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B-234065 1 (1989-09-08)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadnos0001 and id is 1 raw text is: OThe Comptroller General of the United States W hington, D.C. 20548 Decision Corey B. Preston -- Delay in Sale of Residence to Matter of- Relocation Service Contractor File: B-234065 Date: September 8, 1989 DIGEST A transferred employee, whose sale of his residence at his old duty station was delayed due to the cancellation of a relocation service contract, is denied reimbursement of incidental costs associated with the delay. Under the applicable statute and regulations, losses such as those claimed by the employee are not reimbursable. DECISION This decision is in response to a request by the Department of the Interiorl/ for a decision as to whether an employee is entitled to reimbursement of expenses incurred when the General Services Administration (GSA) replaced a relocation service contractor and the employee incurred a delay in selling his former residence. For the following reasons, we conclude that the expenses incurred by the employee which resulted from the delay in selling his residence at the old duty station may not be paid. BACKGROUND Mr. Corey B. Preston, an employee of the National Park Service, transferred from Moab, Utah, to Klamath Falls, Oregon, in April 1987. Mr. Preston anticipated that he would sell his home in Moab to Better Homes and Gardens, a relocation service contractor under contract with GSA. However, GSA terminated its contract with Better Homes and Gardens on May 7, 1987, due to a default on the contract by Better Homes and Gardens. As a result, employees partici- pating in the relocation service proqram who did not receive a written offer to purchase by May 7 from Better l/ The request was submitted by Mr. Foon Lee, Finance Officer, Western Region, National Park Service, Department of the Interior.

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