B-139396, FEB. 21, 1961
Highlights
BELT: REFERENCE IS MADE TO YOUR LETTER DATED FEBRUARY 4. THE CLAIM ORIGINALLY WAS DISALLOWED IN GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE SETTLEMENT DATED MARCH 11. UPON REVIEW THE DISALLOWANCE WAS SUSTAINED BY OUR DECISION OF MAY 15. THIS DECISION WAS AFFIRMED BY US ON JUNE 11. ON EACH OF THE THREE OCCASIONS THAT YOUR CLAIM WAS ACTED UPON BY OUR OFFICE THERE WERE FULLY CONSIDERED ALL PERTINENT FACTS AS WELL AS ALL OF THE CONTENTIONS ADVANCED BY YOU AND THERE WERE EXPLAINED TO YOU. OUR PREVIOUS DECISION IN THE MATTER IS AGAIN AFFIRMED.
B-139396, FEB. 21, 1961
TO MR. LEE R. BELT:
REFERENCE IS MADE TO YOUR LETTER DATED FEBRUARY 4, 1961, IN FURTHER REGARD TO YOUR CLAIM FOR ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION UNDER DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY CONTRACT NO. DA-19-016-CIVENG-56-1059.
THE CLAIM ORIGINALLY WAS DISALLOWED IN GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE SETTLEMENT DATED MARCH 11, 1959. UPON REVIEW THE DISALLOWANCE WAS SUSTAINED BY OUR DECISION OF MAY 15, 1959, AND UPON RECEIPT OF A SUBSEQUENT REQUEST FROM YOU FOR RECONSIDERATION, THIS DECISION WAS AFFIRMED BY US ON JUNE 11, 1959. ON EACH OF THE THREE OCCASIONS THAT YOUR CLAIM WAS ACTED UPON BY OUR OFFICE THERE WERE FULLY CONSIDERED ALL PERTINENT FACTS AS WELL AS ALL OF THE CONTENTIONS ADVANCED BY YOU AND THERE WERE EXPLAINED TO YOU, IN DETAIL, THE REASONS WHY NO PART OF THE ADDITIONAL AMOUNT CLAIMED COULD BE LEGALLY AUTHORIZED FOR PAYMENT.
IN VIEW OF THE FOREGOING, AND SINCE NO NEW OR MATERIAL EVIDENCE HAS BEEN FURNISHED BY YOU, OUR PREVIOUS DECISION IN THE MATTER IS AGAIN AFFIRMED.