552.236-76 Basis of Award - Sealed Bidding Construction.
As prescribed in 536.270-5(c), insert the following clause:
Basis of Award - Sealed Bidding Construction (Mar 2019)
A bid may be rejected as nonresponsive if the bid is materially unbalanced as to bid prices. A bid is unbalanced when the bid is based on prices significantly less than cost for some work and significantly overstated for other work.
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Alternate I (Mar2019). As prescribed in 536.270-5(c), designate the basic provision as paragraph (a) and add the following paragraph to the basic provision:
(b)(1) The low bidder for purposes of award is the responsible bidder offering the lowest aggregate price for:
(i) The base requirement; plus
(ii) All options designated to be evaluated.
(2) The evaluation of options will not obligate the Government to exercise the options.