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B-209132 1 (1983-10-03)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadliv0001 and id is 1 raw text is: THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL DECISION OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON. 0. C. 20548 FILE: B-209132 DATE: October 3, 1983 MATTER OF: Reimbursement by Forest Service of expenses under Intergovernmental Personnel Act DIGEST: GAO may not authorize quantum meruit recovery where University of California claims reimbursement for costs of supplies, aircraft rental, and support personnel relating to work of University employee on temporary detail to Forest Service, because authority to reimburse such expenses is not included in substan- tive provisions of Intergovernmental Per- sonnel Act. However, ratification by con- tracting officer under general procurement authority of Forest Service is possible alternative. A certifying officer at the Pacific Northwest Forest and Range Experiment Station, Forest Service, U.S. Depart- ment of Agriculture (Forest Service) requests an advance decision on whether a voucher for $23,339.92 may be certi- fied for payment to the University of California at Davis (University). The University's claim for payment is for expenses related to the work of a University employee while on temporary assignment to the Forest Service under title IV of the Intergovernmental Personnel Act of 1970 (84 Stat. 1909), codified at 5 U.S.C. S 3371 et sect. The Intergovern- mental Personnel Act (IPA) makes no provision for Federal reimbursements for office supplies, aircraft rentals, or the salaries and expenses of support personnel and, for the reasons discussed below, we may not authorize a quantum meruit recovery from funds appropriated for IPA purposes. Background Title IV of the IPA provides for the temporary assignment of personnel between Federal agencies and State and local governments and other organizations, including institutions of higher education. The general purpose of these assignments is to facilitate work of mutual concern, which is determined to beofbbenefit to both parties. 5 U.S.C. § 3374(a) provides for two types of temporary assignment to a Federal agency--appointment and detail.

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