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B-188229 1 (1979-09-14)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadhph0001 and id is 1 raw text is: li- OjILER2C p THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL DECISION . OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 A4 6 FILE: B-188229 DATE: September 14, 1979 MATTER OF: District Containerized Express - Reconsideration DIGEST: Functions, such as containerizing and strapping parcels to skids, performed to facilitate forwarder's method of handling GAO's shipments, are not services for benefit of shipper for which carrier, operating without authority, may be paid on quantum meruit. District Containerized Express (District) requests reconsideration of our decision of May 4, 1977, B-188229,00/ to an authorized certifying officer of the General q00 Accounting Office concerning the propriety of certifying for payment two vouchers covering freight charges allegedly due on two shipments of printed forms tendered to District for transportation from Washington, D.C., to San Francisco, California. We held in the decision that a carrier which transports goods without operating authority can be paid a quantum meruit based on the usual or going rate of duly authorized carriers for the same services. Based on information furnished by the General Services Administration we advised the certifying officer to certify the vouchers for payment based on rates in United States Government Quotation I.C.C. 2-A, the lowest rates available to the Government for the transportation services furnished by District. The two vouchers, as well as 24 others, apparently have been paid on that quantum meruit basis and District objects to its use. District contends that the charges derived from Quotation I.C.C. 2-A do not provide reasonable compensa- tion because the recovery is not comparable to the services rendered. District explains that GAO requested the forwarder to handle the shipments because the service being performed by a common carrier was unsatis- factory. District states that the cases of printed

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