B-183592: Nov 17, 1975

WHICH RECEIPTS WERE EVIDENCE OF RECEIPT BY GOVERNMENT OF SUPPLIES UNDER BLANKET PURCHASE AGREEMENT. WAS DISALLOWED BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF RECORDS TO SUBSTANTIATE THE CLAIM. THERE IS NO EVIDENCE IN EXISTENCE TO SHOW THAT THE GOVERNMENT ACTUALLY RECEIVED THE SUPPLIES. HAVE BEEN DESTROYED BY BOTH THE NAVY AND UNITED UNDER THEIR RESPECTIVE RECORD-KEEPING POLICIES BECAUSE OF THE AGE OF THE DOCUMENTS. T...

B-183592: Nov 17, 1975

The contractor requested reconsideration of a settlement disallowing its claim for an amount representing charges for supplies delivered to the Government under a Blanket Purchase Agreement. The claim had been disallowed because of the lack of records to substantiate the claim. Because the agency prematurely destroyed delivery receipts in contravention of the agency's record disposal program and t...