https://www.gao.gov/products/133399

B-221226: Jul 6, 1987

A firm requested reconsideration of the denial of its claim for payment for a duplicate shipment of videotapes it erroneously sent to the Defense General Supply Center (DGSC). GAO had held that: (1) the claimant was unable to establish DGSC receipt, acceptance, and use of the videotapes; and (2) since there was no contract for the second set, DGSC could make payment only if the claimant showed th...

https://www.gao.gov/products/129037

B-221226: Feb 6, 1986

A firm submitted a claim for its distributor's alleged erroneous duplicate shipment of 26 videotapes. GAO noted that: (1) the claimant contracted with the Defense General Supply Center (DGSC) to supply, in two separate shipments of 13 each, one set of 26 videotapes; (2) the contract was modified to change the destination point and, as a result, the claimant's distributor shipped two full sets of 2...

https://www.gao.gov/products/438689

B-221226: Feb 6, 1986

WE ARE UNABLE TO ALLOW THE CLAIM ON THE BASIS OF THE PRESENT RECORD. EACH SHIPMENT WAS TO BE SENT VIA DOVER AIR FORCE BASE TO V CORPS. THE CONTRACT WAS MODIFIED TO CHANGE THE DESTINATION POINT TO REMOTE SITE LIBRARY SUPPORT CENTER. THE SECOND SHIPMENT WAS ALLEGEDLY SENT ON JANUARY 20. WAS UNABLE TO RESOLVE THE MATTER. THE CLAIM WAS THEN FORWARDED TO GAO. IT IS CLEAR THAT THERE WAS NO CONTRACT. THE...

https://www.gao.gov/products/421473

B-221226: Jul 6, 1987

Inability to locate tapes and Heritage's failure to show more than receipt of package that may have contained tapes falls short of requisite showing of benefit to the government necessary for recovery. We are still unable to allow the claim on the basis of the present record. Johnson is the distributor for Heritage and has been assigned the right to make a claim for the alleged erroneous duplicate...