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Coaptmller General
of the UnItd Sates
0' WAIkfIo; D.O, 2044
)flr D cision9
KMatterof: Tri-State :Motor TransLt Company
Fie: B-247181; '-247182; tB':24718.3; ,B-247259
Date: :Ziay A, 11992
)DXOKBT
;A (carrier's (claim :for ,reimbursement ifior taqpau;In (or other
additional ,services Is (denied where tthe xecord (contains .,no
iindication that the shipper .ever requested .such services,
iDECXSXON
ri-State Motor ,Transit (Company irequests ireview (of tthe
(General ,Services Administrat~ions ((GSA) (dental (of .its (cl'ilms
!for ire'imbursement ifor tta.pauiltn ,ser.Vice cand -a stqp-off ((for
-can .iinter:im ipickrup toV (delivery) Itn ,severai (Government lBi'l
(of iLading ((GB1t) ttransactions, IlBecause tthe ttransactIon
.records (do snot Iindicate tthat the (government irev,ested (such
fservices, twith (one texceptIon, ,we susta'in cGSA':s :sett'lements,
,Typdcal (GBL ttransact Ions iinvclved ',TtiState.s tbransport of
-engines, imachiner,, (ejplosives cor (other commodities zas
ireight Ai1 iKinds ito -and if rom %various locatdions JAn tthe
ccontinenta'1 tUr'ited States, , tiState (covered tthe Jitems
ttransported tunder -each (GBL %with ttarpaai1ins, iand (cla'ims ifees
ifor ,such cservice, 'Prit-State calso z nainta'ns tthat Jit (should
Tbe compensated ifor a cstop-off, zapparently ttoyj iok-Tup !stands
ineeded tto ,support jet tengines in (connect-ion %with (one (of the
(GBL ttransactions., in iresponse, (GSA Zand ithe rMillitary ,Traf fic
,Management C~ommand ((MTMO) Imaintain that the government (did
irot irequest ttarpaulins or a :stop-off and itherefore (does snot
Ihave tto Ipay !for tthem.1]
We ;agree ;with (GSA :and rMTMC. ;As ca [general imatter, -a (GBL
jannotatIon, In :some iforrl, !requesting tarpauliin (or ,stqp-off
tGSA or.ginally cdenied Imost (of tbhe (cl-aims Ibecause ithe
shp.per Ihad rot ireguested ttarpaultn ,serovice on (each (GBb iby
t.the specific annotatioh 2IProtect;ive 'jTarping ifor cSecuity
IP.urposes iRequestect/ pursuant ito tMTMC'.s ireight ',Traf fic
iRules IublicatIon ((MFTRP,) iNo.. ?IA ((May 4i, l1989,)., ,Tti-State
challenged (GSA.s (orgina'l (denials (on !several [grounds, )but
ihas oftfered Jlitt'le (comment (on tthe (GSA'/MTMC iresponsq, %which
ifocuses (on the )lack cot iany irequest, maot .sinmply (00 tthe Jiack
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