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B-195123 1 (1979-07-11)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadhjv0001 and id is 1 raw text is: THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL DECISION . OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON. D. C. 20548 FILE: B-195123 DATE: July 11, 1979 MATTER OF: Mathews Furniture Company -g9 DIGEST: 1. Supplier, who furnished carpets and drapes under purchase orders which exceeded Government employee's contractual authority, may be paid on quantum meruit/ quantum valebat basis, since Government received benefit and action has been ratified by authorized contracting official. However, payment is limited to amount for which authorized contracting officer could have contracted under mandatory Federal Supply Schedule contract. 2. Interest cannot be authorized where no law requires payment and first notice of interest charge appears on claimant's invoices. The Bureau of Indian is (A ,United States Department of the Interior, has requestedia decision regding the ropriet of uBitted by Mathews urniture Company (Mathews) fqr car eting an aragpes at the Pueblo of Zuni. Between October 18, 1977, and November 22, 1977, 18 separate purchase orders were issued by BIA's field representative to Mathews. The field representa- tive's procurement authority was limited to $500. Nine purchase orders were issued to Mathews on October 18, 1977, seven on November 7, 1977, and two on November 22, 1977. While none of the individual purchase orders were for more than $500, the total of the 18 orders was $8,064.04. There was a mandatory General Services

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