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B-202744 1 (1981-05-04)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadjiy0001 and id is 1 raw text is: TH-E COMPTAOLLE~qAJERAL DECISION OF THE UNITEO STATES WASHINGTON. 0. C. 20548 FILE: B-202744 DATE: May 4, 1981 MATTER OF: ACTION--Compensation for Unauthorized Services Provided Government DIGEST: Notwithstanding agency failure to comply with procurement regulations, claim for preparation of transcripts of meetings may be paid on auantum meruit basis since Government received benefit of services and price is con- sidered reasonable, provided an author- ized contracting official of Government recommends that payment be made. pf.Or ACTION has requested our decision regarding the propriety of paying for court reporting services7per- formed by Ms. Elizatbeth Griffin. OS A consultant to the Assistant Director of the Office of Voluntary Citizens Participation of ACTION, acting on behalf of the Assistant Director and with her approval, requested, on four separate occasions, that Ms. Griffin, r j-Ia freelance court reporter,&rovide court reporting serv- ---ces at meetings.) The submissions make it clear that there is no question that the services were requested and that the transcripts were received. Ms. Griffin sub- mitted bills for each transcript delivered1 the payment requested totals $3,535.30. The ACTION contracting officer advises that roper procurement procedures were not followed. Apparently, as a result of an administrative oversight, no procure- ment request was initiated by the Office~of Voluntary Citizens Participation (Voluntary OfficeT rhich would have resulted in the execution of a valid purchase order.- The Assistant Director of the Voluntary(Office has requested that the contracting officer ratify the unau- thorized procurement of these services on the basis that services were rendered to and accepted byher. To date, the contracting officer has refused to do so, stating T(vO7/

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