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B-226006 1 (1988-02-19)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadmzp0001 and id is 1 raw text is: The Comptroller General ,W /of the United States J4 Washington, D.C. 20548 Decision Matterof- Riss International - Rate Applicability- Conflict on GBLs File: B-226006 Date: February 19, 1988 DIGEST Where a carrier originally bills the government on the basis of rates published in tenders applicable to shipments tendered at a 10 cents per pound per article valuation, and the tenders are noted on the Government Bills of Lading (GBLs), the General Services Administration properly denied supplemental bills for substantially higher tariff charges. Even though the GBLs also contained a declared valuation of $2.50 per pound per article, the $2.50 notation was a mistake and the carrier published no tender applicable to the $2.50 notation. In any event, the carrier had a duty to inquire as to the government's intent if it found the GBLs to be ambiguous. DECISION Riss International (Riss) asks the Comptroller General to review the General Services Administration's (GSA) claims settlement actions. Riss originally billed the government on the basis of rates published in tenders applicable to shipments tendered at a valuation of 10 cents per pound per article. The tenders, as well as a $2.50 per pound per article declaration, were noted on the GBLs. The carrier later claimed higher tariff charges based on the $2.50 valuation. We conclude that GSA properly denied the carrier's claims for the additional charges. BACKGROUND Riss transported 294 Department of Defense shipments on GBLs which contained two notations material to this case. One notation declared a released value of $2.50 per pound per article and the other referred to one of several Riss rate tenders that offered reduced rates to the government under 49 U.S.C. S 10721 (1982) for shipments tendered at a maximum released value of not to exceed 10 cents per pound per

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