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B-190425 1 (1977-12-23)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadfne0001 and id is 1 raw text is: 49F PL 2 V THU COMPTROLLER WENERAL DlECIBION ..a u sroa~m DIP THE UNITEC SITATUE a CWAU04INGTON. D.C. 2 4a irts* PILE: B-100425 DATE: Dember 23, 197 MATTER OF: Business Machine Traders DIGEST: 1. Purchaser of surplus property whose bid price on two items was 7. 3 times the current market appraisal and four times the next high bid for one item and eight times the current market appraisal and 1. 9 times the next high- eat bid for the other item may be afforded relief since contracting officer was on constructive notice of possi- bility of mistake in bid because of substantial disparity between erroneous bid and next high bid and because successful high bids on similar items were likewise inconsistent v !th erronaous bid. 2. Where bidder shows mistake in bid and intended. bid would displace other bidder, relief may be given to amount of second high bid since contract has been fully performed and rescission is not feasible.. Invitation for Bids (IFB) 27-7006 was issued by the Defense Property Disposal Region, Columbus, Ohio. for the sale of various articles of surplus Government property including items of office equipment. Business Mac.i1ne Tradera (Traders) was the high bidder on Items 61 and 62., in unit price amounts of $402. 73 for each respective item. Item 61 consisted of 6 typewriters, w' ile !tem 62 consisted of 5.. Typewriters contained in each item were in used, poor condition and were offered on a price per lot basis. Traders was awarded these items under contract No. 27-7086-287. By letter of January 28, 1977, Traders notified the con- tracting officer that an error had bieen made in-preparing the bid for Items 61 and 62 in that 4rhen the bidder inspected the maahines te manner in which threy were displayed led him to assume that the 31 typewriters comprised a single lot. Accordingly, he intended to bid $402. 79 for 11 typewriters instead of $402. 79 for Item 61 and $402. 79 for Item 62. No evidence establishing the intended bid has been submitted. -1- 11

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