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                    GRANTED IN PART: September 10, 1997
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                                GSBCA 13596


                        S.J. THOMAS COMPANY, INC.,
                                     
                                         Appellant,

                                    v.

                     GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION,

                                         Respondent.

    George P. Cordes of Michael F. X. Gillin & Associates, Media,
PA, counsel for Appellant.

    Scarlet D. Grose, Office of General Counsel, General Services
Administration, Washington, DC; and Kevin M. Myles, Office of
Regional Counsel, General Services Administration, Fort Worth, TX,
counsel for Respondent.

Before Board Judges PARKER, NEILL, and HYATT.

HYATT, Board Judge.

    S.J. Thomas Company, Inc. appealed a contracting officer's
decision denying its claim, for $81,070, arising under contract
number GS-03P-96-CDC-0161 for courtroom renovations in the James A.
Byrne Courthouse in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  On September 8,
1997, the parties filed a settlement agreement and a joint motion
for stipulated judgment providing that the General Services
Administration (GSA) will  "pay, and S.J. Thomas agrees to accept,
the aggregate amount of $54,000, all inclusive, as full payment of
the appeal."

    The settlement agreement further provides that the matter will
be submitted to the Board for decision in accordance with its
terms.  The parties have also agreed to execute and submit
certificates of finality to the Board.  GSA will file the necessary
forms with the Department of the Treasury for payment from the
Judgment Fund.   



    Pursuant to Rule 136(e), the Board adopts the parties'
stipulation for entry of judgment and enters judgment as requested. 
Rule 136(e) provides that the Board may so adopt the parties'
stipulation, by decision, and that such decision is an adjudication
of the appeal on its merits.  E.g., Flintco, Inc. v. General
Services Administration, GSBCA 13618, 97-1 BCA  28,738 (1996).

                                 Decision

    The appeal is GRANTED IN PART.  Respondent shall make payment
to S.J. Thomas in accordance with the terms stated in the parties'
Joint Motion for Stipulated Judgment and the settlement agreement. 
Rule 136(e).




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                                CATHERINE B. HYATT
                                Board Judge

We concur:




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ROBERT W. PARKER                EDWIN B. NEILL
Board Judge                     Board Judge