Code of Federal Regulations Title 48. Federal Acquisition Regulations System 48.52.236-76 552.236–76 Basis of Award—Sealed Bidding Construction

As prescribed in 536.270–5(c), insert the following provision:

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 (Mar 2019). 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.