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B-183247 1 (1976-01-27)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaddsa0001 and id is 1 raw text is: L) D- T F LE UNIT00 GTATEM WAlASHINGTON, 0. C. 005413 FILE: B-183247 DATE:January 27,1976 MATTER OF: International Explosive Services, Inc. /n DIGEST: Prior decision denying claim is affirmed where allegation by claimant that it was advised by State Department per- sonnel to submit proposal for reconstruction of Suez Canal is unfounded since evidence furnished by State Department indicates that any such contact with claimant was routine suggestion that to receive consideration -proposal should be submitted to Egyptians and, there- fore, claimant was mere volunteer not entitled to compensation. This decision is in response to a further request by Interna- tional Explosive Services, Inc. (IES), for another recronsiderationi of claim No. Z-2563200 in the amount of $53,92f8.77, plus late charges, for expenses allegedly incurred in connection with a pro- posed project for the reconstruction of the Suez Canal. IES initially based its claim on the fact that it attempted to secure participation as a private contractor in the rehabilita- tion and reconstruction project, but was precluded from entering into commercial arrangements with the Government of Egypt when the United States Government decided to perform these functions at the United States' expense. The Transportation and Clains Division of our Office disallowed the claim on the ground that there was no legal basis for liability on the part of the Government. By letter of February 3, 1975, IES stated that it was in accord with the United States Government's policy of providing the service to Egypt and it indicated that its claim was based on the fact that the work was given to Murphy Pacific Marine Salvage Co. (Murphy) by the United States without IES being pro- vided an opportunity to bid. By decision B-183247, May 13, 1975, 75-1 CPD 293, our Office held that since the United States had an existing term contract (N00024-71-C-0234) with Murphy for the ser- vices contemplated in the Suez Canal, competitive bidding on the Suez Canal project was unnecessary. On this basis the denial of the claim by the Transportation and Claims Division was sustained. - 1 -

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