Matter of: Herman Construction Group, Inc. Agency: Department of Veteran Affairs Disposition: Protest Sustained Keywords: Mistake; Bid and Proposal Costs; Price Calculation Error Decided: January 5, 2018 Released: January 12, 2018 General Counsel P.C. Highlight: Agencies may only permit bid modification based on error or mistake when the evidence establishes clear and convincing evidence both
Link: GAO Opinion Agency: Department of the Army Disposition: Protest denied. Keywords: Mistake; Clear and convincing evidence —————————————————————————————————————————– A protest challenging the Department of the Army’s decision to allow the correction of a low bidder’s mistake of misplacing a decimal point when entering two subcontractor quotes was denied because the Army reasonably determined that there
Link: GAO Opinion Agency: Environmental Protection Agency Disposition: Protest denied. Keywords: Mistake; Clear and convincing evidence —————————————————————————————————————————– The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was correct in permitting the correction of a mistake in a bid where the bidder’s intended bid amount is ascertainable from the face of the bid and it is logically supported by clear
Link: GAO Opinion Agency: Department of the Navy Disposition: Protest denied. ________________________________________________________________________________ GAO Digest: Protest arguing that agency improperly permitted correction of low bidder’s mistake of omitting a single digit from the unit price for one line item is denied because the correct amount was shown in the extended price for that line, the extended