Section 16.36 Mistake in Bid

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G. (§16.36) Mistake in Bid

In Chris Berg, Inc. v. United States, 426 F.2d 314 (Ct. Cl. 1970), a contractor submitted a bid on a contract with the Navy. The bid contained a computation error, which resulted in a lower bid than was intended. The Navy suspected the bid was in error, and the contractor confirmed the error. The contractor sought to modify its bid by increasing it to the correct amount, but the Navy refused, giving the contractor the option of either rescinding the bid or accepting the contract...