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B-198137 1 (1980-04-29)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabjtf0001 and id is 1 raw text is: COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON. D.C. 20548 April 29, 1980 B-198137 The Honorable R. G. Freeman III Administrator of General Services Washington, D.C. 20405 Dear Mr. Freeman: A 0Qoz Your letter o March 11, 1980, requests our con- sideration of theyro osed use by-the General v-i-Qe- --- A(6nisr1t7n ( f commercial audit companiesjto identify overcharges on paid transportation bills which, because of the small amounts involved, are below the current monetary limit considered by GSA to be cost effective for the performance of a detailed technical audit under 49 U.S.C. 66 (1976). These bills have been passed over by GSA's statistical sampling process. The contractor would be paid a percentage of any overcharges recovered. The letter recognizes that this Office, for legal and practical reasons, has consistently disapproved pro- posals that would have used commercial firms for the audit of the Government's paid transportation vouchers; however, you point out that the outside audit contem- plated by your proposal is substantially different from any of the others previously considered in that GSA would retain and exercise its audit responsibilities un- der section 201 of the General Accounting Office Act of 1974, Pub. L. No. 93-604, 88 Stat. 1960, which amended section 322 of the Transportation Act of 1940, as amended, 49 U.S.C. 66 (1976). Previous proposals required our consideration of offers by commercial audit firms to audit or reaudit Government freight bills for a percentage of the over- charges recovered. See B-175574, April 3, 1972; B-165818, December 17, 1968; and B-157484, August 26, 1965. We have held consistently that the proposed arrange- ments would be contrary to the responsibilities of this Office to receive, examine, and certify the accounts of Government agencies under 31 U.S.C. 72; to settle and adjust all claims and demands whatever by or against the Government of the United States pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 71; to perform the audit in a timely manner so as to ()/OI

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