B-185416: Jan 23, 1976

SETTLEMENT CERTIFICATE IS SUSTAINED WHERE CONTEMPORANEOUS RECORDS INDICATE THAT NAVY RECEIVED ONLY 288 PACKAGES OF TEE SHIRTS (72 DOZEN). NOT 288 DOZEN CLAIMED SINCE RETRIEVAL OF ADDITIONAL RECORDS TO SUBSTANTIATE CLAIM IS VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE AND CLAIMANT HAS PRESENTED NO NEW EVIDENCE WHICH CLEARLY AND CONVINCINGLY ESTABLISHES MERITS OF CLAIM. WERE RECEIVED AT A UNIT PRICE OF $10.40. THE LATTER I...

B-185416: Jan 23, 1976

A company appealed a claims settlement, contending that the Navy owed it $1,973.76 for underwear for which the Navy had no record of receipt. Retrieval of additional records to substantiate the claim is virtually impossible, and no new evidence was presented to establish the merits of the claim...