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B-190121 1 (1978-04-25)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadfyu0001 and id is 1 raw text is: DECISUON , . T N UNITE .AaE8 WAGMINUYDN, * 0 4 FILE: X-190121 DATE: April re5, 1978 MATTER OF, GCE Aucnmatic Electric, tue. DIGEST: Clatu for undelivered parcel post pakage may not be paid because delivery is presumed when package is corractif sAdressed, stamped and mailed. The United States Army Finance and Accounting Center at Indianapolis. Indiana, requests an advance decision by the Comptroller General as to the propriety of paying the claim of GTE Automatic Electric, Inc., for $273.80. which is the contract price for cun secretary answering units which went astry while being returned to the contractor. The two units were a part of 17 units ordered on June 23, 1975, under Purchase Order DAAA08-75-M-6140, and received at the )4ck Island Arsenal (in Illinoa) on August 14, 1975. Essanation of the shipment disclnsed that txo of the units had brokin out: housings and were unusable. On September 29, 1975, the contractor was notified of the damages by telephone and requipsted to send two replacement units. The contractor agreed to authorize the return of the articles to the plant. The telep$hone conversation was confirmed by letter dated October 2, 1975. On 0ctobei 8. 1975, the two damaged units ware returned via parcel post to the contractor at the address shown on the pur- chase order, i.e., 400 N. WolfRoad, Northlake, Illinois 60164. Two replacement units were received on October 20, 1975. On October 23, 1975, a letter was received from the contractor directing that the unit.s be returned to 333 East First Street, Genoa, Illinois 60135. The contractor was notified by telephone on the same day, October 21, 1975, that the two units already had been sent via parcel post to the Northlake address. The, Government has paid the claiart the contract price of $2,32.30 for the 17 uits at the purchase Order price of $136.90 each, plus the oast of freight. Claimant contends however, an additional amount of $273.80 is due from the Govern- ant because the two damaged LAits were not received by the contractor. '4 A -1 -

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