Payment for Services Rendered After Contract Expiration

A certified public accounting firm is entitled to payment for services rendered after the firm acted in good faith upon the request of the Government and under the belief that the contract had been extended. Due to administrative error, the Government continued to issue task orders after the expiration of the contract, and the firm was informed orally that the contract had been extended. Recognition of the right to payment for the services rendered requires a showing that the Government received a benefit and that the unauthorized action has been expressly or implicitly ratified by authorized contracting officials of the Government.