Escote Manufacturing Company v. United States

LARAMORE, Judge.

Plaintiff sues for the return of a contract bid deposit on the ground that its offer was not accepted by defendant within the time stipulated therein. Defendant counterclaims for damages for breach of plaintiff’s contract to purchase.

The facts are these: On August 19r 1955, the defendant, acting through the property disposal officer at Picatinny Arsenal, invited sealed bids on 52 items of surplus material under Invitation No. 28-017-S-56-5. By the terms of such invitation, bids were to be received until 10:30 A.M. daylight saving time, September 12, 1955, and then to be…