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B-202352 1 (1982-06-02)

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                 DATE; Jun e 2, 1982
taerican Farm Lines, Inc.


Shipment of projectile or rocket parts
packed in cartons and aggregated on
pallets are not covered by section (C)
of Tender 3459 Section (C) covers only
those listed commodities which because
of size oc weight require the use of
special equipment, and carrier has not
shron thc:t the use of special equipment
was required for this shipment,


    The Government plid American Farm Lines (AFP)
$1,084 for the transportation of a shipment, weigh-
ing 25,838 pounds, on Government bill of lading (GBT.)
14-6463531 dated April 27, 1978. The GBL described the
commodity as 276 %iber boxes (10 pallets) of projec-
tile or rocket parts, NMFC 16281.3 Sub 5.

    The carrier derived its charges from AFL Tender
266, which requires, as conditions oL applicability,
the shipper to load and the consignee to unload, and
the Shipper to seal the carrier's vehicle. See American
Farm Lines, Inc., B-203929.2, April D9, 1982. 3subsequent
to payment it was discovered that the shipper did not
seal the vehicle, and the parties apparently agreed
that Tender 266 was not applicable.


    The carrier presented
of $968. GSA allowed only
rates, in AFL Tender 345,
GSA.


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a claim for additional charges
$218.24 on the theory that lower-
were applicable.  We agree with


In American Farm Lines, B-:00939, May 29,
424, we charactecized .Tendu.r 345 to be in
released valuation quotation because item
s that applicability of the various rates
charges therein depend upon the declared 4


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