Board of Contract Appeals
                    General Services Administration
                         Washington, D.C. 20405
 
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                            March 30, 1998               
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                            GSBCA 14380-RATE
 
 
              In the Matter of C. I. WHITTEN TRANSFER CO.
 
 
        Robert  D.  Norcom,  Auditor,  C.I.  Whitten  Transfer  Co.,
   Joplin, MO, appearing for Claimant.
 
        Jeffrey  J.  Thurston,  Director,  Office of  Transportation
   Audits,   General   Services  Administration,   Washington,   DC,
   appearing for General Services Administration.
 
        Col.  James F.  Quinn, Staff  Judge Advocate,  Headquarters,
   Military  Traffic Management  Command,  Department of  the  Army,
   Falls Church, VA, appearing for Department of Defense.
 
   BORWICK, Board Judge.
 
        On  June  23,  1997, claimant,  C.I.  Whitten  Transfer Co.,
   submitted  a  voucher for  $231.75  to  the  Defense Finance  and
   Accounting Service.  Claimant sought that amount as reimbursement
   for a  weight discrepancy for  shipment under government  bill of
   lading C-0,904,398.   The Department  of Defense did not  pay the
   invoice,  and claimant  submitted  a  claim  to GSA's  Office  of
   Transportation  Audits (OTA).   OTA denied the  claim, concluding
   that  Whitten  filed it  after  the  running  of the  statute  of
   limitations.  Claimant filed a  request for review at this Board.
   In  response, by letter of November 26, 1997, OTA advised that it
   considered  the claim  to be  timely.   OTA stated that  it would
   issue a certificate of settlement authorizing payment to claimant
   of $231.75. 
 
        By letter  of March  4, 1998, OTA  stated that  it issued  a
   certificate of settlement, dated  January 14, authorizing payment
   of $231.75, and  that C.I. Whitten Transfer  Co. has acknowledged
   receipt of  the settlement certificate.   Since GSA has  issued a
   settlement  certificate, this matter is dismissed.  See Tri-State
   Motor Transit Co., GSBCA 14255-RATE (March 5, 1998).      
 
 
 
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                                 ANTHONY S. BORWICK
 
                                 Board Judge