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B-192601 1 (1978-10-19)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadjao0001 and id is 1 raw text is: i .-,' - .- fHE COMWTRL.: ._U, QUNHPIAI- OECISION .. OF THE LJM ITL BTATMD \'- . ' %V A %3 I * J C3 'r 0 N , 13 C . P. 0 6i 4 13 FILE: B-192601 DATE: October 19, 197'8 MA-rTER OF: Potomac Industrial Trucks, Inc. DIGEST: 1. Bidder who, after award, alleges mist;ake in bid on basis of omission of component parts lit price, may have contract rescinded, even though disparity In bid prices is small, because contracting officer ac on constructive notice of separate pricing for-components by other bidder in abstract of bids. 2. Where contractor's worksheet and manufacturers' price lists substantiated clam of mistake in bid, proper remedy is rescission rather than correct:ion where factors necessary for correction were not considered in formulation of bid. This decision Is in response to a request from the Director, Loglstics Service, Federal Aviation Administrntinn (FAA), Depart- mant of Transportation, for a determination of the propriety of permitting correction after award of a mistake claimed by Potomac Industrial Trucks, Inc. (Potomac), in its bid for contract Nu. DOT-FA75AC'8157, ilucd by FAA. See Section 1-7.406-4(1) of the Federal Prccurement Regulations. The contract requires Potomac, as successful low bidder on Invitation for Bids (1M1) AC31-8-0lO6, to supply one forklift truck,, electric, comi.lete with battery and battery charger, Clarklift Model EC500-40-E or equal. Four bids responsive to the IFB were received and opened on tl'e scheduled -paning date of April 6, 1978. These were the bidders and their bids: rotomac $14,572 Clarklift of Oklahoma City 16,443 Jennings Engiw.! Supply Co. 11,198 Towmotor Corporation 17,299 I.._.

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