide& spes a r bidders to Insert their rental
    rates per month tor this eq~iiment, as well as their pickup rate
    per month. Disposowaste's bid unfer Item IA cootained a monthly
    rental of $199 and a zmthly pickup rate of $149 for 4i-cubic yard
    containers. -in considering the bi-d, the tontrscting officer vas
    rat alerted to aiV discrepumc in the Item bid prices. .Unce
    Disposowaste' was the only biderj, it vas avarded the contract on
    July 2, 1971.
         Performmne %nder the contract has now been satisfactorily com-
    pletad. However', durinzg the lairt motth of the contract period, con-
    troct.na personnel were notifted that the coutractor Wa imvicedo
    and payment bad been iade,, tbroughout tbo contract period at a rate
    of $49 pe   ~cu (with amroximately 41/3 pickups per month),
    rather then at the contract-etipulated rate of $149 Me Vionth. on
    July 13# 1972# CX notified Disposawaste that an adjnstbnet would
    be made in the payment for its Jlune invoice for the overpaymenxts
    made on the previous invoices. Upon receipt -of this notificatiwn,
    Disposovaste submitted a letter dated July 18, 1972, alleging that
    it had made a mistake in bid, and clairting It hW first noticed the
    mistake upon receipt of CDC's July 13 letter. In its JWly 18 letter
    Disposovaste pointed out that in telephone tommrmationa with the



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