· 7/12/1963
Prestex Inc. v. The United States
Citations
- 320 F.2d 367
- 162 Ct. Cl. 620
- 1963 U.S. Ct. Cl. LEXIS 121
How courts have described this case
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- indicating that a contractor may recover under an implied-in-fact contract that has been fully performed even if the contract was “not properly advertised”
- where plaintiff’s bid, in response to an advertised procurement, was deemed nonresponsive because it deviated from the advertised specifications
- “[D]evia-tions may be waived by the contracting officer provided they do not go to the substance of the bid or work an injustice to other bidders.”
- Prestex was the case the government in its motion for summary judgment most relied on for the proposition that a supplier must comply with all material specifications
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Judges: Jones, Laramore, Durfee, Davis
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