(a) The high bid received in accordance with any advertisement issued under authority of this part shall be accepted, except that the approving officer, having set forth the reason(s) in writing, shall have the right to reject the high bid if:
(1) The high bidder is considered unqualified to fulfill the contractual requirement of the advertisement; or
(2) There are reasonable grounds to consider it in the interest of the Indians to reject the high bid.
(b) If the high bid is rejected, the approving officer may authorize:
(1) Rejection of all bids; or
(2) Acceptance of the offer of another bidder who, at bid opening, makes written request that their bid and bid deposit be held pending a bid acceptance.
(c) The officer authorized to accept the bid shall have the discretion to waive minor technical defects in advertisements and proposals, such as typographical errors and misplaced entries.
Notes of Decisions
United States v. Mitchell, 463 U.S. 206 (1983).
· cites it 2× “1417 , the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to collect "reasonable fees" from Indian timber sale proceeds to cover the cost of the management and sale of the Indians' timber. 25 U. S. C. § 413 .”
White Mountain Apache Tribe v. Williams, 810 F.2d 844 (9th Cir. 1984).
“As the majority acknowledges, sections 406, 407, and 466 require the Secretary of the Interior to manage tribal timber resources based “upon a consideration of the needs and best interests” of the tribe, and to ensure that proceeds from any timber sales be paid to the tribe “or…”
White Mountain Apache Tribe v. Williams, 798 F.2d 1205 (9th Cir. 1984).
“As the majority acknowledges, sections 406, 407, and 466 require the Secretary of the Interior to manage tribal timber resources based “upon a consideration of the needs and best interests” of the tribe, and to ensure that proceeds from any timber sales be paid to the tribe “or…”
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