48 CFR § 1414.407-3 - 1414.407-3 Other mistakes disclosed before award.

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title: "48 CFR § 1414.407-3 - 1414.407-3   Other mistakes disclosed before award."
title_number: 48
title_name: "Federal Acquisition Regulations System"
section_number: "1414.407-3"
section_name: "1414.407-3   Other mistakes disclosed before award."
chapter_number: 14
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
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subchapter_name: "CONTRACTING METHODS AND CONTRACT TYPES"
part_number: "1414"
part_name: "SEALED BIDDING"
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authority: "Sec. 205(c), 63 Stat. 390, 40 U.S.C. 486(c); and 5 U.S.C. 301."
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# 1414.407-3 1414.407-3   Other mistakes disclosed before award.

(a) The HCA is authorized to make the administrative determinations under FAR 14.407-3, except as set forth in paragraph (b) of this section. This authority is not redelegable.

(b) The CCO has the authority outlined in FAR 14.407-3(c) to make the written determination permitting a bidder to withdraw a bid, after review by the SOL.

(c) The CO shall submit a report on suspected or alleged mistakes in bids together with the supporting data to the BPC, who will forward it to the HCA. The CO may also include a report on bids where evidence of the intended bid is clear and convincing but the bidder has not requested permission to correct the bid. Incomplete reports may result in a delay in obtaining a determination.

(d) The BPC is responsible for maintaining records of administrative determinations.