Board of Contract Appeals
                    General Services Administration
                         Washington, D.C. 20405
 
 
 
                                                  
 
                            August 24, 1998
                                                  
 
 
                            GSBCA 14282-RATE
 
 
              In the Matter of McGIL SPECIALIZED CARRIERS
 
 
        Robert  D.  Norcom,  Auditor,  McGil  Specialized  Carriers,
   Joplin, MO, appearing for Claimant.
 
        James   F.  Fitzgerald,   Director,  Transportation   Audits
   Division,  General   Services  Administration,   Washington,  DC,
   appearing for General Services Administration.
 
        Colonel James F. Quinn,  Staff Judge Advocate, Headquarters,
   Military  Traffic  Management Command,  Department  of the  Army,
   Falls Church, VA, appearing for Department of Defense.
 
   DANIELS, Board Judge (Chairman).
 
        McGil  Specialized  Carriers  (McGil)   complains  that  the
   Department of Defense  (DoD), by taking deductions  from invoices
   submitted  by  the   carrier  with  the  sole   explanation  "GSA
   deduction," creates an  accounting nightmare by not  making clear
   why the deductions were taken.  Both DoD and the General Services
   Administration  (GSA) maintain that  because the carrier  has not
   submitted  a  claim  to   GSA's  Transportation  Audits  Division
   regarding this matter, presentation of  the case to this Board is
   premature, and the case must consequently be dismissed.
 
        The  Board convened a  telephonic conference to  discuss the
   agencies' position.  At the conference, GSA agreed to provide the
   carrier with a further explanation of reasons for the deductions.
   After reviewing the explanation, McGil agreed to a dismissal.
 
        Accordingly, we dismiss the case.
 
                                      __________________________
                                      STEPHEN M. DANIELS
 
                                      Board Judge