Board of Contract Appeals

                    General Services Administration

                         Washington, D.C. 20405

 

 

 

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                            August 2, 2001 

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                            GSBCA 15633-TRAV

 

 

                   In the Matter of PEARSON E. DUBAR

 

 

        Pearson E. Dubar, Overland Park, KS, Claimant.

 

        Gerlene   C.   Inman,    Director,   National   Headquarters

   Administrative Support  Division, Natural  Resources Conservation

   Service, Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC, appearing for

   Department of Agriculture.  

 

   GOODMAN, Board Judge.

 

        Claimant,  Pearson E. Dubar, is  not a federal employee, but

   an attorney  with an employment  contract with the  Department of

   Agriculture.  He has requested  that this Board review a decision

   of the agency that  directs him to repay $4995 in travel expenses

   for which he  was reimbursed as the result of  travel pursuant to

   his employment contract.

 

        We are  unable  to  review  the agency's  decision.    While

   claimant's  claim  involves  travel expenses,  our  authority  to

   settle claims involving official travel extends only to "expenses

   incurred by Federal civilian employees  for official travel."  31

   U.S.C.    3702(a)(3)(1996); see   also GSBCA Rule  401.   (48 CFR

   6104.1 (2000)).

 

        Claimant is  not a federal  civilian employee, but  a person

   who has entered into a contract with a government agency, i.e., a

   government   contractor.[foot #] 1      This   Board   does   not

                                                                    

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        [foot #] 1     If claimant's contract with the Department of

   Agriculture is  a  contract for  the procurement  of services  to

   which   the  Contract  Disputes  Act,  41  U.S.C.    601-613,  is

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   have the  authority to  review the  decision of the  agency.   We

   therefore dismiss this case.

 

                                      _______________________

                                      ALLAN H. GOODMAN

                                      Board Judge

 

                                                                    

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        [foot #] 1 (...continued)

   applicable, then this matter may  possibly be resolved under  the

   disputes process set forth in that statute.