B-197344: Aug 21, 1980

An agency certifying officer requested a decision on the propriety of certifying a voucher for payment to a firm for research services pursuant to an agreement with the Office of Water Research Technology. The purchase order was issued by the Department of the Interior pursuant to an interagency agreement with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Under the agreement, EPA agreed to reimburse...

B-197344: Aug 21, 1980

PAYMENT MAY BE MADE TO A CONTRACTOR FOR SUPPLEMENTAL RESEARCH SERVICES PROVIDED IN CONNECTION WITH GOVERNMENT PROJECT EVEN THOUGH WRITTEN CONTRACT AMENDMENTS WERE NEVER ISSUED. APPROPRIATION AVAILABLE AT THE TIME BASIC CONTRACT WAS EXECUTED. IS CHARGEABLE. THE PURCHASE ORDER PROVIDED FOR DEVELOPMENT OF ECOLOGIC MODELS OF PUGET SOUND AND ITS ADJACENT WATERS AND WAS ISSUED BY INTERIOR PURSUANT TO AN...