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B-234162 1 (1989-08-25)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadnob0001 and id is 1 raw text is: ,0u~ua ~hThe Comptroller General of the United States Wahington, D.C. 2058 Decision Sherwood Van Lines, Inc.- Rate of Valuation of Mattero: Damaged Household Goods Shipment File: B-234162 Date: August 25, 1989 DIGEST Where origin Traffic Management Officer fails to order full replacement protection in writing on a personal property shipment, but issues a Government Bill of Lading Correction Notice (SF 1200) requiring such protection and carrier's agent has notice of this change prior to pickup of the household goods, the requested protection is effective notwithstanding the failure of the agent or the carrier to acknowledge this correction in writing. DECISION Sherwood Van Lines, Inc., requests review of a settlement of our Claims Group, which denied its claim for a return of $2,096 for damage to the household goods shipment of a U.S. Air Force officer. Sherwood is not disputing prima facie carrier liability, but it does contest the rate used in assessing the damages. The Air Force calculated personal property damages on a full replacement basis and setoff $2,434 in carrier liability, not accepting $295 offered by Sherwood based on a liability of 60 cents per pound per article. The Air Force later refunded $127 for reasons not related to the issue herein. We conclude that the Air Force's application of full replacement value is correct. BACKGROUND On June 17, 1986, Government Bill of Lading (GBL) No. CP-791,309 was prepared by the Traffic Management Office at Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachusets. On July 7, 1986, 4 days prior to pick-up of the household goods, that office issued a SF 1200 Correction Notice to release the shipment at the full replacement protection of $3.50 times the net weight of the shipment in pounds, or $21,000, which- ever is greater, in accordance with Modification 7 to the Military Traffic Management Command's Household Goods Q1-39 4 01

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