B-183878: Jun 20, 1975

The propriety of paying a company for conducting a training session without proper procurement authorization was questioned. Payment of a reasonable value of goods and services provided may be allowed on a quantum valebant and quantum meruit basis since the Government benefited and ratification of procurement was implied by issuance of a contract for a subsequent identical training session...

B-183878: Jun 20, 1975

PAYMENT OF REASONABLE VALUE OF GOODS AND SERVICES PROVIDED IN CONDUCTING TRAINING SESSION IN SEWING MACHINE MAINTENANCE WITHOUT PROCUREMENT AUTHORIZATION MAY BE ALLOWED ON QUANTUM VALEBANT AND QUANTUM MERUIT BASIS WHERE GOVERNMENT BENEFITED FROM TRAINING SESSION AND PROCUREMENT WAS IMPLIEDLY RATIFIED BY ISSUANCE OF CONTRACT FOR SUBSEQUENT IDENTICAL TRAINING SESSION. THE SINGER COMPANY: THIS DECISI...