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B-186847 1 (1976-10-06)

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r-1                             'THE COMPTROLLER ORNERAL
0             DECISION         . r2.       OF   THE     UNITE J      O TATEDi
                                         I WASHINGToN, Co.C.             051




              FILE:   3-186847                    DATE: October 6, 1976

              MATTER OF:      Broken Lance Enterprises, Inc.


              DIGEST:

                   Agency properly rpermitted low bidder to withdraw
                   rather than corrtct 'lid mistake because correction
                   as requested would have Increased lowh id to within
                   1 percent of acxrt acceptable bid,and other evidence
                   submitted by bidder shows another intended bid
                   price wiThin less Lhan 1/2 of one percent of next
                   acceptable bid.


                   Invitation for bids (TUB) No. F0360:-76-09024 was issued Oi
             April 15, 1376, by the Department of the Air Force to solicit bids
             to furnish mess attendant services for two dinig halls -t  Little
             Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas. Bids were opened on MAy  13, 1976, a'id
             Broken LIance Enterprises, Inc. (fBLL), 'as the low bidder at $272,577.11.

                   By maligram received at the proctring office on May 17, BLE
             alleged a mihtake in bid and requested pcermissiorn to wlihdraw. By
             letter dat id !tav 18, BLL supplemented the request as follows:

                   The following requirements were noc included in
                   the compilation of my bid as submitted. This occurred
                   as a result of the worksheet for items a thrU c below
                   became attached to another set of work papers on the
                   desk and was not discovered till after my bid was
                   submitted and results obtained from your uofice after
                   bid opening.

                       a. Working Supervisor           S8,00.00  u/a
                           Ief:  par F, pg 4 of 18

                       b. Cashier                      $5,000.00 p/a
                           Ref: par lB (17)
                           page 2 of 18


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