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B-240001.2 1 (1992-01-09)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadnzo0001 and id is 1 raw text is: tComptroller General oftthe United States Wnshlngwn, DC. 20548 Matter of: rile: Date; Government Liability for Unauthorized Purchase of T-Shirts for Employees Contribiting Certain Amounts to the Combined Federal Campaign B-240001.2 January 9, 1992 DIGEST ii,~ , Creative Advertising by Russ Vollmer, Inc. is not. entitled to payment for T-shirts provided to certain Internal Revenue Service (IRS) employees contributing to the 1989 Combined Federal Campaign since IRS' procurement of T-shirts was not authorized under applicable statutes and regulations. DECISION The fiscal management officer for the Southeast Region of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has forwarded to us the $662.50 claim of Creative Advertising by Russ Vollmer, Inc. (Creative Advertising) for T-shirts provided to the Memphis Service Center of IRS in connection with the 1989 Combined Federal Campaign (CFC). For the reasons stated below, we conclude that Creative Advertising is not entitled to payment for the T-shirts. BACKGROUND In connection with the 1989 CFC, the Memphis Service Center of IRS purchased 150 T-shirts stamped with the CFC logo troin Creative Advertising. The T-shirts were distributed to Memphis Service Center employees contributing fi.ve or more dollars per pay period to the CFC. The senior certifying officer for the Southeast Region refused to certify the voucher for payment and requested an advance decision from our Office in the matter. In B-240001, Feb. 8, 1991, we found that the Government Employees Incentive Awards Act (GEIA Act), 5 U.S.C. §§ 4501-4514 (1988) provided no authority for the purchase of the T-shirts for CFC donors. Further, we found that the expenditure of appropriated funds for the T-shirts was not necessary and proper since the T-shirts were not essential to the accomplishment of any authorized purpose. Accordingly, we advised the officer not to certify the voucher for payment. On April Service decision 22, 1991, the Center informed . By letter to contracting officer for the Memphis Creative Advertising of our IRS dated April 30, 1991, Creative I1 a

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