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B-208290 1 (1982-09-07)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadkpj0001 and id is 1 raw text is: /91$: DECIION THE COMPTF1OLL=R GENERAL 0 LE IN ,! I.q,.l E311 D N r THE NI10 13sTATE B W A 5 H I N T D N, C3. 0 20540 FILE: L-200290 DATE: September 7, 1982 MATTER OF: Sentinel Electronics, Inc. DIGEST: Claim for payment of a sum withheld by the contracting officer more than 10 years ago is barred from consid- eration under the Meritorious Claims Act since statute of limitations requires any claim filed under the act to be received by GAO within 6 years after the date such claim first accrued. Sentinel Electronics, Inc. (Sentinel), requests payment of $1,040.80 for a radar range calibrator AU/USII-115A delivered to the United States Navy (N1avy) under contract 11o.jI100600-67-C-0233, Sentinel makes this claim under the Meritorious Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. S 236 (1976)9 Wle find that Sentinel's claim is barred by the Statute of Limitations, 31 U.S.C. 237 (1976). The contract called for 634 radar range calibrators. According to Sentinel, all 634 units were delivered to the lavy, but it was only paid for 633 units. Sentinel states that the contracting 6 officer withheld payment for a unit shipped to the '3 Navy on October 22, 1971, and by letter dated '4I December 27, 1971, the contracting officer explained !! that not only had Sentinel delivered equipment which . did not comply with the Government-furnished engineer- I :ing drawings, but had then failed to document the changes made to the drawings as required by the con- tract. As a result, the contracting officer informed .* Sentinel that paylment for the last unit delivered ' I would be withheld until he decided what action had to ' I be taken. ' I .J I

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