B-140883, JAN. 25, 1961
Highlights
PRESIDENT: RECEIPT IS ACKNOWLEDGED OF YOUR LETTER DATED JANUARY 9. THE CLAIM ORIGINALLY WAS DISALLOWED IN GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE SETTLEMENT DATED AUGUST 26. MORE RECENTLY THE MATTER WAS STILL FURTHER REVIEWED UPON A REQUEST. THE DISALLOWANCE AGAIN WAS SUSTAINED. IN EACH OF THE FOREGOING ACTIONS THERE WAS CONSIDERED. IN DETERMINING WHETHER ANY MERIT COULD BE ACCORDED THE BASIC CONTENTION CONSISTENTLY ADVANCED BY YOU THAT THE AREAS IN WHICH THE CUSTODIAL WORK WAS PERFORMED COVERED MUCH GREATER AREAS THAN THAT FOR WHICH YOU WERE PAID. OUR PREVIOUS DECISION IN THE MATTER IS AGAIN AFFIRMED. ANY FURTHER CORRESPONDENCE FROM YOU IN REGARD TO THIS CLAIM WILL SERVE NO USEFUL PURPOSE AND SO FAR AS OUR OFFICE IS CONCERNED THE MATTER IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.
B-140883, JAN. 25, 1961
TO MRS. GRACE S. BARNES, PRESIDENT:
RECEIPT IS ACKNOWLEDGED OF YOUR LETTER DATED JANUARY 9, 1961, IN FURTHER REFERENCE TO THE CLAIM OF THE BUILDING SERVICE COMPANY FOR $3,072.20 ALLEGED TO BE DUE UNDER DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE CONTRACT NO. AF 08/606/-2224, DATED AUGUST 30, 1957.
THE CLAIM ORIGINALLY WAS DISALLOWED IN GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE SETTLEMENT DATED AUGUST 26, 1959. UPON RECEIPT OF SUBSEQUENT REQUESTS FROM SENATOR LISTER HILL, OUR OFFICE REVIEWED AND SUSTAINED THE DISALLOWANCE ON THREE OCCASIONS, NAMELY, OCTOBER 29, 1959, DECEMBER 8, 1959, AND JANUARY 15, 1960. MORE RECENTLY THE MATTER WAS STILL FURTHER REVIEWED UPON A REQUEST, IN YOUR BEHALF, FROM THE HONORABLE GEORGE HUDDLESTON, JR., MEMBER OF CONGRESS, AND THE DISALLOWANCE AGAIN WAS SUSTAINED. IN EACH OF THE FOREGOING ACTIONS THERE WAS CONSIDERED, IN ADDITION TO OTHERS, EVERY PERTINENT DETAIL OF THE SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENTS AND INVOICES TO WHICH YOU REFER IN YOUR LETTER OF JANUARY 9, 1961, IN DETERMINING WHETHER ANY MERIT COULD BE ACCORDED THE BASIC CONTENTION CONSISTENTLY ADVANCED BY YOU THAT THE AREAS IN WHICH THE CUSTODIAL WORK WAS PERFORMED COVERED MUCH GREATER AREAS THAN THAT FOR WHICH YOU WERE PAID.
IN VIEW OF THE FOREGOING, OUR PREVIOUS DECISION IN THE MATTER IS AGAIN AFFIRMED.
ANY FURTHER CORRESPONDENCE FROM YOU IN REGARD TO THIS CLAIM WILL SERVE NO USEFUL PURPOSE AND SO FAR AS OUR OFFICE IS CONCERNED THE MATTER IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.