Board of Contract Appeals
                 General Services Administration
                      Washington, D.C. 20405

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                GRANTED IN PART: February 9, 2004
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                           GSBCA 16355
                                 

                     TIGER NATURAL GAS, INC.,

                                        Appellant

                                v.

                 GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION,

                                        Respondent.

     John J. McDermott and John Stackhouse of Hall, Estill, Hardwick, Gable, Golden &
Nelson, P.C., Washington, DC, counsel for Appellant.

     Kevin J. Rice and Thomas Y. Hawkins, Office of General Counsel, General Services
Administration, Washington, DC, counsel for Respondent.     
     
BORWICK, Board Judge.

Before Board Judges BORWICK, NEILL, and DeGRAFF.
     
BORWICK, Board Judge.

     This appeal involves a claim under appellant's contract with the Government for
delivery of natural gas.  On October 12, 2001, appellant submitted a certified claim to the
contracting officer of $4,073,737.96 for the unpaid price of natural gas that appellant had
delivered to the District of Columbia.  On February 2, 2004, appellant filed this appeal
pursuant to 41 U.S.C.   605(c)(5), from the contracting officer's failure to issue a decision
within a reasonable time pursuant to 41 U.S.C.   605(c)(3).  

     The parties have now settled their dispute for $4,000,000 inclusive of interest, costs,
and attorney fees.  The parties have requested that the Board enter a judgment for the
stipulated award amount pursuant to Rule 136(e) and have stated that neither party will seek
reconsideration of, or relief from, the Board's decision and that neither party will appeal the
decision.   

                             Decision

     Pursuant to the agreement of the parties and Rule 136(e), the Board enters a judgment
for the stipulated award amount.  This appeal is GRANTED IN PART in the amount of
$4,000,000 inclusive of any and all interest, costs, and attorney fees.  


                              
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                              ANTHONY S. BORWICK
                              Board Judge


We concur:



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EDWIN B. NEILL                MARTHA H. DeGRAFF
Board Judge                        Board Judge