https://www.gao.gov/products/439928

B-207251: Nov 16, 1982

WHICH IS BASED ON SBA'S ALLOWING SUCH FEES AS PART OF SETTLEMENT. IS DENIED SINCE CLAIMANT HAD NO PRIVITY OF CONTRACT WITH SBA AND HIS RECOURSE IS AGAINST HIS CLIENT. SBA'S ACCEPTANCE OF SUCH COSTS AS ALLOWABLE SETTLEMENT EXPENSE IMPOSED NO OBLIGATION ON SBA TO INSURE MONEY PAID TO CONTRACTOR IS DISBURSED IN ANY PARTICULAR WAY. CLAIM IS PRECLUDED BY THE ASSIGNMENT OF CLAIMS ACT OF 1940. HE SHOULD...

https://www.gao.gov/products/119917

B-207251: Nov 16, 1982

An attorney filed a claim against the Small Business Administration (SBA) for fees earned in preparing a contractor's termination settlement agreement with SBA. The attorney stated that the contractor went out of business before paying the full amount owed him; since the termination settlement included a sum for legal fees, the attorney felt that he should be paid by SBA from that sum. GAO stated...