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B-207337 1 (1982-12-15)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadkuf0001 and id is 1 raw text is: STHU COMPTROILUR GENE AL RCk!CILIIOM o0 TH UUNITED STATMS WAsHINGITO Ns 0.,. 2 0548 FILE: B-207337 DATE: December 15, 1982 MATTER OF: Department of Energy - Compensation for Unauthorized Services Provided Government DIWEST: 1. Consultants who relied upon the oral request of a former Department of Energy (DOE) constiltant and traveled to Washing- ton, D.C., to review grant proposals for DOE may not be paid on a quantum meruit basis. In order to be entitled to paymtnt under a theory of uantum .meruit, the Government murt reitfve a benef it. Hero, however, the contracting agency disregarded the consultants' work and had the grant proposals reevaluated by a new panel. The Government, therefore, did not receive a 2. Consultant who reviewed proposals for DOE during an earlier round of evaluations may be reimbursed on a quanturn meruit basis, if the claim is otherwisefor payment, since DOE used the results of that earlier round in determining grant recipients and, thus, received a benefit. The Department of Energy (DOE) has referred to our Office the claims of 11 individuals who provided the Office of Alcohol Fuels (OAF) with consultant services, but have not been reimbursed for their services. -....These. individuals'came to Washing ton, D.C., on the oral request of a former DOE consultant who, at the time he requested their services, was apparently working at DOE as a volunteer. The consultants were promised $250 per day plus all travel and living expenses to assist OAF in reviewing grant proposals submitted in response to OAF's $5 million grant solicitation program for novel small scale alcohol fuels technology projects. Relying only on these oral promises, the consultants provided OAF with the requested services; but 4 SI,'-

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