Blackhawk Heating & Plumbing Co. v. William B. Driver

TAMM, Circuit Judge:

In the summer of 1968 appellant was invited to submit a bid for the construction of a Veterans Administration hospital in Tampa, Florida. When the bids were opened on October 1, 1968, appellant’s was the lowest in amount of the five bids received. (Supp.App. 25.) Pursuant to the Federal Procurement Regulations, an assessment of responsibility was undertaken prior to the awarding of the contract. 1 After completing a careful analysis of appellant’s contract responsibility, the contracting officer determined that, under the requirements of the Federal Procurement Regulations…