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B-209582 1 (1982-11-22)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadksu0001 and id is 1 raw text is: ~ \~.THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL DECISION . OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON. 0. C. 20548 FILE: B-209582 DATE: November 22, 1982 MATTER OF: Burrelle's Press Clipping Service DIGEST: 1. Despite the absence of a formally exe- cuted contract, firm may be paid on a quantum meruit basis for the reasonable value of press clipping services ren- dered, since the Government requested and received the benefit of the serv- ices. 2. Payment of an invoice on a quantum meruit basis for services rendered may not be made where the Government canceled the services before they were rendered. The General Services Administration (GSA) ..requests our decision on a claim by Burrelle's Press Clipping Service for payment for services rendered providing press clippings to the National Transporta- tion Policy Study Commission (Commission) from June 1979 through November 1979. We believe that the claim should be allowed, but only for Burrelle's services through October 1979. The Commission entered into a one-month contract with Burrelle's in August 1977. The Commission, how- ever, continued to request orally and receive Bur- relle's services until the fall of 1979 without a written agreement. The Commission informed Burrelle's of its dissatisfaction with Burrelle's performance by letter of October 25, 1979, which purported to cancel Burrelle's services retroactive to December 1, 1978. Burrelle's nonetheless has submitted invoices for pay- ment of $483.76 for services rendered from June 1979 through November 1979. GSA, which was delegated authority during December 1979 to approve the Commis- sion's expenditures after the Commission's termination at the end of that month, recommends that we approve payment of only $442.52, which excludes $4i.24 that Burrelle's seeks for services rendered during November 1979. The delegation does not authorize GSA to ratify the Commission's informal commitments.

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