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B-191335 1 (1978-04-26)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadfyy0001 and id is 1 raw text is: I I -I HE COMPTROLLER GENERAL DECISION . ( . cF THw UNITED *TATE V/ASHINGTON. D.C. 20548 FILE: B-191335 MATTER OF: DATE: April 26, 1976 Deoartment of Treasury, Bureau of Altohol, Tobacco and Firearms DILGST: Supplier of gas to Government may be paid, in accordance with delivery invoices, for each gas container not returned by Government to supplier. Payment for liquid vessel not returned by Government to supplier may be allowed based on cost of replacement. The Department of the Treasury has referred a claim to us submitted by a vendor, SOS Gases, Inc. (SOS), in the amount of $2.541.00, for 17 high pressure industrial gas cylinders and one liquid vessel. tt i alleged by SOS that Treasury did not return tnese containers after the gas supplies they contained were used. The record indicates that Treasury entered into a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) with SOS for gas supplies, specialized gases, regulators and assorted chromatography supplies, duriig the period October 1, 1976 through September 30, 1977. The terms of the BPA, however, did not contain procedures for receipt and handling of the containers. An investigation by Treasury determined that SOS provided gases in contractor-owned containers, but that Treasury did not maintain independent records pertaining to the receipt and return of the con- tainers. However, the SOS invoices showed thereor the type and number of containers delivered to Treasury by SOS and returned to SOS. Each invoice was signed on behalf of both SOS and Treasury. While a review of all available invoices indicated that 27 cylinders were not returned, SOS has stated that 17 were not accounted for and has cla.med reimburse- ment fbr that number. The review a qo indicated that one liquid vessel was not returned to SOS, the same as claimed by SOS. - 1 - 1* i

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